Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Learning Word Representation Considering Proximity and Ambiguity

Distributed representations of words (aka word embedding) have proven helpful in solving natural language processing (NLP) tasks. Training distributed representations of words with neural networks has lately been a major focus of researchers in the field. Recent work on word embedding, the Continuous Bag-of-Words (CBOW) model and the Continuous Skip-gram (Skip-gram) model, have produced particularly impressive results, significantly speeding up the training process to enable word representation learning from large-scale data. However, both CBOW and Skip-gram do not pay enough attention to word proximity in terms of model or word ambiguity in terms of linguistics. In this paper, we propose Proximity-Ambiguity Sensitive (PAS) models (i.e. PAS CBOW and PAS Skip-gram) to produce high quality distributed representations of words considering both word proximity and ambiguity. From the model perspective, we introduce proximity weights as parameters to be learned in PAS CBOW and used in PAS Skip-gram. By better modeling word proximity, we reveal the strength of pooling-structured neural networks in word representation learning. The proximity-sensitive pooling layer can also be applied to other neural network applications that employ pooling layers. From the linguistics perspective, we train multiple representation vectors per word. Each representation vector corresponds to a particular group of POS tags of the word. By using PAS models, we achieved a 16.9% increase in accuracy over state-of-the-art models.
Antioxidant Effects of Lycopene in African American Men with Prostate Cancer or Benign Prostate Hyperplasia: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Consumption of tomato products is associated with a decreased risk of developing prostate cancer, and lycopene, the red carotenoid in the tomato, is a potent antioxidant that might contribute to this chemoprevention activity. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 105 African American men veterans, recommended for prostate biopsy to detect cancer, was carried out to investigate whether oral administration of lycopene increases lycopene levels in blood and prostate tissue and lowers markers of oxidative stress. Urology patients were randomly assigned to receive 30 mg/d of lycopene as a tomato oleoresin or placebo for 21 days prior to prostate biopsy for possible diagnosis of prostate cancer. A total of 47 men had a diagnosis of prostate cancer, and 58 men had a diagnosis of benign prostate hyperplasia. Diet, smoking, and drinking habits were assessed. For the men receiving lycopene, the mean lycopene concentration increased from 0.74 ± 0.39 to 1.43 ± 0.61 μmol/L in plasma (P < 0.0001) and from 0.45 ± 0.53 to 0.59 ± 0.47 pmol/mg in prostate tissue (P = 0.005). No significant changes in the DNA oxidation product 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine and the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde were observed in prostate tissue and plasma, respectively, as a result of lycopene administration. Cancer Prev Res; 4(5); 711–8. ©2011 AACR.
Predicting the Intention to Use a Web‐Based Learning System: Perceived Content Quality, Anxiety, Perceived System Quality, Image, and the Technology Acceptance Model

The aim of this study is to determine the factors affecting blue‐collar workers’ intention to use a web‐based learning system in the preimplementation phase in the automotive industry. For that purpose an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) is proposed, which included factors such as image, perceived content quality, and perceived system quality as additions to the basic model. Data collected from 546 blue‐collar workers were used to test the proposed research model by using Linear Structural Relations software LISREL, Version 8.54. The findings of the study indicate that perceived usefulness is the strongest predictor of behavioral intention to use a web‐based learning system. In addition, a high proportion of perceived usefulness is explained by perceived content quality, and perceived ease of use is explained by perceived system quality and anxiety.
Multi-functional device for cardiologic telemedicine and diagnostic holter

Although different systems are available on the market to record ECG and to send it to an analysis station, there is still demand for a more versatile, easy to use device that shorten the time the diagnosis is available, avoiding the patient to move to a healthcare center: the purpose of our work was to validate a solution that fullfil this requirement. Twenty family doctors and two cardiologists were involved in the evaluation of the whole solution and 400 exams were performed. The results showed that the device is well tolerated by patients and the workflow allures the practitioners for the combination of its semplicity and effectiveness in reducing the time to reach the diagnosis, although a remarkable number of cardiac traces were not good enough to formulate a diagnosis, mainly due to contact loss in the patientpsilas electrical circuit. An investigation was carried on to identify the causes of bad electrical connections and corrective measures were taken to improve the number of good quality signals.
Neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism in the Netherlands: cognitive and motor outcome at 10 years of age.

CONTEXT Patients with thyroidal congenital hypothyroidism (CH-T) born in The Netherlands in 1981-1982 showed persistent intellectual and motor deficits during childhood and adulthood, despite initiation of T(4) supplementation at a median age of 28 d after birth. OBJECTIVE The present study examined whether advancement of treatment initiation to 20 d had resulted in improved cognitive and motor outcome. DESIGN/SETTING/PATIENTS In 82 Dutch CH-T patients, born in 1992 to 1993 and treated at a median age of 20 d (mean, 22 d; range, 2-73 d), cognitive and motor outcome was assessed (mean age, 10.5 yr; range, 9.6-11.4 yr). Severity of CH-T was classified according to pretreatment free T(4) concentration. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Cognitive and motor outcome of the 1992-1993 cohort in comparison to the 1981 to 1982 cohort was the main outcome measure. RESULTS Patients with severe CH-T had lower full-scale (93.7), verbal (94.9), and performance (93.9) IQ scores than the normative population (P < 0.05), whereas IQ scores of patients with moderate and mild CH-T were comparable to those of the normative population. In all three severity subgroups, significant motor problems were observed, most pronounced in the severe CH-T group. No correlations were found between starting day of treatment and IQ or motor outcome. CONCLUSIONS Essentially, findings from the 1992-1993 cohort were similar to those of the 1981-1982 cohort. Apparently, advancing initiation of T(4) supplementation from 28 to 20 d after birth did not result in improved cognitive or motor outcome in CH-T patients.
Synchronizing crisis responses after a transgression: An analysis of BP's enacted crisis response to the Deepwater Horizon crisis in 2010

Purpose – With the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 and until the well was officially “killed” on September 19, 2010, British Petroleum (BP) did not merely experience a crisis but a five‐month marathon of sustained, multi‐media engagement. Whereas traditional public relations theory teaches us that an organization should synchronize its messages across channels, there are no models to understand how an organization may strategically coordinate public relations messaging across traditional and social media platforms. This is especially important in the new media environment where social media (e.g. Facebook and Twitter) are increasingly being used in concert with traditional public relations tools (e.g. press releases) as a part of an organization's stakeholder engagement strategy. This paper seeks to address these issues.Design/methodology/approach – The present study is a content analysis examining all of BP's press releases (N=126), its Facebook posts (.
Sensorless control of Fault Tolerant PMSM drives in case of single-phase open circuit fault

This paper introduces a new method to track the saliency of a PMSM motor fed by a four-leg inverter in case of a single phase open circuit fault through measuring the dynamic current response of the motor line currents due the IGBT switching actions. In the case of a single phase open circuit fault, a fault-tolerant control strategy that includes taking appropriate actions to control the two remaining healthy currents, resulting in minor system performance degradation. The new strategy introduced in this paper includes software modifications only to the saliency tracking algorithm used in healthy mode to make it applicable to the reconfigured converter in the presence of a fault. The new method uses only the fundamental PWM waveform (i.e there is no modification to the operation of the four-leg inverter) similar to the fundamental PWM method proposed for a three-leg inverter. Simulation results are provided to verify effectiveness of the proposed strategy of saliency tracking of a PMSM motor driven by fault tolerant four-phase inverter over a wide speed ranges under the case of a single phase open circuit fault.
Outbreaks of Syphilis in Rural Texas Towns, 1991-1992

Between 1986 and 1990, rates of primary and secondary syphilis increased 134% in rural counties in the South. Reasons for the increases are speculative. During the. 14 months ending in October 1992, outbreaks in four eastern Texas counties provided an opportunity to characterize syphilis in rural Texas. We reviewed records for 118 patients and 339 sex partners. Three outbreaks were concentrated in neighborhoods where crack cocaine dealers conducted business and exchange of sex for drugs or money was common; the fourth outbreak involved out-of-town prostitutes who visited undocumented alien workers. Among the 118 syphilis cases, 15 (13%) were primary, 35 (30%) were secondary. Most patients were black (105, 89%); the male-female ratio was 1:1. One woman gave birth to an infant with congenital syphilis. Almost half of the sex partners were infected. HIV pretest counseling was completed for only 55 patients (47%), and only 23 (19%) were tested for the human immunodeficiency virus. These four rural outbreaks of syphilis associated with crack cocaine and the exchange of sex for drugs or money mirror recent urban syphilis outbreaks. Patients in these rural syphilis outbreaks are at risk for HIV infection, but HIV testing has not been emphasized by public health workers.
Runtime analysis of the (1+1) evolutionary algorithm on strings over finite alphabets

In this work, we investigate a (1+1) Evolutionary Algorithm for optimizing functions over the space {0,. ,<i>r</i>} <sup><i>n</i></sup>, where <i>r</i> is a positive integer. We show that for linear functions over {0,1,2}<sup><i>n</i></sup>, the expected runtime time of this algorithm is O(<i>n</i> log <i>n</i>). This result generalizes an existing result on pseudo-Boolean functions and is derived using drift analysis. We also show that for large values of <i>r</i>, no upper bound for the runtime of the (1+1) Evolutionary Algorithm for linear function on {0,. ,<i>r</i>}<sup><i>n</i></sup> can be obtained with this approach nor with any other approach based on drift analysis with weight-independent linear potential functions.
Estimating Food Consumption and Poverty Indices with Mobile Phone Data

Recent studies have shown the value of mobile phone data to tackle problems related to economic development and humanitarian action. In this research, we assess the suitability of indicators derived from mobile phone data as a proxy for food security indicators. We compare the measures extracted from call detail records and airtime credit purchases to the results of a nationwide household survey conducted at the same time. Results show high correlations (> .8) between mobile phone data derived indicators and several relevant food security variables such as expenditure on food or vegetable consumption. This correspondence suggests that, in the future, proxies derived from mobile phone data could be used to provide valuable up-to-date operational information on food security throughout low and middle income countries.
Confiabilidad y validación de un modelo de formulación clínica conductual

The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and content and predictive validity of a clinical case formulation, developed from a behavioral perspective. A mixed design integrating levels of descriptive analysis and A-B case study with follow-up was used. The study established the reliability of the following descriptive and explanatory categories: (a) problem description, (b) predisposing factors, (c) precipitating factors, (d) acquisition and (e) inferred mechanism (maintenance). The analysis was performed on cases from 2005 to 2008 formulated with the model derived from the current study. With regards to validity, expert judges considered that the model had content validity. The predictive validity was established across application of model to three case studies. Discussion shows the importance of extending the investigation with the model in other populations and to establish the clinical and concurrent validity of the model
Segment-prosody interaction and phonetic models of speech rhythm and rhythmic typology.

A new interest in rhythm taxonomies was awoken when new metrics for quantifying traditional prosodic distinctions between languages emerged a few years ago (Ramus, Nespor and Mehler 1999, henceforth RNM; Low, Grabe and Nolan 2000, Low and Grabe 2002, henceforth LG). Authors of the metrics shared a common approach trying to find a phonetic rather than impressionistic basis for the standard typological continuum of syllableto stress-timing. By using variability and distribution statistics of consonantal and vocalic intervals they tried to test and evaluate the descriptive power of the standard typology. The view that language phonotactics and syllable structure determine rhythm classes derives from Dauer (1983) and Bertinetto (1989). Their criteria of classification produce a cumulative result of phonological language specific properties, such as syllable structure and vowel reduction, that locate languages on a scale from syllableto stresstimed. This way, segment durations and quality as well as phonotactic segment configurations are the proposed determinants of language type. Studies such as RNM and LG used consonantal and vocalic stretches as the base units for calculation of classificatory statistics so that, contrary to work in the past (Abercrombie 1967, Lehiste 1977, Pike 1945), direct phonetic correlates were adopted.
Treatment of Developmental Reading Disorders: A Visual Attention Span Deficit Approach

A current theory of the cognitive underpinnings of developmental reading disorders supposes that two impairments contribute to the overall profile of disordered reading: one of phonological awareness and one of visual attention span. The severity of each impairment is different for each child. By identifying children that display a severe degree of one impairment, but a limited degree of the other, each impairment can be investigated. The current study identified one participant with a stronger phonological impairment, and one with a stronger impairment of visual attention span. They completed two training programs: one program tailored to improve phonology, and one tailored to improve visual span. Both treatments improved reading performance in both participants. It was expected that the treatment targeting each participant‟s particular cognitive impairment would prove more effective for that participant. However, both treatments were found to show similar levels of improvement with both participants.
Genomic rearrangements by LINE-1 insertion-mediated deletion in the human and chimpanzee lineages

Long INterspersed Elements (LINE-1s or L1s) are abundant non-LTR retrotransposons in mammalian genomes that are capable of insertional mutagenesis. They have been associated with target site deletions upon insertion in cell culture studies of retrotransposition. Here, we report 50 deletion events in the human and chimpanzee genomes directly linked to the insertion of L1 elements, resulting in the loss of ∼18 kb of sequence from the human genome and ∼15 kb from the chimpanzee genome. Our data suggest that during the primate radiation, L1 insertions may have deleted up to 7.5 Mb of target genomic sequences. While the results of our in vivo analysis differ from those of previous cell culture assays of L1 insertion-mediated deletions in terms of the size and rate of sequence deletion, evolutionary factors can reconcile the differences. We report a pattern of genomic deletion sizes similar to those created during the retrotransposition of Alu elements. Our study provides support for the existence of different mechanisms for small and large L1-mediated deletions, and we present a model for the correlation of L1 element size and the corresponding deletion size. In addition, we show that internal rearrangements can modify L1 structure during retrotransposition events associated with large deletions.
Identification of a novel psoriasis susceptibility locus at 1p and evidence of epistasis between PSORS1 and candidate loci

The pathogenesis of all forms of psoriasis remains obscure. Segregation analysis and twin studies together with ethnic differences in disease frequency all point to an underlying genetic susceptibility to psoriasis, which is both complex and likely to reflect the action of a number of genes. We performed a genome wide analysis using a total of 271 polymorphic autosomal markers on 284 sib relative pairs identified within 158 independent families. We detected evidence for linkage at 6p21 (PSORS1) with a non-parametric linkage score (NPL)=4.7, p=2 × 10-6 and at chromosome 1p (NPL=3.6, p=1.9 × 10-4) in all families studied. Significant excess (p=0.004) paternal allele sharing was detected for markers spanning the PSORS1locus. A further three regions reached NPL scores of 2 or greater, including a region at chromosome 7 (NPL 2.1), for which linkage for a number of autoimmune disorders has been reported. Partitioning of the data set according to allele sharing at 6p21 (PSORS1) favoured linkage to chromosomes 2p (NPL 2.09) and 14q (NPL 2.0), both regions implicated in previous independent genome scans, and suggests evidence for epistasis betweenPSORS1 and genes at other genomic locations. This study has provided linkage evidence in favour of a novel susceptibility locus for psoriasis and provides evidence of the complex mechanisms underlying the genetic predisposition to this common skin disease.
Terug van nooit weggeweest. Inleiding op de nieuwe reeks 'Werving en Selectie'.

Nederland en Vlaanderen hebben van oudsher een goede reputatie op het gebied van onderzoek en nieuwe ontwikkelingen binnen het domein van de werving en selectie. Mede vanwege recente ontwikke‐ lingen op de arbeidsmarkt vragen dienstverlenende bedrijven die actief zijn op het gebied van Human Resources (HR) om competente werving- en selectieconsulenten. Echter, de aandacht voor werving en selectiethema’s is het laatste decennium minder sterk aanwezig in de Nederlandstalige onderzoeksliteratuur. Het aanbod van gespeciali‐ seerde selectievakken binnen het universitair onderwijs en hoger beroepsonderwijs is mager en een inhoudelijke bespreking van wer‐ ving- en selectiethema’s binnen diverse HR-curricula blijkt eveneens beperkt. Deze bevindingen staan in contrast met ontwikkelingen op de arbeidsmarkt, alsook met de behoefte aan wetenschappelijke inzichten inzake nieuwe praktijken en methoden. De nieuwe reeks ‘Werving en Selectie’ biedt een forum aan onderzoekers en ‘praktijk‐ mensen’ om tegemoet te komen aan deze nieuwe uitdagingen. In deze inleiding op de nieuwe reeks bespreken we zes trends, de kloof tussen wetenschap en praktijk, alsook enkele perspectieven om tegemoet te komen aan diverse nieuwe ontwikkelingen binnen dit domein.
The effects of training with loads that maximise power output and individualised repetitions vs. traditional power training

Background It has been suggested that strength training effects (i.e. neural or structural) vary, depending on the total repetitions performed and velocity loss in each training set. Purpose The aim of this study is to compare the effects of two training programmes (i.e. one with loads that maximise power output and individualised repetitions, and the other following traditional power training). Methods Twenty-five males were divided into three groups (optimum power [OP = 10], traditional training [TT = 9] and control group [CG = 6]). The training load used for OP was individualised using loads that maximised power output (41.7% ± 5.8 of one repetition maximum [1RM]) and repetitions at maximum power (4 to 9 repetitions, or ‘reps’). Volume (sets x repetitions) was the same for both experimental groups, while intensity for TT was that needed to perform only 50% of the maximum number of possible repetitions (i.e. 61.1%–66.6% of 1RM). The training programme ran over 11 weeks (2 sessions per week; 4–5 sets per session; 3-minute rests between sets), with pre-, intermediate and post-tests which included: anthropometry, 1RM, peak power output (PPO) with 30%, 40% and 50% of 1RM in the bench press throw, and salivary testosterone (ST) and cortisol (SC) concentrations. Rate of perceived exertion (RPE) and power output were recorded in all sessions. Results Following the intermediate test, PPO was increased in the OP group for each load (10.9%–13.2%). Following the post-test, both experimental groups had increased 1RM (11.8%–13.8%) and PPO for each load (14.1%–19.6%). Significant decreases in PPO were found for the TT group during all sets (4.9%–15.4%), along with significantly higher RPE (37%). Conclusion OP appears to be a more efficient method of training, with less neuromuscular fatigue and lower RPE.
The genome of infectious bursal disease virus consists of two segments of double-stranded RNA

The RNA of infectious bursal disease virus was reexamined in a detailed analysis. It could be established that its genome consists of two segments of double-stranded RNA. The RNA is RNase resistant and has a sedimentation coefficient of 14S and a buoyant density of 1.62 g/ml. The purine/pyrimidine ratio is nearly 1; the guanine plus cytosine content is 55.3%; the Tm is 95.5 degrees C. The molecular weights of the two double-stranded segments were determined to be 2.2 x 10(6) and 2.5 x 10(6).