Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Novel Method for Facial Features Extraction Using Bilateral Filtering and Wavelet Transform

In this paper we present a new approach to the problem of facial features extraction from a still facial image. The method does not need to process features such as, eyes, nose and mouth separately in different stages of processing. It detects the eyes, nose and mouth region in a face image at a single processing stage, reducing computational cost. Our four step method consists of Bilateral filtering, Wavelet Transform (WT), Dilation, and binary threshold. The proposed method shows high accuracy even in the presence of various gestures, illumination variations, closed eyes, and eyes with glasses.
Analysis of prompt fission neutrons in 235U(nth,f) and fission fragment distributions for the thermal neutron induced fission of 234U

This paper presents the ongoing analysis of two fission experiments. Both projects are part of the collaboration between the nuclear reactions group at Uppsala and the JRC-IRMM. The first experiment deals with the prompt fission neutron multiplicity in the thermal neutron induced fission of 235 U(n,f). The second, on the fission fragment properties in the thermal fission of 234 U(n,f). The prompt fission neutron multiplicity has been measured at the JRC-IRMM using two liquid scintillators in coincidence with an ionization chamber. The first experimental campaign focused on 235 U(n th ,f) whereas a second experimental campaign is foreseen later for the same reaction at 5.5 MeV. The goal is to investigate how the so-called sawtooth shape changes as a function of fragment mass and excitation energy. Some harsh experimental conditions were experienced due to the large radiation background. The solution to this will be discussed along with preliminary results.In addition, the analysis of thermal neutron induced fission of 234 U(n,f) will be discussed. Currently analysis of data is ongoing, originally taken at the ILL reactor. The experiment is of particular interest since no measurement exist of the mass and energy distributions for this system at thermal energies. One main problem encountered during analysis was the huge background of 235 U(n th ,f). Despite the negligible isotopic traces in the sample, the cross section difference is enormous. Solution to this parasitic background will be highlighted.
New Insights toward the Acute Non-Thyroidal Illness Syndrome

The non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) refers to changes in serum thyroid hormone levels observed in critically ill patients in the absence of hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid primary dysfunction. Affected individuals have low T3, elevated rT3, and inappropriately normal TSH levels. The pathophysiological mechanisms are poorly understood but the acute and chronic changes in pituitary–thyroid function are probably the consequence of the action of multiple factors. The early phase seems to reflect changes occurring primarily in the peripheral thyroid hormone metabolism, best seen in humans since 80–90% of the circulating T3 are derived from the pro-hormone T4. The conversion of T4 to T3 is catalyzed by type 1 (D1) and type 2 (D2) deiodinases via outer-ring deiodination. In contrast, type 3 deiodinase (D3) catalyzes the inactivation of both T4 and T3. Over the last decades, several studies have attempted to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the changes on circulating thyroid hormones in NTIS. Increased inflammatory cytokines, which occurs in response to virtually any illness, has long been speculated to play a role in derangements of deiodinase expression. On the other hand, oxidative stress due to augmented reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is characteristic of many diseases that are associated with NTIS. Changes in the intracellular redox state may disrupt deiodinase function by independent mechanisms, which might include depletion of the as yet unidentified endogenous thiol cofactor. Here we aim to present an updated picture of the advances in understanding the mechanisms that result in the fall of thyroid hormone levels in the acute phase of NTIS.
[Interprofessional collaboration in the management of a polytrauma at the emergency department : a literature review.]

Introduction : interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in the context of trauma remains a challenge for health care professionals who must react quickly and prioritize interventions according to trauma practice standards. Methods : a review of the literature was conducted by exploring the CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science and Pubmed databases in relation to trauma and IPC in order to report on IPC knowledge in the context of traumatology. Results : a significant number of articles related to traumatology (n = 14), to IPC (n = 38) and then related to these two themes (n = 15) were identified and analyzed. Conclusion : few studies have addressed IPC in the context of trauma. The authors did seem to pay particular attention to the role of the trauma team leader and to the leadership competence, while others are more interested in communication and perceptions of the different health professional roles. In addition, these papers mainly demonstrate that many gaps remain within interprofessional trauma teams, such as communication, coordination of care and role clarification.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPRA

The Observed Perlmutter-Riess Acceleration (OPRA) implies that the expansion of the Universe is currently increasing and is motivation for the so-called phantom energy models. We consider the dynamics of phantom scalar field models. An important physical time constraint, which can be used to rule out many cosmological models, is obtained from the condition that all forms of energy density, including the field causing OPRA (e.g., the phantom field), must be non-negligible for an extended period, which is conservatively estimated to be of the order of a few Gyr. We find that this physical time constraint cannot be satisfied in conventional phantom cosmological models.
Gender Norms and Discourses Informing College Men’s Perceptions of Heteronormative Sexual Health Responsibilities and HPV Prevention

Focus group data revealed that despite reporting expectations for high levels of sexual activity, college men primarily identifying as heterosexual were ambivalent about sexual health responsibility and their role in preventing human papillomavirus (HPV). Participants identified shared sexual health responsibility as an ideal but invoked heteronormative gender discourses to rationalize inequality in partnered sexual health. Self-categorization processes based on gender may prevent college males from engaging self- and partnered protective behaviors. Yet, self-categorization processes also enabled college men to envision a future relational identity as husband and father in which they engaged protective sexual health behaviors. Although discourses may signify latent benevolent sexism, they may also make room for behavior change through dissonance or messages encouraging superordinate categorization that urges engaging in preventive sexual health behaviors regardless of gender. Implications for self-categorization processes in HPV prevention are discussed.
The LSQ Dataset: Querying for Queries

With this poster, we will present the Linked SPARQL Query (LSQ) dataset, which describes SPARQL queries taken from the logs of public endpoints. We introduce the initial four query logs that we have taken and the extraction process applied: the types of meta-data captured, how the data are modelled, what vocabularies we use, etc. The LSQ dataset currently contains 73 million triples describing 5.7 million query executions and is publicly available as Linked Data and through a SPARQL endpoint. We believe that by providing insights on how SPARQL is used in practice, the LSQ dataset could benefit areas of SPARQL research, including caching, benchmarking, usability, optimisations, etc.
Enhanced membrane protein topology prediction using a hierarchical classification method and a new scoring function.

The prediction of transmembrane (TM) helix and topology provides important information about the structure and function of a membrane protein. Due to the experimental difficulties in obtaining a high-resolution model, computational methods are highly desirable. In this paper, we present a hierarchical classification method using support vector machines (SVMs) that integrates selected features by capturing the sequence-to-structure relationship and developing a new scoring function based on membrane protein folding. The proposed approach is evaluated on low- and high-resolution data sets with cross-validation, and the topology (sidedness) prediction accuracy reaches as high as 90%. Our method is also found to correctly predict both the location of TM helices and the topology for 69% of the low-resolution benchmark set. We also test our method for discrimination between soluble and membrane proteins and achieve very low overall false positive (0.5%) and false negative rates (0 to approximately 1.2%). Lastly, the analysis of the scoring function suggests that the topogeneses of single-spanning and multispanning TM proteins have different levels of complexity, and the consideration of interloop topogenic interactions for the latter is the key to achieving better predictions. This method can facilitate the annotation of membrane proteomes to extract useful structural and functional information. It is publicly available at http://bio-cluster.iis. sinica.edu. tw/~bioapp/SVMtop.
Design of Vivaldi like antenna using fourier series approach

Antenna designed for ultra wide band (UWB) applications should offer a wider bandwidth with minimum distortion of radiated and received pulses. One such antenna which satisfies these requirements is the Vivaldi antenna. Conventional exponentially tapered slot Vivaldi antenna offers only a small gain at lower microwave frequencies. This paper presents the design of the complex flare geometry of a Vivaldi like antenna, using fourier series approach. In general, the radiating flare of a Vivaldi antenna is a closed contour and any complex closed structure can be represented using finite fourier series. Fourier coefficients and hence the antenna shape is selected so as to achieve the objective of maximum gain and minimum reflection coefficient (S11). Designed antenna structure using FR4_epoxy dielectric (εr=4.4, h=4.5 mm, tanδ=0.002) as substrate has a dimension of 79×126 mm and it can be operated over a band of spectrum from 2.1 to 9.2 GHz. At a frequency of 2.6 GHz it offers a peak gain of 6.1226 dB. Simulations were performed in high frequency structure simulator (HFSS) and antenna parameters like return loss (S11), radiation patterns, gain and directivity are studied. Simulation results and measurements made from prototype agrees well, which verifies the proposed design concepts.
On recovering missing values in a pathwise setting

The paper suggests a frequency criterion of error-free recoverability of a missing value for sequences, i.e., discrete time processes, in a pathwise setting, without using probabilistic assumptions on the ensemble. This setting targets situations where we deal with a sole sequence that is deemed to be unique and such that we cannot rely on statistics collected from other similar samples. A missing value has to be recovered using the intrinsic properties of this sole sequence. In the paper, error-free recoverability is established for classes of sequences with Z-transform vanishing at a point with a rate that can be chosen arbitrarily. The corresponding recovering kernels are obtained explicitly. Some robustness with respect to noise contamination is established for the suggested recovering algorithm.
Personalized Web Retrieval based on Rough-Fuzzy Method

In this paper, a novel approach of rough-fuzzy hybridization is proposed for efficient personalized Web retrieval. Variable precision rough set model is used to discover user preference. Fuzzy sets are incorporated to take care of the real-valued weights in each document vector. Discerning keywords are identified to refine a query for more focused representation. To further filter out irrelevant documents for the user, retrieved results are re-ranked according to rough similarity measures. Experiments compared with traditional search engine are presented and experimental results indicate the performance of document retrieval is greatly improved.
Next Generation Sequencing Identifies Five Major Classes of Potentially Therapeutic Enzymes Secreted by Lucilia sericata Medical Maggots

Lucilia sericata larvae are used as an alternative treatment for recalcitrant and chronic wounds. Their excretions/secretions contain molecules that facilitate tissue debridement, disinfect, or accelerate wound healing and have therefore been recognized as a potential source of novel therapeutic compounds. Among the substances present in excretions/secretions various peptidase activities promoting the wound healing processes have been detected but the peptidases responsible for these activities remain mostly unidentified. To explore these enzymes we applied next generation sequencing to analyze the transcriptomes of different maggot tissues (salivary glands, gut, and crop) associated with the production of excretions/secretions and/or with digestion as well as the rest of the larval body. As a result we obtained more than 123.8 million paired-end reads, which were assembled de novo using Trinity and Oases assemblers, yielding 41,421 contigs with an N50 contig length of 2.22 kb and a total length of 67.79 Mb. BLASTp analysis against the MEROPS database identified 1729 contigs in 577 clusters encoding five peptidase classes (serine, cysteine, aspartic, threonine, and metallopeptidases), which were assigned to 26 clans, 48 families, and 185 peptidase species. The individual enzymes were differentially expressed among maggot tissues and included peptidase activities related to the therapeutic effects of maggot excretions/secretions.
Under)mining Privacy in Social Networks

Social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace allow users to keep in touch with their friends, communicate and share content with them, as well as engage in other multiuser applications. What distinguishes such sites from other, pre-“web 2.0” applications is that users make explicit their social network [2]: who your friends are (and — by omission — who they aren’t) is a constant presence in the user interface of such sites. It is perhaps because of this that social networking sites give the impression of a semi-public stage on which one can act in the privacy of one’s social circle. This assumption, however, is not always merited. In this paper, we point out three distinct areas where the highly-interlinked world of social networking sites can compromise user privacy. They are
A Timed Model of Circus with the Reactive Design Miracle

We propose a timed model of Circus which is a compact extension of original Circus. Apart from introducing time, this model uses UTP-style semantics to describe each process as a reactive design. One of significant contributions of our timed model is to extensively explore the reactive design miracle, the top element of a complete lattice with respect to the implication ordering. The employment of the miracle brings a number of brand-new features such as deadline and urgent events, which provide a more powerful and flexible expressiveness in system specifications.
Fast vs Slow: Learning Tempo Octaves from User Data

The widespread use of beat- and tempo-tracking methods in music information retrieval tasks has been marginalized due to undesirable sporadic results from these algorithms. While sensorimotor and listening studies have demonstrated the subjectivity and variability inherent to human performance of this task, MIR applications such as recommendation require more reliable output than available from present tempo estimation models. In this paper, we present a initial investigation of tempo assessment based on the simple classification of whether the music is fast or slow. Through three experiments, we provide performance results of our method across two datasets, and demonstrate its usefulness in the pursuit of a reliable global tempo estimation.
Body-centric interaction with mobile devices

Most current mobile technologies require on-screen operations for interacting with devices' visual contents. However, as a trade-off for mobility, screens usually provide limited space for interactions. To address this problem, I explore Body-Centric Interaction (BCI) -- a design theme that extends a mobile device's interaction space from screen space to body space. My research methodology follows several steps. First, I use a generative bottom-up method -- sketches and proof of concept implementations -- to frame the breadth of the design space. Second, I populate the space with related work, which also unifies what has been done. Third -- which is work in progress -- I explore the depth of promising BCI methods, with the goal of developing, refining and testing particular mobile interaction techniques.
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Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus to contribute to the development of the world economy; to contribute to sound economic expansion in Member as well as non-member countries in the process of economic development; and to contribute to the expansion of world trade on a multilateral, non-discriminatory basis in accordance with international obligations. Permission to reproduce a portion of this work for non-commercial purposes or classroom use should be obtained through the Centre français d'exploitation du droit de copie FOREWORD Regulatory reform has emerged as an important policy area in OECD and non-OECD countries. For regulatory reforms to be beneficial, the regulatory regimes need to be transparent, coherent, and comprehensive, spanning from establishing the appropriate institutional framework to liberalising network industries, advocating and enforcing competition policy and law and opening external and internal markets to trade and investment. This report on Modernising Regulators and Supervisory Agencies analyses the institutional setup and use of policy instruments in Norway. It also includes the country-specific policy recommendations developed by the OECD during the review process. The report was prepared for The OECD Review of Regulatory Reform in Norway published in 2003. The Review is one of a series of country reports carried out under the OECD's Regulatory Reform Programme, in response to the 1997 mandate by OECD Ministers. Since then, the OECD has assessed regulatory policies in 16 member countries as part of its Regulatory Reform programme. The Programme aims at assisting governments to improve regulatory quality — that is, to reform regulations to foster competition, innovation, economic growth and important social objectives. It assesses country's progresses relative to the principles endorsed by member countries in the 1997 OECD Report on Regulatory Reform. The country reviews follow a multidisciplinary approach and focus on the government's capacity to manage regulatory reform, on competition policy and enforcement, on market openness, on specific sectors such as telecommunications, and on the domestic macroeconomic context. OECD Secretariat, as well as close consultations with a wide range of government officials, parliamentarians, business and trade union representatives, consumer groups, and academic experts in Norway. However, given the …
A Study of Perceptual Performance in Haptic Virtual Environments

The performance levels of human subjects in size identification and size discrimination experiments in both real and virtual environments are presented. The virtual environments are displayed with a PHANToM desktop three degree-of-freedom haptic interface. Results indicate that performance of the size identification and size discrimination tasks in the virtual environment is comparable to that in the real environment, implying that the haptic device does a good job of simulating reality for these tasks. Additionally, performance in the virtual environment was measured at below maximum machine performance levels for two machine parameters. The tabulated scores for the perception tasks in a sub-optimal virtual environment were found to be comparable to that in the real environment, supporting previous claims that haptic interface hardware may be able to convey, for these perceptual tasks, sufficient perceptual information to the user with relatively low levels of machine quality in terms of the following parameters: maximum endpoint force and maximum virtual surface stiffness. Results are comparable to those found for similar experiments conducted with other haptic interface hardware, further supporting this claim. Finally, it was found that varying maximum output force and virtual surface stiffness simultaneously does not have a compounding effect that significantly affects performance for size discrimination tasks.
Pecking order or trade-off hypothesis? Evidence on the capital structure of Chinese companies

This study tests the pecking order and trade-off hypotheses of corporate financing decisions using a cross-section of the largest Chinese listed companies. The study is built on Allen (1993), Baskin (1989) and Adedeji (1998) to set up three models in which trade-off and pecking order theories give distinctively different predictions: (1) the determinants of leverage; (2) the relationship between leverage and dividends; and (3) the determinants of corporate investment. In model 1, a significant negative correlation is found between leverage and profitability; in model 2 a significant positive correlation between current leverage and past dividends is found. These results broadly support the pecking order hypothesis over trade-off theory. However, model 3 is inconclusive. Overall, the results provide tentative support for the pecking order hypothesis and demonstrate that a conventional model of corporate capital structure can explain the financing behaviour of Chinese companies.
The b-chromatic number of some power graphs

= G. In the literature,power graphs of several classes have been investigated [2, 3, 8]. In this note we study a vertex coloringof power graphs. The power graph of a path and the power graph of a cycle can be also considered asrespectively subclasses of distance graphs and circulant graphs. The distance graph G(D) with distanceset D = fd
Non-Orientable M ( atrix ) Theory 1

abstract M(atrix) theory description is investigated for M-theory compactified on non-orientable man-ifolds. Relevant M(atrix) theory is obtained by Fourier transformation in a way consistent with T-duality. For nine-dimensional compactification on Klein bottle and Möbius strip, we show that M(atrix) theory is (2+1)-dimensional N = 8 supersymmetric U(N) gauge theory defined on dual Klein bottle and dual Möbius strip parameter space respectively. The latter requires a twisted sector consisting of sixteen chiral fermions localized parallel to the boundary of dual Möbius strip and defines Narain moduli space of Chaudhuri-Hockney-Lykken heterotic string. For six-dimensional CHL compactification ((S 1 /Z Z 2) ⊗ T 4) /Γ CHL we show that low-energy dynamics of M(atrix) theory is described by (5+1)-dimensional N = 8 supersymmetric U(N)×U(N) gauge theory defined on dual orbifold parameter space of (S 1 ⊗ K3)/Z Z 2. Spacetime spectrum is deduced from BPS gauge field configurations consistent with respective involutions and is shown to agree with results from M-theory analysis.