Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Fusion metrics for dynamic situation analysis

To design information fusion systems, it is important to develop metrics as part of a test and evaluation strategy. In many cases, fusion systems are designed to (1) meet a specific set of user information needs (IN), (2) continuously validate information pedigree and updates, and (3) maintain this performance under changing conditions. A fusion system’s performance is evaluated in many ways. However, developing a consistent set of metrics is important for standardization. For example, many track and identification metrics have been proposed for fusion analysis. To evaluate a complete fusion system performance, level 4 sensor management and level 5 user refinement metrics need to be developed simultaneously to determine whether or not the fusion system is meeting information needs. To describe fusion performance, the fusion community needs to agree on a minimum set of metrics for user assessment and algorithm comparison. We suggest that such a minimum set should include feasible metrics of accuracy, confidence, throughput, timeliness, and cost. These metrics can be computed as confidence (probability), accuracy (error), timeliness (delay), throughput (amount) and cost (dollars). In this paper, we explore an aggregate set of metrics for fusion evaluation and demonstrate with information need metrics for dynamic situation analysis.
Mobile robotic fabrication on construction sites: DimRob

In this paper, viable applications for mobile robotic units on construction sites are explored. While identifying potential areas for in-situ fabrication in the construction sector, the intention is also to build upon innovative man-machine interaction paradigms to deal with the imprecision and tolerances often faced on construction sites. By combining the precision of the machine with the innate cognitive human skills, a simple but effective mobile fabrication system is tested for the building of algorithmically designed structures that would not be possible through conventional manual means. It is believed that this new approach to man-machine collaboration, aimed at a deeper integration of human ability with the strengths of digitally controlled machines, will result in advances in the construction sector, thus opening up new design and application fields for architects and planners.
Ju l 2 00 8 Topologically Massive Gauge Theory : WuYang Type Solutions

We discuss Wu-Yang type solutions of Maxwell-Chern-Simons and YangMills-Chern-Simons theories. There exists a natural scale of length which is determined by the inverse topological mass ν ∼ ng. We obtain the nonabelian solution by means of a SU(2) gauge transformation of Dirac magnetic monopole type solution. In the abelian case, field strength locally determines the gauge potential up to a closed term via self-duality equation. We introduce a transformation of the gauge potential using dual field strength which can be identified with the gauge transformation in the abelian solution. Then we present Hopf map S −→ S including the topological mass. This leads to a reduction of the field equation onto S using local sections of S. The local solutions possess a composite structure consisting of both magnetic and electric charges. These naturally lead to topologically massive Wu-Yang solution which is based on patching up the local potentials by means of a gauge transformation. We also discuss solutions with different first Chern numbers. There exist a fundamental scale λ = 2π/g over which the gauge function is single-valued and periodic for any integer n in addition to the fact that it has a smaller period λ/n. We also discuss Dirac quantization condition. We present a stereographic view of the fibres in the Hopf map. Meanwhile Archimedes map yields a simple geometric picture for the Wu-Yang solution. We also discuss holonomy of the gauge potential and the dual-field on S. Finally we point out a naive identification of the natural length scale introduced by the topological mass with Hall resistivity. Electronic address: ksaygili@yeditepe.edu. tr
IgE-Mediated Anaphylaxis to Foods, Venom, and Drugs: Influence of Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Levels and Genotype

Circulating angiotensin-II protects the circulation against sudden falls in blood pressure and is generated by the enzymatic action of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) on angiotensin-I. The ACE genes have 2 allelic forms, “I” and “D. ” The “D” genotype has both highest angiotensin-II generation and serum ACE levels compared to “I”. 120 patients with IgE-anaphylaxis, 119 healthy controls, and 49 atopics had serum ACE levels, ACE genotype, and renin levels determined. Plasma renin levels were identical for all groups. Serum ACE levels and genotypes were similar for healthy controls (HC) and atopics, but lower in anaphylaxis (P = 0.012), with ACE genotypes also showing increased “I” genes (P = 0.009). This effect was more pronounced in subjects manifesting airway angioedema and cardiovascular collapse (AACVS) than mild cutaneous and respiratory (CRA) symptoms. AACVS was significantly associated with the presence of “I” genes. For “ID” genotype OR is 5.6, 95% CI 1.8 to 17.4, and for “II” genotype OR is 44, 95% CI 5 to 1891 within the anaphylaxis group = 0.001. The results show a difference in the genotype frequency between control and anaphylaxis, suggesting a role for the renin angiotensin system in anaphylaxis manifesting with airway angioedema and cardiovascular collapse.
Parallel Volume Rendering Unstructured Data : A DISTRIBUTED APPROACH

The development of e ective parallel rendering algorithms for unstructured volume data is challenging due to the irregular and adaptive nature of the corresponding meshes. Most of the algorithms developed previously have been mainly for shared-memory architectures. Only a distributed approach can better meet the computational and memory requirements of the rendering calculations. This paper presents a volume rendering algorithm that distributes both the data and the rendering process among the processors. At each processor, ray-casting of local data is performed independent of the other processors. The global image compositing processes, which require inter-processor communication, are overlapped with the local ray-casting processes to achieve better parallel e ciency. In theory, this algorithm should attain high parallel e ciency but its implementation on the Intel Paragon shows otherwise. Besides the added ray-casting overhead, a critical factor is the imbalanced load due to the highly adaptive nature of typical unstructured meshes and the selection of transfer functions. The causes, e ects and possible cures of the imbalanced load are studied.
Anchorage mediated by integrin alpha6beta4 to laminin 5 (epiligrin) regulates tyrosine phosphorylation of a membrane-associated 80-kD protein

Detachment of basal keratinocytes from basement membrane signals a differentiation cascade. Two integrin receptors alpha6beta4 and alpha3beta1 mediate adhesion to laminin 5 (epiligrin), a major extracellular matrix protein in the basement membrane of epidermis. By establishing a low temperature adhesion system at 4 degrees C, we were able to examine the exclusive role of alpha6beta4 in adhesion of human foreskin keratinocyte (HFK) and the colon carcinoma cell LS123. We identified a novel 80-kD membrane-associated protein (p80) that is tyrosine phosphorylated in response to dissociation of alpha6beta4 from laminin 5. The specificity of p80 phosphorylation for laminin 5 and alpha6beta4 was illustrated by the lack of regulation of p80 phosphorylation on collagen, fibronectin, or poly-L-lysine surfaces. We showed that blocking of alpha3beta1 function using inhibitory mAbs, low temperature, or cytochalasin D diminished tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase but not p80 phosphorylation. Therefore, under our assay conditions, p80 phosphorylation is regulated by alpha6beta4, while motility via alpha3beta1 causes phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase. Consistent with a linkage between p80 dephosphorylation and alpha6beta4 anchorage to laminin 5, we found that phosphatase inhibitor sodium vanadate, which blocked the p80 dephosphorylation, prevented the alpha6beta4-dependent cell anchorage to laminin 5 at 4degreesC. In contrast, adhesion at 37 degrees C via alpha3beta1 was unaffected. Furthermore, by in vitro kinase assay, we identified a kinase activity for p80 phosphorylation in suspended HFKs but not in attached cells. The kinase activity, alpha6beta4, and its associated adhesion structure stable anchoring contacts were all cofractionated in the Triton- insoluble cell fraction that lacks alpha3beta1. Thus, regulation of p80 phosphorylation, through the activities of p80 kinase and phosphatase, correlates with alpha6beta4-SAC anchorage to laminin 5 at 4 degrees C in epithelial cells of the skin and intestine. Transmembrane signaling through p80 is an early tyrosine phosphorylation event responsive to and possibly required for anchorage to laminin 5 by HFK and LS123 epithelial cells.
Mutational analysis of MIR184 in sporadic keratoconus and myopia.

PURPOSE A mutation miR-184(+57C>T) in the seed region of miR-184 (encoded by MIR184 [MIM*613146]) results in familial severe keratoconus combined with early-onset anterior polar cataract and endothelial dystrophy, iris hypoplasia, congenital cataract, and stromal thinning (EDICT) syndrome (MIM#614303). In order to investigate the phenotypic spectrum resulting from MIR184 mutation, MIR184 was sequenced in a keratoconus cohort of mixed ethnicity and a Chinese axial myopia cohort. METHODS Sequencing of MIR184 was performed in 780 unrelated keratoconus patients and 96 unrelated Han southern Chinese subjects with axial myopia. Effects of identified mutations on RNA secondary structure were predicted computationally using mFold and RNAFold algorithms. MIR184 amplicons from patients harboring mutations were cloned and transfected into human embryonic kidney 293T (HEK293T) cells, and mature mutant miR-184 expression was analyzed by stem-loop real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). RESULTS Two novel heterozygous substitution mutations in MIR184 were identified in the two patients with isolated keratoconus: miR-184(+8C>A) and miR-184(+3A>G). Computational modeling predicted that these mutations would alter the miR-184 stem-loop stability and secondary structure. Ex vivo miR-184 expression analysis demonstrated that miR-184(+8C>A) almost completely repressed the expression of miR-184 (P = 0.022), and miR-184(+3A>G) reduced the expression of miR-184 by approximately 40% (P = 0.002). There was no significant association of rs41280052, which lies within the stem-loop of miR-184, with keratoconus. No MIR184 mutations were detected in the axial myopia cohort. CONCLUSIONS Two novel heterozygous substitution mutations in MIR184 were identified in two patients with isolated keratoconus: miR-184(+8C>A) and miR-184(+3A>G). Mutations in MIR184 are a rare cause of keratoconus and were found in 2 of 780 (0.25%) cases.
Real-Time Observation of Cuprates Structural Dynamics by Ultrafast Electron Crystallography

The phonon-mediated attractive interaction between carriers leads to the Cooper pair formation in conventional superconductors. Despite decades of research, the glue holding Cooper pairs in high-temperature superconducting cuprates is still controversial, and the same is true for the relative involvement of structural and electronic degrees of freedom. Ultrafast electron crystallography (UEC) offers, through observation of spatiotemporally resolved diffraction, the means for determining structural dynamics and the possible role of electron-lattice interaction. A polarized femtosecond (fs) laser pulse excites the charge carriers, which relax through electron-electron and electron-phonon couplings, and the consequential structural distortion is followed diffracting fs electron pulses. In this paper, the recent findings obtained on cuprates are summarized. In particular, we discuss the strength and symmetry of the directional electron-phonon coupling in Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_(8+δ) (BSCCO), as well as the c-axis structural instability induced by near-infrared pulses in La_2CuO_4 (LCO). The theoretical implications of these results are discussed with focus on the possibility of charge stripes being significant in accounting for the polarization anisotropy of BSCCO, and cohesion energy (Madelung) calculations being descriptive of the c-axis instability in LCO.
Data compression for snapshot mosaic hyperspectral image sensors

Recent achievements in hyperspectral imaging (HSI) demonstrated successfully a novel snapshot mosaic sensor architecture, enabling spectral imaging in a truly compact way. Integration of this new technology in handheld devices necessitates efficient compression of HSI data. However, due to the specific mosaic structure of the acquired images, traditional compression methods tailored to full-resolution HSI data cubes fail to exploit the special spatio-spectral interrelations among the pixels. This paper introduces an efficient and computationally tractable compression technique for mosaic HSI images. Specifically, an appropriate decorrelator is constructed for exploiting the spatio-spectral redundancies among the pixels, by modeling the filters arrangement on the mosaic HSI sensor as a multiple-input multiple-output antenna array. Doing so, the decorrelator depends only on the sensor and not on the data to be compressed. Comparison with state-of-the-art compression methods designed for HSI data cubes reveals that our approach achieves better reconstruction quality at lower bits-per-pixel rates.
Internationalization and innovation in CADSES SMEs and clusters : the INDE results

Porter defines clusters as " a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies and associate institutions in a particular field, linked by commonalities and complementaries " (1998). Through this concept Porter explains the different sources of competitive advantage, considering the business environment close to the firm as particularly important in the competitive process. Our interest here is to highlight two important elements arising from the idea of cluster: the first refers to firm's localization and the second is the aggregation factor. The embeddedness in a specific context provides firms with a wide set of advantages, in particular from a social standpoint. With the term aggregation we refer to high levels of concentration in the presence of firms within a space or field, connected with high levels of contacts and exchanges. Aggregation in terms of local proximity is also fundamental because of positive benefits in terms of rapid information circulation and frequent interaction among economic players. Marshall was the first to describe relevant advantages exploited by firms within industrial districts, expressed in terms of external economies. His contribution stresses how the atmosphere in which firms are embedded facilitates information diffusion together with a more general support of the process of knowledge creation. Piore and Sabel (1984) also recognized those elements as the basis for superior district competitiveness with
Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Presentations, Mechanisms, and Exercise Therapy

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a frequent complication of diabetes and a major cause of morbidity and increased mortality. It is typically characterized by significant deficits in tactile sensitivity, vibration sense, lower-limb proprioception, and kinesthesia. Painful diabetic neuropathy (P-DPN) is a common phenotype of DPN that affects up to one-third of the general diabetic population. P-DPN has been shown to be associated with significant reductions in overall quality of life, increased levels of anxiety and depression, sleep impairment, and greater gait variability. The purpose of this review is to examine proposed mechanisms of P-DPN, summarize current treatment regimen, and assess exercise as a potential therapy for P-PDN. Although exercise has been shown to be an effective therapeutic modality for diabetes, its specific effects on DPN and especially the painful phenotype have not been sufficiently investigated in current literature. Several rodent models and clinical trials have presented promising results in this area, and warrant further investigations examining the effect of exercise on P-DPN.
Turn-taking in Graphical Communication: an exploratory study

This paper reports an investigation of the turn-taking functions of drawings in graphical communication. Based on the examination of dialogue data collected that involve collaborative drawing interactions, as well as spoken dialogue interactions, in a joint problem solving task, we found that ‘drawing turns,’ in which the drawer presents a piece of information to her partner through drawing, had almost the same turn-keeping effects as ‘speech turns. ’
The construct validity of the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale in light of psychological type theory: a study among Anglican clergy

ABSTRACT This study explores the construct validity of the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale in the light of psychological type theory that hypothesises a bias in item content to favour extraverts over introverts, sensing types over intuitive types, feeling types over thinking types, and perceiving types over judging types. Data provided by 364 Anglican clergy serving in the Church in Wales, who completed the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale alongside the Francis Psychological Type Scales, confirm higher scores among extraverts (compared with introverts), intuitive types (compared with sensing types), and feeling types (compared with thinking types), but found no significant difference between judging types and perceiving types. These data are interpreted to nuance the kind of emotional intelligence accessed by the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale and to encourage future scale development that may conceptualise emotional intelligence in ways more independent of psychological type preferences.
Sarcoplasmic reticulum luminal [Ca2+] regulates the spontaneous Ca2+ release events and consequently arrhythmia

The role that sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) luminal Ca<sup>2+</sup> concentration plays in regulating ryanodine receptors (RyRs) is considered to be very important in process of cardiac excitation-contraction coupling. Here we developed a multi-scale mathematical model by coupling a two-dimensional spatio-temporal Ca<sup>2+</sup> reaction-diffusion model with an action potential model of the ventricular myocyte. The simulation results showed that 1) the frequency of spontaneous sparks increased when SR Ca<sup>2+</sup> content was elevated; 2) when SR Ca<sup>2+</sup> was overloaded, spontaneous Ca<sup>2+</sup> waves might occur without any external stimulus, and 3) once formed, the propagation of Ca<sup>2+</sup> waves was accelerated as the SR Ca<sup>2+</sup> content increased. Moreover, those spontaneously occurred Ca<sup>2+</sup> release events elevated cytoplasmic [Ca<sup>2+</sup>]i and then activated inward currents which might cause a delayed afterdepolarization (DAD).
Effects of Progressed and Nonprogressed Volume-Based Overload Plyometric Training on Components of Physical Fitness and Body Composition Variables in Youth Male Basketball Players

Abstract Palma-Muñoz, I, Ramírez-Campillo, R, Azocar-Gallardo, J, Álvarez, C, Asadi, A, Moran, J, and Chaabene, H. Effects of progressed and nonprogressed volume-based overload plyometric training on components of physical fitness and body composition variables in youth male basketball players. J Strength Cond Res 35(6): 1642–1649, 2021—This study examined the effect of 6 weeks of progressed and nonprogressed volume-based overload plyometric training (PT) on components of physical fitness and body composition measures in young male basketball players, compared with an active control group. Subjects were randomly assigned to a progressed PT (PPT, n = 7; age = 14.6 ± 1.1 years), a non-PPT (NPPT, n = 8, age = 13.8 ± 2.0 years), or a control group (CG, n = 7, age = 14.0 ± 2.0 years). Before and after training, body composition measures (muscle mass and fat mass), countermovement jump with arms (CMJA) and countermovement jump without arms (CMJ), horizontal bilateral (HCMJ) and unilateral jump with right leg (RJ) and left leg (LJ), 20-cm drop jump (DJ20), sprint speed (10 m sprint), and change of direction speed (CODS [i.e., T-test]) were tested. Significant effects of time were observed for muscle and fat mass, all jump measures, and CODS (all p < 0.01; d = 0.37–0.83). Significant training group × time interactions were observed for all jump measures (all p < 0.05; d = 0.24–0.41). Post hoc analyses revealed significant pre-post performance improvements for the PPT (RJ and LJ: ∆18.6%, d = 0.8 and ∆22.7%, d = 0.9, respectively; HCMJ: ∆16.4%, d = 0.8; CMJ: ∆22.4%, d = 0.7; CMJA: ∆23.3%, d = 0.7; and DJ20: ∆39.7%, d = 1.1) and for the NPPT group (LJ: ∆14.1%, d = 0.4; DJ20: ∆32.9%, d = 0.8) with greater changes after PPT compared with NPPT for all jump measures (all p < 0.05; d = 0.21–0.81). The training efficiency was greater (p < 0.05; d = 0.22) after PPT (0.015% per jump) compared with NPPT (0.0053% per-jump). The PPT induced larger performance improvements on measures of physical fitness as compared to NPPT. Therefore, in-season progressive volume-based overload PT in young male basketball players is recommended.
The Noise Reduction Method of Web Pages Based on Image Features

Same layer webpage have similar presentation styles and noise blocks. The first step of data mining is to remove noise blocks from web pages. Different from traditional similarity measurement method based on DOM trees, a noise removal method based on image features is proposed in this paper. In this method, web pages are processed as images. And then, all of image features can be flexibly used as criteria to measure similarity of noise blocks. As a result, noise blocks and information blocks can be distinguished after measuring similarity, and the reduction of noise is realized. The results of experiment demonstrate that this method is accurate and reliable and it can support joint measurement of multiple image features. Keywordsnoise reduction; web data mining; image features
The Focus of Requirements Engineering in Workflow Application Development

The paper discusses the focus of Requirements Engineering in workflow application development. Its core thesis is that the workflow application and the new business process it supports emerge in parallel. As a conclusion, putting more effort into early development steps – like initial business process modeling and analysis – does not necessarily contribute to the project’s overall success. Rather, Requirements Engineering should shift its focus from specification of system requirements to its enactment in operational use. Assuming that one of the main reasons for introducing a workflow application is to help to drive business processes towards their goals, detailled information about how users enact the workflow application and where and why they deviate from the intended working style becomes more important.