Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Good Governance Indicators for Seven Pacific Island Countries

It is now widely believed that good governance is a key factor in achieving faster economic growth and development and the perceived quality of governance has become one of the conditions for receiving development assistance and for investing in the country by international investors. For example, the US Government has made eligibility for its Millennium Challenge Account grants contingent upon 16 performance indicators in three categories: governing justly, investing in people, and promoting economic freedom (see http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/developingnations/millennium.html).
Retrospective Review of Serious Bacterial Infections in Infants Who Are 0 to 36 Months of Age and Have Influenza A Infection

Objective. Previous studies of febrile children who were 3 to 36 months of age and had clinically recognizable viral syndromes have shown low rates of concurrent bacteremia. We sought to determine the prevalence of serious bacterial infections (SBIs) among children with influenza A, a viral syndrome that can be established definitively by specific tests. Methods. We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study of patients who were 0 to 36 months of age and presented with fever to the emergency department (ED) over 4 consecutive influenza seasons. Chest radiographs and urine and cerebrospinal fluid cultures also were reviewed. Results. Of 705 included patients, 163 (23%) were influenza positive (IP) and 542 (77%) were influenza negative (IN). Only 1 IP patient was bacteremic (0.6%) versus 23 of the 542 IN control subjects (4.2%). Two (1.8%) of 110 IP cases had urinary tract infections versus 38 (9.9%) of the 382 IN control subjects. Thirteen (25.4%) of 51 IP patients had radiographic evidence of pneumonia versus 99 (41.9%) of 236 IN control subjects. There were no cases of meningitis in 41 cerebrospinal fluid samples obtained from IP patients versus 4 (2.2%) cases of culture-positive meningitis in 179 IN control subjects. A total of 16 (9.8%) SBIs were identified in the IP cases versus 153 (28.2%) in the IN control subjects. Conclusions. Febrile children with influenza A had a lower prevalence of bacteremia, urinary tract infections, consolidative pneumonia, or any SBI compared with those without influenza A infection in this study.
Management Function on Leadership of Education at Community Learning Center

The purposes of this research is to describe the implementation of management function on: (1) leadership of education of the head in managing CLC, (2) the tasks and the function of CLC, (3) the implementation of empowering program at CLC. The research results showed that: first, the implementation of management function of the heads leadership on education in managing CLC, were: (1) proactively effort to seek institutional status and designing programs, (2) the heads competence and role to manage the program, (3) task and function of the head, and (4) model of bureaucracy of the head in managing CLC. second, the management function in implementing its tasks associated with: (1) stage of planning application and evaluating the learning, (2) supporting factors of CLC tasks, and (3) the barrier joint task implementation. Third, the management function of CLC empowering to: (1) the program is oriented on the learning of community based needs, (2) institutional strengthening program of CLC, (3) development program of institution, and (4) public participation program aimed at empowering people. Keywords—management, leadership education, unit of non formal education
THERMAL INJURY-INDUCED INCREASES OF HEPATOCYTE SOCS3 LEAD TO DECREASES IN STAT3

Previous work in this laboratory has shown an increase of both mRNA and protein for suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) in rat liver after thermal injury. This study identifies which liver cell type (parenchymal or non-parenchymal) is responsible for the postburn increase in SOCS3 and how this increase is connected to the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway. Parenchymal (hepatocytes) and non-parenchymal cells were isolated by Liberase™ digestion from postburn day 1 (PBD1) rats (including sham controls) and were analyzed for the expression of SOCS3 mRNA and protein and STAT3 and p-STAT3 protein. Reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR performed on the isolated cells showed a significant increase of SOCS3 in the hepatocytes, but not in the non-parenchymal cells. When isolated hepatocytes from rats and the human hepatocyte cell line, HepG2, were cultured in the presence of IL-6, both showed an increase in SOCS3 mRNA expression. Anti-SOCS3, anti-STAT3, and anti-phosphorylated STAT3 labeling in both postburn rat liver and isolated hepatocyte cells that were cultured in the presence of IL-6 revealed that an increase in SOCS3 protein was accompanied by decrease in STAT3 protein. We propose that thermal injury stimulates non-parenchymal cells to produce cytokines, including IL-6, which in turn stimulate the Jak/STAT pathway in hepatocytes. The signal transduction pathway triggered by non-parenchymal cells causes an increase in SOCS3 production, which in turn induces the reduction of STAT3 protein in the hepatocytes.
Android App Protection via Interpretation Obfuscation

To protect Android app from malicious reproduction or tampering, code obfuscation techniques are introduced to increase the difficulty of reverse engineering and program understanding. Current obfuscation schemes focus more on the protection of the meta information over the executable code which contains valuable or patented algorithms. Therefore, a more sophisticated obfuscator is needed to improve the protection on the executable code. In this paper we propose SMOG, a comprehensive executable code obfuscation system to protect Android app. SMOG is composed of two parts, an obfuscation engine and an execution environment. The obfuscation engine is at software vendor's side to conduct the obfuscation on the app's executable code, and then release the obfuscated app to the end-user along with an execution token. The execution environment is setup by integrating the received execution token, which endows the Android Dalvik VM the capability to execute the obfuscated app. SMOG is an easily deployed system which proves fine-grained level protection. The obfuscated app generated by SMOG could resist static and dynamic reverse engineering. Moreover, the benchmark result shows SMOG only costs about 5% more performance in dispatching the incoming bytecode to the proper interpreter.
High incidence of large deletions in the PMS2 gene in Spanish Lynch syndrome families

Lynch syndrome (LS) is caused by germline mutations in one of the four mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Defects in this pathway lead to microsatellite instability (MSI) in DNA tumors, which constitutes the molecular hallmark of this disease. Selection of patients for genetic testing in LS is usually based on fulfillment of diagnostic clinical criteria (i.e. Amsterdam criteria or the revised Bethesda guidelines). However, following these criteria PMS2 mutations have probably been underestimated as their penetrances appear to be lower than those of the other MMR genes. The use of universal MMR study‐based strategies, using MSI testing and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining, is being one proposed alternative. Besides, germline mutation detection in PMS2 is complicated by the presence of highly homologous pseudogenes. Nevertheless, specific amplification of PMS2 by long‐range polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the improvement of the analysis of large deletions/duplications by multiplex ligation‐dependent probe amplification (MLPA) overcome this difficulty. By using both approaches, we analyzed 19 PMS2‐suspected carriers who have been selected by clinical or universal strategies and found five large deletions and one frameshift mutation in PMS2 in six patients (31%). Owing to the high incidence of large deletions found in our cohort, we recommend MLPA analysis as the first‐line method for searching germline mutations in PMS2.
THE ANATOMY OF TAGGING 2 . 1 In the beginning were resources :

Current tag models do not fully take into account the rich and diverse nature of tags. Each model makes different partial assumptions as to the definition and attributes a tag should receive. In this paper we propose an ontology, NiceTag, whose primitives are “tag actions” modeled with RDF named graphs. This mechanism allows us to type, describe and thus ensure the traceability of each single act of tagging. Our named graphs contain at least a resource linked to a “sign”, which can be any resource reachable on the Web (an ontology concept, an image, etc.). The resource, the sign and the link between them are the three components of the acts of tagging that we want to explicitly represent as social actions, akin to speech acts. The purpose of our model is threefold. First, to be able to describe acts of tagging in a very precise and general manner, consistent with the principles behind the architecture of the Web. To reconcile and bridge existing tag models (Newman ontology, Tagont, ES, SCOT, SIOC, CommonTag, MOAT, NAO). And finally, to propose a viable way to reify and represent the intention behind an act of tagging and leverage its semantics.
FES Bike Race preparation to Cybathlon 2016 by EMA team: a short case report

FES-assisted cycling has been recommended to people struggling to emerge from a disability to more functioning life after spinal cord injury. Recommendations issued by a gowing number of scientific papershas promised toimprove body composition and physical activity levels, as well as to controlinvoluntary muscle response; favoring activity and participation which break new grounds in expanding locomotion, leisure and occupational options for people with paraplegia and tetraplegia. In this report we described our experience to select and prepare a pilot to compete in the FES Bike Race modality at Cybathlon 2016 in Kloten (Zurick). He was a man, 38 years old, with a complete spinal cord injury, level T9, three years of injury. He took part in a two preparation phases lasting respectively 18 and 12 weeks each: (1st) pre-FES-cycling and a (2nd) FES-cycling. The 1st phase aimed to explore electrical stimulation response in the quadricps, hamstrings and gluteus muscles; searching for a standard muscular recruitment enable to propel the pedals of a trike. Following, in the 2nd phase, stationary to mobile FES-cycling was performed at the same time the development of the automation and control systems were being incorporated in the trike. We adapted a commercial tadpole trycicle anda pilot controlled system. Although we had planned a three session by week protocol, for reasons of term and time to finish the trike development and be prepared to compete, in the last two weeks before the Cybatlhon an intense level of exercise was maintained. After the race, we noticedinflammatory signs on the left knee which later revealed a patella fracture. The video footage analysis confirmed ithappened during the race’s first lap.
Decision-Making Process in Evaluation of High School Defense Education Teaching Material using Fuzzy Theory

We use the fuzzy theory to evaluate the defense education curriculum teaching material for high schools towards improved policy-making. Our study sorts the obtained results in descending weighted order, and subsequently, we evaluate and arrive at the best curriculum teaching material. The study uses the fuzzy multi-criterion decision method as its foundation, and empirical analysis is applied in the group decision model. The evaluation of the teaching material is set in a systematized pattern based on the preference of the teaching material by the schools in which the evaluation
Spatial Patterns of Mortality Risk within a Tornado Path : A Fine-scale Spatial Analysis of Spatial Video-collected Damage Data for the Newcastle-Moore Tornado of May 21 , 2013

The past few years have coincided with several catastrophic single and multiple outbreak tornado events. These have revealed that even with more advanced warning systems, and the availability of protective spaces such as safe rooms, a large tornado can still claim scores of lives and cause many more injuries. As a result, there is a need for more fine spatial scale research on a number of topics, including warning systems and response, evacuation, and the heterogeneity of building risk in a tornado. All of these research areas would benefit from fine-scale damage data from past events to understand contributing factors to morbidity and mortality. For example, by considering the building-to-building damage variation in previous tornado paths, patterns might be identified that can be translated to tornado-prone areas as policy actions(e.g., is the risk to life greater up or down slope, on the facing or opposite side of the street to an approaching tornado, and within or on the end of a city block? ) Although we can surmise the importance of spatial situation and configuration, it is only recently that damage data has been collected or acquired that can advance this branch of hazards science. This report will present the preliminary findings of one such methodology applied to the Newcastle-Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20, 2013. More specifically, this report has the following objectives. First, to use the spatial video approach to post-tornado damage collection previously applied by the investigators to the Tuscaloosa, Alabama (4/27/2011) and Joplin, Missouri (5/22/2011) events. This will establish data for cross-comparison between three similar events. In addition, these data provide a baseline against which to measure recovery for the Moore area. The second objective is to perform finescale spatial analysis on the damage data to reveal patterns which can later be associated with secondary data, such as mortality locations, to identify patterns of enhanced and reduced risk within a tornado path. BACKGROUND Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mobile mapping technologies have previously been used to associate damage with human outcomes (Hall and Ashley 2008, Curtis and Mills 2011, 1 Since the notable tornado of 1999, Cleveland County (which houses Moore) Oklahoma has been struck by several other tornadoes including two significant events (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/? n=tornadodata-city-moore).
VNR 2 7 9 6 98 5 5 3 4 Virtual nodes

The efficiency of network virtualization depends on the appropriate assignment of resources. The underlying problem, called Virtual Network Embedding, has been much discussed in the literature, and many algorithms have been proposed, attempting to optimize the resource assignment in various respects. Evaluation of those algorithms requires a large number of randomly generated embedding scenarios. This paper presents a novel scenario generation approach and demonstrates how to produce scenarios with a guaranteed exact solution, thereby facilitating better evaluation of embedding algorithms.
Fungal sequencing and classification with the ITS Metagenomics Protocol Perform rapid , reliable mycobiome sequencing with the demonstrated ITS Metagenomics Protocol

To address this challenge, many researchers have turned to culturefree fungal identification methods such asDNA sequencing for metagenomic studies (Figure 1). The internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) region of the rRNA cistron is a commonly used DNAmarker for identification of fungal species in metagenomic samples.1 Amplification of the ITS1 region is a powerfulmethod for cultureindependent characterization and identification of fungal biota in complex and diverse environmental samples such as stool, saliva, skin, soil, and water.
BAli-Phy: simultaneous Bayesian inference of alignment and phylogeny

SUMMARY BAli-Phy is a Bayesian posterior sampler that employs Markov chain Monte Carlo to explore the joint space of alignment and phylogeny given molecular sequence data. Simultaneous estimation eliminates bias toward inaccurate alignment guide-trees, employs more sophisticated substitution models during alignment and automatically utilizes information in shared insertion/deletions to help infer phylogenies. AVAILABILITY Software is available for download at http://www.biomath. ucla.edu/msuchard/bali-phy.
A New Efficient Calibration Method for Binocular Camera

In the vision 3-D measurement field, camera calibration results directly affect the accuracy of measurement. So camera calibration method is hot spot in this field. This paper proposes a new efficient calibration method with binocular camera. First, the method uses an accurate extraction algorithm to extract the ellipse center of calibration target image. Second, the paper presents a automatic matching algorithm based RANSAC (RANSAC SAMPLE CONSENSUS), the automatic matching algorithm is simple, fast, and can complete space calibration feature points matching its image point at once. At the beginning of matching, sort calibration points in the target according to a certain sequence. The sequence of feature points extracted in the calibration image does not correspond with one of the feature points in calibration target, because of the camera distortion. But obtain the correct matching points by the RANSAC algorithm. According to the camera calibration model, use the correct matching points and obtain correct intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of each camera and the relative parameters of two cameras. Finally, through experimental verification, the results show that the calibration method is fast and robust, and has higher calibration accuracy.
Evidence of a diurnal rhythm in implicit reward learning

ABSTRACT Many aspects of hedonic behavior, including self-administration of natural and drug rewards, as well as human positive affect, follow a diurnal cycle that peaks during the species-specific active period. This variation has been linked to circadian modulation of the mesolimbic dopamine system, and is hypothesized to serve an adaptive function by driving an organism to engage with the environment during times where the opportunity for obtaining rewards is high. However, relatively little is known about whether more complex facets of hedonic behavior – in particular, reward learning – follow the same diurnal cycle. The current study aimed to address this gap by examining evidence for diurnal variation in reward learning on a well-validated probabilistic reward learning task (PRT). PRT data from a large normative sample (N = 516) of non-clinical individuals, recruited across eight studies, were examined for the current study. The PRT uses an asymmetrical reinforcement ratio to induce a behavioral response bias, and reward learning was operationalized as the strength of this response bias across blocks of the task. Results revealed significant diurnal variation in reward learning, however in contrast to patterns previously observed in other aspects of hedonic behavior, reward learning was lowest in the middle of the day. Although a diurnal pattern was also observed on a measure of more general task performance (discriminability), this did not account for the variation observed in reward learning. Taken together, these findings point to a distinct diurnal pattern in reward learning that differs from that observed in other aspects of hedonic behavior. The results of this study have important implications for our understanding of clinical disorders characterized by both circadian and reward learning disturbances, and future research is needed to confirm whether this diurnal variation has a truly circadian origin.
Measuring tourist satisfaction: A factor-cluster segmentation approach

Tourist satisfaction has been considered as a tool for increasing destination competitiveness. In an attempt to gain a better understanding of tourists' satisfaction in an island mass destination this study has taken Crete as a case with the aim to identify the underlying dimensions of tourists' satisfaction, to investigate whether tourists could be grouped into distinct segments and to examine the differences between the segments and their sociodemographic and travel arrangement characteristics. A segmentation procedure based on destination dimensions produced three clusters: the `Higher-Satisfied'; the `In-Betweeners'; and the `Lower-Satisfied'. The implications and the conclusions of the study are provided in relation to the marketing of the island of Crete.
The Relation Between Prepregnancy Sexuality and Sexual Function During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: A Prospective Study

This study examined the relation between sexual functions of women in prepregnancy (before conception) and during pregnancy and the postpartum period. This study was conducted on 59 healthy pregnant women. Participants were followed from the eighth week of gestation to 6 months after delivery. Sexual function during pregnancy and the postpartum period was shown to have a significant linear correlation with prepregnancy sexuality. There was no relation between pregnancy and postpartum sexuality. All of the participants who had prepregnancy sexual dysfunction continued to experience it during pregnancy, and the majority of them had a significant level of sexual dysfunction in the postpartum period. Our results showed that prepregnancy sexuality plays an important role in maintaining sexuality during pregnancy and the postpartum period.