Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The sensitivity of adaptive systems to users' context

The belief that computer systems should be more sensitive to users, and their context, and hence reduce the many frustrations of using these systems, is a matter of concern. The Lumiere Project, which was established at Microsoft research to address this concern, provides the background to the current research. The Lumiere Project developed User Models based on Bayesian Reasoning. The researchers of the Lumiere Project claimed that Bayesian User Models are able to infer users' needs and goals by capturing users' activities and users' queries. A system based on these models, therefore, should provide automated services at the right time when users are frustrated and need assistance from the system. Furthermore, users should be able to use common words in their queries to ask for help from the system. The current research is an exploratory study that aims to explore the effectiveness of computer systems that are sensitive to users' context. This research uses an interpretive qualitative approach to analyse data collected using laboratory experiments. These involved Usability Testing, questionnaires, and interviews. The system, chosen to be tested, is the Help incorporated in the popular Microsoft Office 2000 products. This Help System implements the User Model developed in the Lumiere Project. The results indicate that adaptive systems have limited ability to support users' goals and needs. Users will frequently ignore assistance offered by the system and can rarely find useful assistance when they seek it. Furthermore, users have difficulty using common words in help queries because the system misunderstands the words being used in the query. The research also found that some characteristics of users appear to have an influence on the effectiveness of adaptive systems. Expert users, in particular, prefer to explore menus and toolbars on their own rather than ask for assistance from the system. Future research should involve more study on how aspects of a user's language and user's characteristics can affect the effectiveness of computer systems. Moreover, it would be interesting to study in more depth the defmition of context in order to determine how a broader view of context influences adaptive systems
Collaborative filtering enhanced by user free-text reviews topic modelling

User based collaborative filtering (UCF) and item based collaborative filtering (ICF) are two quite successful approaches applied in recommender system, both of which try to predict the rating value of items for the target user based on the items previously rated by other users. However, existing UCF and ICF base on only a rating and neglect the fact that users' same rating to an item may be based on different item features. Another deficiency of UCF and ICF is that both approaches are limited due to the data sparsity problem. In this paper, a hybrid collaborative filtering recommender system that enhances traditional CF (UCF, ICF) by user's free-text review information is presented. Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) is used in our study to infer the topic probability distribution of the users' reviews and then we propose two aggregation methods to uncover user-topic-interest profile and item-topic-features profile, which will be used to measure similarity between users and between items. Finally we try to combine this new proposed similarity measurement with that of traditional CF. Experiments we conducted show that our algorithms perform better than UCF, ICF and the popular recommendation algorithm Slope One on datasets with different sparsity.
A Type System for Access Control in an Object-Oriented Language

The need for a security system to ensure the integrity of protected data leads to the development of access control systems, whose purpose is to prevent access to protected information or resources by unauthorized individuals. In this thesis, we develop and formalize a type and effect system that verifies the access control to objects in a simplified object-oriented language. Traditionally, access control is done only at run-time, using dynamic techniques, such as access control lists, that perform run-time verifications for credentials and privileges. However, these techniques increase the total execution time of an operation, potentially breaking system requirements such as usability or response time. Static approaches, based on static analysis or type systems, reduce the amount of run-time checks by doing some of those checks during compile-time, preventing the occurrence of errors before running the program and offering formal proofs of system correctness. The type system developed in this dissertation deals with the dynamic delegation of authorizations to access objects. An authorization includes the identification of the protected object and its access policy and is considered by the type system as a first class value. As such, object types are extended with policies that reflect the current privilege associated with the object, and typing an expression can produce an effect on policies. We name this new type as user type and the respective value as user view, which contain the object’s reference and a policy to access the object. We consider privileges over objects to be the methods that can be invoked. So, a policy states what methods are available to be called. When typing a method call by an user view, we are able to verify if it was authorized, that is, if the current policy says that the method is available. This mechanism allows the removal of common security specifications from class declarations, as visibility modifiers (public, private). Furthermore, we present a soundness result for our type system. We also implemented a typechecking algorithm for our type system, resulting in a tool to verify the integrity of protected objects in a system designed in the defined programming language.
Visual Infrastructure based Accurate Object Recognition and Localization

Visual infrastructure, which consists of connected visual sensors, has been extensively deployed and is vital for various important applications, such as surveillance, tracking, and monitoring. However, there are still many problems regarding visual sensor deployment for optimal coverage and visual data processing technology. Challenges remain with the sectoral visual sensing model, the complexity of image processing, and these sensors’ vulnerability to noisy environments. Solving these problems will improve the performance of visual infrastructure, which increases accuracy and efficiency for these applications. This dissertation focuses on visual-infrastructurerelated technologies. In particular, we study the following problems. First, we study visual infrastructure deployment. We propose local face-view barrier coverage (L-Faceview), a novel concept that achieves statistical barrier coverage in visual sensor networks leveraging mobile objects’ trajectory information. We derive a rigorous probability bound for this coverage via a feasible deployment pattern. The proposed detection probability bound and deployment pattern can guide practical camera sensor deployments in visual infrastructure with limited budgets. Second, we study visual-infrastructure-based object recognition. We design and implement R-Focus, a platform with visual sensors that detects and verifies a person holding a mobile phone nearby with the assistance of electronic sensors. R-Focus performs visual and electronic data collection and rotates based on the collected data.
Effects of Gallium-Desferrioxamine Compounds on Bacteria

Over 70% of nosocomial infections in the United States are resistant to one or more traditional antibiotics, necessitating research for alternative treatment options. This study aims to chelate gallium (Ga) onto a bacterial siderophore, desferrioxamine (DFO), to retard bacterial growth. By exploiting natural bacterial pathways, metal-siderophore treatments are hypothesized to circumvent traditional resistance mechanisms. Additionally, the GaDFO complex will be tested against several bacterial species to determine the specificity of DFO uptake. This research aims to prove the feasibility of siderophore piracy as an alternative to antibiotics. In showing the feasibility of siderophore piracy mechanisms, this research will enable the development of future avenues for protecting against resistant nosocomial infections.
Empfehlungen zur Durchführung und Auswertung polygraphischer Ableitungen im diagnostischen Schlaflabor

C. Baumgartner, Wien L. Deecke, Wien R. Dengler, Hannover J. Dichgans, Tübingen C. E. Elger, Bonn U. Hegerl, Berlin H. -J. Heinze, Hannover W. D. Heiss, Köln W. M. Herrmann, Berlin Ch. W. Hess, Bern H. C. Hopf, Mainz K. A. Hossmann, Köln K. Karbowski, Bern W. Klimesch, Salzburg F . H. Lopes da Silva, Amsterdam H. P. Ludin, St. Gallen C. H. Lücking, Freiburg W. Machleidt, Köln B. Mamoli, Wien E. Niedermeyer, Baltimore J. Noth, Aachen G. Pfurtscheller, Graz P. Rappelsberger, Wien J. Röhmel, Berlin B. Rockstroh, Konstanz D. Scheffner, Berlin M. Stöhr, Augsburg P. Wolf, Bielefeld St. Zschocke, Hamburg U. Zwiener, Jena
The Relationship Between Registration Time and Major Status and Academic Performance and Retention of First-time-in-college Undergraduate Students at a Four-year, Public University

This quantitative study utilized secondary data from one large four-year, state university in the southwestern US. The relationship between registration time and academic performance was examined as well as the relationship between registration time and retention of first-time-in-college (FTIC) undergraduate students during their first semester of enrollment at the university. The differences between decided and undecided students were tested regarding students’ academic performance and retention of the same population. The study population for the fall 2011 semester included 6,739 freshmen, and the study population for the fall 2012 semester included 4,454 freshmen. Through multiple and logistic regression models, registration time was shown to statistically have a relationship with academic performance and retention (p < .05). Later registrants showed to have a negative relationship with GPA and were less likely to return the following spring semester. The explained variance (R2) for both measures of academic performance and retention along with descriptive statistics are also presented. A Mann Whitney U test and chi square test indicated that a statistically significant association between decided and undecided students exists for academic performance and retention (p < .05). Decided major students performed better as measured by semester GPA performance and were more likely to return the following spring semester. Recommendations and implications are issued regarding future research, policy, and practice.
Zelfmanagement vanuit het perspectief van mensen met astma of COPD.

In de zorg voor mensen met astma en COPD komt ‘zelfmanagement’ maar moeizaam van de grond. Zowel patienten als zorgverleners moeten nog erg wennen aan hun nieuwe rol. Longpatienten zijn 365 dagen per jaar bezig met hun ziekte. In de zorg voor mensen met astma en COPD komt de nadruk daarom steeds meer te liggen op ‘zelfmanagement’. Net als bij de zorg voor andere chronische ziekten. Hierdoor verandert de rolverdeling tussen zorgverleners en patienten. Patienten krijgen een actieve rol. Ze worden ‘regisseur’ van hun eigen zorg. Zorg wordt een samenwerking tussen zorgverlener en patient. Waarbij de patient het voortouw neemt en de zorgverlener coacht en ondersteunt. Het aannemen van deze nieuwe rollen is wennen voor beide partijen, zo blijkt uit onderzoek van het NIVEL (Nederlands instituut voor onderzoek van de gezondheidszorg) dat is uitgevoerd met subsidie van het Astma Fonds. Het bevorderen van de eigen regie van patienten is een van de beleidsdoelstellingen van het fonds. Van willen naar doen Mensen met astma en COPD blijken vaak wel gemotiveerd om bijvoorbeeld te stoppen met roken of meer te bewegen, maar weten zelf niet goed hoe ze dat moeten doen. Zorgverleners geven wel adviezen, maar deze bieden patienten vaak te weinig houvast om zelf het probleem aan te pakken. Een deel van de patienten heeft behoefte aan meer concrete hulp. Met name oudere en laag opgeleide mensen met astma of COPD, astmapatienten die de symptomen slecht onder controle hebben en COPD-patienten met bijkomende ziekten kunnen moeilijk zelfstandig hun gedrag aanpassen. Voor hen is ondersteuning op maat noodzakelijk. Persoonlijk zorgplan Een hulpmiddel om zorg op maat te kunnen bieden is het persoonlijk zorgplan. Hoewel overheden, zorgverleners en patientenorganisaties het belang van een persoonlijk zorgplan onderstrepen, heeft nog maar 14% van de mensen met astma of COPD een persoonlijk zorgplan. Dit wordt bovendien nauwelijks structureel gebruikt in de zorg. NIVEL-onderzoeker Monique Heijmans: “Patienten en zorgverleners lijken nog onvoldoende overtuigd van de meerwaarde van het werken met een persoonlijk zorgplan en een actieve bijdrage van patienten. Wennen aan het idee van de eigen regie, heeft tijd nodig. Patienten kiezen toch veelal nog voor een meer passieve rol – ook omdat ze niet precies weten hoe ze die actievere rol zouden moeten invullen – en zorgverleners dringen niet echt aan om dat te veranderen. Het is belangrijk de voors en tegens die patienten en zorgverleners zien bij hun nieuwe rol in kaart te brengen om zo het zorgplan gerichter te kunnen invoeren. ”
Disaster management using image processing

Many hazards that threaten the country have the ability to cause loss of lives or injury and all of them have the ability to cause severe damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure. These includes earthquakes, meteorological hazards, accidental hazards and flooding. Disasters have become a severe issue of growing concern throughout the world, whether it is natural hazards or by human factors. Our country is vulnerable to a number of natural hazards. It is highly imperative to develop effective methods for disaster management. I propose and demonstrate an image processing technique to identify shortest possible route to affected area after disaster like earthquake, flood, Fire & volcano hazards. The proposed model composed of pre-processing, decision making and result. In my thesis I used speeded up robust features to segment roads based on pre and post disastrous moment. I also used color based segmentation to detect fire and volcano on roads and it also can detect floods on road. Moreover, I used a method called ‘K’ means clustering which detect the presence and absence of an object by comparing both pre & post disaster images. Finally, I used a shortest path estimation algorithm to find the best possible route to affected area so that the immediate relief can reach the site as soon as possible.
Performance Analysis of the Software Cost Estimation Methods: A Review

Accurate cost estimation helps to complete project within time and budget. Many estimation models have been proposed over the last 30 years. This paper provides a detail overview of existing software cost estimation models and techniques. Cost estimation models are basically of two types: algorithmic and non-algorithmic. It also includes the recent developed techniques for software cost estimation field. This paper presents the strength and weakness of various software cost estimation methods. It also focuses on some of the relevant reasons that cause inaccurate estimation. In this paper a comparative analysis among existing popular models are performed and the performance is analysed and compared in terms MMRE (Mean Magnitude of Relative Error) and PRED (Prediction).
4-Nitro-N′-[(1E,2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ylidene]benzohydrazide

In the title molecule, C16H13N3O3, the benzene and phenyl rings are linked through a propenylidene hydrazide fragment, C—C(=O)—N(H)—N=C(H)—C(H)=C(H)—, which is fully extended with torsion angles in the range 175.4 (2)–179.9 (2)°. The dihedral angle between the the benzene and phenyl rings is 58.28 (7)°. In the crystal structure, intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into chains along the b axis and additional stabilization is provided by weak intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
A Review on Randomized Controlled Clinical Study on Acupuncture Treatment of Breast Cancer Patients

ABSTRACT A Review on Randomized Controlled Clinical Study on Acupuncture Treatment of Breast Cancer PatientsYoon-Jae Lee 1 , Sung-Yeop Lee 1 , You-Hwa Jung 1 Seung-Yeol Lee 1 , Jun-Bock Jang 2 , Deok-Sang Hwang 21 Dept. of Korean Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gang-Nam Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine 2 Dept. of Korean Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee UniversityObjectives: Breast cancer patients in Korea need to care about symptoms with complementary medicine in cluding acupuncture. We reviewed the randomized controlled studies using acupuncture in breast cancer patients to establish a basic knowledge of clinical practice guidelines. Methods: We searched the following databases through July 2015: the Coch rane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Ovid-Medline, Ovid-EMBAS E, the Allied and Complementary Medicine Databases and OASIS. The articles of RCTs using acupuncture in breast cancer for all symptoms were selected and analyzed. The acupoints, treatment period, incl usion criteria of participants, follow-up period and effectiveness were extracted. Results: Three hundred fifty five records after duplicate were screened , and 14 RCTs were selected. RCTs of Hot flush, pain, fatigue were revie wed. The adverse symptoms using medical treatment in breast cancer patients were targets of acupuncture in RCTs. The acupuncture treatment was decreased th e hot flush, pain and fatigue. However, the effect was not confirmed due to various study design. Conclusions: The analysis of the research would be conjugated to establish a basic knowledge of clinical practice guidelines. Well designed studies in Korea are needed to confirm the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in pat ients with breast cancer. Key Words: acupuncture, review, breast neoplasms
SMIL Authoring System for Multimedia Object Presentation

Recently the Internet and multimedia technique quickly, develops and to follow multimedia information which is many at the network it is quick and widely, it will be able to exchange. And the synchronization problem for the time and a space of the multimedia object which is various exists. In order to solve like this problem point SMIL where it puts a base in XML it will be able to compose the multimedia object expression which is various from W3C standard was proposed. About under integrating to express a multimedia data the individual multimedia object of the synchronization language for and chain with time it will be able to integrate with the multimedia presentation which has become motive anger space in order. In this thesis provides that uses various multimedia object and users integrate multimedia object with synchronization easily SMIL Authoring system that can presentation design and implemented.
THE EXPLORATION OF SOLAR SYSTEM USING MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY

One of the most rapidly changing and exciting areas of education today is the development of computer-based educational materials or courseware. The purpose of the project is to develop an educational courseware prototype that presents a vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Solar System. The targeted end-users of the courseware will be high-school classes, as well as non-science majors in introductory astronomy classes. The courseware enables students to discover the facts and phenomena of the Solar System through an archive of text, graphics, audio, videos, 2D and 3D animations. The courseware also includes self-assessment components can be integrated to provide the student with immediate feedback. The development of courseware is important in offering enhanced exploration and educational enjoyment of the Solar System and beyond. It provides a comprehensive self-learning and interactive material to the students via multimedia technology.
Four Ports Multiple Input Multiple Output Diversity Antenna for UWB Applications

compact MIMO antenna of 52 x 40 mm 2 is presented. It consists of four planar monopole (PM) antenna elements fed with 50-Ω microstrip-line designed on FR4 epoxy substrate. All planar monopole (PM) antennas are square shaped out of which PM1 & PM2 and, PM3& PM4 pairs are perpendicular to each other. Ground portion consists of rectangular slot for better impedance matching and four stubs are present to increase isolation and gain. The geometry was optimized to operate in the 3GHz to 12GHz. The proposed antenna was validated through experimental results and found reasonable agreement between the measured and simulated data.
What is the best choice for chronic urinary retention: indwelling catheter or clean intermittent catheterization? Qual a melhor escolha para a retenção urinária crônica: sondagem vesical de demora ou cateterismo intermitente limpo?

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of clean intermittent catheterization, comparing to indwelling urinary catheter, in the treatment of chronic urinary retention. Methods: This literature review was carried out in order to highlight the best evidences for the choice between treatments. The extensive literature review was made through PubMed and Cochrane National Library. We selected the main articles published between 1950 and 2007, using urinary retention, indwelling urinary catheter, and clean intermittent catheterization as keywords. Results: Twenty five papers were selected, including three meta-analyses evaluating the long-term complications of clean intermittent catheterization, prophylactic intervention, and catheter types. Most articles discussed complications in patients with neurologic dysfunctions. Conclusion: Clean intermittent catheterization is better than indwelling catheter, as it is related to lower complication rates, both short and long-term. Indwelling catheterization was associated with decreased vesical compliance and bladder calculi, among others.
PENGARUH PENETAPAN SASARAN DAN SISTEM REMUNERASI TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI ORGANISASI SEKTOR PUBLIK (Studi pada Kantor Pelayanan Perbendaharaan Negara di Jawa Timur)

Pengaruh Penetapan Sasaran dan Sistem Remunerasi terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Organisasi Sektor Publik (Studi pada Kantor Pelayanan Perbendaharaan Negara di Jawa Timur) . Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tentang pengaruh penetapan sasaran dan sistem remunerasi terhadap kinerja pegawai pada organisasi sektor publik. Penelitian dengan metode kuantitatif ini dilakukan terhadap responden para pegawai KPPN di Jawa Timur. Data diuji menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa penetapan sasaran berpengaruh secara parsial terhadap kinerja pegawai. Ini dapat diartikan bahwa penetapan sasaran memberikan kontribusi yang signifikan dalam upaya peningkatan kinerja pegawai. Sementara itu, sistem remunerasi secara parsial tidak berpengaruh terhadap kinerja pegawai. Ini menunjukkan bahwa sistem remunerasi yang diterapkan belum efektif sehingga tidak mampu memberikan kontribusi yang signifikan dalam upaya peningkatan kinerja pegawai. Kata Kunci : penetapan sasaran, sistem remunerasi, dan kinerja pegawai .
Broadway, the Golden Years: Jerome Robbins and the Great Choreographer-Directors, 1940 to the Present

A group portrait of the great Broadway choreographers from the mid-20th century to our own time, this title covers the lives of: Jerome Robbins, Agnes de Mille, Gower Champion, Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, Tommy Tune, Graciela Daniele, and Susan Stroman. The hits generated by two generations of choreographer-directors define the Broadway stage: "Oklahoma! "; "On the Town"; "West Side Story"; "Hello, Dolly! "; "Fiddler on the Roof"; "A Chorus Line"; "Dancin'"; "Dream Girls"; "The Producers"; and many more. In researching this book, Robert Emmet Long conducted dozens of interviews with his subjects themselves as well as those who worked with them and also secured the cooperation of artists who do not typically give interviews.