Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Optimal Joint Path Computation and Rate Allocation for Real-time Traffic

Computing network paths under worst-case delay constraints has been the subject of abundant literature in the past two decades. Assuming Weighted Fair Queueing scheduling at the nodes, this translates to computing paths and reserving rates at each link. The problem is NP-hard in general, even for a single path; hence polynomial-time heuristics have been proposed in the past, that either assume equal rates at each node, or compute the path heuristically and then allocate the rates optimally on the given path. In this paper we show that the above heuristics, albeit finding optimal solutions quite often, can lead to failing of paths at very low loads, and that this could be avoided by solving the problem, i.e., path computation and rate allocation, jointly at optimality. This is possible by modeling the problem as a mixedinteger second-order cone program and solving it optimally in splitsecond times for relatively large networks on commodity hardware; this approach can also be easily turned into a heuristic one, trading a negligible increase in blocking probability for one order of magnitude of computation time. Extensive simulations show that these methods are feasible in today’s ISPs networks and they significantly outperform the existing schemes in terms of blocking probability.
PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN, MOTIVASI DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT. PATRA KOMALA DI DUMAI

This study aims to determine the factors Kepemimpinanan , Motivation and Workplace Performance Against Discipline Employee Performance at PT . Patra Komala In Dumai . This research was conducted at PT . Komala patra Dumai . Target population are employees of PT Patra Komala Dumai totaling 65 people , conducted a census / saturation sampling that samples taken by the amount of the overall population . So the samples in this study were as many as 65 employees . The object of research as a factor of independently variable is Leadership , Motivation , Disilin work . While the dependent variable is Employee Performance . Hypothesis testing is performed using Multiple Regression Analysis Model . The results showed that the partial or t test of each variable only variables significantly influence the performance leadership of this can be seen from the variable Kepemiminan of 2,935 is greater than t table 1.66 , while the motivation variable and variable work discipline had no significant effect where the t test smaller than t table is 0.852 ( motivation ) and 0.453 ( work discipline ) and F test or simultaneous factor Leadership , motivation , and work discipline of 17.651 direct and significant impact on Employee Performance PT . Komala patra Dumai. It can be concluded that simultaneous Leadership , Motivation and discipline are jointly significant effect on the performance variables . While only partially leadership variables significantly influence employee performance . From these results suggested to the management company can create leadership , motivation and discipline of work that can be accepted by all parties that can provide a good solution for the development and progress of the PT . Patra Komala . Keywords : Leadership , Discipline , Motivation , Performance
Exact quantification of cellular robustness in genome-scale metabolic networks

Abstract Motivation: Robustness, the ability of biological networks to uphold their functionality in spite of perturbations, is a key characteristic of all living systems. Although several theoretical approaches have been developed to formalize robustness, it still eludes an exact quantification. Here, we present a rigorous and quantitative approach for the structural robustness of metabolic networks by measuring their ability to tolerate random reaction (or gene) knockouts. Results: In analogy to reliability theory, based on an explicit consideration of all possible knockout sets, we exactly quantify the probability of failure for a given network function (e.g. growth). This measure can be computed if the network’s minimal cut sets (MSCs) are known. We show that even in genome-scale metabolic networks the probability of (network) failure can be reliably estimated from MSCs with lowest cardinalities. We demonstrate the applicability of our theory by analyzing the structural robustness of multiple Enterobacteriaceae and Blattibacteriaceae and show a dramatically low structural robustness for the latter. We find that structural robustness develops from the ability to proliferate in multiple growth environments consistent with experimentally found knowledge. Conclusion: The probability of (network) failure provides thus a reliable and easily computable measure of structural robustness and redundancy in (genome-scale) metabolic networks. Availability and implementation: Source code is available under the GNU General Public License at https://github.com/mpgerstl/networkRobustnessToolbox. Contact: juergen.zanghellini@boku.ac. at Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
Task 1 of the CLEF eHealth Evaluation Lab 2014

Discharge summaries serve a variety of aims, ranging from clinical care to legal purposes. They are also important tools in patient empowerment, but a patient's comprehension of the information is often suboptimal. Continu- ing in the tradition of focusing on automated approaches to increasing patient comprehension, The CLEFeHealth2014 lab tasked participants to visualize the information in discharge summaries while also providing connections to addi- tional online information. Participants were provided with six cases containing a discharge summary, patient profile and information needs. Of fifty registra- tions, only the FLPolytech team completed all requirements related to the task. They augmented the discharge summary by linking to external resources, insert- ing structure related to timing of the information need (past, present future), en- riching the content, i.e., with definitions, and providing meta-information, e.g., how to make future appointments. Four panellists evaluated the submission. Overall, they were positive about the enhancements, but all agreed that addi- tional visualization could further improve the provided solution.
DEPENDENCE OF GENE FLOW ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTANCE IN TWO SOLITARY CORALS WITH DIFFERENT LARVAL DISPERSAL CAPABILITIES

When the level of gene flow among populations depends upon the geographic distance separating them, genetic differentiation is relatively enhanced. Although the larval dispersal capabilities of marine organisms generally correlate with inferred levels of average gene flow, the effect of different modes of larval development on the association between gene flow and geographic distance remains unknown. In this paper, I examined the relationship between gene flow and distance in two co‐occurring solitary corals. Balanophyllia elegans broods large, nonfeeding planulae that generally crawl only short distances from their place of birth before settling. In contrast, Paracyathus stearnsii free‐spawns and produces small planktonic larvae presumably capable of broad dispersal by oceanic currents. I calculated F‐statistics using genetic variation at six (P. stearnsii) or seven (B. elegans) polymorphic allozyme loci revealed by starch gel electrophoresis, and used these F‐statistics to infer levels of gene flow. Average levels of gene flow among twelve Californian localities agreed with previous studies: the species with planktonic, feeding larvae was less genetically subdivided than the brooding species. In addition, geographic isolation between populations appeared to affect gene flow between populations in very different ways in the two species. In the brooding B. elegans, gene flow declined with increasing separation, and distance explained 31% of the variation in gene flow. In the planktonically dispersed P. stearnsii distance of separation between populations at the scale studied (10–1000 km) explained only 1% of the variation in gene flow between populations. The mechanisms generating geographic genetic differentiation in species with different modes of larval development should vary fundamentally as a result of these qualitative differences in the dependence of gene flow on distance.
Nonlinear controller and observer design for centrifugal pumps

In this paper the nonlinear dynamics of a hydraulic system consisting of centrifugal pump, pressure accumulator and connected load are modeled and a Feedback Linearization controller is designed. Furthermore an Extended Kalman Filter is implemented to include the hydraulic dynamics into the estimation and simultaneously overcome the necessity of flow and pressure measurements. Therefore, the combined control scheme only interacts with the variable-speed drive. The functionality of the proposed control algorithm is demonstrated by test bench experiments.
Bridges: regions between discourse segments

A spoken dialogue or discourse can be globally organized into coherent discourse segments in which local salience and coherence properties apply. This paper looks at the regions between these discourse segments in American English spontaneous speech dialogue. These bridge regions do not form a coherent discourse segment themselves. When fluent, their utterances belong to neither the previous nor subsequent discourse segment. Often the utterances are disfluent. Dialogue turns in these bridge regions are characteristically shorter, on average, both in duration and number of words. Moreover, there are fewer pronouns, on average, in bridge turns, compared to the entire dialogue.
Predominance and Emergence of Clones of Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Malaysia

ABSTRACT We define the epidemiology of predominant and sporadic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains in a central teaching and referral hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is done on the basis of spa sequencing, multilocus sequence typing (MLST), staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing, and virulence gene profiling. During the period of study, the MRSA prevalence was 44.1%, and 389 MRSA strains were included. The prevalence of MRSA was found to be significantly higher in the patients of Indian ethnicity (P < 0.001). The majority (92.5%) of the isolates belonged to ST-239, spa type t037, and possessed the type III or IIIA SCCmec. The arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) arcA gene was detected in three (1.05%) ST-239 isolates. We report the first identification of ACME arcA gene-positive ST-239. Apart from this predominant clone, six (1.5%) isolates of ST-22, with two related spa types (t032 and t4184) and a singleton (t3213), carrying type IVh SCCmec, were detected for the first time in Asia. A limited number of community-acquired (CA) MRSA strains were also detected. These included ST-188/t189 (2.1%), ST-1/t127 (2.3%), and ST-7/t091 (1%). Panton-Valentin leukocidin (PVL) was detected in all ST-1 and ST-188 strains and in 0.7% of the ST-239 isolates. The majority of the isolates carried agr I, except that ST-1 strains were agr III positive. Virulence genes seg and sei were seen only among ST-22 isolates. In conclusion, current results revealed the predominance of ST-239-SCCmec III/IIIA and the penetration of ST-22 with different virulence gene profiles. The emergence in Malaysia of novel clones of known epidemic and pathogenic potential should be taken seriously.
Towards Best Practices for Semantic Web Student Modelling

Semantic Web applications offer great potential to student modellers who have traditionally struggled with issues of re-use, portability and tight coupling with learning applications. In this paper, we describe our use of ontology languages and e-learning standards to develop a loosely coupled and portable student modelling architecture used in a large-scale, distributed production learning environment. Funding for this research was provided by the LORNET grant from the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
A Lagrange Equations-Based Hair Simulation Method

Realistic hair simulation is one of the most essential things for character designing. Existing hair simulated methods are not able to solve the contradiction among efficiency and performance. We propose a Lagrange equations-based hair simulation method to solve this problem. We first design the Lagrange function exactly, providing the accurate expression of energy and general force terms. Then we analyze the collision algorithm among hair and objects. Finally, we show our results of collision demonstration, dynamic hair simulation and time performance analysis. This method can generate the realistic hair simulation effects in an acceptable length of time.
Synergy and Redundancy in Dual Decompositions of Mutual Information Gain and Information Loss

Williams and Beer (2010) proposed a nonnegative mutual information decomposition, based on the construction of information gain lattices, which allows separating the information that a set of variables contains about another variable into components, interpretable as the unique information of one variable, or redundant and synergy components. In this work, we extend this framework focusing on the lattices that underpin the decomposition. We generalize the type of constructible lattices and examine the relations between different lattices, for example, relating bivariate and trivariate decompositions. We point out that, in information gain lattices, redundancy components are invariant across decompositions, but unique and synergy components are decomposition-dependent. Exploiting the connection between different lattices, we propose a procedure to construct, in the general multivariate case, information gain decompositions from measures of synergy or unique information. We then introduce an alternative type of lattices, information loss lattices, with the role and invariance properties of redundancy and synergy components reversed with respect to gain lattices, and which provide an alternative procedure to build multivariate decompositions. We finally show how information gain and information loss dual lattices lead to a self-consistent unique decomposition, which allows a deeper understanding of the origin and meaning of synergy and redundancy.
S5 × S5 × S5 Lacks the Finite Model Property

It follows from algebraic results of Maddux that every multi-modal logic L such that [S5, S5,. , S5] ⊆ L ⊆ S5 n is undecidable, whenever n ≥ 3. This implies that the product logic S5 × S5 × S5 does not have the product finite model property. Here we answer a question of Gabbay and Shehtman by showing that S5 × S5 × S5 also lacks the 'real' finite model property (fmp). We prove that every logic L from the above interval lacks the fmp. (In algebraic setting: If V is a variety of n-dimensional diagonal-free cylindric algebras which contains all the representables then V does not have the finite algebra property.)
Factors underlying taking a child to HIV care: implications for reducing loss to follow-up among HIV-infected and -exposed children

Objective: With the aim of reducing pediatric loss to follow-up (LTFU) from HIV clinical care programs in sub-Saharan Africa, we sought to understand the personal and socio-cultural factors associated with the behavior of caregivers taking HIV-infected and -exposed children for care in western Kenya. Methods: Between May and August, 2010, in-depth interviews were conducted with 26 purposively sampled caregivers caring for HIV-infected (7), HIV-exposed (17) and HIV-unknown status (2) children, documented as LTFU from an urban and rural HIV care clinic. All were women with a majority (77%) being biological parents. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and content analyzed. Results: Thematic content analysis of the women's perceptions revealed that their decision about routinely taking their children to HIV care involved multiple levels of factors including: (1) intrapersonal: transport costs, food availability, time constraints due to work commitment, disclosure of HIV status for both mother and child, perception that child is healthy and religious beliefs; (2) interpersonal: unsupportive male partner, stigma by the family and family conflicts; (3) community: cultural norms, changing community dynamics and perceived stigma; (4) health care system: clinic location, lack of patient-centered care, delays at the clinic and different appointment schedules (mother and child). Furthermore, the factors across these different levels interacted with each other in a complex way, illustrating the challenges women face in taking their children to HIV care. Conclusion: The complexity and interconnectedness of the factors underlying retention of children in HIV care perceived by these women caregivers suggests that interventions to reduce pediatric LTFU need to be holistic and address multiple socio-ecological levels. Patient-centered care that integrates a family-centered approach to HIV pediatric care is recommended.
A Role for Caspase-1 in Heart Failure

Apoptosis of cardiomyocytes is increased in heart failure and has been implicated in disease progression. The activation of “proapoptotic” caspases represents a key step in cardiomyocyte apoptosis. In contrast, the role of “proinflammatory” caspases (caspases 1, 4, 5, 11, 12) is unclear. Here, we study the cardiac function of caspase-1. Gene array analysis in a murine heart failure model showed upregulation of myocardial caspase-1. In addition, we found increased expression of caspase-1 protein in murine and human heart failure. Mice with cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of caspase-1 developed heart failure in the absence of detectable formation of interleukin (IL)-1&bgr; or IL-18 and inflammation. Transgenic caspase-1 induced primary cardiomyocyte apoptosis before structural and molecular signs of myocardial remodeling occurred. In contrast, deletion of endogenous caspase-1 was beneficial in the setting of myocardial infarction–induced heart failure. Furthermore, caspase-1–deficient mice were protected from ischemia/reperfusion-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Studies in primary rat cardiomyocytes indicated that caspase-1 induces cardiomyocyte apoptosis primarily through activation of caspases-3 and -9. In contrast to previous findings, which imply a proinflammatory role of caspase-1, these data suggest a primary proapoptotic role for caspase-1 in cardiomyocytes. Our findings support a functional role for caspase-1–mediated myocardial apoptosis contributing to the progression of heart failure.
Understanding the Magnetization Reversal in Six-Fold Anisotropic Hexagonal Networks

Isolated magnetic nanowires have been studied extensively and the magnetization reversal mechanism is well understood in these systems. But when these nanowires are joined together in different architectures, they behave differently and can give novel properties. Using this approach, one can engineer the network architectures to get artificial anisotropy. Here, we report six-fold anisotropy by joining the magnetic nanowires into hexagonal network. For this study, we also benchmark the widely used micromagnetic packages: OOMMF, Nmag, and LLG-simulator. Further, we propose a local hysteresis method by post processing the spatial magnetization information. With this approach we obtained the hysteresis of nanowires to understand the six-fold anisotropy and the reversal mechanism within the hexagonal networks.
Succession of Pelagic Marine Bacteria during Enrichment: a Close Look at Cultivation-Induced Shifts

ABSTRACT Enrichment experiments with North Sea bacterioplankton were performed to test if rapid incubation-induced changes in community structure explain the frequent isolation of members of a few particular bacterial lineages or if readily culturable bacteria are common in the plankton but in a state of dormancy. A metabolic inhibitor of cell division (nalidixic acid [NA]) was added to substrate-amended (S+) and unamended (S−) grazer-free seawater samples, and shifts in community composition and per cell DNA and protein content were compared with untreated controls. In addition, starvation survival experiments were performed on selected isolates. Incubations resulted in rapid community shifts towards typical culturable genera rather than in the activation of either dormant cells or the original DNA-rich bacterial fraction. Vibrio spp. and members of theAlteromonas/Colwellia cluster (A/C) were selectively enriched in S+ and S−, respectively, and this trend was even magnified by the addition of NA. These increases corresponded with the rise of cell populations with distinctively different but generally higher protein and DNA content in the various treatments. Uncultured dominant γ-proteobacteria affiliating with the SAR86 cluster and members of the culturable genus Oceanospirillum were not enriched or activated, but there was no indication of substrate-induced cell death, either. Strains of Vibrio and A/C maintained high ribosome levels in pure cultures during extended periods of starvation, whereasOceanospirillum spp. did not. The life strategy of rapidly enriched culturable γ-proteobacteria could thus be described as a “feast and famine” existence involving different activation levels of substrate concentration.
The MAGIC telescope

The key problem of Cherenkov Astronomy is to detect a weak signal from a point source embedded in an overwhelming but isotropic sea of noise events generated by Cosmic Rays. The enormous improvement of the gamma-hadron separation achieved by IACT systems is briefly described. A short mention of the results obtained by some leader experiments in this field is given.
The social psychology of gender: How power and intimacy shape gender relations.

1. Understanding Gender. 2. Dominance and Interdependence. 3. Development of Gender Relations. 4. Content and Origins of Gender Stereotypes. 5. Descriptive and Prescriptive Stereotyping. 6. Self-Sustaining Prophecies. 7. Obstacles to Gender Nonconformity. 8. Sexism in the Workplace. 9. Love and Romance. 10. Sex. 11. Gender and Violence. 12. Progress, Pitfalls, and Remedies.
Varieties of Anomalous Experience: Examining the Scientific Evidence

Contributors Acknowledgments I. Conceptual and Methodological Considerations Introduction: Anomalous Experiences in Perspective, Etzel Cardena, Steven Jay Lynn, and Stanley Krippner Researching States of Consciousness and Anomalous Experiences, Etzel Cardena and Ronald J. Pekala Anomalous Experiences, Peculiarity, and Psychopathology, John G. Kerns, Nicole Karcher, Chitra Raghavan, and Howard Berenbaum II. Anomalous Experiences Synesthesia: A Teeming Multiplicity, Lawrence E. Marks Hallucinatory Experiences, Richard P. Bentall Lucid Dreaming: Paradoxes of Dreaming Consciousness, Stephen LaBerge Anomalous Self and Identity Experiences, Etzel Cardena and Carlos S. Alvarado Alien Abduction Experiences, Stuart Appelle, Steven Jay Lynn, Leonard Newman, and Anne Malaktaris Psi-Related Experiences, Caroline Watt and Ian Tierney Anomalous Healing Experiences, Stanley Krippner and Jeanne Achterberg Past-Life Experiences, Antonia Mills and Jim B. Tucker Near-Death Experiences, Bruce Greyson Mystical Experience, David M. Wulff Anomalous Experiences: An Integrative Summary, Etzel Cardena, Stanley Krippner, and Steven Jay Lynn Index
Primary cicatricial alopecia: diagnosis and treatment

See also practice article by Aslam and Harries on page [1591][1] and at [www.cmaj. ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.130305][2] Hair loss is common, the most prevalent disorders being androgenetic alopecia (male pattern baldness) and alopecia areata. Alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia are