Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Temporal-Spatial Correlation between Angiogenesis and Corticogenesis in the Developing Chick Optic Tectum

The developing chick optic tectum is a widely used model of corticogenesis and angiogenesis. Cell behaviors involved in corticogenesis and angiogenesis share several regulatory mechanisms. In this way the 3D organizations of both systems adapt to each other. The consensus about the temporally and spatially organized progression of the optic tectum corticogenesis contrasts with the discrepancies about the spatial organization of its vascular bed as a function of the time. In order to find out spatial and temporal correlations between corticogenesis and angiogenesis, several methodological approaches were applied to analyze the dynamic of angiogenesis in the developing chick optic tectum. The present paper shows that a typical sequence of developmental events characterizes the optic tectum angiogenesis. The first phase, formation of the primitive vascular bed, takes place during the early stages of the tectal corticogenesis along which the large efferent neurons appear and begin their early differentiation. The second phase, remodeling and elaboration of the definitive vascular bed, occurs during the increase in complexity associated to the elaboration of the local circuit networks. The present results show that, apart from the well-known influence of the dorsal-ventral and radial axes as reference systems for the spatial organization of optic tectum angiogenesis, the cephalic-caudal axis also exerts a significant asymmetric influence. The term cortico-angiogenesis to describe the entire process is justified by the fact that tight correlations are found between specific corticogenic and angiogenic events and they take place simultaneously at the same position along the cephalic-caudal and radial axes.
User Models for Persuasion , Coercion and Sales

At some point individualized user models may become routinely incorporated into a variety of computer systems. In this paper we discuss some of the po ential applications of user models for representing knowledge of individual customers in order to support effective marketing and sales systems. This discussion focuses around the development of an intelligent agent to engage in consignment sales on the World Wide Web. While sales is one domain in which persuasion, and sometimes even coercion, are common features, we present some speculative comments about the ethical implications of user modelling in this context.
Optimizing Data Locality between the Swift Parallel Programming System and the FusionFS Distributed File System

Many of the high-performance computing (HPC) systems use a centralized storage system that is separate from the compute system. This approach is not going to be scalable as we seek to achieve exa-scale performance[6]. Distributed file systems can provide the scalability needed for exa-scale computing. FusionFS is a file system designed for HPC systems that achieves scalability in part by removing bottlenecks found in metadata management. Swift/T is a high level, implicitly parallel scripting language for HPC systems. Swift/T provides automated parallelism and load balancing on a massive scale. Additional optimizations can be achieved by utilizing the features FusionFS and Swift/T to take advantage of locality. In this paper, we will look at using Swift/T’s language features to optimize locality in FusionFS.
atastrophic metallosis after tumoral knee prosthesis failure : A case eport

INTRODUCTION: Metallosis is a condition characterized by an infiltration of periprosthetic soft tissues and bone by metallic debris resulting from wear or failure of joint arthroplasties. PRESENTATION OF CASE: Authors describe a case of a 45-year-old man treated for an osteosarcoma of the distal femur with a modular prosthesis when he was 18 years old, he developed massive metallosis with skin dyspigmentation after 17 years. His medical\surgical history was remarkable for a left tumoral knee prosthesis implanted 21 years ago. Two years before revision, the patient had a car accident with eywords: etallosis seudotumor omplication umoral prosthesis a two-points prosthesis breakage and despite the surgeon’s advice, the patient refused surgery. In two years, prosthesis malfunction caused a progressive catastrophic soft tissues infiltration of metallic debris. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Authors suggest that if prosthesis fracture is detected, revision surgery should be attempted as earlier as possible. © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of IJS Publishing Group Ltd. This is an open he CC ase report access article under t
Teachers’ screening accuracy and language achievement for Roma students at risk for developmental disabilities: a Greek study

ABSTRACT The Roma, known as well as gypsies, constitute the largest transnational, non-territorial nation. Research has indicated that the majority of Roma students cannot meet school requirements. Teachers’ attributions on the causes of Roma students’ underachievement have focused on factors such as poverty, illiteracy and different values system. Consequently, developmental factors associated with Roma students’ achievement have been understudied. The aims of this study were to investigate within the Greek context if teachers’ judgments with the use of an appropriate screening tool can detect Roma students at risk for developmental disabilities and predict their actual language achievement. The study participants were 82 Greek primary school students; 43 Roma students and 39 non-Roma students. The Greek version of the Learning Disabilities Diagnostic Inventory (LDDI) was used as the screening tool. Greek language achievement was assessed through a non-standardized curriculum-based test. Main findings revealed that, according to teachers’ judgments, both Roma and non-Roma students were at risk for developmental disabilities; both groups earned low scores on the language achievement test, particularly Roma students; and teachers’ judgments had predictive accuracy on students’ language achievement. Research findings highlight the need for the universal assessment and differential diagnosis of culturally and linguistically diverse students.
Does Using Time-Varying Target Leverage Ratios in Structural Credit Risk Models Improve Their Accuracy?

Empirical findings and theoretical studies suggest that firms adjust toward time-varying target leverage ratios. This paper studies the performances of the default probabilities generated from two structural credit risk models (one with time-dependent leverage ratios and one with constant target leverage ratios) and credit ratings. The time-dependent model consistently performs better than the other model and credit ratings in terms of having the discriminatory power to differentiate firms’ default risk and the capability to predict default rates over the period from 1996 to 2006. The material differences between the predictive capability of the two models show that the time dependency of the target leverage ratio is a critical factor in modeling credit risk. The study also provides evidence to support the existence of a time-varying target leverage ratio.
The Research of Adaptive Fuzzy PID Control Algorithm Based on LQR Approach in DC-DC Converter

The paper introduces a kind of optimized fuzzy-PID control method which adopts linear quadratic regulator (LQR) approach in detail. In many industrial control systems, if the model of a system is unspecific or complex, PID parameters are rather difficult to find, based on the problem this article designed the advanced controller with LQR. On the contrary with the fact that the output voltage is always with heavy harmonic pollution in DC-DC converter using traditional PID controller, it is found that better performance can be achieved. The optimization and simulation results for a buck converter are presented to illustrate the design procedure and its benefits. And also, it can adjust the PID parameters on line and be much better than conventional PID on steady state and anti-jamming, so that it proves the system is feasible, efficient and applied.
Exotic solutions of the atmospheric neutrino problem

The measurements of the fluxes of atmospheric neutrinos give evidence for the disappearance of muon neutrinos. The determination of the dependence of the disappearance probability on the neutrino energy and trajectory allows one, in principle, to establish unambiguosly the existence of neutrino oscillations. Alternative mechanisms for the disappearance of the neutrinos have been proposed, but do not provide a viable description of the data, if one includes both events where the neutrinos interact in the detector and $\ensuremath{\nu}$-induced upward going muons. The proposed mechanisms differ in the energy dependence of the disappearance probability, and the upward going muon data that are produced by high-energy neutrinos give a crucial constraint.
Simultaneous localization and mapping for mobile robot based on an improved particle filter algorithm

Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is an important topic in the autonomous mobile robot research. An improved Rao-Blackwellised particle filter (IRBPF) algorithm is proposed for the mobile robot to SLAM, which can simultaneously localize the robot and build up the map in the structured indoor environment. Firstly, IRBPF respectively uses particle filters (PF) to estimate the posterior probability distributions of robot postures and landmarks in the environment map. Secondly, an adaptive re-sampling technique is used to reduce the times of re-sampling so as to maintain a reasonable speed of samples, thus it reduce the risk of sample depletion. Finally, a robust motion model and an observation model with only ranging sensor and odometer are constructed. Experiment results indicate that the IRBPF algorithm builds the consistent map and modified the precision and real-time performance of localization and mapping, the SLAM results show the efficiency of this IRBPF algorithm.
Ja n 20 07 Single-site approximation for reaction-diffusion processes

We consider the branching and annihilating random walk A → 2A and 2A → 0 with reaction rates σ and λ, respectively, and hopping rate D, and study the phase diagram in the (λ/D, σ/D) plane. According to standard mean-field theory, this system is in an active state for all σ/D > 0, and perturbative renormalization suggests that this mean-field result is valid for d > 2; however, nonperturbative renormalization predicts that for all d there is a phase transition line to an absorbing state in the (λ/D, σ/D) plane. We show here that a simple single-site approximation reproduces with minimal effort the nonperturbative phase diagram both qualitatively and quantitatively for all dimensions d > 2. We expect the approach to be useful for other reaction-diffusion processes involving absorbing state transitions.
Automated Reverse Engineering of Hard-Coded GUI Layouts

Most GUIs are specified in the form of source code, which hard-codes information relating to the layout of graphical controls. This representation is very lowlevel, and makes GUIs hard to maintain. We suggest a reverse engineering approach that is able to recover a higher-level layout representation of a hardcoded GUI using the Auckland Layout Model, which is based on the mathematical notion of linear programming. This approach allows developers to use existing code and existing tools, as well as specifications on a higher level of abstraction. We show how existing hard-coded GUIs can be extended to support dynamic layout adjustment with very little effort, and how GUIs can be beautified automatically during reverse engineering.
Coping and emotion regulation from childhood to early adulthood: Points of convergence and divergence

Abstract The processes of coping with stress and the regulation of emotion reflect basic aspects of development, and play an important role in models of risk for psychopathology and the development of preventive interventions and psychological treatments. However, research on these two constructs has been represented in two separate and disconnected bodies of work. We examine possible points of convergence and divergence between these constructs with regard to definitions and conceptualisation, research methods and measurement, and interventions to prevent and treat psychopathology. There is clear evidence that coping and emotion regulation are distinct but closely related constructs in all of these areas. The field will benefit from greater integration of methods and findings in future research.
Hockey night in Canada : sport, identities, and cultural politics

This book examines ice hockey's relationship to various identities, its position in Canadian cultural politics and how these relationships are defined by social changes. It begins by exploring the clash between different interpretations of sport and culture in general, and hockey and Canadian culture in particular. This leads to an examination of the history of the struggles surrounding hockey's transformation from a diverse and loose Other CABI sites 
Anomalous diffusion of adsorbed water: a neutron scattering study of hydrated myoglobin

The neutron scattering spectrum of bound H2O has been determined from the excess scattering of H2O-hydrated myoglobin relative to a sample hydrated with D2O. The resulting vibrational difference spectrum shows the well known translational and librational bands of bulk water. Significant discrepancies arise at low frequencies indicating that the diffusive motion is strongly retarded by interactions with the protein surface. By Fourier deconvolution of constant Q-spectra we obtain the intermediate scattering function and the time-resolved mean square displacement of the water protons on a 15 ps timescale. We observe a sublinear increase in the squared displacements with time suggesting anomalous diffusion. Furthermore, the fourth moment 〈r4(t)〉 exceeds the value expected for a Gaussian distribution, which indicates either strong heterogeneity or anisotropic motions. The data are discussed in relation to simulations and theoretical results on strongly coupled liquids.
Work disability in an inception cohort of patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis: a 20 year study.

OBJECTIVE Information from successive inception cohorts is needed to monitor the long-term prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the effect of treatment on it. We studied work disability and its association with the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) index and the Larsen score of radiographic damage. METHODS Work disability was recorded at onset and at 1, 3, 8, 15 and 20 yr from entry among 103 patients with recent-onset (<6 months) seropositive RA. RESULTS Work disability due to RA was already 31% [95% confidence interval (CI) 21-40] after 1 yr among patients of working age. It increased gradually and the cumulative rate reached 80% (95% CI 70-89) by the 20 yr check-up. The mean HAQ index was 0.96 at the 20 yr check-up and the mean Larsen score 45% of the maximum value. CONCLUSION The data serve as a basis of comparison for later cohort studies.
Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation-based artificial consciousness model

The study of emotional robot now still faces many difficulties of how to establish a universal affective model and how to equip the robot with emotional logic system so that it can have real affective thinking. The present paper conducts a in-depth study on psychological theory of consciousness and on the basis of the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory constructs a stimulus-sensitive and Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation-based artificial consciousness model. The experimental results show that the proposed model provides a new approach to the study of robot emotional model.
La relación entre la espiritualidad en el ambiente laboral y el compromiso organizacional en un grupo de empleados de un municipio del área oeste de Puerto Rico

Objective: to determine the relationship between spirituality in the workplace and organizational commitment. Method: descriptive correlational study, with a sample of 156 employees from the west of Puerto Rico. The sub-scales of the dimension of spirituality in the work unit and the organization of the scale of spirituality in the workplace of Ashmos and Duchon, and the scale of organizational commitment of Rosario-Hernandez and Rovira-Millan were used. Results: there is an inverse significant relationship between spirituality in the workplace and organizational commitment; however, no significant differences were found between years of service and spirituality in the workplace. Conclusion: the inverse relationship between spirituality in the workplace and organizational commitment results from the negative perception of employees before the new organizational policies in Puerto Rico.
Research on 3D digital watermarking for cultural relics

3D digital watermarking is not only of great significance to the copyright protection of cultural relics, but the main bottleneck of the widely use of 3D model. This paper gives a brief discussion of system principles, embedding requirements, algorithm categories, attack techniques, etc. And focusing on special features and practical application of 3D model of cultural relics, four development directions of 3D digital watermarking technology of cultural relics are proposed.
Change Over Time : Research Approaches to ICT-Enabled Emergent Change

Within IS and organizational change literature, a great amount of research has been performed as to how organizations change, either as a result of direct stimulus or over time. Numerous researchers have approached this subject in different fashions, as summarized by Orlikowski (1996). In recent literature, the concept of emergent, situated change has arisen as researchers look at organizational change as it relates to technology over time (Orlikowski, 1996; Suchman, 1987, 2007). Other approaches advance the structurational view as a lens with which to consider technology and organizational change (Orlikowski & Robey, 1991; Orlikowski, 2000). This has been approached in a number of different ways, as summarized by Orlikowski & Scott‘s analysis of three decades of literature reviews, and has led to a call for a new, sociomaterial approach. Finally, Ciborra (2006) has criticized the overall approach to ̳situated‘ change as being divergent from the original concepts of phenomenology, and among others there has been a push for a more critical approach. It is the intent of this paper to bring this all together into a comprehensive summary of the current state of this field.
The Evolution of Plant Functional Variation: Traits, Spectra, and Strategies

Variation in plant functional traits results from evolutionary and environmental drivers that operate at a variety of different scales, which makes it a challenge to differentiate among them. In this article we describe patterns of functional trait variation and trait correlations within and among habitats in relation to several environmental and trade‐off axes. We then ask whether such patterns reflect natural selection and can be considered plant strategies. In so doing we highlight evidence that demonstrates that (1) patterns of trait variation across resource and environmental gradients (light, water, nutrients, and temperature) probably reflect adaptation, (2) plant trait variation typically involves multiple‐correlated traits that arise because of inevitable trade‐offs among traits and across levels of whole‐plant integration and that must be understood from a whole‐plant perspective, and (3) such adaptation may be globally generalizable for like conditions; i.e., the set of traits (collections of traits in syndromes) of taxa can be considered as “plant strategies. ”
Reliability Analysis of Software Architecture Evolution

Software engineers and practitioners regard software architecture as an important artifact, providing the means to model the structure and behavior of systems and to support early decisions on dependability and other quality attributes. Since systems are most often subject to evolution, the software architecture can be used as an early indicator on the impact of the planned evolution on quality attributes. We propose an automated approach to evaluate the impact on reliability of architecture evolution. Our approach provides relevant information for architects to predict the impact of component reliabilities, usage profile and system structure on the overall reliability. We translate a system's architectural description written in an Architecture Description Language (ADL) to a stochastic model suitable for performing a thorough analysis on the possible architectural modifications. We applied our method to a case study widely used in research in which we identified the reliability bottlenecks and performed structural modifications to obtain an improved architecture regarding its reliability.
A Measurement Study on the BitTorrent File Distribution System

The file distribution protocol BitTorrent(BT) is very popular nowadays, and people are used to sharing files with BT clients everyday. In this project, a two factor full factorial design on workloads and BT clients was proposed to test which effect is significant for BT downloading. The first part presents the background knowledge of Peer-to-peer(P2P) and BT and the introduction of several popular BT clients. Next, a two factor full factorial design was shown. The result indicated that "torrent" was the primary significant factor, while "BT client" was the secondary factor. Also, there was another experiment on out-of-date torrents to test which BT client was successful to download them with few seeder and peers. The result indicated the BT client "μTorrent" was strongest in this task.
Fish oil supplements, longevity and aging

Fish oil supplementation is of great medical and public interest with epidemiological evidence of health benefits in humans, in particular by conferring protection against heart diseases. Its anti-inflammatory properties have also been reported. Initial results from short-lived mouse strains showed that fish oil can increase lifespan, affecting pathways like inflammation and oxidation thought to be involved in the regulation of aging. Could fish oil and its omega-3 fatty acids act as geroprotectors? Probably not. A new study by Strong et al. challenges the role for fish oil supplementation in aging. Using a large cohort of genetically heterogeneous mice in three sites, part of the Interventions Testing Program of the NIA, Strong et al. show that fish oil supplementation at either low or high dosages has no effect on the lifespan of male or female mice. Although it is still possible that fish oil supplementation has health benefits for specific age-related diseases, it does not appear to slow aging or have longevity benefits.