Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Reproducibility in Machine Learning for Health

Machine learning algorithms designed to characterize, monitor, and intervene on human health (ML4H) are expected to perform safely and reliably when operating at scale, potentially outside strict human supervision. This requirement warrants a stricter attention to issues of reproducibility than other fields of machine learning. In this work, we conduct a systematic evaluation of over 100 recently published ML4H research papers along several dimensions related to reproducibility. We find that the field of ML4H compares poorly to more established machine learning fields, particularly concerning data and code accessibility. Finally, drawing from success in other fields of science, we propose recommendations to data providers, academic publishers, and the ML4H research community in order to promote reproducible research moving forward.
Anxiety in Mothers and Children with Sensory Impairments After Dental Treatment

Children with sensory impairment are at a higher risk of having oral problems because of their condition. For this reason, these children and their mothers likely experience greater anxiety in facing dental treatments. In particular, stress and anxiety in mothers can influence their children’s behavior, as the emotional bond between mothers and children with sensory impairment is often strong because of the child’s condition. Levels of salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) have shown to be a non-invasive indicator of anxiety levels in individuals. This study aimed to assess the relationship between sAA levels in mothers and children with sensory impairment after dental treatment. Sixty pairs of children with sensory impairment and their mothers were enrolled in this experiment. Dental prophylaxis was performed on children and followed by measurement of sAA without the presence of their mothers. After children were done with treatment, the mothers’ sAA levels were separately recorded in the waiting room. A significant positive correlation was found between sAA level of mothers and children with sensory impairment (r=0.309; p<0.05). This positive correlation demonstrates that controlling maternal anxiety would also be beneficial for reducing anxiety in children with sensory impairment during dental treatment. Clinical article (J Int Dent Med Res 2017; 10(Special Issue): pp. 525-528)
Accurate Wide-Range Design Equations for the Frequency-Dependent Characteristic of Parallel Coupled Microstrip Lines

In this paper, closed-form expressions are presented which model the frequency-dependent even- and odd-mode characteristics of parallel coupled microstrip lines with hitherto unattained accuracy and range of validity. They include the effective dielectric constants, the characteristic impedances using the power-current formulation, as well as the open-end equivalent lengths for the two fundamental modes on coupled microstrip. The formulas are accurate into the millimeter-wave region. They are based on an extensive set of accurate numerical data which were generated by a rigorous spectral-domain hybrid-mode approach and are believed to represent a substantial improvement compared to the state-of-the-art and with respect to the computer-aided design of coupled microstrip filters, directional couplers, and related components.
Oyster farming value chains in light of sanitary hazards: the case of oyster farmers

Since the mid-2000s, the French oyster industry has faced hazards of various origins. The results of a field survey conducted under the " GIGASSAT " 1 ANR Agrobiosphere programme have highlighted productive changes in the oyster farming industry in the Bay of Bourgneuf and the Mor Braz area (Southern Brittany). Beyond this observation, one may wonder to what extent technological and biotechnological developments as well as environmental risks participate in the reorganization of production. In order to study this dynamics, we have relied on the theoretical concept of Porter's value chain (1986) in the context of a value chain analysis. The survey covered different topics such as the perception of oyster mortality causes, adaptation strategies in terms of supply, abandonment of offshore farming areas in favour of foreshore areas and economic performance in oyster farming. The analysis of oyster farmers' operational activities raises questions about the existence of various types of value chains at the beginning of the period of study, which should be seen in the context of technological innovation, natural advantages and interactions with other actors. The survey also shows that in a sanitary crisis context, some oyster farmers question the configuration of their value chain from a survival perspective, whereas others maintain it. This work contributes to the identification and characterization of the various trajectories adopted by farms within the same sector in the face of environmental changes.
STEPWISE MULTIPLE TESTS PROCEDURES FOR DISCRETE DISTRIBUTIONS

We presented some properties of new procedures of multiple hypotheses testing for discrete distributions. We choose the new procedure stepwise TWWk, based on Tarone, Westfall and Welfinger ideas. We compare this procedure to multiple testing procedures like T*, TH* and others and we show the power advantage of this procedure.
The Influence of Shopping Carts on Customer Behavior in Grocery Stores

Univ. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Udo Wagner is Professor of Marketing at the University of Vienna, Department of Management, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Phone: +43-(0)1-4277-38011, Fax: +43-(0)1-4277-838012, E-Mail: udo.wagner@univie.ac. at Univ. Doz. Dr. Claus Ebster is Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Vienna, Department of Management, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Phone: +43-(0)1-4277-38017, Fax: +43-(0)1-4277-838012, E-Mail: claus.ebster@univie.ac. at Mag. Ulrike Eske is Research Assistant at the University of Vienna, Department of Management, Oskar-MorgensternPlatz 1, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Phone: +43-(0)1-4277-38012, Fax: +43-(0)1-4277-838012, E-Mail: ulli.eske@aon.at Mag. Wolfgang Weitzl is PhD Student at the University of Vienna, Department of Management, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, Phone: +43-(0)1-4277-38012, Fax: +43-(0)1-4277-838012, E-Mail: wolfgang.weitzl@gmx.net The Influence of Shopping Carts on Customer Behavior in Grocery Stores
Survey on privacy preserving data mining techniques in health care databases

Abstract In health care databases, there are tireless and antagonistic interests between data mining research and privacy preservation, the more you try to hide sensitive private information, the less valuable it is for analysis. In this paper, we give an outlook on data anonymization problems by case studies. We give a summary on the state-of-the-art health care data anonymization issues including legal environment and expectations, the most common attacking strategies on privacy, and the proposed metrics for evaluating usefulness and privacy preservation for anonymization. Finally, we summarize the strength and the shortcomings of different approaches and techniques from the literature based on these evaluations.
The Effect of Finishing Diet on Consumer Perception of Enhanced and Non-Enhanced Honduran Beef

The effects of experimental finishing diets and enhancement were tested to determine if they could improve Honduran beef palatability. Fifteen enhanced (ENH) and non-enhanced (NE) paired loins from 7 different finishing diets (n = 210 loins) were fed to Honduran consumers (n = 288). Diets consisted of a grass-finished control (CON) or diets with the inclusion of distiller’s dry grain (DDG), palm kernel meal (PKM), PKM replication (PKMR), sorghum (SORG), soybean meal and corn (SBMC), or sugarcane (SC). An interaction (P < 0.01) occurred between diet and enhancement to influence scores for all palatability traits, willingness to pay (WTP), and acceptability of traits. Consumers found enhanced samples were more tender (P < 0.05) than NE counterparts, excluding ENH- and NE-CON (P > 0.05). Without enhancement, CON was rated more tender (P < 0.05) than all other treatments, except PKMR. All ENH samples were juicier (P < 0.05) and had a flavor that was liked more (P < 0.05) than NE counterparts. Diet alone resulted in similar (P > 0.05) juiciness scores between CON, DDG, PKM, and PKMR; however, CON was rated juicier (P < 0.05) than all other treatments. Among NE samples, flavor liking scores were not different (P > 0.05) between CON, DDG, PKM, PKMR, and SBMC, and CON was liked more (P < 0.05) than SORG and SC. All enhanced steaks, except CON, had greater overall liking scores and WTP values (P < 0.05) than NE counterparts. Diet alone resulted in similar (P > 0.05) overall liking and WTP values between CON, DDG, PKM, PKMR, and SBMC, while SORG and SC were liked less overall (P < 0.05) than CON, which reduced (P < 0.05) WTP values. Experimental diets in conjunction with enhancement were able to improve the consumers’ perception of palatability traits, acceptability, and WTP.
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A Benefit-Function Approach to Studying Market Power: An Application to the U.S. Yogurt Market

This article provides a structural framework for studying the market performance of various food industries. It revisits the benefit-function approach to modeling demand and extends its application to the empirical industrial-organization literature. We illustrate the empirical value of our model in an econometric analysis of competitive conditions in the retail market for branded yogurt. The results show that retailers are engaged in imperfect competition. Furthermore, national brand yogurt remains an important tool for retail profitability.
Asymmetry of Interest Rate Pass-Through in Albania

This study tries to investigate the asymmetry of interest rate pass-through in Albania over the period 2002m01: 2013m03. An OLS (Ordinary Least Square) approach is employed to take into account solely the long-run dynamics of such asymmetry. More specifically, the study attempts to investigate whether responses of wholesale (represented by the interbank and T-bills’ yields) and retail interest rates (deposit and credit) to downward and upward changes in the policy rate are symmetric or not. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt focusing on the asymmetry of the interest rate pass-through, extending the author’s previous study (unpublished, to be presented at EBEEC Conference in Istanbul, 9-12 May), which focused mainly on the speed and magnitude of the interest rate pass-through, over a shorter time period. Main findings of this study show that the pass-through of key policy rate to wholesale and retail interest rates is asymmetric. More specifically, the 7-day interbank rate, the 6- and 12-month T-bills’ yields and the deposit rate react more strongly to a negative change rather than to a positive change in policy rate. We believe that the empirical results of this study might be useful for the increase in the efficiency of monetary policy implementation, providing useful information of the Albanian monetary policy transmission mechanism. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013. v2n9p539
R&D, firm size and branch of industry: policy implications

This paper investigates asymmetric effects of monetary policy over the business cycle. A two-state Markov Switching Model is employed to model both recessions and expansions. For the United States and Germany, strong evidence is found that monetary policy is more effective in a recession than during a boom. Also some evidence is found for asymmetry in the United Kingdom and Belgium. In the Netherlands, monetary policy is not very effective in either regime.
Mobile phone-based mixed reality : the Snap 2 Play game

The ubiquity of camera phones provides a convenient platform to develop immersive mixed-reality games. In this paper we introduce such a game which is loosely based on the popular card game “Memory”, where players are asked to match a pair of identical cards among a set of overturned cards by revealing only two cards at a time. In our game, the players are asked to match a “digital card”, which corresponds to a scene in a virtual world, to a “physical card”, which is an image of a scene in the real world. The objective is to convey a mixed-reality sensation. Cards are matched with a scene identification engine which consists of multiple classifiers trained on previously collected images. We present our comprehensive overall game design, as well as implementation details and results. We also describe how we constructed our scene identification engine and its perT. -J. Chin ( ) · Y. You · J.-H. Lim · J.-P. Chevallet Image Perception, Access and Language Lab, Institute for Infocomm Research, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613, Singapore e-mail: tatjun@gmail.com Y. You e-mail: ylyou@i2r.a-star.edu. sg J.-H. Lim e-mail: joohwee@i2r.a-star.edu. sg J.-P. Chevallet e-mail: viscjp@i2r.a-star.edu. sg C. Coutrix · L. Nigay Laboratoire d’Informatique de Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier, B.P. 53, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, France C. Coutrix e-mail: celine.coutrix@imag.fr L. Nigay e-mail: laurence.nigay@imag.fr formance. Finally, we present an analysis of player surveys to gauge the potential market acceptance.
Improved atmospheric soundings and error estimates from analysis of AIRS/AMSU data

The AIRS Science Team Version 5.0 retrieval algorithm became operational at the Goddard DAAC in July 2007 generating near real-time products from analysis of AIRS/AMSU sounding data. This algorithm contains many significant theoretical advances over the AIRS Science Team Version 4.0 retrieval algorithm used previously. Three very significant developments of Version 5 are: 1) the development and implementation of an improved Radiative Transfer Algorithm (RTA) which allows for accurate treatment of non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium (non-LTE) effects on shortwave sounding channels; 2) the development of methodology to obtain very accurate case by case product error estimates which are in turn used for quality control; and 3) development of an accurate AIRS only cloud clearing and retrieval system. These theoretical improvements taken together enabled a new methodology to be developed which further improves soundings in partially cloudy conditions, without the need for microwave observations in the cloud clearing step as has been done previously. In this methodology, longwave CO2 channel observations in the spectral region 700 cm-1 to 750 cm-1 are used exclusively for cloud clearing purposes, while shortwave CO2 channels in the spectral region 2195 cm-1 to 2395 cm-1 are used for temperature sounding purposes. The new methodology for improved error estimates and their use in quality control is described briefly and results are shown indicative of their accuracy. Results are also shown of forecast impact experiments assimilating AIRS Version 5.0 retrieval products in the Goddard GEOS 5 Data Assimilation System using different quality control thresholds.
Antimicrobial Ionic Liquids with Fumarate Anion

The shortage of new antimicrobial drugs and increasing resistance of microbe to antimicrobial agents have been of some concern. The formulation studies of new antibacterial and antifungal agents have been an active research field. Ionic liquids are known as designed liquids with controllable physical/chemical/biological properties and specific functions, which have been attracting considerable interest over recent years. However, no attention has been made towards the preparation of ionic liquids with antimicrobial activities. In this paper, a new class of ionic liquids (ILs) with fumarate anion was synthesized by neutralization of aqueous 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydroxide with equimolar monoester fumarate and characterized using NMR and thermal gravimetric analysis. The ILs are soluble in water and polar organic solvents and also soluble in the common ILs. The antimicrobial activities of the ILs are more active than commercially available potassium sorbate and are greatly affected by the alkyl chain length. The significant antimicrobial properties observed in this research suggest that the ILs may have potential applications in the modern biotechnology.
Modeling Efforts to Aid in the Prediction of Process Enrichment Levels with the Intent of Identifying Potential Material Diversion

As part of an ongoing effort at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to enhance analytical models that simulate enrichment and conversion facilities, efforts are underway to develop routines to estimate the total gamma-ray flux and that of specific lines around process piping containing UF{sub 6}. The intent of the simulation modeling effort is to aid in the identification of possible areas where material diversion could occur, as input to an overall safeguards strategy. The operation of an enrichment facility for the production of low enriched uranium (LEU) presents certain proliferation concerns, including both the possibility of diversion of LEU and the potential for producing material enriched to higher-than-declared, weapons-usable levels. Safeguards applied by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are designed to provide assurance against diversion or misuse. Among the measures being considered for use is the measurement of radiation fields at various locations in the cascade hall. Our prior efforts in this area have focused on developing a model to predict neutron fields and how they would change during diversion of misuse. The neutron models indicated that while neutron detection useful in monitoring feed and product containers, it was not useful for monitoring process lines. Our current effort ismore » aimed at developing algorithms that provide estimates of the gamma radiation field outside any process line for the purpose of determining the most effective locations for placing in-plant gamma-monitoring equipment. These algorithms could also be modified to provide both dose and spectral information and, ultimately, detector responses that could be physically measured at various points on the process line. Such information could be used to optimize detector locations in support of real-time on-site monitoring to determine the enrichment levels within a process stream. The results of parametric analyses to establish expected variations for several different process streams and configurations are presented. The benefits and issues associated with both passive and active interrogation measurement techniques are also being explored. « less
Black resonators and geons in AdS5

We construct dynamical black hole solutions with a helical symmetry in AdS5, called black resonators, as well as their horizonless limits, called geons. We introduce a cohomogeneity-1 metric describing a class of black resonators and geons whose isometry group is . This allows us to study them in a wide range of parameters. We obtain the phase diagram for the black resonators, geons, and Myers–Perry-AdS5, where the black resonators emerge from the onset of a superradiant instability of the Myers–Perry-AdS5 with equal angular momenta and are connected to the geons in the small horizon limit. The angular velocities of the black resonators always satisfy in units of the AdS radius. A black resonator is shown to have higher entropy than a Myers–Perry-AdS5 black hole with the same asymptotic charges. This implies that the Myers–Perry-AdS5 can dynamically evolve into the black resonator under the exact -symmetry although its endpoint will be further unstable to -violating perturbations.
Identifying talented young soccer players: conditional, anthropometrical and physiological characteristics as predictors of performance.

The aim of this study was to provide the profile of elite young soccer players. Fifty-five players of the Under-14 category of Athletic Club Bilbao participated in this study. Players were classified into 4 playing positions: forwards (n=30), midfielders (n=15), defenders (n=37) and goalkeepers (n=15). Complete anthropometry, chronological age (CA), age at peak height velocity, 15-m sprint test, agility test, Yo-yo IT level 1 (Yo-yo IR1), counter-movement jump and hand dynamometry were measured. Results were transformed into z-scores and summed up to make two performance composites (SCORE and SCORE HG ). One-way analysis of variance and a Bonferroni posthoc test were used to examine the differences between playing positions. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to estimate the contribution of independent variables to performance indicators. Significant differences were observed between playing positions in body mass and height (P<0.05); CA, maturity offset and muscle % (P<0.01); sum of skinfolds, fat %, endomorphy, sprint and agility tests (P<0.001). Stepwise regression analysis revealed that the CA and sum of skinfolds were the most important predictors of performance. Collectively, playing positions were characterised by specific anthropometrical characteristics whereas no significant positional differences were observed in performance. This study provides further insight concerning coaches’ practice of selecting young soccer players because of physical advantages. However, other components like technical and tactical skills, cognitive and psychological factors may be important to excel in soccer. A b s t r a c t
Assessing the role of mediators in the noise-health relationship via Structural Equation analysis

1 Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, P.O. Box 5015, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands 2 Leiden University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK Leiden, The Nether-lands 3 TNO Department of Environment and Health, P.O. Box 49, 2600 AA Delft, The Netherlands *corresponding author: Maarten Kroesen, e-mail: M.Kroesen@TUDelft.nl