Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A flexible MEMS technology and its first application to shear stress sensor skin

A new microfabrication technology that enables the integration of MEMS devices on a flexible polyimide skin has been developed. Mechanically, the flexible skin consists of many individual Si islands (necessary for silicon MEMS/electronics devices) that are connected together by a thin/thick polyimide film (typically 1-100 /spl mu/m thick). To create the islands, Si diaphragms are first formed with a desirable thickness (10-500 /spl mu/m) by Si wet etching and then patterned from the back side by reactive ion etching (RIE). As a first application, flexible shear-stress sensor skins for aerodynamics study have been fabricated. The finished skin is 3 cm long and 1 cm wide, and it consists of about 100 sensors. The skin polyimide is 17 /spl mu/m thick and the silicon islands are 75 /spl mu/m thick. These skins have been successfully taped on a semi-cylindrical (1.3 cm diameter) delta wing leading edge to perform real-time 2-D shear stress profiling.
A mobile contactless point of sale enhanced by the NFC and biometric technologies

NFC transactions become very popular as they limit the time needed for a user to pay. The advantage of this technology is often seen by considering the user's point of view. In this paper, we address the use of NFC transactions for the merchant side. We propose different architectures in order to use a mobile phone as a point of sale. We compare different solutions considering some criteria such as the security assessment which is a major concern for e-payment or the facility of integration. We propose an original approach to authenticate users through the use of the touch screen of the mobile phone. The biometric authentication is based on signature dynamics match-on-card approach achieving a usable solution for this application.
FBK HLT-MT Participation in the 1 st Translation Memory Cleaning Shared Task

We present the translation memory cleaning system designed by FBK HLT-MT to participate in the shared task of the NLP4TM 2016 workshop. Our system integrates different feature extraction approaches based on multilingual distributional semantics, machine translation quality estimation methods and word alignments in a supervised machine learning scheme. In order to assign a class to an input sentence pair, the system combines these features and feeds to an ensemble decision tree classifier. We compare our systems in terms of the effects of each set of features, different classifier settings and discuss the improvement on performance due to feature selection and sample weighting. Our system achieves the 1 rank in the English-Spanish Binary-I classification task.
Improved Dynamic Cache Sharing for Communicating Threads on a Runtime-Adaptable Processor

Abstract—Multi-threaded applications execute their threads on different cores with their own local caches and need to share data among the threads. Shared caches are used to avoid lengthy and costly main memory accesses. The degree of cache sharing is a balance between reducing misses and increased hit latency. Dynamic caches have been proposed to adapt this balance to the workload type. Similarly, dynamic processors aim to execute workloads as efficient as possible to being able to balance between exploiting Instruction-level parallelism (ILP) and Thread-level parallelism (TLP). To support this, they consist of multiple processing components and caches that have adaptable interconnects between them. Depending on the workload characteristics, these can connect them together to form a large core that exploits ILP, or split them up to form multiple cores that can run multiple threads (exploiting TLP). In this paper, we propose a cache system that is able to further exploit this additional connectivity of a dynamic VLIW processor by being able to forward cache accesses to multiple cache blocks while the processor is running in multi-threaded (‘split’) mode. Additionally, only requests to global data are broadcasted, while accesses to local data are kept private. This will improve the hit rates similar to existing cache sharing schemes, but reduce the penalty due to stalling the other subcores. Local accesses are recognized by distinguishing memory accesses relative to the stack frame pointer. Results show that our cache exhibits similar miss rate reductions as shared caches (up to 90% and on average 26%), and reduces the number of broadcasted accesses by 21%.
Effect of cytokinin type and concentration, and source of explant on shoot multiplication of pineapple plant (Ananas comosus ‘Queen’) in vitro

The current study was conducted to test cytokinin type and concentration, and source of explant on shoot multiplication of pineapple plant (Ananas comosus ‘Queen’) in vitro during 22/6/2009 to 1/5/2010. The results of the first experiment showed that axillary buds delayed to grow during 4-5 months of culturing in MS medium supplemented with different concentrations of BA (1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0 mg l-1). The MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg l-1 BA has led to the vegetative growth of axillary buds. The other concentrations of BA added to MS medium led to callus growth. The results showed that MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg l-1 BA and 0.2 mg l-1 NAA gave adventitious shoots directly after two months from culturing of callus. The results of the second experiment showed that nodal segments cultured in MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg l-1 kinetin was a significantly superior on other treatments studied (0.5 mg l-1 kinetin, 0.5 and 1.0 mg l-1 BA) in number of shoots/explant, leaf length, number of leaves/shoot and leaf area of formation shoot which reached 18.60 shoot/explant, 5.38 cm, 10.60 leaves/shoot and 3.64 cm2, respectively. The results showed that kinetin was a significant superior in all vegetative characteristics of shoots compared with BA.
Facial Feature Detection for Automatic Head Modeling

This project presents a method for automatically generating 3D models of the human head using two images as input a front view and a side view of the subject. Key facial landmarks such as the chin, corners of the eyes and mouth, and tips of the ears are identified on the images using a combination of trained classifiers, corner and edge detection, and constraints of human facial geometry. The landmark coordinates are then used to translate corresponding vertices of a generic head model to match the images. The goal of this project was to provide a tool for artists that would offer a head start in character modeling for animated films or games; therefore, the final program was developed as a plugin for Autodesk Maya software, the industry standard for modeling and animation.
Occurrence and origin of djerfisherite from the Elwin Bay Kimberlite, Somerset Island, Northwest Territories

This paper focuses on a new occurrence of djerfisherite [approximately K 6 (Na,Li)(Fe,Ni,Cu) 24 S 26 Cl] from the Elwin Bay kimberlite on Somerset Island. The small (up to 10 mu m), subhedral grains of djerfisherite occur individually and as clusters in the groundmass, suggesting that they are late primary magmatic phases of the kimberlite. Based on 84 compositions obtained with an electron microprobe, compositional ranges (weight percent) are: K (8.78-9.94), Fe (34.76-47.35), Ni (3.92-18.88), Cu (0.09-4.49), S (31.81-34.70), and Cl (1.25-1.57). Grain-to-grain compositional variation exists, as does variation within single zoned grains, characterized predominantly by a Fe-rich core and a Ni-rich rim. The analytical data indicate that Cl is an essential component of the Elwin Bay djerfisherite, as it is consistently present at a level of one atom per formula unit. The compositions also show a strong relation between the total number of transition-element cations (Fe, Ni, Cu) per formula unit and the number of d-shell electrons (DSE). There are two types of substitution: (i) 2Ni (1+x)Fe+(1-x) Cu, where the value of x approaches 1, in the Early and Late stages, when the evolving composition of the magma controls the composition of the djerfisherite, and (ii) Fe 0.5 Cu+0.75, Ni 1.5 Cu+0.25, and Ni 2.5-3Fe, reactions that stabilize the DSE at 6.50 in the Intermediate stage. The stability of djerfisherite depends in part on fixing d-shell electrons in the cubic clusters of transition elements. The formula of the putative iron end-member of the Elwin Bay djerfisherite is approximately K 6 Fe (sub 22.75) S 26 Cl.
Anatomical variants of the paranasal sinuses in patients with mid‐facial segment pain: Our experience of a cohort of twenty‐three patients

Facial pain is not an uncommon reason for referral to an otolaryngologist, frequently misdiagnosed as sinusitis by primary care professional. However, many of these 'sinus headache' patients do not have concomitant clinical symptoms suggestive of sinus infection such as purulent discharge or pyrexia [1]. Most actually suffer from non-sinugenic facial pain conditions such as atypical migraine or tension headache [2]. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
The endoplasmic reticulum–resident E3 ubiquitin ligase Hrd1 controls a critical checkpoint in B cell development in mice

Humoral immunity involves multiple checkpoints that occur in B cell development, maturation, and activation. The pre–B-cell receptor (pre-BCR) is expressed following the productive recombination of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene, and sSignalsing through the pre-BCR are required for the differentiation of pre–B cells into immature B cells. However, the molecular mechanisms controlling the pre-BCR expression and signaling strength remain undefined. Herein, we probed the role of the endoplasmic reticulum–associated, stress-activated E3 ubiquitin ligase HMG-CoA reductase degradation 1 (Hrd1) in B cell differentiation. Using mice with a specific Hrd1 deletion in pro–B cells and subsequent B cell developmental stages, we showed that the E3 ubiquitin ligase Hrd1 governs a critical checkpoint during B cell development. We observed that Hrd1 is required for degradation of the pre-BCR complex during the early stage of B cell development. As a consequence, loss of Hrd1 in the B cell lineage resulted in increased pre-BCR expression levels and a developmental defect in the transition from large to small pre–B cells. This defect, in turn, resulted in reduced fewer mature B cells in bone marrow and peripheral lymphoid organs. Our results revealed a novel critical role of Hrd1 in controlling a critical checkpoint in B cell–mediated immunity and suggest that Hrd1 may functioning as an E3 ubiquitin ligase of the pre-BCR complex.
Standard and routine metabolic rates of juvenile sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus), including the effects of body mass and acute temperature change

Standard and routine metabolic rates (SMRs and RMRs, respectively) of juvenile sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) were measured over a range of body sizes (n=34) and temperatures normally associated with western Atlantic coastal nursery areas. The mean SMR Q(10) (increase in metabolic rate with temperature) was 2.9 +/- 0.2. Heart rate decreased with increasing body mass but increased with temperature at a Q(10) of 1.8-2.2. Self-paired measures of SMR and RMR were obtained for 15 individuals. Routine metabolic rate averaged 1.8 +/- 0.1 times the SMR and was not correlated with body mass. Assuming the maximum metabolic rate of sandbar sharks is 1.8-2.75 times the SMR (as is observed in other elasmobranch species), sandbar sharks are using between 34% and 100% of their metabolic scope just to sustain their routine continuous activity. This limitation may help to explain their slow individual and population growth rates, as well as the slow recoveries from overfishing of many shark stocks worldwide.
Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Seaside, Oregon, for Near- and Far-Field Seismic Sources

[1] The first probabilistic tsunami flooding maps have been developed. The methodology, called probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment (PTHA), integrates tsunami inundation modeling with methods of probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA). Application of the methodology to Seaside, Oregon, has yielded estimates of the spatial distribution of 100- and 500-year maximum tsunami amplitudes, i.e., amplitudes with 1% and 0.2% annual probability of exceedance. The 100-year tsunami is generated most frequently by far-field sources in the Alaska-Aleutian Subduction Zone and is characterized by maximum amplitudes that do not exceed 4 m, with an inland extent of less than 500 m. In contrast, the 500-year tsunami is dominated by local sources in the Cascadia Subduction Zone and is characterized by maximum amplitudes in excess of 10 m and an inland extent of more than 1 km. The primary sources of uncertainty in these results include those associated with interevent time estimates, modeling of background sea level, and accounting for temporal changes in bathymetry and topography. Nonetheless, PTHA represents an important contribution to tsunami hazard assessment techniques; viewed in the broader context of risk analysis, PTHA provides a method for quantifying estimates of the likelihood and severity of the tsunami hazard, which can then be combined with vulnerability and exposure to yield estimates of tsunami risk.
The dangers of con fl ating gambling-related harm with disordered gambling Commentary on : Prevention paradox logic and problem gambling ( Delfabbro & King , 2017 )

In their critical review of the prevention paradox (PP) applied to gambling-related harm, Delfabbro and King (2017) raise a number of concerns regarding specific assumptions, methods, and findings as well as the general conceptual approach. Besides discussing the PP, the review also considers the merits of considering a “continuum of harm,” as opposed to the more traditional categorical approach to classifying problem gamblers. Their critique is carefully modulated and balanced, and starts a useful dialogue in the context of a public health approach to gambling. Unfortunately, some of Delfabbro and King’s (2017) arguments rest on the treatment of gambling harm as a binary state and conflates gambling-related harm with disordered gambling. In this reply, we argue that the application of PP logic to gambling harm has not yet been addressed by us, and is only indirectly related to the more important objective of understanding how gambling can reduce ones’ quality of life.
Contributions EXTENTAND IMPACTOFOPIOID PRESCRIBING FORACUTEOCCUPATIONAL LOW BACK PAIN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

, Abstract—Background: Initial management of acute occupational low back pain (AOLBP) commonly occurs in the emergency department (ED), where opioid prescribing can vary from the clinical guidelines that recommend limited use. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore how opioids are prescribed in the ED and the impact on work disability and other outcomes in AOLBP. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted. All acute compensable lost-time LBP cases seen initially in the ED with a date of injury from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011 were identified within a nationally representative Workers’ Compensation dataset. Multivariate models estimated the effect of early opioids (received within 2 days of ED visit) on disability duration, long-term opioid use, total medical costs, and subsequent surgeries. Results: Of the cohort (N = 2887), 12% received early opioids; controlling for severity, this was significantly associated with longterm opioid use (adjusted risk ratio = 1.29; 95% confidence interval 1.05–1.58) and increased total medical costs for those in the highest opioid dosage quartile, but not associated with disability duration or subsequent low back surgery. Conclusions: Early opioid prescribing in the ED for uncomplicated AOLBP increased long-term opioid use and medical costs, and should be discouraged, as opioid use for low back pain has been associated with a variety of adverse outcomes. However, ED providers may be becoming more compliant with current LBP treatment guidelines. 2016 Elsevier Inc.
Very Large-Scale Global SfM by Distributed Motion Averaging

Global Structure-from-Motion (SfM) techniques have demonstrated superior efficiency and accuracy than the conventional incremental approach in many recent studies. This work proposes a divide-and-conquer framework to solve very large global SfM at the scale of millions of images. Specifically, we first divide all images into multiple partitions that preserve strong data association for well-posed and parallel local motion averaging. Then, we solve a global motion averaging that determines cameras at partition boundaries and a similarity transformation per partition to register all cameras in a single coordinate frame. Finally, local and global motion averaging are iterated until convergence. Since local camera poses are fixed during the global motion average, we can avoid caching the whole reconstruction in memory at once. This distributed framework significantly enhances the efficiency and robustness of large-scale motion averaging.
2 Patch-based Label Propagation 2 . 1 Patch-based Principle

We propose in this work a patch-based image labeling method relying on a label propagation framework. Based on image intensity similarities between the input image and an anatomy textbook, an original strategy which does not require any non-rigid registration is presented. Following recent developments in non-local image denoising, the similarity between images is represented by a weighted graph computed from an intensity-based distance between patches. Experiments on simulated and in-vivo MR images show that the proposed method is very successful in providing automated human brain labeling.
Adaptation in action: the transition from research to intervention.

Adaptation is defined here as the end point in a process, when people respond in a positive manner to hardship, threat, and challenge, including monumental sport tests, such as international tournaments. Recently, there have been formal research investigations where adaptation has been considered as a provisional framework, with a more formal structure of pathways. Sport scholars have studied Olympic and professional athletes, provided support for a theoretical framework, and identified provisional substrategies for each pathway. In this article the authors situate adaptation within a larger discourse of related interventions, including coping and self-regulation. Subsequently, adaptation is proposed as a comprehensive intervention strategy for elite athletes during monumental sport environments.
A Massive Sarcastic Robot: What a Great Idea! Two Approaches to the Computational Generation of Irony

Irony is a versatile seasoning for language that is just as useful for sugaring insults as for salting compliments. It is a flavoring that adds bite to much of our online interaction, making its computational analysis – recognition and understanding – a necessity for affective language processing. If the computational generation of irony is a harder sell, it is perhaps because this mode of communication is so often vexing for humans too. However, an artificial fluency with irony is as desirable as fluency in any form of creative language, from metaphor and analogy to humour and persuasive argumentation. We explore two distinct approaches to irony generation in this paper: knowledge-based generation ab initio , and a more shallow approach we name ‘mere re -generation. ’ We consider the relative merits of each, conduct a user evaluation, and demonstrate some practical uses.
Response patterns during the Sing-a-Song stress test

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between psychophysiological and subjective stress responses, and individual differences in these responses. Previous studies have found mixed results when examining coherence between the different response types. A few variables are thought to influence this coherence. Some researchers have found distinct patterns of psychophysiological responses to stress. These patterns divide individuals in groups with their own typical responses to stress. The Sing a Song Stress Test (SSST) was used to invoke social stress in 154 participants. Heart rate, skin conductance response and subjective stress were measured during five intervals. Firstly, coherence within the automatic system (psychophysiological measurements) but not between the automatic and reflective (or subjective) system was found. Secondly, two distinct response patterns were found when examining skin conductance response. No distinct patterns were found for the other variables. Assuming the two systems are qualitatively different, interventions and training for dealing with stress or high-stress occupations should be aimed at one of both systems. The second finding is of importance to research: examining responses to a certain stressor should take into account the profiles different participants belong to. One stress response might be extreme for one response profile, but not for another.
Face Recognition Using Invariance with a Single Training Sample

For the limits of memories and computing performance of current intelligent terminals, it is necessary to develop some strategies which can keep the balance of the accuracy and running time for face recognition. The purpose of the work in this paper is to find the invariant features of facial images and represent each subject with only one training sample for face recognition. We propose a two-layer hierarchical model, called invariance model, and its corresponding algorithms to keep the balance of accuracy, storage and running time. Especially, we take advantages of wavelet transformations and invariant moments to obtain the key features as well as reduce dimensions of feature data based on the cognitive rules of human brains. Furthermore, we improve usual pooling methods, e.g. max pooling and average pooling, and propose the weighted pooling method to reduce dimensions with no effect on accuracy, which let storage requirement and recognition time greatly decrease. The simulation results show that the proposed method does better than some typical and nearly-proposed algorithms in balancing the accuracy and running time.
Evaluating the Performance of Merger Simulation: Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry

Abstract This paper uses merger simulations to predict postmerger prices for five airline mergers from the 1980s and compares these predictions with observed postmerger prices. I find that standard simulation methods, which measure the effect of the change in ownership on unilateral pricing incentives, do not generally provide an accurate forecast. By incorporating postmerger information into the model, I measure the relative importance of other factors that also contributed to the observed price changes. The results indicate that the unexplained component of the price change is largely accounted for by supply‐side effects. I conclude that deviations from the assumed model of firm conduct play an important role in accounting for the differences between the predicted and observed price changes. This conclusion suggests that the predictive performance of merger simulation would benefit if more flexible models of firm conduct were incorporated into the methodology.
Chapter 3 Tissue-and expression level-specific chromatin looping at maize b 1 epialleles

B-I and B’ are tissue-specifically regulated epialleles involved in paramutation in maize. B-I is high, and B’ low expressed. A hepta-repeat ~100kb upstream of the transcription start site is required for high expression. Using Chromosome Conformation Capture we show that the hepta-repeat physically interacts with the TSS region in a tissue-, and expression level-specific manner. Multiple repeats are required for a stable interaction with the TSS region. Furthermore, in high expressing B-I, sequences ~107kb, ~47kb and ~15kb upstream also interact with the hepta-repeat and the TSS region, forming a multi-loop structure. FormaldehydeAssisted Isolation of Regulatory Elements uncovered at least two of these sequences as potential regulatory elements. We propose the multi-loop chromatin configuration determines high expression levels.