Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Synthesizing Sound from Turbulent Field using Sound Textures for Interactive Fluid Simulation

Sound is an indispensable element for the simulation of a realistic virtual environment. Therefore, there has been much recent research focused on the simulation of realistic sound effects. This paper proposes a method for creating sound for turbulent phenomena such as fire. In a turbulent field, the complex motion of vortices leads to the generation of sound. This type of sound is called a vortex sound. The proposed method simulates a vortex sound by computing vorticity distributions using computational fluid dynamics. Sound textures for the vortex sound are first created in a pre‐process step. The sound is then created at interactive rates by using these sound textures. The usefulness of the proposed method is demonstrated by applying it to the simulation of the sound of fire and other turbulent phenomena.
Time as a Factor Processes in the Development and Decline of Mental

Time as a Fa Consider the general case diator, X. In the present cont to an index ofspeed ofproct be virtually any variable h11 tribute to at least some of the ences in cognition. How can r age-related changes in X mi1 for age-related changes in y? lations could be investigare tween age and X, between a rween X andY. But how can one determi *'hat extent, the relations im contribute to the observed rcll and Y? The mere existence < not sufficient because a great I related to age, but it is unlike rnvolved in the relations berc ables reflecting cognitive fui . rmple, both gray hair and po< ren related to increased age in rn age-heterogeneous samp rbund to be related to each oth roth are associated with incre . ''ne could not conclude that g rhe decline in memory thar o rncreased age because all of rrons need to be considered sin rs. evidence is needed to estab bination of relations between I r*'een X and Y do in fact con . erved relation between age ar Three major techniques co restigate the hypothesized linl I t. All involve examining tbe rge and Y after eliminating c :elation between age and X. In rectation is that the relation h '. r ill be greatly reduced or elim :r is mediated through X. One possible strategy consis :rperimental intervention to al Ideally the intervention would o :ng X in older adults to the le\t rnd thereby eliminate the rclar rnd X. Experimental manipula most convincing way to establi a causal relation because ifX is rhat has been altered then it mr tor the observed differences. Ur vention approaches may not t present context ifthe X variaH over a period of many decadc Timothy A. Salthouse The theme of this chapter is that it is meaningful to think of time as increasing and then decreasing as a function ofage. Ofcourse I am not referring to time in an objective physical sense, but rather functional time in the sense of the amount needed required to carry out many cog-nitive operations. Several years ago Robert Kail and I (Kail & Salthouse, 1994) suggested that time can be viewed as a processing resource that alters with age if changes occur in the time needed to execute operations since fewer operations will be able to be completed in a given period of time. In this chapter I …
Sphincter-Preserving Therapy for Treating a Chronic Anal Fissure: Long-term Outcomes

Purpose To estimate the risk of recurrent fissure in ano after sphincter preserving treatments. Methods A retrospective case note review, combined with a telephone survey was conducted for all patients treated for a chronic anal fissure between 1998 and 2008. Results Six hundred and twelve patients (303 women: mean age, 39 years; range, 16-86 years) were treated for chronic anal fissure between 1998 and 2008. Topical diltiazem 2% was initially prescribed for 8 weeks. The fissure did not heal in 141 patients. These patients (61 women: mean age, 30 years; range, 15-86 years) were treated with 100 IU botulinum A toxin (Botox) injection combined with a fissurectomy under general anaesthesia. Thirty eight patients suffered a recurrence of their fissure within two years. Thirty-four healed with further medical or sphincter conserving surgical therapy while four required a lateral internal sphincterotomy. Conclusion The vast majority of patients with chronic anal fissure can be treated with sphincter conserving treatments. This may require several interventions before healing can be achieved. Assessment for recurrence after 'conservative' treatments requires a minimum of two-year follow-up.
Multidecadal climate variability in the Greenland Sea and surrounding regions: A coupled model simulation

Pronounced oscillations of ocean temperature and salinity occur in the Greenland Sea in a 2000 year integration of a coupled ocean‐atmosphere model. The oscillations, involving both the surface and subsurface ocean layers, have a timescale of approximately 40–80 years, and are associated with fluctuations in the intensity of the East Greenland Current. The Greenland Sea temperature and salinity variations are preceded by large‐scale changes in near‐surface salinity in the Arctic, which appear to propagate out of the Arctic through the East Greenland Current. These anomalies then propagate around the subpolar gyre into the Labrador Sea and the central North Atlantic. These oscillations are coherent with previously identified multi‐decadal fluctuations in the intensity of the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation. The oscillations in the Greenland Sea are related to atmospheric variability. Negative (cold) anomalies of surface air temperature are associated with negative (cold) sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the Greenland Sea, with amplitudes up to 2°C near Greenland declining to several tenths of a degree C over northwestern Europe. The cold SST anomalies and intensified East Greenland Current are also associated with enhanced northerly winds over the Greenland Sea.
Designing optimal fault tolerant Jacobian for robotic manipulators

Fault tolerance of robotic manipulators is determined based on the fault tolerance measures. In this study a Jacobian of a 7DOF optimal fault tolerant manipulator is designed based on optimality of worse case relative manipulability and worse case dexterity from geometric perspective instead of numerical solution of constrained optimisation problem or construction of optimal Jacobian through a desired null space. The proposed Jacobian matrix is optimal and equally fault tolerant for a single joint failure within any joint of the manipulators.
A compatible SHA series design based on FPGA

though some blemish is reported on the SHA-1 cryptographic hash function, TCG (Trusted Computing Group) still choose it to be the encryption of the latest published specification. SHA-256 and SHA-512, being considered to be safe so far, is the best choices for the next generation of the trusted computing, since they both are the SHA series functions and qualified by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). For the reasons mentioned above, it is necessary to implement a TPM (Trusted Platform module) encryption core which can not only perform the SHA-1 function fulfilling the trusted computing requirement now, but also offer the SHA-256 and SHA-512 functions when the trusted computing guideline is updated. In this paper, an implementation is introduced to obtain all of these three functions by adding limited resources on the Xilinx's FPGA. (Abstract)
An Efficient Data Retrieval Indexing Structure for Wireless Broadcasting System

In this paper, we propose a new broadcast indexing structure AMI (access mode indicator) such that allow mobile clients to determine the time interval of active and sleep mode for connection according to turnaround time. Our goal is to develop a data retrieve protocol that allows mobile users to acquire more valuable data with little power consumption within a limited turnaround time. The experimental results show that our approach outperforms the traditional indexes (enhanced for wireless broadcast) and especially gets 75% saving on waiting time.
Phylogenetic and Ecological Analysis of Novel Marine Stramenopiles

ABSTRACT Culture-independent molecular analyses of open-sea microorganisms have revealed the existence and apparent abundance of novel eukaryotic lineages, opening new avenues for phylogenetic, evolutionary, and ecological research. Novel marine stramenopiles, identified by 18S ribosomal DNA sequences within the basal part of the stramenopile radiation but unrelated to any previously known group, constituted one of the most important novel lineages in these open-sea samples. Here we carry out a comparative analysis of novel stramenopiles, including new sequences from coastal genetic libraries presented here and sequences from recent reports from the open ocean and marine anoxic sites. Novel stramenopiles were found in all major habitats, generally accounting for a significant proportion of clones in genetic libraries. Phylogenetic analyses indicated the existence of 12 independent clusters. Some of these were restricted to anoxic or deep-sea environments, but the majority were typical components of coastal and open-sea waters. We specifically identified four clusters that were well represented in most marine surface waters (together they accounted for 74% of the novel stramenopile clones) and are the obvious targets for future research. Many sequences were retrieved from geographically distant regions, indicating that some organisms were cosmopolitan. Our study expands our knowledge on the phylogenetic diversity and distribution of novel marine stramenopiles and confirms that they are fundamental members of the marine eukaryotic picoplankton.
Enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal: depresión y estrategias de afrontamiento

The objectives of this research were to evaluate the stress coping strategies that Crohn and Ulcerative Colitis patients use once the illness is diagnosed and to relate these strategies with the mood (depressive - not depressive), with the aim of determining which coping strategies are influencing more in the patient mood. The sample was formed by 40 patients. They completed a demographic questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire by Lazarus and Folkman. The data of this study reflect that a high percentage of Crohn and Ulcerative Colitis patients (45%) are depressed, and differences relating the sex and employed situation are statistically significant, being women and unemployed, retired or housewife patients who got a higher score in depression. Likewise, the coping strategy that better predicts the mood depression state is the avoidance.
A Cloud-Assisted Framework for Bag-of-Features Tagging in Social Networks

Recently, Bag-of-Features Tagging is proven to be an alternative to discover user connections from user shared images in social networks. This approach used unsupervised clustering to classify the user shared images and then correlate similar user, which is computationally intensive for real-world applications. This paper introduces a cloud-assisted framework to improve the efficiency and scalability of Bag-of-Features Tagging. The framework distributes the computation of the unsupervised clustering, the profile learning process and also the similarity calculation. The experiment proves how a scalable cloud-assisted framework outperforms a stand-alone machine with different parameters on a real social network dataset, Skyrock.
Generating Time-Varying Road Network Data Using Sparse Trajectories

While research on time-varying graphs has attracted recent attention, the research community has limited or no access to real datasets to develop effective algorithms and systems. Using noisy and sparse GPS traces from vehicles, we develop a time-varying road network data set where edge weights differ over time. We present our methodology and share this dataset, along with a graph manipulation tool. We estimate the traffic conditions using the sparse GPS data available by characterizing the sparsity issues and assessing the properties of travel sequence data frequency domain. We develop interpolation methods to complete the sparse data into a complete graph dataset with realistic time-varying edge values. We evaluate the performance of time-varying and static shortest path solutions over the generated dynamic road network. The shortest paths using the dynamic graph produce very different results than the static version. We provide an independent Java API and a graph database to analyze and manipulate the generated time-varying graph data easily, not requiring any knowledge about the inners of the graph database system. We expect our solution to support researchers to pursue problems of time-varying graphs in terms of theoretical, algorithmic, and systems aspects. The data and Java API are available at: http://elif.eser. bilkent.edu. tr/roadnetwork.
The production of documents from ontologies

We argue for the flexible use of lightweight ontologies to aid information integration. Our proposed approach is grounded on the availability and exploitation of existing data sources in a networked environment such as the world wide web (instance data as it is commonly known in the description logic and ontology community). We have devised a mechanism using Semantic Web technologies that wraps each existing data source with semantic information, and we refer to this technique as SWEDER (Semantic Wrapping of Existing Data Sources with Embedded Rules). This technique provides representational homogeneity and a firm basis for information integration amongst these semantically enabled data sources. This technique also directly supports information integration though the use of context ontologies to align two or more semantically wrapped data sources and capture the rules that define these integrations. We have tested this proposed approach using a simple implementation in the domain of organisational and communication data and we speculate on the future directions for this lightweight approach to semantic enablement and contextual alignment of existing network-available data sources.
Study and simulation of an example redundant FIR filter

In this paper we present a study and simulation results of the structure and design of a redundant finite-impulse response (FIR) filter. The filter has been selected as an illustrative example for biologically-inspired circuits, but the structure can be generalized to cover other signal processing systems. In the presented study, we elaborate on signal processing properties of the filter if we apply a redundant architecture were different computing paths can be utilized. An option is to utilize different computing paths as inspired by biological architectures (BIAs). We present typical simulation results for a low-pass filter illustrating the trade-offs and costs associated with this architecture.
Complejidad De La Moralidad Organizacional: Una Discusión Sobre Diferentes Roles (Complexity of the Organizational Morality: A Discussion of Different Roles)

The adult morality matter is the base of this research. This is aimed to the knowledge of moral thinking and their experience of adults inside the organization, where people spend their lives taking part of social roles and contexts affecting their moral behavior. This paper shows the results of two studies. The first one made the comparison between the moralities of three roles: student, worker and bureaucrat. The second study showed the efficacy of moral action in the student role. This research report presents the theoretical foundation of Kohlberg’s moral development, the elements of moral judgment competence and Lind´s moral judgment questionnaire and intervention methodology. Finally, it offers the results of moral judgment competence between the roles, showing a lower level bureaucrat with respect to the worker and the student, and the ineffectiveness of the discussion on dilemmas for morality involvement for the student role.
Appreciative Voices on Leadership and Leadership Development

ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to examine Graduate Students’ perceptions of their most positive leadership experiences, unearth what gives life to their leadership, and to identify the ways in which they conceptualize leadership development. The objective was to arrive at concepts of exemplary leadership that may be used to inform change strategies and create a framework for a student leadership development program. Responding to this issue required a methodological approach which was participatory, co-constructive, and dialogical. As a result, in order to adequately investigate the phenomena of leadership and leadership development from the participants’ point of view, and to arrive at their perceptions of positive leadership, I used a qualitative case study which was conducted through an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) process. The main data collection methods were individual and focus group appreciative interviews. A sample of five Graduate Student Leaders from a university in a Western Canadian province was used in this study. As the participants shared their perceptions of their most positive leadership experiences six key findings emerged. First, positive leadership experiences for the participants resided in the confluence of “being,” “learning,” and “doing. ” Leadership was a co-active process in which expressing emotions, receiving affirmations, acquiring new knowledge, and producing life affirming results acted as a force for elevated performance. Second, positive leadership experiences of the participants were framed around collective and interactive efforts to build interpersonal relationships in the community in which the leadership process was taking place. Third, the participants perceived leadership as an emotional process whereby leaders gain knowledge of followers’ emotions through listening, appraising, and expressing authentic care. Fourth, the expression of emotions in leadership for the participants enhanced the leadership relationship and acted as an energizing and actualizing force in personal development. Fifth, the participants viewed empathy as a fundamental leadership strength that yielded multiple interrelated benefits such as the facilitation of individual growth and social connections. Significantly, another interpretation that was gleaned from the data was that the industrial notion of leadership of the “man at the top” lingers and functions as a predictor of leadership success. The participants’ conceptualizations of leadership development revealed two major findings. Primarily, leadership development is an interplay between self-development and institutional initiatives. Additionally, leadership development and self-development were inextricably embedded; understanding oneself as a leader involved the reflective process of understanding oneself as a person. Consistent with the objective of this study, a framework for a leadership development program was proposed based on an incorporation of the perceptions of the Graduate Student Leaders’ most positive leadership experiences…
Vehicle Used for Triamcinolone Acetonide is Toxic to Ocular Tissues of the Pigmented Rabbit

Purpose: To investigate the potential toxicity of the vehicle used for triamcinolone acetonide (TA) to the cornea, lens, ciliary body, and retina of pigmented rabbits. Methods: Forty chinchilla rabbits (40 eyes) were divided into four groups: group A (control group) eyes received an intravitreal injection of 0.1 ml sterile saline solution; group B eyes received 0.1 ml (1.3 mg) TA plus vehicle; group C eyes received 0.1 ml (1.3 mg) TA alone (vehicle eliminated); group D eyes received 0.1 ml vehicle only. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured pre-injection and at 1, 7, 14, 30, and 90 days post-injection. Scotopic and photopic electroretinograms (ERG) were examined pre-injection and 7, 30, and 90 days post-injection. Animals were sacrificed 7, 30, and 90 days post-injection. Eyes were enucleated and examined by light microscopy (LM) and electron microscopy (EM). Results: The IOP of groups B and C was higher than that of other groups on days 1, 7, and 14 post-injection (p < 0.05). ERG amplitudes of groups B and D were lower than those of other groups on days 7 and 30 post-injection (p < 0.05). Histopathological sections indicated morphologic changes in the ciliary body, lens, and retina of eyes in groups B and D. Conclusions: Vehicle used for TA is toxic to the lens, ciliary body, and retina of pigmented rabbit eyes after injection of intravitreal TA.
Improved radiation protection of the thyroid gland with thyroxine, methimazole, and potassium iodide during diagnostic and therapeutic use of radiolabeled metaiodobenzylguanidine in children with neuroblastoma

During radiolabeled metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) administration in children with neuroblastoma, the thyroid is protected from 123/131I uptake by potassium iodide. Despite this protection, up to 64% of patients develop thyroid dysfunction. The authors introduce a new method of radiation protection for the thyroid gland.
Movement Disorder Society‐sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS‐UPDRS): Process, format, and clinimetric testing plan

This article presents the revision process, major innovations, and clinimetric testing program for the Movement Disorder Society (MDS)–sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), known as the MDS‐UPDRS. The UPDRS is the most widely used scale for the clinical study of Parkinson's disease (PD). The MDS previously organized a critique of the UPDRS, which cited many strengths, but recommended revision of the scale to accommodate new advances and to resolve problematic areas. An MDS‐UPDRS committee prepared the revision using the recommendations of the published critique of the scale. Subcommittees developed new material that was reviewed by the entire committee. A 1‐day face‐to‐face committee meeting was organized to resolve areas of debate and to arrive at a working draft ready for clinimetric testing. The MDS‐UPDRS retains the UPDRS structure of four parts with a total summed score, but the parts have been modified to provide a section that integrates nonmotor elements of PD: I, Nonmotor Experiences of Daily Living; II, Motor Experiences of Daily Living; III, Motor Examination; and IV, Motor Complications. All items have five response options with uniform anchors of 0 = normal, 1 = slight, 2 = mild, 3 = moderate, and 4 = severe. Several questions in Part I and all of Part II are written as a patient/caregiver questionnaire, so that the total rater time should remain approximately 30 minutes. Detailed instructions for testing and data acquisition accompany the MDS‐UPDRS in order to increase uniform usage. Multiple language editions are planned. A three‐part clinimetric program will provide testing of reliability, validity, and responsiveness to interventions. Although the MDS‐UPDRS will not be published until it has successfully passed clinimetric testing, explanation of the process, key changes, and clinimetric programs allow clinicians and researchers to understand and participate in the revision process. © 2006 Movement Disorder Society
Infinite-Horizon Linear-Quadratic Control by Forward Propagation of the Differential Riccati Equation [Lecture Notes]

One of the foundational principles of optimal control theory is that optimal control laws are propagated backward in time. For linear-quadratic control, this means that the solution of the Riccati equation must be obtained from backward integration from a final-time condition. These features are a direct consequence of the transversality conditions of optimal control, which imply that a free final state corresponds to a fixed final adjoint state [1], [2]. In addition, the principle of dynamic programming and the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation is an inherently backward-propagating methodology [3].