Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Leisure and feminist theory

Introduction Leisure Is Good for Society and the Individual Functionalist Theories Structure and Agency in Access to Leisure Marxist and Neo-Marxist Theories The Self and Freedom and Constraint in Leisure Interactionist Theories Hegemonic Struggles in Leisure Spaces Cultural Studies Leisure and Masculinities Embodiment,Emotions and Leisure Public Leisure Places and Spaces Urban Sociology Personal Leisure Spaces Poststructuralist Theories The View from the 'Other', from Margin to Centre Postcolonial Theory Conclusion
Current Status of Electronic Medical Record Systems in Hospitals and Clinics in Korea

Objectives Many healthcare organizations and professionals have had interests in healthcare information and communication technology (ICT). The objective of this study was to investigate the current status of overall healthcare ICT, especially focusing on Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems in Korea. Methods This study used a part of the nationwide survey collected for the OECD benchmarking ICT study. The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service conducted the survey from November 19, 2013 to January 10, 2014. This study followed the methodological guidelines of the OECD. A total of 2,093 hospitals and clinics, including long-term care hospitals, participated in the survey. Among them, 554 hospitals and 906 clinics were included in this study for the generalization of the results. Results The adoption rates of EMR systems were 96.3% in hospitals and 95.7% in clinics. Most of the hospitals and clinics had high rates of healthcare information exchange (HIE) within the organization; however, there were extremely low HIE rates among external organizations. Most of the hospitals and clinics had EMR systems with clinical-decision-supporting functionalities. Ninety-six percent of the EMR systems of the hospitals and 89.2% of the clinic systems had checking functions, such as alerts or reminders, on contraindications of drug-drug and drug-age interaction. Conclusions Korea has maintained a high healthcare ICT status compared to countries in the European Union. The EMR systems of hospitals and clinics in Korea had sophisticated functionalities; however, their HIE status was extremely low, which indicates the need for healthcare ICT standardization.
Community ambulation in patients with chronic stroke: how is it related to gait speed?

OBJECTIVE To explore the strength of the association between gait speed and community ambulation and whether this association is significantly distorted by other variables. DESIGN Cross-sectional study conducted 3 years after stroke. SUBJECTS A total of 102 patients after first-ever stroke following inpatient rehabilitation who are now living in the community. METHODS Community ambulation was determined by a self-administered questionnaire with 4 categories. Gait speed was assessed by the 5-m walking test. Possible confounding factors included in the analyses were: age, hemisphere, living alone, history of falls, use of assistive walking devices, executive function (Trail Making Test), depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale), fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale), motor function (Motricity Index), standing balance (Berg Balance Scale) and walking endurance (SF36). RESULTS Twenty-six percent of the patients were non-community walkers or limited community walkers. The optimal cut-off point for community ambulation was 0.66 m/sec, with an area under the curve of 0.85. Although gait speed was significantly related to community ambulation, this association was confounded by balance, motor function, endurance and the use of an assistive walking device. These factors reduced the regression coefficient of gait speed by more than 15%. CONCLUSION Gait speed is an important factor related to community walking; however, ability to walk in the community is determined by several underlying factors, e.g. balance, motor function, endurance and assistive walking device.
It's Time to Vote: The Effect of Matching Message Orientation and Temporal Frame on Political Persuasion

What political candidates say during their campaign and when they say it are critical to their success. In three experiments, we show that abstract, “why”-laden appeals are more persuasive than concrete, “how”-laden appeals when voters' decision is temporally distant; the reverse is true when the decision is imminent, and these results are strongest among those who are politically uninformed. These effects seem to be driven by a match between temporal distance and the abstractness of the message that leads to perceptions of fluency, and the ensuing “feels right” experience yields enhanced evaluations of the focal stimulus.
Time course of pulmonary burden in mice exposed to residual oil fly ash

Residual oil fly ash (ROFA) is a common pollutant in areas where oil is burned. This particulate matter (PM) with a broad distribution of particle diameters can be inhaled by human beings and putatively damage their respiratory system. Although some studies deal with cultured cells, animals, and even epidemiological issues, so far a comprehensive analysis of respiratory outcomes as a function of the time elapsed after exposure to a low dose of ROFA is wanted. Thus, we aimed to investigate the time course of mechanical, histological, and inflammatory lung changes, as well as neutrophils in the blood, in mice exposed to ROFA until 5 days after exposure. BALB/c mice (25 ± 5 g) were randomly divided into 7 groups and intranasally instilled with either 10 μL of sterile saline solution (0.9% NaCl, CTRL) or ROFA (0.2 μg in 10 μL of saline solution). Pulmonary mechanics, histology (normal and collapsed alveoli, mononuclear and polymorphonuclear cells, and ultrastructure), neutrophils (in blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid) were determined at 6 h in CTRL and at 6, 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 h after ROFA exposure. ROFA contained metal elements, especially iron, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and organochlorines. Lung resistive pressure augmented early (6 h) in the course of lung injury and other mechanical, histological and inflammatory parameters increased at 24 h, returning to control values at 120 h. Blood neutrophilia was present only at 24 and 48 h after exposure. Swelling of endothelial cells with adherent neutrophils was detected after ROFA instillation. No neutrophils were present in the lavage fluid. In conclusion, the exposure to ROFA, even in low doses, induced early changes in pulmonary mechanics, lung histology and accumulation of neutrophils in blood of mice that lasted for 4 days and disappeared spontaneously.
MTBDRplus results correlate with treatment outcome in previously treated tuberculosis patients.

BACKGROUND Although MTBDRplus is validated for the detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), its role in the assessment of treatment outcome is less clear. We evaluated the association of MTBDRplus results with treatment outcome in new and previously treated patients in an endemic setting in China and determined factors associated with poor treatment outcomes. METHODS We prospectively enrolled 298 smear-positive pulmonary TB patients who received the World Health Organization recommended initial treatment regimen or retreatment regimen. MTBDRplus was compared with conventional drug susceptibility testing and DNA sequencing for the detection of MDR-TB. Treatment responses were monitored using sputum smear, culture and chest radiography. RESULTS MTBDRplus successfully identified all MDR-TB and had good concordance with sequencing. MDR-TB rates were low among new patients (4/187, 2.1%), but high in previously treated patients (12/28, 42.9%); 65.2% (15/23) of previously treated cases and 17.1% (27/158) of new cases were unsuccessfully treated (P < 0.001). Seven of eight (87.5%) previously treated MDR-TB patients failed the retreatment regimen. In addition to drug resistance, sputum smear positivity at week 8 and cavitation are associated with treatment failure. CONCLUSION Not only did MTBDRplus correctly identify all MDR-TB cases, MTBDRplus results are also associated with treatment outcomes in previously treated patients. The retreatment regimen should no longer be used; treatment should be guided by molecular testing.
On the design of the measurement matrix for Compressed Sensing based DOA estimation

In this paper we investigate the design of the measurement matrix for applying Compressed Sensing (CS) to the problem of Direction Of Arrival (DOA) estimation with antenna arrays. So far, it has been suggested to choose the coefficients randomly since this choice satisfies the restricted isometry property (RIP) with a high probability. We demonstrate that this choice may be sub-optimal since it can result in an effective array with significant sidelobes and blind spots. The sidelobes are especially problematic when we use correlation-based greedy algorithms for the sparse recovery stage as they can lead to detecting spurious peaks. To address the problem, we introduce a design methodology for constructing a measurement matrix that mitigates these unwanted effects to achieve a better DOA estimation performance. Numerical results demonstrate the usefulness of our design.
Helping Users Perceive Recommendation Diversity

recommendation diversity is increasingly being recognized as an important issue in satisfying users' needs for recommender systems. Various diversity-enhancing methods have been developed to increase diversity while making personalized recommendations to users. However, one crucial issue remains. Could the diversity, as system designers have carefully incorporated, be perceived by users and influence their interaction behaviors? In this paper, we try to investigate whether this issue can be addressed at the interface level. Our goal is to understand design issues that enhance users' perception of recommendation diversity and more importantly their satisfaction. A within-subject user study was conducted to compare an organization interface, which groups recommendations into categories, with a standard list interface. Our user study results show that the organization interface indeed effectively increased users' perceived diversity of recommendations, especially perceived categorical diversity. Correlation results reveal that the perceived categorical diversity in recommendation lists has a significant correlation with users' perceived ease of use of a system, perceived usefulness of the system and attitudes towards the system, thereby resulting in a positive effect on their intention to use the system. We conclude by proposing design guidelines based on our study observations.
Involutions on the algebra of physical observables from reality conditions

Some aspects of the algebraic quantization program proposed by Ashtekar are revisited in this article. It is proven that, for systems with first‐class constraints, the involution introduced on the algebra of quantum operators via reality conditions can never be projected unambiguously to the algebra of physical observables, i.e., of quantum observables modulo constraints. It is nevertheless shown that, under sufficiently general assumptions, one can still induce an involution on the algebra of physical observables from reality conditions, though the involution obtained depends on the choice of particular representatives for the equivalence classes of quantum observables.
Effects of hemoglobin variants and chemically modified derivatives on assays for glycohemoglobin.

BACKGROUND Glycohemoglobin (gHb), measured as hemoglobin (Hb) A(1c) or as total gHb, provides a common means for assessing long-term glycemic control in individuals with diabetes mellitus. Genetic variants and chemically modified derivatives of Hb can profoundly affect the accuracy of these measurements, although effects vary considerably among commercially available methods. The prevalence of genetic variants such as HbS, HbC, and HbE, and chemically modified derivatives such as carbamyl-Hb among patient populations undergoing testing is not insignificant. Clinical laboratories and sites responsible for point-of-care testing of gHb need to be aware of the interferences produced in assays by these Hbs. APPROACH We conducted a review of the literature describing the effects of variant Hbs on gHb assay methods commonly used in clinical laboratories. CONTENT This review summarizes the documented effects of both common and uncommon Hb variants and derivatives on the measurement of gHb. Where known, we discuss mechanisms of interference on specific assays and methodologies. We specifically address effects of commonly encountered Hbs, such as carbamyl-Hb, HbS, HbC, HbE, and HbF, on assays that use cation-exchange chromatography, immunoassays, or boronate affinity methods for measuring gHb. SUMMARY A variety of patient- and laboratory-related factors can adversely affect the measurement of gHb in patients harboring Hb variants or derivatives. Identification of the variant or derivative Hb before or during testing may allow accurate measurement of gHb by the selection of a method unaffected by the given variant or derivative. However, laboratories should make available alternative, non-Hb-based methods for assessing long-term glycemic control in individuals with HbCC, HbSS, or HbSC disease, or with other underlying disorders where the concentration of gHb does not accurately reflect long-term glycemic control.
The state of visual analytics: Views on what visual analytics is and where it is going

In the 2005 publication “Illuminating the Path” visual analytics was defined as “the science of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. ” A lot of work has been done in visual analytics over the intervening five years. While visual analytics started in the United States with a focus on security, it is now a worldwide research agenda with a broad range of application domains. This is evidenced by efforts like the European VisMaster program and the upcoming Visual Analytics and Knowledge Discovery (VAKD) workshop, just to name two. There are still questions concerning where and how visual analytics fits in the large body of research and applications represented by the VisWeek community. This panel will present distinct viewpoints on what visual analytics is and its role in understanding complex information in a complex world. The goal of this panel is to engender discussion from the audience on the emergence and continued advancement of visual analytics and its role relative to fields of related research. Four distinguished panelists will provide their perspective on visual analytics focusing on what it is, what it should be, and thoughts about a development path between these two states. The purpose of the presentations is not to give a critical review of the literature but rather to give a review on the field and to provide a contextual perspective based on the panelists' years of experience and accumulated knowledge. Each panelist will have at most 15 minutes to present their position in order to establish the context for the audience. The rest of the time will be open for questions. The panel organizer will oversee the panel and ensure there are numerous questions of the panelists. On August 6, 2010 this world lost Jim Thomas. His influence and impact on our community were clear and profound with conferences, funding programs, research groups, consortia, government agencies, and industry. Through his intellect, energy, and passion Jim was able to create an international movement and shape a new discipline — visual analytics. This discussion on the future of visual analytics is dedicated to Jim and his work. Jim will be greatly missed but his influence and passion will always be felt.
Early self-sorting behavior in Chinook salmon is correlated with variation in growth, behavior and morphology later in life.

approved: ______________________________________________________ Carl B. Schreck Juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) exhibit an array of life history tactics in Oregon’s Willamette River Basin, yet we do not know to what extent it is driven by phenotypic plasticity or whether it is predetermined and how conditions in the early rearing environment may affect phenotype expression. We have found hatchery-origin fry sort themselves into distinct surface and bottom oriented phenotypes within days of first feeding and this orientation persists after separation. Surface and bottom phenotypes demonstrated differences in head and body morphology at 2 months post-swim up across three brood years (BY). The surface phenotype exhibits a shorter head and deeper body compared to bottom phenotype. The BY 2012 surface phenotype spent 3 times longer, on average, interacting with their mirror image in an open arena than the bottom phenotype. Tests conducted with BY 2013 fish indicated that bottomoriented fish engaged in swimming-against-mirror behavior 5 times more than the surface phenotype when the mirror was near gravel refuge. After 8 months of rearing, the BY 2012 surface phenotype was 10% larger than bottom fish and morphometric differences persisted. Surface and bottom phenotypes from BY 2013, were reared under two temperatures and as either separate or combined phenotype groups. The two phenotypes grew at the same rate at 12°C, irrespective of separate or combined rearing, but at 7°C surface fish were significantly larger than bottom fish after three months until temperatures increased after which the two phenotypes converged. While equal in size, the morphologies of the BY 2013 orientation phenotypes were consistent with previous findings. These differences seen in body shape between the surface and bottom oriented groups are similar to differences exhibited between wild subyearling and yearling life history types in the basin. Such phenotypic differences may offer potential for predicting juvenile life history trajectory early in life. ©Copyright by Julia R. Unrein December 10, 2014 All Rights Reserved EARLY SELF-SORTING BEHAVIOR IN CHINOOK SALMON IS CORRELATED WITH VARIATION IN GROWTH, BEHAVIOR AND MORPHOLOGY LATER IN LIFE
A compact Ka-band SPDT switch with high isolation

This paper presents a Ka-band high isolation single-pole-double-throw (SPDT) switch using 0.13 μm CMOS process. The switch has a measured insertion loss of 2.7-3.7 dB and an input 1-dB compression power (P1dB) of 8 dBm at 35 GHz. Via using the shunt NMOS topology and high quality factor match networks, 33-50 dB measured isolation is obtained within the frequency range of 30-45 GHz. The switch core occupies 160×180 μm2 chip area.
Tilemachos Matiakis and Sandra Hirche

— In this paper a distributed control approach aiming at delay-independent stability of networked (Q,S,R)dissipative systems is proposed. The key idea is to exploit the available computational power in the plant side to locally implement a static-output-feedback-input-feedforward controller. This controller can be interpreted as an invertible transformation of arbitrary dissipativity properties of the plant into nite L2-gain properties which are invariant against unknown constant time delay. As a result delay-independent stability of the overall system is guaranteed if the original plant and controller satisfy the well-known dissipativity-based stability conditions for interconnected systems without time delay. Extensions to time-varying delay and packet loss are straightforward. The superior performance of the proposed approach is demonstrated in simulations.
Interaction, Narrative, and Drama Creating an Adaptive Interactive Narrative using Performance Arts Theories

Interactive narratives have been used in a variety of applications, including video games, educational games, and training simulations. Maintaining engagement within such environments is an important problem, because it affects entertainment, motivation, and presence. Performance arts theorists have discussed and formalized many techniques that increase engagement and enhance dramatic content of art productions. While constructing a narrative manually, using these techniques, is acceptable for linear media, using this approach for interactive environments results in inflexible experiences due to the unpredictability of users’ actions. Few researchers attempted to develop adaptive interactive narrative experiences. However, developing a quality interactive experience is largely an art process, and many of these adaptive techniques do not encode artistic principles. This paper presents a new interactive narrative architecture designed using a set of dramatic techniques that have been formulated based on several years of training in film and theatre.
Trajectory Sampling With Unreliable Reporting

We define and evaluate methods to perform robust network monitoring using trajectory sampling in the presence of report loss. The first challenge is to reconstruct an unambiguous set of packet trajectories from the reports on sampled packets received at a collector. In this paper we extend the reporting paradigm of trajectory sampling to enable the elimination of ambiguous groups of reports, but without introducing bias into any characterization of traffic based on the surviving reports. Even after the elimination, a proportion of trajectories are incomplete due to report loss. A second challenge is to adapt measurement based applications (including network engineering, path tracing, and passive performance measurement) to incomplete trajectories. To achieve this, we propose a method to join multiple incomplete trajectories for inference, and analyze its performance. We also show how applications can distinguish between packet and report loss at the statistical level.
Theory-Based User Modeling for Personalized interactive Information Retrieval

In an effort to improve users’ search experiences during their information seeking process, providing a personalized information retrieval system is proposed to be one of the effective approaches. To personalize the search systems requires a good understanding of the users. User modeling has been approved to be a good method for learning and representing users. Therefore many user modeling studies have been carried out and some user models have been developed. The majority of the user modeling studies applies inductive approach, and only small number of studies employs deductive approach. In this paper, an EISE (Extended Information goal, Search strategy and Evaluation threshold) user model is proposed, which uses the deductive approach based on psychology theories and an existing user model. Ten users’ interactive search log obtained from the real search engine is applied to validate the proposed user model. The preliminary validation results show that the EISE model can be applied to identify different types of users. The search preferences of the different user types can be applied to inform interactive search system design and development. CCS Concepts •Human-centered computing → HCI design and evaluation methods; User models; •Information systems → Users and interactive retrieval; Personalization;