Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
POSTECH at TREC 2010 Blog Track: Top Stories Identification

This paper describes our participation in the TREC 2010 Blog Track. For the Top Stories Identification Task, we explore the relationship among n ews events, news stories and blog posts. We first extract important news ev ents from the TRC2 corpus using a probabilistic mixture model. Then, we propose a prob- abilistic approach to identify top news stories. Furthermore, we use an additional feature that can be useful in identifying top news stories. For the News Blog Post Ranking Task, we apply the Maximal Marginal Relevance method (MMR) to make the aspects of the blog posts more diverse.
An Empirical Study on the NoC Architecture Based on Bidirectional Ring and Mesh Topologies

Along with the fast increase of the core numbers integrated on a single chip, reasonable design of interconnection which connects all the cores and other necessary components, is always critical for giving adequate play to many-core’s processing potential. There are various topologies proposed as the candidates of inter-core connection, and generally employed topologies in many-core design are 2D mesh and bidirectional ring topologies. However, scalability bottleneck is appeared to be a vital problem which may disappoint users, because multithreaded applications cannot gain proportional speedup during execution along with employing more cores. In this research, performance evaluation, bottleneck locating and systematical comparison which are centered on the in-depth analysis of scalability , between these two widely used interconnection patterns using bidirectional ring based coprocessor Intel Xeon Phi 3120A and 2D mesh based processor TILE-Gx8036 are unfolded.
In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies in Gas/ Liquid Environment

Conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) typically operates under high vacuum conditions. However, in situ investigation under real-world conditions other than vacuum, such as gaseous or liquidus environment, is essential to obtain practical information for materials including catalysts, fuel cells, biological molecules, lithium ion batteries, etc. Therefore, the ability to study gas/liquid–solid interactions with atomic resolution under ambient conditions in TEM promises new insights into the growth, properties, and functionality of nanomaterials. Different platforms have been devel‐ oped for in situ TEM observations in ambient environment and can be classified into two categories: open-cell configuration and sealed gas/liquid cell configuration. The sealed cell technique has various advantages over the open-cell approach. This chapter serves as a review of windowed gas/liquid cells for in situ TEM observations.
A META-ANALYSIS OF GRIZZLY BEAR DNA MARK-RECAPTURE PROJECTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA INVITED

This study evaluates 7 mark-recapture projects using grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) DNA from bait stations with hair snags in British Columbia, 1996-98. The emphasis of these projects was to estimate population size. We evaluate how well this objective was met in terms of markrecapture assumptions and ultimate precision and bias of estimates. We used the Pradel model in program MARK to compare smaller grids and cells with more intensive hair-snag coverage to larger grids and cells. Assuming demographic closure, the Pradel model estimates fidelity, recapture rate, and immigration rate from each of the grids. Results from this analysis suggest (1) closure violation was more likely in smaller grids than larger grids, and (2) recapture rate decreased as cell area increased (and sample intensity decreased). Sex-specific differences were suggested but not verified due to large standard errors of Pradel parameter estimates. We used newer mixture models in program MARK to evaluate heterogeneity with each sampling design and produced meta-analysis population estimates. These estimates were compared with corresponding estimates from the program CAPTURE. Results suggest that heterogeneity is evident with all sampling designs and the newer mixture models provide higher precision than CAPTURE heterogeneity models in most cases. This study highlights the tradeoff in study design faced when designing DNA mark-recapture studies. Namely, intensive sampling using smaller cells is needed to detect and model individual heterogeneity, but smaller grids are most vulnerable to closure violations. Strategies to confront this issue, such as use of radiocollared bears to index movements, are suggested. We discuss applications of recently developed mark-recapture models to DNA, radiotelemetry, and other sources of data that estimate apparent survival, population rate of change, and movements of bears in sampling areas. We argue that use of these newer methods is the most advantageous step in the application of the DNA mark-recapture technique to bear populations. Ursus 13:137-152 (2002)
A Survey of Image Segmentation Techniques for content -based retrieval of multimedia data

This report surveys current tren ds/methods in image segmentation. The major themes covered by the paper include: segmentation based on template matching, segmentation based upon Haar wavelet based feature vectors, learning of object templates via examples, segmentation by background mode ling, Hidden Markov modeling of images, and reformulation of the segmentation problem as a Bayesian classification problem. The relationship between segmentation methods and the amount of domain knowledge available is discussed.
Maprotiline (Ludiomil) and Imipramine in Depressed In-Patients: A Controlled Study

In this double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial of maprotiline (Ludiomil) against imipramine involving twenty-five newly admitted hospitalized patients, a strong tendency in favour of maprotiline over imipramine emerged. Improvement occurred faster and also at treatment end-point the trend in favour of maprotiline was still to be seen. The slight superiority in clinical efficacy of maprotiline over imipramine was present in both physician and patient measures. Incidences of side-effects were slightly lower for maprotiline than for imipramine.
Numerical Analysis Aspects of Stabilized Methods Stabilisation parameter determination for the Stokes equations

Abstract. Parameters for SGS models within the variational multiscale method for the Stokes equations are determined using two different methods. Both linear and nonlinear models are considered. Firstly, optimal parameters are found using a goal-oriented model-constrained technique minimising L2 error. Secondly, parameters are obtained using the variational Germano identity. Using the goal-oriented results as reference values, it is shown that the performance of the Germano approach is sensitive to the form of the SGS model.
Unconventional Monetary Policy and Corporate Bond Issuance

We assess the effect and the timing of the corporate arm of the ECB quantitative easing (CSPP) on corporate bond issuance. Because of several contemporaneous measures, to isolate the programme effects we rely on one key eligibility feature: the euro denomination of newly issued bonds. We find that the significant increase in bonds issuance by eligible firms is due to the CSPP and that this effect took at least six months to unfold. This result holds even when comparing firms with similar ratings, thus providing evidence that unconventional monetary policy can foster a financing diversification regardless of firms risk profile. JEL Classification: E52, G15, G32
On the Emission Properties of Carbon Dots: Reviewing Data and Discussing Models

The emission properties of carbon dots (CDs) have already found many potential applications, from bio-imaging and cell labelling, to optical imaging and drug delivery, and are largely investigated in technological fields, such as lighting and photonics. Besides their high efficiency emission, CDs are also virtually nontoxic and can be prepared through many green chemistry routes. Despite these important features, the very origin of their luminescence is still debated. In this paper, we present an overview of sounding data and the main models proposed to explain the emission properties of CDs and their tunability.
Relationship of maximal isometric torque produced in flexors and extensors rate to technique by judo athletes

Purpose: Development of strength is one of essential elements of motor preparation of judo athletes. The aim this study was to examine the influence of body composition and the joint torques on successful performance of various judo techniques. Methods: Twentyfive judo athletes participated in 175 judo bouts, which were video-recorded during the All-Polish competitions. Biomechanical classification of technical actions was used. The age and athletic experience of the subjects were 18 and 8.8 years, respectively. Their body height was 179.4 cm (Martin’s type anthropometer) and body mass was 80.3 kg (Sartorius F 1505 – DZA scales). Percentage of fat (10.6%) was estimated using skinfold result measurements. BMI (24.9 kgm–2), fat-free mass index (21.9 kgm–2) and fat mass index (3.0 kgm–2) were calculated. Maximum torques measured under static conditions were evaluated 2–3 days after the tournament. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA were conducted ( p  0.05). Results: Balancing of maximum torques in the muscles of the pelvic and illiac regions caused more frequent performance of physical lever-type throwing techniques, compared to couple of force-type throwing techniques. A negative correlation was found between body fat and value of force recorded for knee flexors and between the frequency of using techniques during groundwork and torques measured in hip extensors. High correlation of fat-free mass index and relative elbow flexor torque was found. Conclusions: The relationship between body composition and frequency of techniques used in a tournament, and joint torques developed by athletes were found.
X-ray High-Resolution Spectroscopy for Laser-Produced Plasma

The study of the emission spectrum gives information about the material generating the spectrum itself and the condition in which this is generated. The wavelength spectra lines are linked to the specific element and plasma conditions (electron temperature, density), while their shape is influenced by several physical effects like Stark and Doppler ones. In this work we study the X-ray emission spectra of a copper laser-produced plasma by using a spherical bent crystal spectrometer to measure the electron temperature. The facility used is the laser TVLPS, at the Tor Vergata University in Rome. It consists of a Nd:Glass source (in first harmonic 1064 nm) whose pulse parameters are: 8 J in energy, time duration of 15 ns and a focal spot diameter of 200 μm. The adopted spectrometer is based on a spherical bent crystal of muscovite. The device combines the focusing property of a spherical mirror with the Bragg’s law. This allows to obtain a great power resolution but a limited range of analysis. In our case the resolution is on average 80 eV. As it is well-known, the position of the detector on the Rowland’s circle is linked to the specific spectral range which has been studied. To select the area to be investigated, we acquired spectra by means of a flat spectrometer. The selected area is centered on 8.88 Å. To calibrate the spectrum we wrote a ray-tracing MATLAB code, which calculates the detector alignment parameters and calibration curve. We used the method of line ratio to measure the electron temperature. This is possible because we assumed the plasma to be in LTE condition. The temperature value was obtained comparing the experimental one, given by the line ratio, with the theoretical one, preceded by FLYCHK simulations. c © 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of ICFDT3.
Phonetic exponence of word-level stress in Ashaninka(ARAWAK)

This quantitative study examines the phonetic exponents of word-level stress in Ashaninka, an Arawak language of Peru, ISO-639-3 cni; glottocode asha1243. The variety under study is spoken in the Districts of Rio Negro, Satipo, Mazamari, and Llayla of the Satipo province, and District of Pichanaki of the Chanchamayo province of Junin Region. The analysis of Ashaninka word-level stress is based on the audio corpus of elicited speech made during focused fieldwork in the research community. The study results indicate that the right edge oriented primary stress is cued by two robust phonetic exponents, such as duration and intensity. The left edge oriented secondary stress is expressed via intensity. Vowel quality is not a statistically significant correlate to stress in the elicited data, except for the mid back /o/ whose formant structure is indicative of the levels of stress.
05 08 46 8 v 4 2 6 Fe b 20 07 Observation of the Anisotropy of 10 TeV Primary Cosmic Ray Nuclei Flux with the Super-Kamiokande-I Detector The Super-Kamiokande Collaboration

G. Guillian, J. Hosaka, K. Ishihara, J. Kameda, Y. Koshio, A. Minamino, C. Mitsuda, M. Miura, S. Moriyama, M. Nakahata, T. Namba, Y. Obayashi, H. Ogawa, M. Shiozawa, Y. Suzuki, A. Takeda, Y. Takeuchi, S. Yamada, I. Higuchi, M. Ishitsuka, T. Kajita, K. Kaneyuki, G. Mitsuka, S. Nakayama, H. Nishino, A. Okada, K. Okumura, C. Saji, Y. Takenaga, S. Desai E. Kearns, J.L. Stone, L.R. Sulak, W. Wang, M. Goldhaber, D. Casper, W. Gajewski, J. Griskevich, W.R. Kropp, D.W. Liu, S. Mine, M.B. Smy, H.W. Sobel, M.R. Vagins, K.S. Ganezer, J. Hill, W.E. Keig, K. Scholberg, C.W. Walter, R.W. Ellsworth, S. Tasaka, A. Kibayashi, J.G. Learned, S. Matsuno, M.D. Messier, Y. Hayato, A.K. Ichikawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Iwashita, T. Kobayashi, T. Nakadaira, K. Nakamura, K. Nitta, Y. Oyama, Y. Totsuka, A.T. Suzuki, M. Hasegawa, I. Kato, H. Maesaka, T. Nakaya, K. Nishikawa, H. Sato, S. Yamamoto, M. Yokoyama, T.J. Haines, S. Dazeley, S. Hatakeyama, R. Svoboda, E. Blaufuss, J.A. Goodman, G.W. Sullivan, D. Turcan, A. Habig, Y. Fukuda, Y. Itow, M. Sakuda, M. Yoshida, S.B. Kim, J. Yoo, H. Okazawa, T. Ishizuka, C.K. Jung, T. Kato, K. Kobayashi, M. Malek, C. Mauger, C. McGrew, E. Sharkey, C. Yanagisawa, Y. Gando, T. Hasegawa, K. Inoue, J. Shirai, A. Suzuki, K. Nishijima, H. Ishino, Y. Watanabe, M. Koshiba, D. Kielczewska, H.G. Berns, R. Gran K.K. Shiraishi, A.L. Stachyra, K. Washburn, R.J. Wilkes
Evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of Bacopa monnieri L.

Medicinal plants have tremendous potential as therapeutic agents. Their uses have been described in ancient Indian manuscripts and are also part of several alternative therapies. Bacopa monnieri L. commonly known as brahmi has been used in Indian system of medicine as brain tonic. In the present work antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of brahmi was evaluated. The total phenolic content and total flavonoid content was found to be 1.59% ± 0.24 GAE and 0.4% ± 0.1, respectively. The plant extract showed significant antioxidant activity when tested through DPPH, FRAP and NOSA assays. The test plant extract showed potential antimicrobial activity against test gram positive and gram negative bacteria. The result showed that brahmi, apart from being a brain tonic, can be used as antioxidant and antimicrobial agent, which will be useful in alleviating several pathological conditions. (Vats S and Tiwari R. Evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of Bacopa monnieri L. Researcher 2014;6(9):20-23). (ISSN: 1553-9865). http://www.sciencepub. net/researcher. 4
Protein Profile of Three Developing Stage Chorion (Eggshell) of Oxya hyla hyla (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Protein profile of three developing stage chorions of Oxya hyla hyla i.e. follicle cell stage, oviduct stage and after laying stage eggs were established through SDS-PAGE analysis. Eight polypeptides, 12 polypeptides and six polypeptides were detected in follicle cell, oviduct stage and after laying stage eggshell of Oxya hyla hyla respectively. 47.9kDa, 33.1kDa, 31kDa, 23.4kDa and 15.1kDa polypeptides were present in every developing stages of chorion and can be considered as major chorion proteins in Oxya hyla hyla. Polypeptides with 83.2kDa and 55kDa molecular weights were present in two early developing stages of chorion maturation and evaluated as minor chorion proteins. Protein Profile of Three Developing Stage Chorion (Eggshell) of Oxya hyla hyla (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
ONLiNE CONTENT MiNiNG TECHNOLOGiES FOr THE CrUiSE iNdUSTrY: State-of-the-Art and Acceptance

Online reviews of hotels are widespread on the Internet. In addition to writing reviews about hotels, travellers also review cruises. Cruise operators could analyze online cruise reviews with the help of state-of-the-art online content mining (OCM) technologies and use the results to enhance their marketing intelligence and quality management. The potential of such technologies is ultimately dependent on their acceptance by cruise managers. Hence, a model of predicted acceptance of OCM technologies is proposed. The model is based on existing technology acceptance models and was developed based on 19 in-depth interviews with decision-makers from the cruise industry.
DURATIONAL CUES TO PLACE AND VOICING CONTRASTS IN AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH WORD-INITIAL STOPS

This study examined the durational characteristics of word-initial voicing and place of articulation (PoA) contrasts in Australian English-speaking adults, providing the first comprehensive study of this kind. Voice onset time (VOT) and closure duration (CD) for /b, d, g, p, t, k/ were measured in word-initial position of CVC words. The results showed that voiced stops have a short VOT and a long CD, while voiceless stops show the opposite pattern. In addition, the results showed that VOT alone failed to contrast /t/-/k/, and CD failed to contrast /d/-/g/. This might be related to the difficulty of maintaining appropriate aerodynamic conditions for voicing and distinguishing alveolars from velars. The results suggest that there is a trading relationship between VOT and CD, and that both cues are necessary in Australian English to contrast for all oral stop contrasts.
Graph Enhanced Cross-Domain Text-to-SQL Generation

Semantic parsing is a fundamental problem in natural language understanding, as it involves the mapping of natural language to structured forms such as executable queries or logic-like knowledge representations. Existing deep learning approaches for semantic parsing have shown promise on a variety of benchmark data sets, particularly on text-to-SQL parsing. However, most text-to-SQL parsers do not generalize to unseen data sets in different domains. In this paper, we propose a new cross-domain learning scheme to perform text-to-SQL translation and demonstrate its use on Spider, a large-scale cross-domain text-to-SQL data set. We improve upon a state-of-the-art Spider model, SyntaxSQLNet, by constructing a graph of column names for all databases and using graph neural networks to compute their embeddings. The resulting embeddings offer better cross-domain representations and SQL queries, as evidenced by substantial improvement on the Spider data set compared to SyntaxSQLNet.
Psychosocial and Ergonomic Conditions at Work: Influence on the Probability of a Workplace Accident

Today, the economic and social importance of occupational accidents is undeniable worldwide. Hence, research aimed at reducing this type of accident is considered a discipline of great interest for society in general. In this environment, working conditions play a fundamental role in the occurrence of accidents, and from their study, results can be obtained that provide information for decision-making that guarantee optimum conditions for the development of the employees' tasks. Organizing the conditions of work execution is also a task that constitutes an essential aspect for a firm's productivity, therefore, affecting their viability and results. In this work, a model is proposed for the study of different groups of working conditions and their influence on the probability of occupational accidents, in accordance with the data provided by the 7th National Survey of Working Conditions (VII NSWC). The survey sampled 8892 workers active in all sectors of national production and is the last nation-wide survey administered in Spain. Bayesian networks (BNs) are used to generate a network that analyzes working conditions in all areas (27 variables have been included in addition to those corresponding to the sector and accident), and then, more specifically, the relationship that is established between ergonomic factors in the workplace, psychosocial factors of the worker, and the probability of an accident. The results are achieved through the network obtained by highlighting some of the proposed variables. The dependencies generated by the chosen variables are analyzed, and subsequently, the probability of accident for each of the productive sectors is determined. It is concluded that the ergonomic risks associated with physical strains in the workplace, together with the lack of job satisfaction on the employer's behalf, both pose a very significant increase in the probability of being involved in an occupational accident, above the other variables of study.
A Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Study on Secondary Amyloidosis Complicating Rheumatoid Arthritis

Abstract: Biopsy specimens endoscopically obtained from the stomach, duodenum, sigmoid colon and rectum of 58 patients with rheumotoid arthritis (RA) were examined for amyloid deposition by light microscopy. Six cases (10.3%) were diagnosed as being amyloidosis. In cases with more than moderate amyloid deposition, amyloid was most notable in the lamina propria mucosae. In cases with slight amyloid deposition, amyloid was seen in the blood vessel walls of the lamina muscularis mucosae and tela submucosa. On the whole, amyloid deposition was most marked in the duodenum. Endoscopically, whitish, irregular, partially nodular thickening of mucosa was characteristic in the sites with severe amyloid deposition. A fine granular appearance was observed in the sites with moderate amyloid deposition. No particular abnormal findings were noticed in the sites with slight amyloid deposition. Erosions, redness and a tendency for easy mucosal bleeding appeared frequently in the sites with more than moderate amyloid deposition. The endoscopic abnormal findings were most remarkable in the duodenum, and mildest in the recto‐sigmoid colon. It was suggested that these abnormal findings were correlated with the degree of amyloid deposition especially in the lamina propria mucosae. All the amyloidosis cases were in advanced anatomical stages of RA. The degree of anemia was more severe, and total protein, albumin and total cholesterol values were lower in the amyloidosis cases than in non‐amyloidosis cases. It is clear that when endoscopic examinations of RA patients are done to rule out amyloidosis, a biopsy should be taken from a depth including the submucosa even if the endoscopic finding is normal.