Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Output feedback control of a class of discrete MIMO nonlinear systems with triangular form inputs

In this paper, adaptive neural network (NN) control is investigated for a class of discrete-time multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) nonlinear systems with triangular form inputs. Each subsystem of the MIMO system is in strict feedback form. First, through two phases of coordinate transformation, the MIMO system is transformed into input-output representation with the triangular form input structure unchanged. By using high-order neural networks (HONNs) as the emulators of the desired controls, effective output feedback adaptive control is developed using backstepping. The closed-loop system is proved to be semiglobally uniformly ultimate bounded (SGUUB) by using Lyapunov method. The output tracking errors are guaranteed to converge into a compact set whose size is adjustable, and all the other signals in the closed-loop system are proved to be bounded. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.
Noninvasive methods for prediction of esophageal varices in pediatric patients with portal hypertension.

AIM To evaluate clinical and laboratory parameters for prediction of bleeding from esophageal varices (EV) in children with portal hypertension. METHODS Retrospective study of 103 children (mean age: 10.1 ± 7.7 years), 95.1% with intrahepatic portal hypertension. All patients had no history of bleeding and underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy for EV screening. We recorded variceal size (F1, F2 and F3), red-color signs and portal gastropathy, according to the Japanese Research Society for Portal Hypertension classification. Patients were classified into two groups: with and without EV. Seven noninvasive markers were evaluated as potential predictors of EV: (1) platelet count; (2) spleen size z score, expressed as a standard deviation score relative to normal values for age; (3) platelet count to spleen size z score ratio; (4) platelets count to spleen size (cm) ratio; (5) the clinical prediction rule (CPR); (6) the aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI); and (7) the risk score. RESULTS Seventy-one children had EV on first endoscopy. On univariate analysis, spleen size, platelets, CPR, risk score, APRI, and platelet count to spleen size z score ratio showed significant associations. The best noninvasive predictors of EV were platelet count [area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) 0.82; 95%CI: 0.73-0.91], platelet: spleen size z score (AUROC 0.78; 95%CI: 0.67-0.88), CPR (AUROC 0.77; 95%CI: 0.64-0.89), and risk score (AUROC 0.77; 95%CI: 0.66-0.88). A logistic regression model was applied with EV as the dependent variable and corrected by albumin, bilirubin and spleen size z score. Children with a CPR < 114 were 20.7-fold more likely to have EV compared to children with CPR > 114. A risk score > -1.2 increased the likelihood of EV (odds ratio 7.47; 95%CI: 2.06-26.99). CONCLUSION Children with portal hypertension with a CPR below 114 and a risk score greater than -1.2 are more likely to have present EV. Therefore, these two tests can be helpful in selecting children for endoscopy.
OEG at TASS 2017 : Spanish Sentiment Analysis of tweets at document level

This paper describes the ‘oeg’ submission to task 1 of the TASS 2017 workshop, focusing on Sentiment Analysis at tweet level. Different parameters and systems were tested in each one of the three corpora released for the task, including different Machine Learning algorithms and morphosyntactic analyses for negation detection, along with the use of lexicons and dedicated preprocessing techniques for detecting and correcting frequent errors and expressions in tweets. The obtained results offer a basis for the design of future strategies for systems to tackle Sentiment Analysis in Twitter.
EMjam : jam with your emotions

128 Abstract During improvisation, musicians express themselves and their emotions through live music. This project looks at the relationship between musicians during music improvisation, the processes of expression and communication taking place during performance and possible ways to use specific characteristics of musicians, such as emotions, to influence a digital instrument and in consequence improvisation. To visualize this, a three – layer model is described studying the relationship between band members and the audience as a system, where emotions, expressivity and generation of sound give shape to improvisation. Focus is applied specifically on how individual emotional arousal can be used as input to control as a group a musical instrument: EMjam. The instrument is illustrated, describing the design and implementation as well as the evaluation of it, to subsequently discuss the results.
Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment

Series Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv One Overview 1 Two How to Organize a Cross-Battery Assessment Using Cognitive, Achievement, and Neuropsychological Batteries 45 Three How to Interpret Test Data 121 Four Cross-Battery Assessment for SLD Identification: The Dual Discrepancy/Consistency Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses in the Context of an Operational Definition 227 Five Cross-Battery Assessment of Individuals From Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds 287 Six Strengths and Weaknesses of the Cross-Battery Assessment Approach 351 Seven Cross-Battery Assessment Case Report 365 Appendix A CHC Narrow Ability Definitions and Task Examples 389 Appendix B CHC Broad and Narrow Ability Classification Tables for Tests Published Between 2001 and 2012 399 Appendix C Descriptions of Cognitive, Achievement, and Neuropsychological Subtests by CHC Domain 417 Appendix D Critical Values for Statistical Significance and Base Rate for Composites on Comprehensive Cognitive and Achievement Batteries 425 Appendix E Variation in Task Demands and Task Characteristics of Subtests on Cognitive and Neuropsychological Batteries 431 Marlene Sotelo-Dynega and Tara Cuskley Appendix F Variation in Task Demands and Task Characteristics of Subtests on Achievement Batteries by IDEA Academic Area 439 Jennifer T. Mascolo Appendix G Neuropsychological Domain Classifications 445 Appendix H Understanding and Using the XBA PSW-A v1.0 Software Program Tab by Tab 457 Appendix I Cognitive and Neuropsychological Battery-Specific Culture-Language Matrices 485 Appendix J Cross-Battery Assessment Case Reports 503 Jim Hanson, John Garruto, and Karen Apgar Appendix K Eugene, Oregon, School District Integrated Model for Specific Learning Disability Identification 505 Appendix L Summary of the Expert Consensus Study for Determining CHC Broad and Narrow Ability Classifications for Subtests New to This Edition 517 Appendix M Criteria Used in XBA DMIA v2.0 for Follow-Up on a Two-Subtest Composite 527 Author Index 533 Subject Index 537 About the Authors 553 About the CD 555 The CD-ROM contains the full versions of all Appendices three software programs that analyze data (Cross-Battery Assessment Data Management and Interpretive Assistant, Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Analyzer, and Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix) and a form (Evaluation and Consideration of Exclusionary Factors for SLD Identification).
Update on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is present in 3% to 10% of children in the United States. Children with ADHD can have academic impairments, social dysfunction, and poor self-esteem. There is also a higher risk of both cigarette smoking and substance abuse. Given this, the importance of treatment for ADHD needs to be underscored. This article will briefly review the diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of ADHD, with particular focus on nonstimulant medication and alternative treatment modalities. RECENT FINDINGS Recent evidence suggests that the overall rate of medication treatment for ADHD has been increasing, with over 2 million children being treated with stimulants in 1997. With this increase, controversy has arisen over the possible association of stimulants with growth suppression. In addition, estimates indicate that as many as 30% of children with ADHD either do not respond to stimulant treatment or cannot tolerate the treatment secondary to side effects. This has lead to the consideration of treatment with both nonstimulant medications as well as alternative therapies, including diet, iron supplementation, herbal medications, and neurofeedback. Considering the various treatment options now available for ADHD, along with the complexity of the condition, clinical practice guidelines are emerging for the treatment of ADHD and will be discussed. SUMMARY ADHD continues to be a serious health problem. Adequate treatment is needed to avoid academic impairments, social dysfunction, and poor self-esteem. This treatment includes consideration of stimulant medication, nonstimulant medication, as well as alternative therapies. The child with ADHD is likely better served with a mutimodal treatment plan, including medication, parent/school counseling, and behavioral therapy. Implementing an evidenced based algorithm for the treatment of ADHD may prove to be most effective.
The importance of multidisciplinary teamwork and team climate for relational coordination among teams delivering care to older patients

Aim To identify predictors of relational coordination among professionals delivering care to older patients. Background Relational coordination is known to enhance quality of care in hospitals. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain poorly understood. Design This cross-sectional study was part of a larger evaluation study examining the opportunity to prevent loss of function in older patients due to hospitalization in the Netherlands. Methods This study was performed in spring 2010 among team members delivering care to older hospitalized patients (192 respondents; 44% response rate) in one hospital. Relational coordination was measured by the Relational Coordination survey; team climate by the Team Climate Inventory and questions were asked about participation in multidisciplinary team meetings and disciplines represented in these meetings. To account for the hierarchical structure, a multilevel analysis was performed. Results Correlation analysis revealed a positive relationship among being female, being a nurse and relational coordination; medical specialists showed a negative relationship. The number of disciplines represented during multidisciplinary team meetings and team climate were positively related with relational coordination. The multilevel analysis showed a positive relationship between the number of disciplines represented during multidisciplinary team meetings and team climate with relational coordination. Conclusions The enhancement of team climate and attendance of diverse professionals during multidisciplinary team meetings are expected to improve relational coordination. Furthermore, this study underscores the importance of enhancing relational coordination between medical specialists and other professionals.
Video Texture Synthesis Based on Flow-Like Stylization Painting

The paper presents an NP-video rendering system based on natural phenomena. It provides a simple nonphotorealistic video synthesis system in which user can obtain a flow-like stylization painting and infinite video scene. Firstly, based on anisotropic Kuwahara filtering in conjunction with line integral convolution, the phenomena video scene can be rendered to flow-like stylization painting. Secondly, the methods of frame division, patches synthesis, will be used to synthesize infinite playing video. According to selection examples from different natural video texture, our system can generate stylized of flow-like and infinite video scenes. The visual discontinuities between neighbor frames are decreased, and we also preserve feature and details of frames. This rendering system is easy and simple to implement.
SMRDB: key-value data store for shingled magnetic recording disks

Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) disks employ a shingled write process that overlaps the data tracks on the disk surface like the shingles on a roof, thereby increasing disk areal density with minimal manufacturing changes. While these disks have the same read behavior as current disks, random writes and in-place data updates are no longer possible, since a write to a track must overwrite and destroy data on all tracks that it overlaps. Given this change in write behavior, we argue that the best way to utilize these disks is not by masquerading them as traditional disks, but by using approaches that leverage their proclivity for sequential writes. To address this need, we developed SMRDB, a key-value data store for SMR disks, demonstrating that SMR disks can be effectively used to replace conventional disks for many applications. We evaluate SMRDB against a state-of-the-art LSM-tree based key-value database engine, LevelDB, on conventional disks. Our Yahoo! Cloud Serving Benchmark results show that, despite being restricted to sequential writes, SMRDB outperforms LevelDB by 8.8--123.6%.
Hunting for predictive computational drug-discovery models

The Keystone Symposium on Computer-Aided Drug Design was held at Steamboat Springs (CO, USA), from March 29th to the 3rd of April, 2008. The organizers brought together approximately 180 participants, representing a cross-section of viewpoints from academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Since it is a young discipline, it was a privilege to have a keynote introduction from one of the original pioneers of the field, Irwin Kuntz. By avoiding pitfalls, and addressing active debates, the young field can become more reliably predictive. Accordingly, this report focuses on best practices. As reliability improves, drug-discovery programs will increasingly use models to determine which high-throughput screens to run.
Physical and functional association of p56lck with Fc gamma RIIIA (CD16) in natural killer cells

The transmembrane receptor for immunoglobulin G immune complexes on natural killer (NK) cells and macrophages, Fc gamma RIIIA (CD16), mediates cellular activation through a tyrosine kinase-dependent pathway. We show that Fc gamma RIII crosslinking results in activation of the src-related kinase p56lck in NK cells and demonstrate a physical association of p56lck with Fc gamma RIIIA in immunoprecipitates from NK cells obtained using anti-Fc gamma RIII antibodies or immune complexes. Our studies show that the zeta chain, the signal transducing subunit of Fc gamma RIIIA and of T cell receptor, associates with p56lck and, in NK cells, is a substrate for this kinase. Such direct association of p56lck with the zeta subunit as confirmed by demonstrating the interaction in heterologous cells transfected with cDNA expressing p56lck and zeta. Our findings demonstrate both functional and physical association of p56lck with Fc gamma RIIIA, through direct interaction of the kinase with the zeta and/or the gamma signal transducer subunits of the receptor. These data suggest a possible mechanism by which activation via Fc gamma RIIIA occurs.
Isolation of the third component of mouse complement.

The third component of mouse complement has been purified to homogeneity from pseudoglobulin by two chromatographic steps involving sequential cation- and anion-exchange chromatography. Mouse C3 is a beta-glycoprotein of m.w. 210,000 consisting of two nonidentical, disulfidelinked polypeptide chains of m.w. 130,000 and 75,000, respectively. The properties of this molecule and its proteolytic fragments closely resemble those of human C3.
Induction of the Mouse Ribonucleotide Reductase R1 and R2 Genes in Response to DNA Damage by UV Light*

Ribonucleotide reductase is responsible for the production of deoxyribonucleotides required for DNA synthesis and consists of two nonidentical subunits, proteins R1 and R2. Here we show that the R1 promoter can be induced up to 3-fold, and the R2 promoter is induced up to 10-fold by UV light in a dose-dependent manner. This was demonstrated using serum-starved, synchronized G0/G1 mouse fibroblast 3T3 cells stably transformed with different R1 and R2 promoter-luciferase reporter gene constructs. R2 promoter activation requires a minimal promoter, containing a TTTAAA element plus the transcription start, and either three upstream DNA-protein binding regions or one proximal, NF-Y binding region. This is different from proliferation-specific activation of the R2 promoter. Using Northern blotting we show a preferential accumulation of the minor, 1.6-kilobase R2 transcript in irradiated cells, whereas the levels of the major 2.1-kilobase transcript are unchanged. No R2 promoter activation was observed after treatment of mouse cells with agents reported to induce the ribonucleotide reductase genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae such as hydroxyurea or methylmethane sulfonate. This indicates that activation of ribonucleotide reductase gene expression is specific for nucleotide excision repair in mammalian cells and not part of a general response to DNA damage.
Novel Fluorescent Broth Microdilution Method for Fluconazole Susceptibility Testing of Candida albicans

ABSTRACT A comparative evaluation of the reference National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) broth microdilution method with a novel fluorescent carboxyfluorescein diacetate (CFDA)-modified microdilution method for the susceptibility testing of fluconazole was conducted with 68 Candida strains, including 53Candida albicans, 5 Candida tropicalis, 5Candida glabrata, and 5 Candida parapsilosis strains. We found trailing endpoints and discordant fluconazole MICs of <8 μg/ml at 24 h and of ≥64 μg/ml at 48 h for 12 of the C. albicans strains. These strains satisfy the definition of the low-high MIC phenotype. All 12 low-high phenotype strains were correctly shown to be susceptible at 48 h with the CFDA-modified microdilution method. For the 41 non-low-high phenotype C. albicans strains, the CFDA-modified microdilution method yielded 97.6% (40 of 41 strains) agreement within ±1 dilution at 24 h compared with the reference method and 92.7% (38 of 41 strains) agreement within ±1 dilution at 48 h compared with the reference method. The five strains each from C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, andC. parapsilosis that were tested showed 100% agreement within ±2 dilutions for the two methods being evaluated.
The effects of halogen and light-emitting diode light curing on the depth of cure and surface microhardness of composite resins

Aim: Light-emitting diode light curing units (LED LCUs) have become more popular than halogen LCUs in routine dental restorative treatment. The aim of the study was to compare the effects of two conventional halogen (Hilux Plus and VIP) and two LED (Elipar FreeLight 2 and Smart Lite) light curing units on the depth of cure and the microhardness of various esthetic restorative materials. Materials and Methods: The curing depth and microhardness of a compomer (Dyract Extra), a resin-modified glass ionomer (Vitremer), a packable composite (Sculpt It), an ormocer (Admira), a hybrid composite (Tetric Ceram), two microhybrid composites (Miris and Clearfil Photo Posterior) and, a nanofil composite (Filtek Supreme) were determined using a scraping method and a hardness tester. A total of 320 samples were prepared using the eight different materials (n = 10 samples for each subgroup). The scraping test was based on ISO 4049:2000. Vicker's microhardness testing was carried out using hardness tester (Zwick 3212). Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Bonferroni and the Kolmogorov–Smirnov tests. Results: Best microhardness results were obtained with the LED light curing units and Tetric EvoCeram and Filtek Supreme achieved the highest hardness values. The nanofil composite, Filtek Supreme, showed the best curing depth results in all the tested light curing systems. Conclusions: The LEDs were found to be more successful than the halogen units with respect to both curing depth and microhardness properties.
Explorative Clustering Of Clinical User Profiles: A First Step Towards User-Centered Health Information Systems

The literature in health information systems and medical informatics reports contradictory findings with regards to acceptance, routinization behavior, and use of technology in healthcare. A possible reason for that is the deficiency of certain studies to adequately conceptualize health professionals as «users» of technology. From a pragmatic view, many medical systems suffer from a lack of user-centricity, which often provokes a certain level of resistance or negative attitude toward technology among health professionals. Clinical user profiles may be a first step in assisting researchers and practitioners in designing more user-centered systems as well as more precise usability and adoption studies. By means of an exploratory cluster analysis based on the answers of an online survey with 108 health professionals, three different user profiles were identified: the «delegatorÂ», the Â«all-rounderÂ», and the Â«supporterÂ». It is expected that the presented alternative view on health information systems users may allow scientists to improve the explanatory power of value assessments and usability studies as well as designers to better adapt their solutions to the context and interests of health professionals.
Antisocial behavior by young people.

1. Introduction 2. Identifying the most useful research 3. Concepts and measures of crime 4. Historical trends 5. Varieties of antisocial behaviour 6. The role of individual features 7. The role of psychosocial features 8. Society-wide influences 9. Gender differences 10. From child to adult: persistence and desistance 11. Prevention and intervention I: principles and concepts: application at the predelinquency stage 12. Prevention and intervention II: applications at the postdelinquency phase 13. Conclusions.
Towards cultural translation of websites: a large-scale study of Australian, Chinese, and Saudi Arabian design preferences

ABSTRACT Since websites are developed and maintained by different cultures, web page design may be influenced by the originating culture. This study examines the usage of design attributes between Australian, Chinese, and Saudi Arabian cultures. This study used automated and manual techniques to investigate design attributes including layout, navigation, links, multimedia, visual representation, colour, and text. Significant differences were found in each of the listed design attributes, suggesting that different interfaces may be needed for successful communication with different cultural groups. The results of this study confirm and extend prior research and anthropological models. The contribution of this study is the scale (460 websites in total) and breadth (seven design attributes) of the research. It also provides revised insights into culture and website design and the concept of cultural translation of web content.
The (Social) Construction of Information Security

While the philosophical foundations of information security have been unexamined, there is an implicit philosophy of what protection of information is. This philosophy is based on the notion of containment, taken from analogies with things that offer physical security (e.g., buildings, safes, fences). I argue that this implicit philosophy is unsatisfactory in the current age of increased connectivity, and provide an alternative foundation. I do so from a constructionist point of view, where the coevolution of social and technical mechanisms is seen as the source of the security of an information system, rather than rational design choices only. I employ the concept of causal insulation from system theory in order to give an account of the fundamental characteristics of information security research. This generates definitions that can be used for philosophically informed discussions on the protection of information in new systems.