Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems ( PACIS ) PACIS 2009 Proceedings Association for Information Systems Year 2009 THE EWOM IMPACT ON SALES DISTRIBUTIONS IN MARKETS WITH DIFFERENT PRODUCT EVALUATION STANDARDS

This study investigates the impact of electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM) on sales distributions in various markets. The product information in eWOM helps customers to reveal their demands more clearly, thereby leading to the change of sales distributions in online markets. For the research, we categorize the markets based on the similarity level of product evaluation standards. If products in a market have similar evaluation standards, the product information given through eWOM will be applicable to most customers. If products in the market have different evaluation standards, then the information will not be applicable to other customers. Therefore, when product information is delivered through eWOM, in a market having similar product evaluation standards, it will enhance the sales concentration of high-ranking products by reinforcing the objective rankings among the products. In contrast, in a market with different evaluation standards, product information will loosen the sales concentration of the high-ranking products because it helps customers to purchase the product corresponding to their inherently different tastes for the products. These predictions are formulated into three hypotheses and validated with the data collected from Amazon.com. We plotted the cumulative distribution functions of eWOM, which represents the total popularity, and statistically compared them using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test to show the different eWOM ratio possessed by the high-ranking products. All the test results showed the adequate level of significance; thus the three hypotheses are supported.
On the importance of chip-level EM-simulations for 60-GHz CMOS circuits

This paper discusses the importance of chip-level EM-simulations required at millimetre wave frequencies for achieving correct results. The negative impact of interconnects on passive structures and the inability of the conventional RC-extraction to cater their effects necessitate alternative solutions. Furthermore during IC-measurements the number of probing points is limited; therefore chip-level simulations can provide insight into circuit behaviour at any point in the circuit. In this work, a non-oscillating 60 GHz transformer coupled I-Q VCO is used as a test-case and it is proved that carrying out EM-simulations for the complete circuit can provide valuable information during the design phase. Sonnet® and Advanced Design Systems® are utilized for EM-simulations and postprocessing functions, respectively.
Whiplash Claims and Moral Hazard

Although whiplash is a common cause of disability, there is usually no demonstrable pathology and this leaves scope for moral hazard in claims for loss of earnings. Using weekly data about temporary disability, prescription drug purchases and the use of health services during 1996-2007, we examine the effects of a Danish 2002 reform that extended the period where whiplash claimants could get compensation for temporary loss of earnings when claiming permanent loss of earnings capacity. We find that the reform increased temporary disability by about 18 percent without a matching increase in drug purchases or the use of health services.
Estimates of the cancer incidence and mortality in Europe in 2006.

BACKGROUND Monitoring the evolution of the cancer burden in Europe is of great value. Estimates of the cancer burden in Europe have been published for 2004 and estimates are now being presented for cancer incidence and mortality in Europe for 2006. METHODS The most recent sources of cancer incidence and mortality data have been collected and projections have been carried out using short-term prediction methods to produce estimated rates for 2006. Additional estimation was required where national incidence data were not available, and the method involved the projection of the aggregations of cancer incidence and mortality data from representative cancer registries. The estimated 2006 rates were applied to the corresponding estimated country population to obtain the best estimates of the cancer incidence and mortality in Europe in 2006. RESULTS In 2006 in Europe, there were an estimated 3,191,600 cancer cases diagnosed (excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers) and 1,703,000 deaths from cancer. The most common form of cancers was breast cancer (429,900 cases, 13.5% of all cancer cases), followed by colorectal cancers (412,900, 12.9%) and lung cancer (386,300, 12.1%). Lung cancer, with an estimated 334,800 deaths (19.7% of total), was the most common cause of death from cancer, followed by colorectal (207,400 deaths), breast (131,900) and stomach (118,200) cancers. CONCLUSIONS The total number of new cases of cancer in Europe appears to have increased by 300,000 since 2004. With an estimated 3.2 million new cases (53% occurring in men, 47% in women) and 1.7 million deaths (56% in men, 44% in women) each year, cancer remains an important public health problem in Europe and the ageing of the European population will cause these numbers to continue to increase even if age-specific rates remain constant. Evidence-based public health measures exist to reduce the mortality of breast and colorectal cancer while the incidence of lung cancer, and several other forms of cancer, could be diminished by improved tobacco control.
Prediction of transient induced by neutron/proton in CMOS combinational logic cells

This paper presents a new Monte-Carlo methodology to investigate the transient effect occurrence in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) logic circuits: TMC DASIE (transient Monte-Carlo detailed analysis of secondary ion effects). The production and effects of single-event transients inside CMOS combinational logic gates are examined. First results and perspectives are presented
00 12 11 8 v 1 1 3 D ec 2 00 0 D 1 / D 5 systems in N = 4 string theories

We propose CFT descriptions of the D1/D5 system in a class of freely acting Z2 orbifolds/orientifolds of type IIB theory, with sixteen unbroken supercharges. The CFTs describing D1/D5 systems involve N = (4, 4) or N = (4, 0) sigma models on (R3 × S1 × T 4 × (T )/SN )/Z2, where the action of Z2 is diagonal and its precise nature depends on the model. We also discuss D1(D5)-brane states carrying non-trivial KaluzaKlein charges, which correspond to excitations of two-dimensional CFTs of the type (R3 × S1 × T )/SN ⋉ ZN 2 . The resulting multiplicities for twocharge bound states are shown to agree with the predictions of U-duality. We raise a puzzle concerning the multiplicities of three-charge systems, which is generically present in all vacuum configurations with sixteen unbroken supercharges studied so far, including the more familiar type IIB on K3 case: the constraints put on BPS counting formulae by U-duality are apparently in contradiction with any CFT interpretation. We argue that the presence of RR backgrounds appearing in the symmetric product CFT may provide a resolution of this puzzle. Finally, we show that the whole tower of D-instanton corrections to certain “BPS saturated couplings” in the low energy effective actions match with the corresponding one-loop threshold corrections on the dual fundamental string side. PACS: 11.25. -w, 11.25. Hf, 11.25. Sq
A new real time edge linking algorithm and its VLSI implementation

Edges produced by existing edge detection algorithms often contain discontinuities. Edge linking as a post-processing step is an important step for computer vision and pattern recognition. We present a real-time algorithm and its VLSI implementation for linking broken edges. First, all broken edge points inside a 12/spl times/12 moving window are identified. The 12/spl times/12 window scans the input gray level edge map converting it into three levels of intensities using two threshold values. Decisions of linking the stronger edge break points are made based on their directions and/or with the guidance of the weak edge lines. The proposed VLSI architecture is capable of running the proposed edge linking algorithm in real-time outputting one pixel of the linking edge map per clock cycle with a latency of 11n+12 clock cycles, where n is the number of pixel columns in the image.
Successful Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation in the Presence of Multiple High-Titered Class I and II Antidonor HLA Antibodies

Abstract The results of simultaneous liver-kidney transplants in highly sensitized recipients have been controversial in terms of antibody-mediated rejection and kidney allograft outcomes. This case report provides a detailed and sophisticated documentation of histocompatibility and pathologic data in a simultaneous liver-kidney transplant performed in a recipient with multiple high-titered class I and II antidonor HLA antibodies and a strongly positive cytotoxic crossmatch. Patient received induction with steroids, rituximab, and eculizumab without lymphocyte depleting agents. The kidney transplant was delayed by 6 hours after the liver transplant to allow more time to the liver allograft to “absorb” donor-specific antibodies (DSA). Interestingly, the liver allograft did not prevent immediate antibody-mediated injury to the kidney allograft in this highly sensitized recipient. Anti-HLA single antigen bead analysis of liver and kidney allograft biopsy eluates revealed deposition of both class I and II DSA in both liver and kidney transplants during the first 2 weeks after transplant. Afterward, both liver and kidney allograft functions improved and remained normal after a year with progressive reduction in serum DSA values.
Immobilization of Laccase in Alginate-Gelatin Mixed Gel and Decolorization of Synthetic Dyes

Alginate-gelatin mixed gel was applied to immobilized laccase for decolorization of some synthetic dyes including crystal violet. The immobilization procedure was accomplished by adding alginate to a gelatin solution containing the enzyme and the subsequent dropwise addition of the mixture into a stirred CaCl2 solution. The obtained data showed that both immobilized and free enzymes acted optimally at 50°C for removal of crystal violet, but the entrapped enzyme showed higher thermal stability compared to the free enzyme. The immobilized enzyme represented optimum decolorization at pH 8. Reusability of the entrapped laccase was also studied and the results showed that ca. 85% activity was retained after five successive cycles. The best removal condition was applied for decolorization of seven other synthetic dyes. Results showed that the maximum and minimum dye removal was related to amido black 10B and eosin, respectively.
The Penn Discourse TreeBank as a Resource for Natural Language Generation

While many advances have been made in Natural Language Generation (NLG), the scope of the field has been somewhat restricted because of the lack of annotated corpora from which properties of texts can be automatically acquired and applied towards the development of generation systems. In this paper, we describe how the Penn Discourse TreeBank (PDTB) can serve as a valuable large scale annotated corpus resource for furthering research in NLG and for inducing models for the development of NLG systems. The PDTB is annotated for discourse relations, and encodes explicitly the elements of these relations: explicit and implicit discourse connectives, denoting the predicates of the relations, and text spans, denoting the arguments of the relations. Connectives and arguments are also annotated with features and spans related to attribution, and each connective will be annotated with labels standing for the projected discourse relation, including sense distinctions for polysemous connectives. We exemplify the use of the corpus for two tasks in NLG: the realization of discourse relations during sentence planning, and the representation and realization of attribution.
Effect of fiber type and nutritional state on AICAR and contraction stimulated glucose transport in rat skeletal muscle

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) may mediate the stimulatory effect of contraction and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (AICAR) on glucose transport in skeletal muscle. In muscles with different fiber type composition from fasted rats AICAR increased 2deoxyglucose transport and total AMPK activity ∼2-fold in epitrochlearis (EPI), less in flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) and not at all in soleus muscles. Contraction increased both transport and AMPK activity more than AICAR. In EPI muscles the effects of AICAR and contractions on glucose transport were partially additive, despite a lower AMPK activity with AICAR compared with contraction alone. In EPI from fed rats glucose transport responses were smaller than seen in fasted rats, and AICAR did not increase transport despite an increase in AMPK activity. AICAR and contraction activated both α1and α2-isoforms of AMPK. Expression of both isoforms varied with fiber types, and α2 was highly expressed in nuclei. In conclusion, AICAR-stimulated glucose transport varies with muscle fiber type and nutritional state. AMPK is unlikely to be the sole mediator of contraction-stimulated glucose transport.
Packet loss rate control for continuous media over heterogeneous network

Packet loss rate control of continuous multimedia communication system under heterogeneous environment by the wired and the wireless networks is presented and analyzed. In our suggested system, as channel coding, FEC (forward error correction) method with Reed-Solomon coding is introduced to reduce the packet error rate on the wireless network [J. Vaas et al., (2000)]. In order to verify the functionality and the efficiency in our suggested system, numerical simulation for packet loss on wireless network was carried out. As the result, packet loss could be improved by increase of the number of FEC redundant packet.
DNA Data Bank of Japan in the age of information biology

DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ) began its activities in 1986 in collaboration with EMBL in Europe and GenBank in the United States. DDBJ developed a data submission tool called Sakura, by which researchers can submit their newly sequenced data on WWW from every corner of the world. The data bank also built a database management system (Yamato II), incorporating the techniques and functions of the object-oriented database, in order to efficiently process the data it has collected. A number of research activities in information biology are also going on at DDBJ. Two such activities are also briefly introduced in this report.
Anomalous transport resolved in space and time by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.

A ubiquitous observation in crowded cell membranes is that molecular transport does not follow Fickian diffusion but exhibits subdiffusion. The microscopic origin of such a behaviour is not understood and highly debated. Here we discuss the spatio-temporal dynamics for two models of subdiffusion: fractional Brownian motion and hindered motion due to immobile obstacles. We show that the different microscopic mechanisms can be distinguished using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) by systematic variation of the confocal detection area. We provide a theoretical framework for space-resolved FCS by generalising FCS theory beyond the common assumption of spatially Gaussian transport. We derive a master formula for the FCS autocorrelation function, from which it is evident that the beam waist of an FCS experiment is a similarly important parameter as the wavenumber of scattering experiments. These results lead to scaling properties of the FCS correlation for both models, which are tested by in silico experiments. Further, our scaling prediction is compatible with the FCS half-value times reported by Wawrezinieck et al. [Biophys. J., 2005, 89, 4029] for in vivo experiments on a transmembrane protein.
2 . 2 The Schedulable Region of a Multiplexer

The concept of schedulable region previously introduced to broadband networks with quality of service guarantees is extended to multimedia devices such as audio/video processing and disk storage units. The resulting multimedia capacity region characterizes the amount of resources a physical device is able to provide under quality of service constraints. The modeling methodology supports a straightforward association of resources with logical objects and, thereby, the mapping of logical objects onto physical objects with quality of service guarantees. Examples showing the size and shape of the multimedia capacity region of various physical devices are given.
Eyelid Tremor in a Patient with Anti-Caspr2 Antibody-Related Encephalitis

We describe the first case of a patient with eyelid tremor probably associated with anti-contactin-associated protein-like 2 (Caspr2) antibody. Encephalitis associated with anti-voltage-gated potassium channel antibody is now attributed to autoantibodies against leucine-rich glioma inactivated 1 (Lgi1) and less frequently against Caspr2. Eyelid tremor or blepharoclonus is a rare or underdiagnosed involuntary movement that has been found in patients with infarction in the thalamus or drug-induced or idiopathic parkinsonism. Since patients with anti-Caspr2 antibody-related encephalitis occasionally have extrapyramidal signs, we speculate that the eyelid tremor was also caused by anti-Caspr2 antibody in our patient. Partial resolution of his symptoms by plasmapheresis also supported the involvement in immunological processes.
Radiotherapy and immune checkpoint blockades: a snapshot in 2016

Immune checkpoint blockades including monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4), programmed death-1 (PD-1), and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) have been emerged as a promising anticancer therapy. Several immune checkpoint blockades have been approved by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and have shown notable success in clinical trials for patients with advanced melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. Radiotherapy is a promising combination partner of immune checkpoint blockades due to its potent pro-immune effect. This review will cover the current issue and the future perspectives for combined with radiotherapy and immune checkpoint blockades based upon the available preclinical and clinical data.
ANOTEL: Cellular Networks with Location Privacy

While location management is a key component of cellular networks, it is also a major privacy issue: location management empowers the network operator to track users. In today's public and scientific discussion, the centralized storage of location data is mostly taken as a fact, and users are expected to trust the network operator. With ANOTEL we present a novel, clean-slate approach of location management in cellular networks that challenges this assumption. The design is able to route calls to users who move through cellular networks, without violating their location privacy.
METAMODEL-ASSISTED EVOLUTION STRATEGIES APPLIED IN ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY DESIGN

Metamodel-Assisted Evolution Strategies (MAES) are proposed as a new approach for simulator-based optimization in the domain of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) design. In the given application domain function evaluations tend to be very time consuming and thus techniques like metamodeling are to be considered in order to accelerate evolutionary optimization strategies. The MAES partially replaces the time consuming EMC computer model by so-called gaussian random field metamodels. These metamodels can be used for interpolation of objective function for new input vectors. All interpolations are based on values from a database of previously obtained function evaluations, that might stem from previous optimization runs or that are sampled during the course of optimization. Gaussian random field models not only allow for a fast prediction of the objective function value, but also augment the predicted result with a confidence value. This value can be used to improve the performance of the MAES, whenever difficult nonlinear problems need to be solved. The results indicates that the MAES is both a versatile and effective tool for automatically improving the quality of devices in electromagnetic compatibility design.
An efficient deblocking filter algorithm in multi-view video coding

Image and video coding in block-based image coding can cause blocking artifacts, which severely degrade visual quality in the compressed sequences. Loop deblocking filter method can reduce these artifacts and improve the video objective and subjective quality obviously. In this paper, we propose an efficient deblocking filtering method for multiview video coding, which considers the color bleeding distortion. Experimental results show that this proposed algorithm outperforms the traditional deblocking algorithm in terms of PSNR and subjective visual quality when QP value is relatively high.
Relating Policy to Research and Practice: The Common Core Standards.

Readers the few 2010 exceptions, of Common Language are Core probably Arts, Standards, with familiar relatively even with if few exceptions, are probably familiar with the 2010 Common Co e Stand rds, v n they didn't follow the story of their development and adoption. That's because, as of this writing, 42 states, plus Washington DC and the US Virgin Islands representing around 86% of the students in the US have adopted the Common Core Standards as either the "core" of their state standards
Africa's 32 Cents Solution for HIV/AIDS

This editorial discusses the issue of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and believes that by preventing urogenital schistosomiasis in sexually active females through simple and low-cost methods there is an innovative and timely opportunity to reduce and possibly interrupt HIV/AIDS transmission throughout many rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. It strongly advocates for the introduction of low-cost praziquantel mass drug administration in the PEPFAR countries of Mozambique Tanzania and Zambia by using PEPFAR funds in support of Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) activities through a Global Network for NTDs.
Robotic arm control inspired by human muscle tension effect under the gravity

In recent, control approaches for the human-like behavior in the field of service robotics have been attracting considerable attention, since most humans or animals perform various tasks uncomplicatedly. Hence simple control methods based on gaining a physical insight into human reaching movement in redundancy of DOFs have been proposed. In comparison with the conventional approaches, the proposed method tries to control directly robotic systems in task-space with the control signal composed of linear superposition of three terms 1) joint-damping, 2) virtual spring, and 3) virtual damper in task-space. In particular, our work contains a muscle tension effect of a human under the gravity. This give birth to energy efficient natural motions avoiding problems on repeatability of the motion and ill-posedness problems emerged in most of redundant DOF systems. Thus, this paper exhibits expendability of the position control into the orientation control and compliant behavior. It is verified with a real robotic arm that satisfies human-like movements and motion repeatability under kinematic redundancy of joints.