Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
In Vivo Bioluminescence Imaging for Prolonged Survival of Transplanted Human Neural Stem Cells Using 3D Biocompatible Scaffold in Corticectomized Rat Model

Stem cell-based treatment of traumatic brain injury has been limited in its capacity to bring about complete functional recovery, because of the poor survival rate of the implanted stem cells. It is known that biocompatible biomaterials play a critical role in enhancing survival and proliferation of transplanted stem cells via provision of mechanical support. In this study, we noninvasively monitored in vivo behavior of implanted neural stem cells embedded within poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) scaffold, and showed that they survived over prolonged periods in corticectomized rat model. Corticectomized rat models were established by motor-cortex ablation of the rat. F3 cells expressing enhanced firefly luciferase (F3-effLuc) were established through retroviral infection. The F3-effLuc within PLLA was monitored using IVIS-100 imaging system 7 days after corticectomized surgery. F3-effLuc within PLLA robustly adhered, and gradually increased luciferase signals of F3-effLuc within PLLA were detected in a day dependent manner. The implantation of F3-effLuc cells/PLLA complex into corticectomized rats showed longer-lasting luciferase activity than F3-effLuc cells alone. The bioluminescence signals from the PLLA-encapsulated cells were maintained for 14 days, compared with 8 days for the non-encapsulated cells. Immunostaining results revealed expression of the early neuronal marker, Tuj-1, in PLLA-F3-effLuc cells in the motor-cortex-ablated area. We observed noninvasively that the mechanical support by PLLA scaffold increased the survival of implanted neural stem cells in the corticectomized rat. The image-guided approach easily proved that scaffolds could provide supportive effect to implanted cells, increasing their viability in terms of enhancing therapeutic efficacy of stem-cell therapy.
FAULT DIAGNOSIS IN ANALOG CIRCUITS USING APPROXIMATE SYMBOLIC POLE/ZERO EXPRESSIONS

This paper deals with diagnosis of soft faults for analog circuits in simulation after test approach. Simple approximate pole/zero expressions, depending only on the most significant parameters, are computed. The parameters values for the soft faults in linear circuits are identified employing these expressions and gain vs. frequency characteristics. This approach uses simpler equations and proves a higher power to identify the faulty components than other approaches.
Can the Responses of Photosynthesis and Stomatal Conductance to Water and Nitrogen Stress Combinations Be Modeled Using a Single Set of Parameters?

Accurately predicting photosynthesis in response to water and nitrogen stress is the first step toward predicting crop growth, yield and many quality traits under fluctuating environmental conditions. While mechanistic models are capable of predicting photosynthesis under fluctuating environmental conditions, simplifying the parameterization procedure is important toward a wide range of model applications. In this study, the biochemical photosynthesis model of Farquhar, von Caemmerer and Berry (the FvCB model) and the stomatal conductance model of Ball, Woodrow and Berry which was revised by Leuning and Yin (the BWB-Leuning-Yin model) were parameterized for Lilium (L. auratum × speciosum “Sorbonne”) grown under different water and nitrogen conditions. Linear relationships were found between biochemical parameters of the FvCB model and leaf nitrogen content per unit leaf area (Na), and between mesophyll conductance and Na under different water and nitrogen conditions. By incorporating these Na-dependent linear relationships, the FvCB model was able to predict the net photosynthetic rate (An) in response to all water and nitrogen conditions. In contrast, stomatal conductance (gs) can be accurately predicted if parameters in the BWB-Leuning-Yin model were adjusted specifically to water conditions; otherwise gs was underestimated by 9% under well-watered conditions and was overestimated by 13% under water-deficit conditions. However, the 13% overestimation of gs under water-deficit conditions led to only 9% overestimation of An by the coupled FvCB and BWB-Leuning-Yin model whereas the 9% underestimation of gs under well-watered conditions affected little the prediction of An. Our results indicate that to accurately predict An and gs under different water and nitrogen conditions, only a few parameters in the BWB-Leuning-Yin model need to be adjusted according to water conditions whereas all other parameters are either conservative or can be adjusted according to their linear relationships with Na. Our study exemplifies a simplified procedure of parameterizing the coupled FvCB and gs model that is widely used for various modeling purposes.
SEGMENT-BASED MATCHING FOR VISUAL NAVIGATION1

The imaging system involves an image produced from a reeection by a spherical mirror to produce a 360 projection of the environment. This paper extends previous work on an image-based navigation system in which the 360 view is compressed into a circular waveform. A navigation task is speciied as a sequence of homing tasks on target locations. This is accomplished by matching landmarks from the current view with the next target view. This paper provides a new method for matching using qualitative geometric features of each of the wave-forms. In addition, a geometric analysis allows us to do 3D reasoning about the environment, which is suucient for computing the rotation and translation between the current location and the target location. It may eventually allow acquisition of a 3D model of the environment. We show that the system performs reliably in an indoor environment.
Optimal online bounded space multidimensional packing

We solve an open problem in the literature by providing an online algorithm for multidimensional bin packing that uses only bounded space. To achieve this, we introduce a new technique for classifying the items to be packed. We show that our algorithm is optimal among bounded space algorithms for any dimension d > 1. Its asymptotic performance ratio is (II∞)d, where II∞ ≈ 1:691 is the asymptotic performance ratio of the one-dimensional algorithm HARMONIC. A modified version of this algorithm for the case where all items are hypercubes is also shown to be optimal. Its asymptotic performance ratio is sublinear in d.Additionally, for the special case of packing squares in two-dimensional bins, we present a new unbounded space online algorithm with asymptotic performance ratio of at most 2.271. We also present an approximation algorithm for the offline problem with approximation ratio of 16/11.
HomeoDB2: functional expansion of a comparative homeobox gene database for evolutionary developmental biology

Homeobox gene database (HomeoDB), a manually curated database of homeobox genes and their classification, has been well received since its release in 2008. Here, we report HomeoDB2, an expansion and improvement of the original database that provides greater functionality for the user. HomeoDB2 includes all homeobox loci from 10 animal genomes (human, mouse, chicken, frog, zebrafish, amphioxus, nematode, fruitfly, beetle, honeybee) plus tools for downloading sequences, comparing between species and BLAST searching. HomeoDB2 provides a resource for studying the dynamics of homeobox gene evolution, and is freely accessible at http://homeodb.zoo. ox.ac. uk
Human expert fusion for image classification

In image classification, merging the opinion of several huma n experts is very important for different tasks such as the evaluation or the t raining. Indeed, the ground truth is rarely known before the scene imaging. We propose here different models in order to fuse the informations given by two or more experts. The considered unit for the classification, a small tile of the im age, can contain one or more kind of the considered classes given by the experts. A second problem that we have to take into account, is the amount of certainty of the expert has for each pixel of the tile. In order to solve these problems we define fiv e models in the context of the Dempster-Shafer Theory and in the context of the Dezert-Smarandache Theory and we study the possible decisions with these models.
Educators and Visionaries: Women Educational Leaders in Action.

Over the past two decades women have demanded greater access to positions in educational administration. This paper presents findings of a study that examined the experiences of women teachers seeking administrative positions in New Brunswick, Canada. Specifically, the paper explored the women's views about leadership and the ways in which they tried to carry out their responsibilities. Data were gathered through interviews with 29 women educators, 19 of whom were in administrative positions. Respondents stressed the importance of teaching, teamwork and collaboration, communication, and the empowerment of others. A review of literature on gendered leadership styles is presented. A conclusion is that although much . of the literature suggests that women and men lead differently, it is important to avoid stereotyping. Rather, the educational community must: (1) value the varieLy of leadership skills; (2). educate school boards and the public as to what constitutes effective leadership; and (3) incorporate women's leadership skills into practice and administrative programs. (Contains 17 references.) (LMI) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************************************
Background estimation using graph cuts and inpainting

In this paper, we propose a new method, which requires no interactive operation, to estimate background from an image sequence with occluding objects. The images are taken from the same viewpoint under similar illumination conditions. Our method combines the information from input images by selecting the appropriate pixels to construct the background. We have two simple assumptions for the input image sequence: each background pixel has to be disclosed at least once and some parts of the background are never occluded. We propose a cost function that includes a data term and a smoothness term. A unique feature of our data term is that it has not only the stationary term, but also a new predicted term obtained using an image inpainting technique. The smoothness term guarantees that the output is visually smooth so that there is no need for post-processing. The cost is minimized by applying graph cuts optimization. We apply our algorithm to several complex natural scenes as well as to an image sequence with different camera exposure settings, and the results are encouraging.
Adaptive Error Correction for Wireless Communication position paper

The Ubiquitous Communications project aims at delivering video to a mobile user over a highspeed wireless link both indoor and outdoor. The high data rates (150 Mb/s) require the use of 4th generation transceivers that operate at high frequencies (e.g., 17 GHz). We anticipate that the quality of the wireless link varies frequently due to changes in the environment (e.g., moving position). We propose to use adaptive forward error correction in the communication protocols to guarantee a certain Quality of Service (QoS) level to the application. The key ideas are 1) to dynamically match the coding rate to the QoS requirements on a per stream basis, and 2) to exploit the (dynamic) characteristics of the individual sub carriers of our OFDM modulation scheme. The responsiveness of our adaptive error correction depends on the feed-back loop implemented in software, which will be well within the 100 ms range of user perception.
Health disparities in youth and families : research and applications

How Money Matters for Children's Socioemotional Adjustment: Family Processes and Parental Investment. - The Self-Regulation of Health Relevant Behaviors: The Role of Conscious Awareness and Motivation. - Risk and Resilience during Early Adolescence: What it means for African American and Latino Families. - Social Identity, Motivation, and Well Being among Adolescents from Asian and Latin American Backgrounds. - Health Disparities, Social Inequality and the Human Genome. - School Ethnic Diversity and Disparities in Mental Health Outcomes. - Social and Historical Risk and Protective Factors Affecting Substance Use and Mental Health among Indigenous Adolescents. - Lessons Learned: Integrative Approaches to Policies and Programs.
Towards a Competence Theory of the Firm

This book explores a new theory of the firm produced through an exchange between management theory and economics. In the process economics is seen to provide a foundational element for strategy research whilst developing a more realistic theory of the firm with a greater emphasis on its internal features. The success of competence theories of the firm also reflects their ability to explain significant trends in the business world, notably the declining importance of conglomerates and critical features in the success of Asian and Japanese business.
When + Where = How : A Preliminary Examination of the Role of Context in Taste and Preference Decisions April 15 , 2002

This paper argues for the presence of contextual effects which serve to “override,” in varying degrees, individual utility functions and other assorted components of individualized taste and preference structures. Specifically, we find suggestive evidence of two distinct “styles” of shopping—“daily” or “spontaneous” and “weekly or “scheduled”—which orient the individuals quite differentially to the task at hand (i.e. choosing products). Evidence gathered from field observations of 30 families in 3 different retail settings, across two distinct contexts, is summarized. We conclude with a discussion of specific implications for public policy research on household economics, as well as directions for future consideration.
Research on ecosystem assessment indicator system of ecological function region for ecological compensation

For the purpose of facilitating the implementation of ecological compensation, an ecosystem assessment indicator system of ecological function region was established. The theoritical basis and overall thinking were clarified. The research object was determined which is five categories of ecological function region with regulating function. The differences between the ecsystem assessment and ecosystem services assessment was analysed from three aspects: purpose, object and indicator design. Two categories of indicators - common indicators and personality indicators were choosed, using ecosystem as a carrier. The criteria and weight were also discussed. The ultimate goal of this paper is to provide valuable support for ecological compensation implementation of ecological function regions.
Comparative Investigations on Continuous Wave Operation of A-cut and B-cut Tm,ho:yalo 3 Lasers at Room Temperature Spectroscopy and Modeling of Solid State Lanthanide Lasers: Application to Trivalent Tm 3+ and Ho

The Tm,Ho:YAlO 3 laser performance for two crystal orientations pumped by a wavelength tunable Ti:Sapphire laser is presented in this paper. An experimental investigation comparing a-and b-oriented Tm,Ho:YAlO 3 crystals laser performance is demonstrated and discussed. Single-and multi-wavelength operations of Tm,Ho:YAlO 3 lasers have been investigated in detail. The maximum output powers of 890 mW at 2119 nm for a-oriented Tm,Ho:YAlO 3 crystal and 946 mW at 2103 nm for b-oriented Tm,Ho:YAlO 3 crystal have been obtained, respectively. The two crystals show very similar performance in terms of output power and conversion efficiency, only that the b-cut Tm,Ho:YAP crystal demonstrates more regimes of multi-wavelength operations. Development of a tunable, narrow-linewidth, cw 2.066-μm Ho:YLF laser for remote sensing of atmospheric CO2 and H2O, " Appl. Efficient mid-infrared laser using 1.9-μm pumped Ho:YAG and ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillators, " J. Continuous-wave operation at 2. 1μm of a diode-laser-pumped, Tm-sensitized Ho:Y3Al5O12 laser at 300K, " Opt. Criterion for selection of cw laser host materials to increase available power in the fundamental mode, " Appl. InGaAs/GaAs saturable absorber for diode-pumped passively Q-switched dual-wavelength Tm:YAP lasers, " Opt. High efficient single-frequency output at 1991 nm from a diode-pumped Tm:YAP coupled cavity, " Opt. Burns, " Modeling and experimental investigation of a diode-pumped Tm:YAlO3 laser with a-and b-cut crystal orientations, " IEEE J. Diode-pumped continuous wave and Q-switched operation of a c-cut Tm,Ho:YAlO(3) laser, " Opt. Continuous wave and AO Q-switch operation Tm,Ho:YAP laser pumped by a laser diode of 798nm, " Laser Phys. Dual diodes end-pumped Q-switch operation of a c-Continuous wave and AO Q-switch operation of a b-cut Tm,Ho:YAP laser with dual wavelengths pumped by a laser diode of 792nm, " Laser Phys. Passively mode-locked Tm,Ho:YAG laser at 2 µm based on saturable absorption of intersubband transitions in quantum well, " Opt. Optical and terahertz power limits in the low-temperature-grown GaAs photomixers, " Appl.
Increasing spatial resolution of holographic images using robust multiframe image reconstruction

Digital holographic images can be undersampled due to the low resolution of CCD sensors. This causes the problem that only three-dimensional information of small objects can be recorded in digital holography. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes to use the robust multiframe image reconstruction technique for increasing the spatial resolution of digital holograms by combining several undersampled holographic images, considering both speckle and Gaussian noise existing in the images. The increased spatial resolution permits recording of larger objects and reduces the distance between the object and camera in digital holography. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method
Recurrent Sigmoid-Wavelet Neurons for Forecasting of Dynamic Systems

In this paper, recurrent neuron models used in feed-forward network are proposed. Each neuron in this model is composed of the sigmoidal activation function (SAF) and wavelet activation function (WAF). The output of the proposed neuron is the product of output from SAF and WAF. In recurrent neuron models delayed output of the sigmoidal and the wavelet activation function is feedback to each other. Performance of the recurrent models is evaluated on two different kind of benchmark problem of dynamical systems and compared with earlier proposed models.
Usability Assessment of Academic Digital Libraries: Effectiveness, Efficiency, Satisfaction, and Learnability

This study is to develop and evaluate methods and instruments for assessing the usability of digital libraries. It discusses the dimensions of usability, what methods have been applied in evaluating usability of digital libraries, their applicability, and criteria. It is found in the study that there exists an interlocking relationship among effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction. It provides operational criteria for effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, and learnability. It discovers users' criteria on “ease of use,” “organization of information,” “terminology and labeling,” “visual attractiveness,” and “mistake recovery. ” Common causes of “user lostness” were found. “Click cost” was examined.
Optimizing Instruction Prefetching to Improve Worst-Case Performance for Real-Time Applications

While the average-case performance is important for general-purpose applications, worst-case performance is crucial for real-time systems to ensure schedulability and reliability. Recent work has shown that simple prefetching techniques such as the Next-N-Line prefetching can benefit both average-case and worst-case performance; however, the improvement on the worstcase execution time (WCET) is rather limited and inefficient. This paper presents two instruction prefetching approaches that are specially designed to enhance the worst-case performance, including the loop-based prefetching and WCET-oriented prefetching. Our experiments indicate that both instruction prefetching techniques can achieve better worst-case execution cycles than the Next-N-Line prefetching while having various impacts on the average-case performance.
Offshore Outsourcing and Productivity: Evidence from Japanese Firm‐Level Data Disaggregated by Tasks

This paper examines the relationship of offshoring with productivity, based on the original survey data of Japanese firms. Productivity gains were found in the firms offshoring both manufacturing and service tasks, but not in the firms offshoring only either manufacturing or service tasks. This paper also finds that firms offshoring to various destinations tend to be more productive than non‐offshoring firms. These results suggest that the level of firms' engagement in offshoring is more important for productivity than whether or not firms engage in offshoring.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Recalling its resolution 56/168 of 19 December 2001, by which it decided to establish an Ad Hoc Committee, open to the participation of all Member States and observers to the United Nations, to consider proposals for a comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, based on a holistic approach in the work done in the fields of social development, human rights and non-discrimination and taking into account the recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission for Social Development,
Tag-based navigation for peer-to-peer Wikipedia

We introduce P2P Wikipedia, a prototype of a personalized tag-based navigation system for Wikipedia multimedia content. It is the first peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing system able to deal with large files like movies, music, and software, but that is also scalable to HTML content. The combined techniques in our prototype are the automated calculation of tags from HTML content, a personalized P2P file sharing system built on a social network, the use of incentives for user cooperation to optimize system performance, and the design of a user interface with advanced navigational features.
ANALISIS PENGARUH FAKTOR RISIKO KECURANGAN TERHADAP MANAJEMEN LABA (Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar pada Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2011-2013)

This study aims to analyze effect of fraud risk factors in fraud triangle for earnings management. Fraud triangle theory by Cressey (1953) states that three conditions applied for risks of fraud; pressure, opportunity and rationalization. Testing the possibility of earnings management, study proposes variable as a proxy measure for three components of fraud triangle, as shown in SAS No. 99 namely personal financial need, and external pressure as a pressure component size, effectiveness of controls as a measure of opportunity component, and component rationalization. Population of this study is manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) for the period of 2011 to 2013. Purposive sampling method is used to obtain data from 147 manufacturing companies. Type of data are secondary. Hypotheses are tested using multiple linear regression. The results show that external pressure variable proxies with leverage and variable rationalization proxied with KAP has a significant positive relationship with earnings management. Variables Personal financial need proxied by the ratio of share ownership by insiders and effectiveness of monitoring proxied by proportion of independent board has no effect on earnings management.