Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Job Strain on Job Burnout, Mental Fatigue and Chronic Diseases among Civil Servants in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China

Job strain is a major concern in view of its effects among civil servants associated with job burnout, mental fatigue and chronic diseases. The objective of this study was to assess the job strain level among civil servants and examine the effect of job strain on job burnout, mental fatigue and the resulting chronic diseases. A cross-sectional study with a representative sample consisting of 5000 civil servants was conducted from March to August 2014. Using a structured questionnaire, the job strain level, job burnout and mental fatigue were measured by using the Personal Strain Questionnaire (PSQ), Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), respectively. Overall, 33.8% of the civil servants were found to be afflicted with high and moderate job strain. The characteristics of most of the civil servants with a higher-job strain level were as follows: female, Uygur, lower educational level and job title rank, shorter working experience, married marital status, and lower income level. Civil servants suffering from chronic disease mainly had hypertension and coronary heart disease, which accounted for 18.5% of the diseases. Civil servants with a high-job strain level exhibited higher rates of burnout, mental fatigue scores and incidence of chronic diseases. There was a multiple linear regression model composed of three predictor variables in job burnout, which accounted for 45.0% of its occurrence: female gender, lower-income level, higher-job strain in civil servants, the greater the rate of job burnout was. Four factors—male gender, lower-job title rank, higher-job strain, shorter-job tenure of civil servants—explained 25.0% of the mental fatigue model. Binary logistic regression showed that intermediate-rank employees (OR = 0.442, 95% CI: 0.028–0.634; p < 0.05), job tenure of 10–20 years (OR = 0.632, 95% CI: 0.359–0.989; p < 0.05), and low-job strain (OR = 0.657, 95% CI: 0.052–0.698; p < 0.05) were all associated with significantly lower odds of chronic disease. The risk of chronic disease was higher in civil servants with high-job burnout scores and mental fatigue scores compared with civil servants with lower scores (OR = 1.139, 95% CI: 1.012–3.198; OR = 1.697, 95% CI: 1.097–2.962). These data provide evidence for the effects of job strain on job burnout, mental fatigue and chronic diseases among civil servants.
Transformation from Discontinuous to Continuous Word Alignment Improves Translation Quality

We present a novel approach to improve word alignment for statistical machine translation (SMT). Conventional word alignment methods allow discontinuous alignment, meaning that a source (or target) word links to several target (or source) words whose positions are discontinuous. However, we cannot extract phrase pairs from this kind of alignments as they break the alignment consistency constraint. In this paper, we use a weighted vote method to transform discontinuous word alignment to continuous alignment, which enables SMT systems extract more phrase pairs. We carry out experiments on large scale Chineseto-English and German-to-English translation tasks. Experimental results show statistically significant improvements of BLEU score in both cases over the baseline systems. Our method produces a gain of +1.68 BLEU on NIST OpenMT04 for the phrase-based system, and a gain of +1.28 BLEU on NIST OpenMT06 for the hierarchical phrase-based system.
Smart trafile monitoring and control architecture and design

The road traffic volume is the main criteria in the road planning and traffic management. Previous studies have discussed on the smart traffic monitoring, and little attention has been paid to the solution of smart traffic control. The objective of this paper is to propose a smart traffic monitoring and control architecture and also the respective algorithm using sensors. This paper assumed that sensors are strategically placed along the road to detect traffic volume. These information will then be transmitted via Low Power Wide Area Network (LoPWAN) to a dedicated control centre. There will be server in the control centre that controls the traffic lights scheduling at the junctions. The proposed solution can be further developed and tested using hardware.
Improved multiple histogram-based features for robust face recognition

We present a robust facial recognition method in this paper, which utilizing improved multi-histogram based features from spatial domain, as well as frequency domain, respectively. In spatial domain, we utilize Local Binary Pattern (LBP) histogram due to its excellent robustness and high discriminative capability. In frequency domain, we utilize two types of histogram named binary vector quantization (BVQ) histogram and energy histogram extracted from low-frequency (LF) DCT domain. The former histogram feature is made by applying BVQ on DCT coefficients per frequency band. The latter is energy histogram which can be considered to add amplitude information of DCT coefficients. In addition, in order to add spatial information of a facial image so as to increase the accuracy, the region-division (RD) algorithm is applied. Publicly available databases are utilized to evaluate our proposed method, and experiments demonstrate that the proposed method utilizing multi-histogram features can realize superior recognition performance.
The Improving Si0.5Ge0.5/Si Interface Quality through a Low Energy Hydrogen Plasma Cleaning Process and Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

Positron Annihilation Spectra (PAS), Raman, and photoluminescence spectroscopy reveal that Si0.5Ge0. 5/Si interface quality can be dramatically improved through a low energy plasma cleaning process using hydrogen. In the PAS, the particularly small values of lifetime and intensity near the Si0.5Ge0. 5/Si interface in the treated sample indicate a 2.25 times reduction in defect concentration. Fewer defects were found in the interface, resulting in a high compressive strain of about 0.36 % in the top layer, which can be observed in Raman spectra, and a 1.39 times increase to the radiative recombination rate for the infrared emission, which can be observed in the photoluminescence spectra. Improved Si0.5Ge0. 5/Si interface quality leads to improved optical and electrical characteristics in SiGe-based devices in a broader range of photovoltaic applications. The PAS is also shown to be a useful metrology tool for quantifying defects in SiGe-based devices.
Postpartum Depression Screening: A Review for Psychiatrists

Learning ObjectivesAfter participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:• Evaluate the rationale for screening women for postpartum depression• Assess tools for screening for postpartum depression ObjectiveTo perform a qualitative literature review on screening for postpartum depression (PPD), as applicable to the general psychiatrist. Results are classified by instrument, timing, and clinical setting of the screen. Data sourcesA literature search was conducted using the PubMed database for English-language articles published since January 1987. Of the 2406 citations initially identified, 61 articles remained after application of inclusion and exclusion criteria. ResultsAmong numerous screening tools for PPD, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is the most widely used. Data suggest that screening for PPD should commence soon after delivery, with subsequent screens at multiple time-points in the postpartum period. Primary care, pediatric, and obstetric settings are all viable locations for screening, but are ineffective without follow-up mental health evaluations. Less data are available to define optimal patterns either for screening in psychiatric settings or for the psychiatrist’s role in managing perinatal depression. ConclusionsThe American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Pediatrics, and most authors firmly recommend screening for PPD. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale can be administered in various clinical settings. Screening should occur at multiple time-points throughout the first postpartum year. The psychiatrist's role in early detection and prevention of PPD requires further exploration.
Research in IS Discipline: Knowledge Exploration and its Influence on Diversity

In the recent years there has been a growing debate about the ‘diversity’ in information systems (IS) discipline. The objective of this study is to examine, if knowledge exploration by IS researchers is linked to the widely debated issue of IS discipline, ‘diversity’. Using knowledge management and innovation literature as the theoretical base, this study empirically evaluates the relationship between knowledge exploration and diversity at the disciplinary level. One hundred articles over a period of four years (2000-2004), from MISQ, which is one of the leading academic IS journals were examined to investigate this relationship. Exploration was measured by examining the citation pattern of these articles. Diversity of IS discipline was measured based on the heterogeneity of the research method, research topic and levels of analyses. Results show that knowledge exploration by IS researchers is positively related to the discipline’s diversity in research topics and research methods, but not in levels of analyses. Having confirmed the positive relationship between knowledge exploration and diversity, this study highlights the importance for IS researchers to maintain a balance between exploration and exploitation, to enjoy the benefits of diversity as well as establish a cumulative disciplinary tradition. This study also contributes to the IS literature by identifying the latest trends and potential gaps of the research topics and methods used by IS researchers.
A Simple Locking-Alleviated 3D 8-NodeMixed-Collocation C 0 Finite Element withOver-Integration, for Functionally-Graded and LaminatedThick-Section Plates and Shells, with & without Z-Pins

Following previous work of [Dong, El-Gizawy, Juhany, Atluri (2014)], a simple locking-alleviated 3D 8-node mixed-collocation C0 finite element (denoted as CEH8) is developed in this study, for the modeling of functionally-graded or laminated thick-section composite plates and shells, without using higher-order or layer-wise zig-zag plate and shell theories which are widely popularized in the current literature. The present C0 element independently assumes an 18-parameter linearly-varying Cartesian strain field. The independently assumed Cartesian strains are related to the Cartesian strains derived from mesh-based Cartesian displacement interpolations, by exactly enforcing 18 pre-defined constraints at 18 preselected collocation points. The constraints are rationally defined to capture the basic kinematics of the 3D 8-node C0 element, and to accurately model each basic deformation mode of tension, bending, shear, and torsion. A 2×2×2 Gauss quadrature is sufficient for evaluating the stiffness matrix of CEH8 C0 3D elements for homogeneous materials, but over-integration (with a higher-order Gauss Quadrature, a layer-wise Gauss Quadrature, or a simple Trapezoidal Rule in the thickness direction) is used for functionally-graded materials or thick-section laminated composite structures with an arbitrary number of laminae. Through several numerical examples, it is clearly shown that the present CEH8 3D C0 element can accurately capture the stress distribution of FG and thick laminated structures with an arbitrary number of laminae even when only one element is used in the thickness direction. In stark contrast to the higher-order or layer-wise zig-zag plate and shell theories, with assumptions for displacement or stress fields in the thickness direction, which may require complicated C1 finite element, the present C0 element can accurately 1 Department of Engineering Mechanics, Hohai University, China. 2 Center for Aerospace Research & Education, University of California, Irvine, USA. 3 King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 164 Copyright © 2014 Tech Science Press CMC, vol.41, no.3, pp.163-192, 2014 compute the jumps in bending stresses at the interfaces of layers, while the out-of plane normal and shear stresses can be accurately recovered by exploring the equilibrium equations of 3D linear elasticity. By adding the contributing stiffness of z-pins into the stiffness matrix of CEH8, it is also demonstrated that the presently developed method can be used to study the effect of using z-pin reinforcements to reduce the inter-laminar stresses of composite structures, in a very simple and computationally-efficient manner.
DS‐8201a, a new HER2‐targeting antibody–drug conjugate incorporating a novel DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor, overcomes HER2‐positive gastric cancer T‐DM1 resistance

Anti‐HER2 therapies are beneficial for patients with HER2‐positive breast or gastric cancer. T‐DM1 is a HER2‐targeting antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) comprising the antibody trastuzumab, a linker, and the tubulin inhibitor DM1. Although effective in treating advanced breast cancer, all patients eventually develop T‐DM1 resistance. DS‐8201a is a new ADC incorporating an anti‐HER2 antibody, a newly developed, enzymatically cleavable peptide linker, and a novel, potent, exatecan‐derivative topoisomerase I inhibitor (DXd). DS‐8201a has a drug‐to‐antibody‐ratio (DAR) of 8, which is higher than that of T‐DM1 (3.5). Owing to these unique characteristics and unlike T‐DM1, DS‐8201a is effective against cancers with low‐HER2 expression. In the present work, T‐DM1‐resistant cells (N87‐TDMR), established using the HER2‐positive gastric cancer line NCI‐N87 and continuous T‐DM1 exposure, were shown to be susceptible to DS‐8201a. The ATP‐binding cassette (ABC) transporters ABCC2 and ABCG2 were upregulated in N87‐TDMR cells, but HER2 overexpression was retained. Furthermore, inhibition of ABCC2 and ABCG2 by MK571 restored T‐DM1 sensitivity. Therefore, resistance to T‐DM1 is caused by efflux of its payload DM1, due to aberrant expression of ABC transporters. In contrast to DM1, DXd payload of DS‐8201a inhibited the growth of N87‐TDMR cells in vitro. This suggests that either DXd may be a poor substrate of ABCC2 and ABCG2 in comparison to DM1, or the high DAR of DS‐8201a relative to T‐DM1 compensates for increased efflux. Notably, N87‐TDMR xenograft tumor growth was prevented by DS‐8201a. In conclusion, the efficacy of DS‐8201a as a treatment for patients with T‐DM1‐resistant breast or gastric cancer merits investigation.
Insecticidal Potential of Two Sugar Alcohols to Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)

Abstract Pest management plans for house flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), often include insecticides. Because of resistance and environmental concerns with traditional insecticides, safe new pesticides and pesticide formulations are needed. The insecticidal potential of two sugar alcohols, xylitol and erythritol, against adult house flies was assessed. Flies consumed both xylitol and erythritol. The proportion of flies that exhibited the proboscis extension reflex, which is associated with feeding, did not differ significantly between the sugar alcohols and sucrose in an experiment with 20% solutions and older flies, but was less for the sugar alcohols in an experiment with 2M solutions and younger flies. When presented alone or mixed with sucrose, both sugar alcohols significantly decreased fly survival relative to just sucrose. There was a strong negative relationship with concentration and mean days survived for xylitol, but no significant relationship for erythritol or sucrose. Relative to sucrose alone, a temporary exposure to xylitol, but not to erythritol, decreased survival when sucrose was subsequently available. Although xylitol and erythritol can both decrease survival of house flies and would meet the criteria for organic farming, deaths were often not very immediate. However, continued investigation of a variety of sweeteners as feeding-stimulant alternatives to sucrose is still useful, to minimize the risk of house flies evolving resistance to the sugar in baits. Our analysis of already published data on house flies that had been repeatedly exposed to a sucrose-based bait is consistent with the evolution of sucrose-feeding avoidance.
Supervised hashing with extreme learning machine

Supervised hashing methods, which aim to generate semantic similarity-preserving binary codes, have been proposed to improve the performance of large-scale image retrieval. However, learning binary codes remains an NP-hard problem due to the binary constraints and complex computation. Existing hashing methods have never explored the potentiality of the label information, leading to a limited performance. To address these problems, we propose a simple supervised hashing method based on extreme learning machine (ELM). And we generate the supervised information in ELM by target code learning instead of using the traditional label code to fit the retrieval problem. With this modified label code, our method can produce high-quality binary codes and obtain high retrieval precision. Comprehensive experiments have shown our superiority to other state-of-the-art methods.
Wideband Frequency Scanning Spoof Surface Plasmon Polariton Planar Antenna Based on Transmissive Phase Gradient Metasurface

A novel design of spoof surface plasmon polariton (SSPP) planar antenna is proposed based on the wave vector modulation of transmissive phase gradient metasurface (TPGM). The antenna consists of TPGM placed a certain distance above SSPP guided wave structure, exhibiting the directional radiation property according to the generalized Snell's law. As an example, an SSPP planar antenna fed by rectangular waveguide is designed by using a wideband polarization rotating TPGM. Simulated and experimental results, agreeing well with each other, show that the planar antenna can achieve wideband frequency scanning from backward to forward. Compared to existing planar antennas, our SSPP planar antenna has advantages of wideband frequency scanning characteristic, higher efficiency, and higher degree of freedom for designing frequency scanning antenna, which would possibly open an avenue in designing conformal antennas and other new types of antennas.
Studies on Computational Ontologies Towards Socio-Enactive Systems

Computational ontologies refer to formal representation models that characterize domain concepts. These artifacts are relevant to shape the meanings of data in an explicit way for humans and machines. The study of socio-enactive systems demands the understanding of human actions and the adequate system response in a cyclical interaction. Ontologies can play a key role in the development of socio-enactive systems by providing meaning to data entering and leaving the systems. However, this research field still lacks thorough literature studies. This technical report presents the results achieved by a research working group to further develop methods for ontology engineering in the context of socio-enactive systems. We present a literature review, technical solutions, in addition to conceptual and practical outcomes. Our findings include a preliminary modeling of concepts involved in socio-enactive systems, and a software architecture that allows ontology-based interpretation of several types of data. This research has been developed in the socio-enactive systems project, a FAPESP’s thematic project (grant #2015/16528-0).
The Effect of Positioning Devices and Pressure Therapy on Outcome After Full-Thickness Burns of the Neck

The postoperative management of full-thickness burns of the neck can be a challenge for burn therapists despite the availability of many treatment modalities to minimize scar hypertrophy and contracture. Interventions include pressure appliances, massage, exercise, and positioning devices. The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with the development of neck contractures and optimal treatment strategies for their prevention. We performed a retrospective chart review of all patients admitted to our pediatric burn center between 1989 and 2003 with acute full-thickness neck burns. Rehabilitation protocols used for each patient were examined. The necessity of a reconstructive procedure was analyzed, as well as time from initial grafting to that procedure. We identified 49 eligible subjects. Patients ranged in age from 0.6 to 14.2 years at the time of injury. The number of factors present which inhibited both positioning and application of pressure to the neck was found to be significantly related to the need for neck reconstruction (P < .01). Patients who had tracheostomies had a mean time to neck reconstruction of 20.3 months compared with 43.4 months in patients without tracheostomies (P < .05). Also, although not statistically significant, greater than 80% of patients who were discharged with reduced range of motion of the neck required reconstruction compared with fewer than 65% of patients with normal neck range. Delayed pressure and positioning of the neck after skin grafting result in an earlier and more frequent need for neck reconstruction.
The Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) Method: A Simple \& Less-costly Alternative to the Finite Element and Boundary Element Methods

A comparison study of the efficiency and ac- curacy of a variety of meshless trial and test functions is presented in this paper, based on the general concept of the meshless local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) method. 5 types of trial functions, and 6 types of test functions are explored. Different test functions result in different MLPG methods, and six such MLPG methods are pre- sented in this paper. In all these six MLPG methods, absolutely no meshes are needed either for the interpo- lation of the trial and test functions, or for the integration of the weak-form; while other meshless methods require background cells. Because complicated shape functions for the trial function are inevitable at the present stage, in order to develop a fast and robust meshless method, we explore ways to avoid the use of a domain integral in the weak-form, by choosing an appropriate test function. The MLPG5 method (wherein the local, nodal-based test function, over a local sub-domain Ω s (or Ω te) centered at a node, is the Heaviside step function) avoids the need for both a domain integral in the attendant symmetric weak-form as well as a singular integral. Convergence studies in the numerical examples show that all of the MLPG methods possess excellent rates of convergence, for both the unknown variables and their derivatives. An analysis of computational costs shows that the MLPG5 method is less expensive, both in computational costs as well as definitely in human-labor costs, than the FEM, or BEM. Thus, due to its speed, accuracy and robustness, the MLPG5 method may be expected to replace the FEM, in the near future.