Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Acupuncture for Internet addiction

Abstract Background: Internet addiction (IA) has become a global problem characterized by excessive use of the internet, compulsive, and deleterious personal behaviors. Acupuncture has gained more and more attention in the treatment of IA. However, evidence of its effectiveness is lacking. The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of IA. Methods: The following databases will be searched from the inception to September 30, 2020: the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan-fang database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, and Chinese Scientific Journal Database. The research on acupuncture and IA meets the screening criteria, and two independent reviewers performed citation screening, data extraction, and risk assessment of bias. We used Cochrane Review Manager 5.3 software for statistical analysis. Results: The findings will be published at scientific conferences or in a peer-reviewed journal. This study is based on the existing research, so there is no need for ethical approval. Conclusion: This systematic review provides evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture in treating IA disorder, and it is of great significance for effective clinical routine treatment of IA. Trial registration number: INPLASY 2020120099
Pedestrian Conspicuity at Night: How Much Biological Motion Is Enough?

This paper describes how inadequate conspicuity has been shown to be a key causal factor in nighttime vehicle-pedestrian collisions. Although earlier research has shown that positioning reflective markers to depict biological motion can dramatically enhance pedestrian conspicuity at night, the mechanisms responsible for this effect remain unclear. In order to determine the effects that the number of reflective elements and natural pedestrian motion have on pedestrian conspicuity, this paper conducted an experiment in open-road conditions. 120 participants were driven along a residential route at night and pressed a button to indicate that a pedestrian was present. Pedestrians, who either stood still or walked in place, were positioned to the right of the roadway and wore either black clothing or black clothing plus 304 cm2 of retroreflective material in one of four different configurations. The mean response distance for the vest condition (23.8 m) was not significantly different from the mean response to the black condition (30.6 m). When pedestrians walked in place, all conditions with markings on the extremities became significantly more conspicuous, with response distances ranging from 88.9 m (ankles) to 113.5 m (biological motion). Although the advantages of marking the extremities were reduced when the pedestrians were standing still, the biological motion configuration (63.2 m) remained significantly more conspicuous than the other conditions. Marking just the ankles was effective only when the pedestrian was walking. These results confirm the conspicuity benefit of placing reflective markings on the major joints of pedestrians and indicate that both form perception and motion perception contribute to this benefit.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Follow-up of Treated

Procedure Appropriateness Category Relative Radiation Level Radiography chest Usually Appropriate ☢ MRI chest without and with IV contrast Usually Appropriate O MRI chest without IV contrast Usually Appropriate O CT chest with IV contrast Usually Appropriate ☢☢☢ CT chest without IV contrast Usually Appropriate ☢☢☢ US chest Usually Not Appropriate O Image-guided transthoracic needle biopsy Usually Not Appropriate Varies CT chest without and with IV contrast Usually Not Appropriate ☢☢☢ FDG-PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh Usually Not Appropriate ☢☢☢☢
Variations on a theme – the evolution of hydrocarbon solids II. Optical property modelling – the optEC ( s ) model (cid:2)

In the computation of the complex refractive index data for the original published version of this article, and in the following article Jones (2012), there was an error in the calculation of the IR band intensities. This error results in small changes in the 3 μm region bands and an underestimation of the band strengths and continua at longer wavelengths for hydrogen-rich a-C:H materials (XH >∼ 0.23 ≡ Eg >∼ 1 eV). The conclusions of the paper are unchanged, except as indicated in the following, where an updated version of the relevant figure and, if necessary, the accompanying text is given. The section headings and figure numbers are the same as those used in the originally-published paper. The refractive index data that were originally made available through the CDS have now been replaced with corrected data.
Learning on 3D Meshes With Laplacian Encoding and Pooling

3D models are commonly used in computer vision and graphics. With the wider availability of mesh data, an efficient and intrinsic deep learning approach to processing 3D meshes is in great need. Unlike images, 3D meshes have irregular connectivity, requiring careful design to capture relations in the data. To utilize the topology information while staying robust under different triangulations, we propose to encode mesh connectivity using Laplacian spectral analysis, along with mesh feature aggregation blocks (MFABs) that can split the surface domain into local pooling patches and aggregate global information amongst them. We build a mesh hierarchy from fine to coarse using Laplacian spectral clustering, which is flexible under isometric transformations. Inside the MFABs there are pooling layers to collect local information and multi-layer perceptrons to compute vertex features of increasing complexity. To obtain the relationships among different clusters, we introduce a Correlation Net to compute a correlation matrix, which can aggregate the features globally by matrix multiplication with cluster features. Our network architecture is flexible enough to be used on meshes with different numbers of vertices. We conduct several experiments including shape segmentation and classification, and our method outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms for these tasks on the ShapeNet and COSEG datasets.
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Helping families change : The adoption of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program in the Netherlands de Graaf

The present study evaluated two primary care parenting interventions. First, we evaluated the most widely used Dutch practices for primary care parenting support. Second, we assessed the applicability of the Primary Care Triple P approach, which is now being utilized in a wide variety of primary care settings. Both interventions target parents of children with mild to moderate behavioral and/or emotional problems, with the aim of improving parenting skills and thereby decreasing child problems. We examined the interventions in pre-, postand follow-up assessment, and compared results. Both interventions produced significant reductions in reported child emotional and behavior problems, that also remained after three months. For both groups, parenting styles were also found to have improved at both post-test and follow-up measurement. When compared to the regular Dutch parenting consultation practices, however, the Primary Care Triple P approach produced greater reductions in parental laxness and total parenting dysfunction, and greater improvement in total parenting competence at both post-test and follow-up. Primary Care Triple P may even — in light of the greater improvements in parenting skills and total parental competences in the Triple P group than in the regular Dutch parenting consultation group — produce better results in the long run concerning child behavior and emotional problems.
Dating of Ross Ice Shelf Cores by Chemical Analysis

Abstract Seasonal variations in sodium concentrations have been measured on surface-pit snow samples and on firn and ice core samples from the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Site locations include J-9 (82° 22’ S., 168° 40’ W.), Roosevelt Island dome (79° 22’ S, 161° 40’ W), C-7-1 (78° 30’ S., 177° 00’ W.), and C-7-3 (78° 20’S., 179° 51’ E.). The predominant source for the Na is sea salt, indicated by greater concentration levels at seaward sites. Al concentrations of the order of only 10–9 g/g show that the input of continental dust is comparable to that at inland Antarctic locations, and that dust contributes only a negligibly small fraction of the Na on the shelf. Maximum Na concentrations occur in the winter or early spring, as is the case for Greenland ice. The annual accumulation-rate at J-9, determined by counting Na concentration peaks with depth, is 90 kg m–2 year–1, in agreement with rates determined radiometrically. Annual cycles in Na concentration are also detectable at depth in the J-9 ice core. It is suggested that Na concentration is a useful diagnostic criterion for distinguishing between East Antarctic ice (10–8 g Na/g), West Antarctic ice (30 × 10–9 g Na/g), and ice that fell as snow on the shelf itself (> 30 × 10–9g Na/g). The transition between snow that is chemically characteristic of the ice-shelf regime to snow of an inland regime is expected to occur near the 500 m elevation contour. This position is up to 200 km inland of the grounding line. A model is presented for the large-scale decrease in Na concentration with distance inland within the ice-shelf regime. Since deeper ice in Ross Ice Shelf cores originated generally further from the ocean, the up-stream origin of shelf ice may be estimated from the chemical profile. The Little America V ice-core chemistry profile shows no discontinuity as would be expected if a recent surge of West Antarctic ice had occurred.
Platelet binding to monocytes increases the adhesive properties of monocytes by up‐regulating the expression and functionality of β1 and β2 integrins

Human monocytes adhere to activated platelets, resulting in the formation of platelet‐monocyte complexes (PMC). Complex formation depends on the interaction between platelet‐displayed P‐selectin and the specific ligand for P‐selectin on leukocytes, P‐selectin glycoprotein ligand‐1 (PSGL‐1). We have recently shown that monocytes within PMC have increased adhesive capacity to the activated endothelium. To better understand the effect of platelet binding on the capacity of monocytes to adhere to activated endothelium, the P‐selectin‐PSGL‐1 interaction‐induced changes in integrin functionality were studied. The binding of platelets to monocytes via P‐selectin‐PSGL‐1 interactions was shown to increase expression and activity of α4β1 and αMβ2 integrin, with a concomitant decrease in L‐selectin expression. Furthermore, the binding of platelets to monocytes resulted in increased monocyte adhesion to intercellular adhesion molecule‐1, vascular cell adhesion molecule‐1, and fibronectin. Platelet binding was also responsible for an increase in monocyte transendothelial migration. Similar effects were observed after engagement of PSGL‐1 with specific antibodies or with P‐selectin immunoglobulin protein. Our data suggest that platelets, by binding via P‐selectin to PSGL‐1 on monocytes, induce up‐regulation and activation of β1 and β2 integrins and increased adhesion of monocytes to activated endothelium. Hence, monocytes within PMC are in a higher state of activation and may have, therefore, an increased atherogenic capacity.
Assays of Genetic Expression in Tumor Tissue as a Technique to Determine Prognosis in Patients with Breast Cancer Effective : January 1 , 2019

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Fuzzy Geodesics and Consistent Sparse Correspondences For Deformable Shapes

A geodesic is a parameterized curve on a Riemannian manifold governed by a second order partial differential equation. Geodesics are notoriously unstable: small perturbations of the underlying manifold may lead to dramatic changes of the course of a geodesic. Such instability makes it difficult to use geodesics in many applications, in particular in the world of discrete geometry. In this paper, we consider a geodesic as the indicator function of the set of the points on the geodesic. From this perspective, we present a new concept called fuzzy geodesics and show that fuzzy geodesics are stable with respect to the Gromov-Hausdorff distance. Based on fuzzy geodesics, we propose a new object called the intersection configuration for a set of points on a shape and demonstrate its effectiveness in the application of finding consistent correspondences between sparse sets of points on shapes differing by extreme deformations.
on Neurological Imaging:

appropriate examinations for diagnosis and treatment of specified medical condition(s). These criteria are intended to guide radiologists, radiation oncologists and referring physicians in making decisions regarding radiologic imaging and treatment. Generally, the complexity and severity of a patient’s clinical condition should dictate the selection of appropriate imaging procedures or treatments. Only those examinations generally used for evaluation of the patient’s condition are ranked. Other imaging studies necessary to evaluate other co-existent diseases or other medical consequences of this condition are not considered in this document. The availability of equipment or personnel may influence the selection of appropriate imaging procedures or treatments. Imaging techniques classified as investigational by the FDA have not been considered in developing these criteria; however, study of new equipment and applications should be encouraged. The ultimate decision regarding the appropriateness of any specific radiologic examination or treatment must be made by the referring physician and radiologist in light of all the circumstances presented in an individual examination.
A Socializing by Gaming : Revealing Social Relationships in Multiplayer Online Games

Multiplayer Online Games (MOGs) like Defense of the Ancients and StarCraft II have attracted hundreds of millions of users who communicate, interact, and socialize with each other through gaming. In MOGs, rich social relationships emerge and can be used to improve gaming services such as match recommendation and game population retention, which are important for the user experience and the commercial value of the companies who run these MOGs. In this work, we focus on understanding social relationships in MOGs. We propose a graph model that is able to capture social relationships of a variety of types and strengths. We apply our model to real-world data collected from three MOGs that contain in total over 10 years of behavioral history for millions of players and matches. We compare social relationships in MOGs across different game genres and with regular online social networks like Facebook. Taking match recommendation as an example application of our model, we propose SAMRA, a Socially Aware Match Recommendation Algorithm that takes social relationships into account. We show that our model not only improves the precision of traditional link prediction approaches, but also potentially helps players enjoy games to a higher extent.
Geophysical investigations in the Faeroes to Scotland region, Northeast Atlantic

Gravity, magnetic and seismic reflection profiles from the sea area between the Faeroe Islands and Scotland were obtained on the 1967 and 1968 cruises of RRS John Murray, The submarine shelf adjacent to the Faeroe Islands is separated from the continental shelf and slope north of Scotland by the Faeroe-Shetland Channel, The purpose of the cruises was to provide geophysical evidence of the geological structure of the region. Gravity and seismic reflection profiles across the Faeroes shelf, SE of the Faeroe Islands, indicate a substantial thickness of post- Mesozoic sediments. The gentle submarine slopes bordering the Faeroe-Shetland Channel are made up of seaward dipping sediments. Gravity profiles show that the Channel is associated with a Bouguer anomaly "high". This is interpreted as caused by a thinning of the crust beneath the Channel in close agreement with the predictions of the Airy-Heiskanen hypothesis of isostasy. Geophysical surveys around the Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands represent a large area of previously uninvestigated British continental shelf and slope. The Bouguer anomaly map shows a large gravity "high" reaching 94 mgal which is continuous for 250 km and trends NNE-SSW across the shelf. This is interpreted as caused by a seaward extension of dense Precambrian basement rocks outcropping in NW Scotland, Large amplitude gravity "lows" have been outlined on the shelf and slope north of Scotland, A large amplitude "low" 70 km west of the Shetlands has been interpreted as caused by a deep sedimentary basin infilled by Mesozoic/Tertiary sediments and bounded on its SE margin by a large normal fault. A buried basement ridge has been located west of the gravity "low", near the shelf break in slope. Recent sediments form the continental slope which gently truncates the older Caledonian structures on the shelf.
Effects of Prescribed Fire on Upland Plant Biodiversity and Abundance in Northeast Florida

Terrestrial ecosystems in the southeastern United States have evolved with fire as a common disturbance and as a result many natural communities require the presence of fire to persist over time. Human development precludes natural fires from occurring within these communities; however, prescribed fire is considered to be a critical tool in the effort to restore fire-dependent ecosystems after decades of fire exclusion. Direct effects of fire on individual floral and faunal species as well as benefits to biodiversity at the landscape (gamma diversity) level have largely been supported in previous research. However, information on the effects of natural and prescribed fire on plant diversity at the local level (alpha diversity) is limited, particularly for southeastern forests. The applicability of the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH), which suggests that the highest levels of biodiversity are found at intermediate levels of disturbance, is also untested for North Florida upland plant communities. This study compared the effects of fire on local scale mean plant species diversity by examining burned and unburned portions of three fire-dependent communities to determine if there is an effect of prescribed fire on in alpha biodiversity. Alpha biodiversity was not significantly different (p=0.433) between burned and unburned fire-dependent plant communities in northern Florida, suggesting that prescribed fire does not affect plant species diversity in these communities and/or the IDH for plant communities is not supported at the time scale tested. However, the application of prescribed fire did result in changes in abundance of species, particularly with species such as Dicanthelium acuminatum, Quercus myrtifolia, and Vaccinium myrsinites, that respond positively to fire, which may have implications for associated faunal diversity.
A Closed-Form Expression of Soil Temperature Sensing Depth at L-Band

L-band passive microwave remote sensing is one of the most effective methods to map the global soil moisture distribution, yet, at which soil depth satellites are measuring is still inconclusive. Recently, with the Lv’s multilayer soil effective temperature scheme, such depth information can be revealed in the framework of the zeroth-order incoherent model when soil temperature varies linearly with soil optical depth. In this paper, we examine the relationships between soil temperature microwave sensing depth, penetration depth, and soil effective temperature, considering the nonlinear case. The soil temperature sensing depth often also named penetration depth is redefined as the depth where soil temperature equals the soil effective temperature. A method is developed to estimate soil temperature sensing depth from one pair of soil temperature and moisture measurement at an arbitrary depth, the soil surface temperature, and the deep soil temperature which is assumed to be constant in time. The method can be used to estimate the soil effective temperature and soil temperature sensing depth.
Non–existence of potential vorticity in a stationary axisymmetric adiabatic fluid configuration

The conservation of relativistic potential vorticity along adiabatic fluid flow lines in connection with Kelvin’s circulation conservation has been demonstrated by Katz.1 In particular, the stream line invariance of potential vorticity is intimately related to a weak version of Kelvin’s circulation theorem. Bekenstein2 has pointed out that there is an intrinsic relation between potential vorticity and fluid helicity. The purpose of present note is to obtain an explicit expression of fluid vorticity flux3 in a stationary axisymmetric adiabatic fluid flows and use this expression to show that the value of potential vorticity is zero and the fluid helicity is conserved. We begin with Euler’s equation of motion given by4
A New Model for Recommender Systems based on Data Sources Integration

The goal of Web recommender system is the process of selecting web pages shown to user based on his navigation patterns and interests. In this paper, a new model for recommender system is proposed to increase the accuracy of recommendations. In this model, some effective data sources are integrated to know the user interestingness. The sources used the proposed model are user spent times on pages, the count of each page views per session, user’s location and data referred extracted from search engines. This data sources, combined through proposed model and then clustering operation is performed on it and recommendations are presented to the user through classification operation. In this paper some algorithms are proposed to extract user’s interest from each of data sources. The approach is implemented as an experimental system, and its accuracy is evaluated based on F1 criterion.
Myoelectric Prosthetic and Orthotic Components for the Upper Limb

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From music to dance: The inheritance of semantic inferences

This paper looks at short musical segments and motion-capture animations of body movements that were generated spontaneously in response to those musical segments. Building on recent research on music semantics, we ask whether abstract meaning inferences that listeners draw on the basis of the musical segments are also inherited by the corresponding body movements. We present an experiment in which participants rate how well the emotion terms Angry , Bored , Calm and Excited are expressed by the auditory stimuli and visual stimuli. The experimental findings indicate a correlation between the sounds and animations with regards to the inferences that participants draw.