Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Scalable Orchestration of Telco/IT Mashups

The high availability of information provided through standards typical of the Web 2.0 world (e.g. RSS Feed, Atom, etc.) and services exposed by means of Web Service API (see [1] for a list of more than 1300 APIs) leads to the development of new tools for the rapid creation of applications -called Mashups-that combine these different sources. More specifically we refer to the Event Driven class of Mashups, in which a set of autonomous service components interact with each other under the control of an Orchestrator. These autonomous service components may belong both to the Internet world (e.g. e-mail, RSS Feed, etc.) and to the Telco world (e.g. voice call, SMS, etc.). In this paper we discuss the requirements that should be fulfilled by a platform that supports the execution of Event Driven Mashups. We consider performance issues such as low latency/high throughput as well as security and management issues such as AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) and SLA ( Service Level Agreement) issues. Starting from these requirements, we propose a set of five design solution that allows to implement a scalable system for the execution of Mashups. In particular, we describe the concept of Session Less Orchestration that allows to fulfill the scalability requirement through a mechanism that frees the central engine from the burden of managing and storing session information. Finally we report the results of the evaluation tests performed on the platform prototype.
The MARCH Family E3 Ubiquitin Ligase K5 Alters Monocyte Metabolism and Proliferation through Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Modulation

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) lesions are complex mixtures of KS-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)-infected spindle and inflammatory cells. In order to survive the host immune responses, KSHV encodes a number of immunomodulatory proteins, including the E3 ubiquitin ligase K5. In exploring the role of this viral protein in monocytes, we made the surprising discovery that in addition to a potential role in down regulation of immune responses, K5 also contributes to increased proliferation and alters cellular metabolism. This ubiquitin ligase increases aerobic glycolysis and lactate production through modulation of cellular growth factor-binding receptor tyrosine kinase endocytosis, increasing the sensitivity of cells to autocrine and paracrine factors. This leads to an altered pattern of cellular phosphorylation, increases in Akt activation and a longer duration of Erk1/2 phosphorylation. Overall, we believe this to be the first report of a virally-encoded ubiquitin ligase potentially contributing to oncogenesis through alterations in growth factor signaling cascades and opens a new avenue of research in K5 biology.
Immunohistochemical analysis of breast tissue microarray images using contextual classifiers

Background: Tissue microarrays (TMAs) are an important tool in translational research for examining multiple cancers for molecular and protein markers. Automatic immunohistochemical (IHC) scoring of breast TMA images remains a challenging problem. Methods: A two-stage approach that involves localization of regions of invasive and in-situ carcinoma followed by ordinal IHC scoring of nuclei in these regions is proposed. The localization stage classifies locations on a grid as tumor or non-tumor based on local image features. These classifications are then refined using an auto-context algorithm called spin-context. Spin-context uses a series of classifiers to integrate image feature information with spatial context information in the form of estimated class probabilities. This is achieved in a rotationally-invariant manner. The second stage estimates ordinal IHC scores in terms of the strength of staining and the proportion of nuclei stained. These estimates take the form of posterior probabilities, enabling images with uncertain scores to be referred for pathologist review. Results: The method was validated against manual pathologist scoring on two nuclear markers, progesterone receptor (PR) and estrogen receptor (ER). Errors for PR data were consistently lower than those achieved with ER data. Scoring was in terms of estimated proportion of cells that were positively stained (scored on an ordinal scale of 0-6) and perceived strength of staining (scored on an ordinal scale of 0-3). Average absolute differences between predicted scores and pathologist-assigned scores were 0.74 for proportion of cells and 0.35 for strength of staining (PR). Conclusions: The use of context information via spin-context improved the precision and recall of tumor localization. The combination of the spin-context localization method with the automated scoring method resulted in reduced IHC scoring errors.
The Arabidopsis thaliana Clock

A combination of forward and reverse genetic approaches together with transcriptome-scale gene expression analyses have allowed the elaboration of a model for the Arabidopsis thaliana circadian clock. The working model largely conforms to the expected negative feedback loop model that has emerged from studies in other model systems. Although a core loop has emerged, it is clear that additional components remain to be identified and that the workings of the Arabidopsis clock have been established only in outline. Similarly, the details of resetting by light and temperature are only incompletely known. In contrast, the mechanism of photoperiodic induction of flowering is known in considerable detail and is consistent with the external coincidence model.
Social Dumping and the EU Integration Process

This paper proposes a conceptualization of social dumping and applies it to an analysis of the EU integration process. Building on recent contributions in the fields of economic theory, economic sociology and institutional political economy, it defines social dumping as the practice, undertaken by self-interested market participants, of undermining or evading existing social regulations with the aim of gaining a competitive advantage. The paper also argues that the social dumping practices of market actors are encouraged by policy initiatives of liberalization and deregulation.
Human Persuasion Integration in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Of course, people have different opinions about what is attractive. They have different views of what’s attractive; designers need to understand the aesthetics of their target audiences when creating a persuasive technology product. The more visually attractive the product is to its target audience, the more likely it is to be persuasive. Similarly during development software product, software engineers are facing lot of problems. End user feels reluctant to provide the whole his persuasion during requirement gathering phase. In this paper the author tried to propose a human persuasion (HP) model that will embed during the software development lifecycle (SDLC). In this way a powerful solution can be achieved within available resources.
Pneumatically Driven Finger Movement: A Novel Passive Functional MR Imaging Technique for Presurgical Motor and Sensory Mapping

SUMMARY: Two of the most common reasons for failure to obtain adequate preoperative functional data are inadequate task performance and excessive head motion. With an MR imaging−compatible pneumatically driven manipulandum, passive motor tasks elicited reproducible contralateral activation in the M1 and S1 in 10 healthy controls and 6 patients. The SMA was localized in all healthy controls and in 5 of 6 patients. Head motion was reduced in passive tasks compared with active tasks.
Hierarchical organization for medical video summarization using latent visual and semantic analysis

The large increase of medical video archives demands effective organization for efficient retrieval and browsing. In this paper, we present a novel framework of video summarization based on the latent low-level visual and high-level semantic analysis. First, we investigate the concept hierarchy of the medical videos. Secondly, we collect textual semantic information around videos with an image-by-word matrix analysis process. Then, keyframe based video summarization is constructed by affinity propagation clustering and video content mining. Finally, we organize the extracted shots with hierarchical pattern, and tag keyframes with semantic labels. Our approach takes advantage of both visual content and textual information for video abstract. Preliminary experiment results show that our proposed approach could perform well.
Struation and Was Significantly Higher Waist Circumference Is Simpler than Body Mass Index

in the secretory phase (Fig. 1C). Dysmorphic erythrocytes (morphologically variable) have been reported to be a marker for glomerular bleeding and isomorphic erythrocytes (morphologically uniform) for nonglomerular bleeding (2 ). The present study revealed that most erythrocytes in the menstrual phase are isomorphic but that all erythrocytes detected in the other phases are dysmorphic, suggesting the existence of dysmorphic erythrocytes in urine from healthy women, especially in the proliferative and secretory phases of the menstrual cycle. Little is known about the usual variation in urinary leukocytes among healthy women. In the present study, leukocytes displayed significant size changes and were largest in the menstrual phase, decreasing in size thereafter. Recently reported cyclic changes in granulocyte colony-stimulating factor expression in the human follicle during the normal menstrual cycle (3 ) may be associated with our results, but the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. During the menstrual cycle, estrogen influences the proliferation and maturation of the vaginal epithelial cell layers during the proliferative phase, whereas progesterone is associated with shedding of the superficial epithelial cell layers during the secretory phase (4, 5). The number of small epithelial cells increases after menstruation and peaks in the secretory phase. Physiologic changes in vaginal secretions during the menstrual cycle could explain this. In conclusion, although the number of participants was limited and an investigation of the same individuals during the menstrual phases will provide more appropriate and valid information, our results suggest an important influence of menstrual cycle on the morphology of urine particles.
Capacity analysis of heterogeneous wireless networks under SINR interference constraints

Next Generation Wireless Networks (NGWNs) are expected to be heterogeneous, which integrate different Radio Access Technologies (RATs) such as 3GPP's Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) where a transmission is supported if the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) at the receiver is greater than some threshold. In this paper, we analyze the interference in heterogeneous wireless networks and determine the capacity by taking into consideration the class of traffic of each call and considering both intra-network interference and inter-network interference. This analysis allows us to simplify the estimation of capacity under SINR interference constraints in different wireless networks.
Interleukin 12 immunotherapy after autologous stem cell transplantation for hematological malignancies.

PURPOSE To determine the safety, maximum tolerated dose,and biological effects of recombinant human IL-12 after autologous stem cell transplantation for cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Twelve patients with hematological malignancies (8 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, 2 Hodgkin's disease, and 2 plasma cell myeloma) began interleukin (IL)-12 therapy at a median of 66 days after transplantation. Recombinant human IL-12 was given by bolus i.v. injection in doses of 30, 100, or 250 ng/kg once as an inpatient and then, after a 2-week hiatus, once daily for 5 consecutive days every 3 weeks on an outpatient basis. RESULTS Common side effects included fever, chills, fatigue, nausea or vomiting, and asymptomatic elevation in serum liver function tests. Transient neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were also common, but no patient required platelet transfusion or had a neutropenic fever. Dose-limiting toxicities (diarrhea and elevated liver function tests) occurred in 2 of 3 patients treated in the 250 ng/kg cohort. Biological effects, including increases in serum IFN-gamma levels and transient lymphopenia involving CD4 T cells, CD8 T cells, B cells, and NK cells, were seen at all three dose levels. CONCLUSIONS Biologically active doses of IL-12 can be given safely to patients after autologous stem cell transplantation for high-risk hematological malignancies. Further studies are indicated to assess the efficacy of IL-12 in this setting.
The Asymptotic Theory of the Kakwani Class of Poverty Measures

Given independent observations of the income or the expense variable of some population, with underlying distribution G, given a poverty line Z, we study the Kakwani class of poverty measures. This measure is one of the most important tools for monitoring poverty in Economics. Here, we complete our asymptotic normality theory for poverty measures by a special study for the Kakwani index and for the Sen measure which is a special case of Kakwani's indexes.
O chile é um mercado competitivo? Análise da persistência da rentabilidade aplicando um painel dinâmico

La persistencia de las rentabilidades es un fenomeno largamente estudiado, tanto en paises desarrollados como en paises en desarrollo. Sin embargo, la evidencia empirica es mixta. Mientras algunos estudios sugieren que las firmas compitiendo en paises en desarrollo tienen niveles de persistencia menores, tambien existen estudios que senalan que la persistencia de las rentabilidades es menor en firmas de paises desarrollados. En este estudio se utiliza una metodologia de panel dinamico para analizar el nivel de persistencia de la rentabilidad de firmas compitiendo en Chile. Los resultados sugieren que en Chile existe un entorno competitivo mas bien debil, que no logra erosionar sustantivamente el desempeno de las firmas, situando al pais en un nivel de competitividad interna incluso menor al de paises de un nivel de desarrollo economico inferior.
Influence of ecotourism activities on the forest structure and light intensity in forests of Taman Negara Pahang

Ecotourism activities in protected area such as in Taman Negara (i.e., hiking and camping) may result in canopy opening which increases light transmission to the forests floor and influencing the variation in forest structure. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of ecotourism activities on the light intensity and examine its influence to the forest structure in the protected forests of Taman Negara Pahang. Information on light intensity and forest stand attributes were collected in a total of 16, 20 m × 25 m plots which consists of camping sites, forest trails and natural areas. All trees ≥ 1 cm in diameter-at-breast height (DBH) were measured, tagged and numbered. The light intensity was measured using hemispherical photography at nine points randomly sampled in each plot. The diffuse light intensity recorded in hemispherical photographs was analysed (in percent) using RGBFisheye software. From the field measurements, there is a significant difference (P≤0.05) in basal area between two conditions (i.e., disturbed and undisturbed). The means of light intensity as recorded in hemispherical photographs of forest trails, camping sites and natural areas were 11.37%, 10.05% and 8.32%, respectively. Results from the analysis of variance indicated that there was a significant difference in the means of light intensity among study conditions (P≤0.05). Moreover, all study areas showed an inverse J-shaped DBH distribution which indicates the presence of abundance regeneration in the forest and the stands are still at the stage of development. Therefore, the study showed that the increase in light intensity in disturbed areas may result in the variation of forest structure beneath canopy. This could be because of the lesser stratification of canopy layers and the tolerance between some tree species and light in the disturbed areas.
Hearing Aid Use and Associated Factors in South Korea

Abstract Despite the high prevalence of hearing impairment in the elderly, the rate of hearing aid use is still low. The objectives of this study were to report the nation-wide prevalence of hearing aid use in the Korean population and to determine the associated factors with hearing aid use utilizing a nationally representative data set. We obtained data from the 2010 to 2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, which were cross-sectional surveys of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the Republic of Korea at age ≥40 years (N = 12,709). A field survey team performed interviews as well as physical examinations. Hearing aid use was assessed using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and pure-tone audiometry was administered for all participants in a sound-attenuating booth. Prevalence of hearing aid acquisition and regular use were calculated in participants who reported perceived hearing loss and who have bilateral hearing thresholds exceeding the 40 dB hearing level. Multivariable analyses were used to examine the associated factors with hearing aid use. The prevalence of hearing aid acquisition and regular use was 17.4% and 12.6%, respectively, in South Korea. Increased hearing threshold (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.03–1.07), severe perceived hearing loss (OR 10.73, 95% CI 4.52–25.46), annoying tinnitus (OR 3.30, 95% CI 1.61–6.74), balance problems (OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.18–0.86), and myopia (OR 0.30, 95% CI 0.12–0.76) were associated factors of regular use of hearing aids. The prevalence of hearing aid use in Korea is relatively low. Finding relevant factors of hearing aid use could provide further insight in setting up hearing-rehabilitation strategy for the elderly with significant hearing loss.
The Design and Realization of Middleware Based on Rights Management

First of all clarify the research background, and introduces the necessary theory and techniques involved in the relevant. Through the management information system access system resources study of various control methods, using RBAC access control technology to design and implement a middleware based rights management that can run on a variety of hardware and software platform to facilitate the conduct of secondary development.
Trends in Long-term Employment and Job Security in Japan and the United States: The Last Twenty-Five Years

Abstract Taking advantage of a recent relaxation of Japanese government’s data release policy, we conduct a cross-national analysis of micro data from Japan’s Employment Status Survey and its U.S. counterpart, Current Population Survey. Our focus is to document and contrast changes in long-term employment and job security over the last twenty five years between the two largest advanced economies. We find that in spite of the prolonged economic stagnation, the ten-year job retention rates of core employees (employees of prime age of 30-44 who have already accumulated at least five years of tenure) in Japan were remarkably stable at around 70 percent over the last twenty-five years, and there is little evidence that Japan’s Great Recession of the 1990s had a deleterious effect on job stability of such employees. In contrast, notwithstanding its longest economic expansion in history, the comparable job retention rates for core employees in the U.S. actually fell from over 50 percent to below 40 percent over the same time period. The probit estimates of job loss models in the two nations also point to the resilience of job security of core employees in Japan, whereas showing a significant loss of job security for similar employees in the U.S. Though core employees in Japan turned out to have weathered their Great Recession well, we find that mid-career hires and young new job market entrants were less fortunate, with their employment stability deteriorating significantly. We interpret the findings, based on the theory of institutional complementarity, and derive lessons for policy makers around the world who are currently facing their own Great Recessions and developing effective policy responses. (JEL: J63, J64, J41)
Organizational Climate in Schools in Black Communities in South Africa: A Validation of the OCDQ-RS.

Prior to April 1, 1993, the education system in South Africa was fragmented along racial lines. Five departments of education existed, each with its own political head. This paper presents findings of a study that examined the organizational climate of the Department of Education and Training, which regulated education for the 10 major black groups (excluding independent states and self-governing states). The study sought to: (1) test the validity and reliability of the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire-Rutgers Secondary (OCDQ-RS); and (2) determine the openness of the schools' organizational climates. The questionnaire was administered to 684 teachers in 31 secondary schools in Diamond Field Region. The instrument measured five factors of organizational climate--two regarding principals' management behaviors and three regarding staff relations practices. Findings support the validity and reliability of the instrument for use in the South African black community. On the average, rural schools had slightly higher levels of openness than did urban schools. In contrast with other tests of the instrument in the United States and in a white South African community, the black school community viewed the principal behaviors of supervising, controllillg, and monitoring as supportive. Nine tables are included. (LMI) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IN SCHOOLS IN BLACK COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA: A VALIDATION OF THE OCDQ-RS Philip van der Westhuizen Department of Educational Management Potchefstroom University Potchefstroom 2520 South Africa Kobus Mentz Department of Educational Management Potchefstroom University Potchefstroom 2520 South Africa Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April 1993 in Atlanta, USA U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Othce ol Educabonal Research and ingeo.ement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER IERICI /me document Sea been reproduced as reeen,ed horn Me person or orgamzahon ongmahng C Minor changes have bee. made 10 . rnprove reprOduCliOn quality POMIS 01 vieW on op.mons slalechn 15.5 clocu moot do oot necesSattly tepteseol ottic,al OERI oosa.on Ot ohcy "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTF.D BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)