Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Integrated Management System Frameworks for Corporate Social Responsibility and Related Concepts

Although integrated management system (IMS) is known as an approach that can systematically and progressively integrate requirements of multiple stakeholders into the business processes, there is surprisingly a dearth of research on the adoption of this approach for the implementation and integration of stakeholder oriented concepts such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its related concepts, namely corporate sustainability (CS) or sustainable development (SD). This literature review is intended to support future research on this topic by providing a comprehensive overview of the past research on IMS frameworks that were developed for CSR and CS/SD as well as an analysis of twelve different IMS frameworks for the implementation, integration and management of these concepts. Although CSR and CS/SD are concepts that are often used synonymously, different approaches were adopted for the implementation of both concepts. Our analysis of the frameworks revealed that there is a tendency to adopt only specific international standards such as SA 8000, ISO 26000 or AA 1000 in the IMS approaches for the implementation of CSR. However, in the case of CS/SD, a combination of different management systems standards (MSSs) was incorporated into the IMS approaches for the implemention of the three dimensions of CS/SD.
New solutions to synthesis problem of plane array with hexagonal geometry

Variational approach is applied for solving the synthesis problem of plane hexagonal array according to the prescribed power radiation pattern (RP). The mean-square deviation of the prescribed and synthesized RPs in sum with squared norm of currents in the array elements is used as criterion of optimization. The investigation of solution to the respective nonlinear equation has been carried out. The numerical results testify the effectiveness of the approach proposed.
You can’t always get what you want: expectations, outcomes, and adherence of new exercisers

Abstract Research has been unclear on how people’s experiences of exercise adoption influence their outcome expectations of exercise, and how outcome expectations might relate to their continued exercise participation. The current research used qualitative description to explore the outcome expectations and perceived outcomes realised by previously sedentary adults who completed a year-long exercise programme. Participants exercised three times per week at a private university fitness facility. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 women and 8 men (49.9 ± 10.2 years), several weeks after the end of the exercise programme. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Four primary themes emerged: (1) shifting focus from weight and appearance to living better, (2) gaining confidence through education and practice, (3) accountability/self-generated obligation to exercise for others, and (4) challenges to post-study exercise adherence. Even after completing the programme, most participants did not continue to exercise at the same frequency or intensity despite intentions to do so. The first theme suggests that it may be helpful for new exercisers to regularly reappraise their expectations and realised outcomes in order to maintain motivation for exercise. The other themes illuminate the need for exercise interventions to account for the potential difficulties of shifting from a structured programme with built-in accountability to exercising on one’s own. Together, these findings provide evidence for the complex relationship between expectations, outcomes, and motivation for long-term adherence.
ON A THEOREM OF DEDEKIND

Let K = ℚ(θ) be an algebraic number field with θ in the ring AK of algebraic integers of K and f(x) be the minimal polynomial of θ over the field ℚ of rational numbers. For a rational prime p, let be the factorization of the polynomial obtained by replacing each coefficient of f(x) modulo p into product of powers of distinct monic irreducible polynomials over ℤ/pℤ. Dedekind proved that if p does not divide [AK : ℤ[θ]], then the factorization of pAK as a product of powers of distinct prime ideals is given by , with 𝔭i = pAK + gi(θ)AK, and residual degree . In this paper, we prove that if the factorization of a rational prime p in AK satisfies the above-mentioned three properties, then p does not divide [AK:ℤ[θ]]. Indeed the analogue of the converse is proved for general Dedekind domains. The method of proof leads to a generalization of one more result of Dedekind which characterizes all rational primes p dividing the index of K.
Does diversity improve deep learning?

In this work, we carry out a first exploration of the possibility of increasing the performance of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) by applying diversity techniques to them. Since DNNs are usually very strong, weakening them can be important for this purpose. This paper includes experimental evidence of the effectiveness of binarizing multi-class problems to make beneficial the application of bagging to Denoising Auto-Encoding-Based DNNs for solving the classical MNIST problem. Many research opportunities appear following the diversification idea: We mention some of the most relevant lines at the end of this contribution.
Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common heterogeneous endocrine disorder characterized by irregular menses, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovaries. The prevalence of PCOS varies depending on which criteria are used to make the diagnosis, but is as high as 15%–20% when the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology/American Society for Reproductive Medicine criteria are used. Clinical manifestations include oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, hirsutism, and frequently infertility. Risk factors for PCOS in adults includes type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. Insulin resistance affects 50%–70% of women with PCOS leading to a number of comorbidities including metabolic syndrome, hypertension, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, and diabetes. Studies show that women with PCOS are more likely to have increased coronary artery calcium scores and increased carotid intima-media thickness. Mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and binge eating disorder also occur more frequently in women with PCOS. Weight loss improves menstrual irregularities, symptoms of androgen excess, and infertility. Management of clinical manifestations of PCOS includes oral contraceptives for menstrual irregularities and hirsutism. Spironolactone and finasteride are used to treat symptoms of androgen excess. Treatment options for infertility include clomiphene, laparoscopic ovarian drilling, gonadotropins, and assisted reproductive technology. Recent data suggest that letrozole and metformin may play an important role in ovulation induction. Proper diagnosis and management of PCOS is essential to address patient concerns but also to prevent future metabolic, endocrine, psychiatric, and cardiovascular complications.
Cooperative H∞ filtering for multi-agent systems

This article investigates the cooperative H∞ filtering problem of multi-agent systems. The filter input consists of relative states among neighboring agents and the individual states of a few agents. A topology graph is applied to represent the communication links among agents. The filtering error system is composed of the original system state, filter system state and the estimation error of relative performance variable among neighboring agents. Then by choosing a Lyapunov function candidate, sufficient conditions for the existence of filters in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) are derived, which guarantee the filtering error system asymptotically stable with an H∞ performance. By using the designed filters, signals of relative performance variables are estimated. An algorithm is proposed to calculate the estimation of the individual performance variable of each agent with the aforementioned estimated signals. Finally, the simulation results and detailed explanations are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the designed filter and the proposed calculation algorithm.
On efficient message passing in energy harvesting based distributed system

Energy harvesting systems recycling energy from ambient environment for extended lifetime have been proposed to be the next step in the evolution of the Internet of Things. One of the largest challenges of energy harvesting is the insufficiency and instability of ambient energy sources. Unlike wireless distributed systems considered to date, frequent power failures need to be taken into account in designing energy-efficient transmission strategies. In this paper, we propose a message passing method between energy harvesting nodes, which predicts the probability of success before message passing and adjusts transmission strategy online according to input power trace. Experimental result shows that our method can reduce energy consumption of transmission significantly compared to traditional ones and keeps effective for various kinds of unstable input power.
Working with pain. Sustainable work participation of workers with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain

Dit proefschrift is een van de eerste studies specifiek gericht op mensen die blijven werken met chronische pijn aan het bewegingsapparaat. Unieke kennis over duurzame arbeidsparticipatie van werknemers met chronische pijn werd vergaard. Doel van dit promotieonderzoek was meer inzicht te krijgen in de groep mensen die werkt met pijn en te achterhalen hoe zij in staat zijn ondanks hun klachten te blijven werken. In het proefschrift staan kenmerken en determinanten beschreven van werknemers die doorwerken met chronische pijn, waardoor een completer beeld is ontstaan van arbeidsparticipatie bij mensen met chronische pijn aan het bewegingsapparaat. Uit de vergelijking van mensen die doorwerken ondanks chronische pijn en mensen met arbeidsverzuim die in revalidatiebehandeling komen met chronische pijn blijkt dat deze groepen op diverse factoren significant verschillen. In het onderzoek werd onder andere aangetoond dat de motivatie voor werk, zelfmanagementvaardigheden en het belang dat wordt toegekend aan pijn, belangrijke factoren zijn die werken met chronische pijn faciliteren. Chronische pijn op zichzelf is vaak niet de reden voor arbeidsverzuim, maar meestal spelen persoonlijke- en omgevingsfactoren daarin een beslissende rol. Deze factoren kunnen dienen als aangrijpingspunt voor het verhogen van duurzame inzetbaarheid en preventie van arbeidsverzuim van mensen met chronische pijn aan het bewegingsapparaat. De effectieve manier waarop deelnemende werknemers in het onderzoek met hun pijn omgingen en productief bleven, kan anderen inspireren aan het werk te blijven. Daarnaast biedt het onderzoek een nieuw referentiekader voor de bedrijfs-, verzekerings-, en revalidatiegeneeskunde.
Exploring into regulatory mode for social order in cyberspace

An increasing necessity for building social order in cyberspace through legal instruments has existed as one of many alternatives to regulate the world dominated by the globally connected Internet. This article discusses legal gaps of cyber-laws among different localities, with special regards to regulation over Internet content, through an approach with emphasis on players in three different steps of data movement that are separately characterized by human-machine, machinemachine and machine-human interaction with different degrees of human intervention. From the features of each stage, it is concluded that official action must be within the ability of the controller so that it can be effective, and that it must also cope with the utility of the controller so that it can be efficient, so that an ability-and-utility-oriented control mode would ideally functions.
Preliminary Spectral Analysis of the Type II Supernova 1999em

We have calculated fast direct spectral model fits to two early-time spectra of the Type II plateau SN 1999em, using the SYNOW synthetic spectrum code. The first is an extremely early blue optical spectrum and the second a combined Hubble Space Telescope and optical spectrum obtained one week later. Spectroscopically this supernova appears to be a normal Type II, and these fits are in excellent agreement with the observed spectra. Our direct analysis suggests the presence of enhanced nitrogen. We have further studied these spectra with the full non-LTE general model atmosphere code PHOENIX. While we do not find confirmation for enhanced nitrogen (nor do we rule it out), we do require enhanced helium. An even more intriguing possible line identification is complicated Balmer and He I lines, which we show falls naturally out of the detailed calculations with a shallow density gradient. We also show that very early spectra such as those presented here combined with sophisticated spectral modeling allow an independent estimate of the total reddening to the supernova, since when the spectrum is very blue, dereddening leads to changes in the blue flux that cannot be reproduced by altering the "temperature" of the emitted radiation. These results are extremely encouraging since they imply that detailed modeling of early spectra can shed light on both the abundances and total extinction of SNe II, the latter improving their utility and reliability as distance indicators.
CUNY BLENDER TAC-KBP2012 Entity Linking System and Slot Filling Validation System

This year the CUNY-BLENDER team participated in the English Entity Linking and Slot Filling Validation tracks. for entity linking, we apply two new techniques, collaborative clustering and query reformulation. For answer validation, we use a logistic regression model trained on within-system and crosssystem features to re-rank the merged answer sets generated by individual systems. In this paper, we describe our approaches to each task in more detail, assess the impact of out techniques, and presents new directions for future work.
Integration and safety of electric vehicles in a residential electrical installation for V2H services

Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) supposes that electric vehicle (EV) chargers are bidirectionnal. It is necessary to find the best solution to use a bidirectionnal EV charger in a residential installation in terms of safety, availability and cost. This paper shows a method to determine if a residential installation can be supplied by an EV in stand-alone mode, without risk for person safety or availability in case of insulation faults, compared to the grid-connected mode. The used method is the event-tree analysis: an event tree for the “insulation fault” event is proposed to determine the consequences in function of success or failure of intermediate events. Here, two configurations are considered: first, a TT-earthing installation supplied by the utility grid and secondly the same installation without change in stand-alone mode and only supplied by an EV (corresponding to an IT-earthing system). The last configuration is studied because energy supply is not the main function of an EV, so the extra cost and the system complexity due to a bidirectionnal charger must be avoided as far as possible. After the weighting of intermediate event success and failure for each configuration, the event tree analysis reveals that the IT-earthing in stand-alone mode configuration is not an issue for person safety but that there is a decrease of the supply availability compared to the grid-connected mode. The parameters, which causes these decrease, depends primarily on the installation architecture, connected loads and the sizing of EV charger components. The method proposed here can be applied to other configurations in grid-connected or stand-alone mode to verify if there is any risk for safety or availability and to verify the robustness of the architecture in case of failure in the installation (for example, an appliance which is not connected to the protective conductor).
Computer science students’ opinions on effects of computer games

This exploratory study focus on the effects of computer games from students’ point of view. We observe on the effects of computer games towards students’ academic performance in two computer science related subjects. Two subjects chosen were Fundamental of Computer Science (CSC119) and Introduction to Problem Solving (CSC125). Data was gathered from questionnaire that has been distributed among the whole population of Computer Science students (UiTM Terengganu) from October - July 2007 intake (67 respondents) and then the data were analyzed using Statistical Package (SPSS version 12). Students’ opinions on effects of playing computer games are analyzed and the results are positive. On the other hand, when the result is correlate with students’ academic performances there are no significant relation between playing computer games and academic performances.
Fatigue muscle detection using time-frequency methods

In order to detect muscle fatigue effectively, we recorded surface electromyographic (sEMG) signals on the right upper limbs of ten young men while they were implementing handgrip tasks. Wavelet packet transform and back propagation neural network were designed to extract features of sEMG and recognize the muscle states. 7-fold cross-validation was used to test the results. Our results showed a very efficient fatigue recognition using these methods even if a larger scale analysis would have been better. The study indicates that muscle fatigue could be detected by analyzing the sEMG signals, which allow us to consider a promising future for practical applications.
Dry electromyography sensor with tri-axial accelerometer wireless for movement assessments

Currently, movement assessment uses superficial electromyography (sEMG) sensors and video cameras to capture how the neural system works during human movement, in laboratories. The results are limited since they do not reflect the patient daily life, once the exam is conducted in controlled environment. Additionally, those systems are expensive and require high level of expertise, thus limiting the application of such technology. On the other hand, the improvement of low-cost motion sensors such as accelerometers and gyroscopes, allows them to be used to measure the movement of human body. In this work we proposed the integration of sEMG and accelerometer in a single device, or sensor, to evaluate de human movement. As a consequence of the integration, the sensor is able to capture mechanical information correlated to the physiological data. The preliminary results show that it is possible to build a sensor capable of capturing the motion signal correlated with the gait and cycling, and correlate this information with sEMG signal.
Emotions in Impolite and Rude Communication

Impoliteness and rudeness trigger negative emotional reactions in interlocutors. The aim of this article is to analyze negative emotions which representatives of Russian and American communicative cultures feel during impolite and rude communication. The research is done on the basis of the data of emotional reactions obtained from the undertaken sociolinguistic study, as well as on the spoken discourse found in the Russian National Corpus, the Corpus of Contemporary American English and the Internet. The current study is based on research in the theory of impoliteness and rudeness, linguistics of emotions and linguoculturology. The analysis and the key findings of the data support the hypothesis that Russians and Americans have similar basic emotions, in particular, the emotions of anger and sadness . The comparative analysis of the semantics of the words, nominating the emotions of anger and sadness prove different ethnocultural content of the corresponding emotional concepts, which should be considered in research on impoliteness and rudeness in the linguocultural aspect. Negative emotions can cause reverse impoliteness and rudeness, however, their realization in both linguocultures is determined by the pragmatic context. Nevertheless, the findings show differences in the extent of communicative restraint of Russians and Americans. The main research methods used in the study are sociolinguistic survey, corpus data analysis, conceptual analysis, descriptive and comparative methods.
A phase II study of multimodality treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer: neoadjuvant carboplatin and paclitaxel followed by radical hysterectomy and adjuvant cisplatin chemoradiation.

BACKGROUND Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy and adjuvant radiation concurrent with weekly cisplatin for locally advanced cervical carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-three patients staged as IB2-IIIB were treated with three 21-day courses of carboplatin (area under the time-concentration curve 6 mg.min/ml) and paclitaxel at 175 mg/m(2) by 3-h infusion both on day 1 followed by radical type III hysterectomy and adjuvant radiation concurrent with 6-weekly doses of cisplatin at 40 mg/m(2). Response rate, resectability, toxicity and survival were evaluated. RESULTS From December 2000 to June 2001, 43 patients were recruited. All were evaluated for response and toxicity to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. A total of 129 courses were administered. Clinical responses were seen in 41 patients (95%) [95% confidence interval (CI) 89.2% to 100%] with four (9%) complete and 37 (86%) partial. Forty-one patients underwent surgery (resectability 95%); pathologically complete or near-complete responses were seen in seven (17%) and eight (20%), respectively, positive surgical margins in five (12%), and positive pelvic lymph nodes in eight (20%). Twenty-six patients were scheduled for adjuvant chemoradiation. External radiation was delivered for 42.8 days (range 33-61), with a mean dose of 49.3 Gy (range 46-56), and a median of five cisplatin courses (two to six). The mean dose of brachytherapy was 32 Gy (range 25.5-35.6). Neoadjuvant therapy was well-tolerated with neutropenia grade 3 and 4 in 12% and 3% of the courses, respectively. Toxicity to adjuvant chemoradiation was mainly hematological and gastrointestinal, mostly grades 1/2. A total of 39 patients completed all scheduled treatment. At a median follow-up of 21 months (range 3-26), the projected overall survival in the intention-to-treat analysis was 79% (95% CI 62% to 88%). CONCLUSIONS The triple modality of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy and adjuvant radiation concurrent with cisplatin is a highly active treatment for locally advanced cervical carcinoma with acceptable toxicity.
Division of Labor Among the Yeast Sol Proteins Implicated in tRNA Nuclear Export and Carbohydrate Metabolism

SOL1, the founding member of the S. cerevisiae SOL family, was previously identified as a multi-copy suppressor of the los1 defect in tRNA-mediated nonsense suppression. Here we report that the four-member SOL family is not essential and that individual family members appear to have distinct functions. SOL1–SOL4 are homologous to genes encoding 6-phosphogluconolactonase (6Pgl) involved in the pentose phosphate pathway. Both Sol3p and Sol4p affect this activity. However, Sol4p does not act as a los1 multi-copy suppressor. In contrast, neither Sol1p nor Sol2p, both of which correct the los1 defect in nonsense suppression, possess detectable 6Pgl activity. Rather, Sol1p and Sol2p appear to function in tRNA nuclear export as sol1 and sol2 mutants possess elevated levels of nuclear tRNA. Members of the Sol protein family appear to have different subcellular distributions. Thus, Sol3p and Sol4p likely function in carbohydrate metabolism, while Sol1p and Sol2p appear to have roles in tRNA function and nuclear export, thereby defining an unusual protein family whose individual members are biochemically distinct and spatially dispersed.