Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Organizing digital music for use: an examination of personal music collections

Current research on music information retrieval and music digital libraries focuses on providing access to huge, public music collections. In this paper we consider a different, but related, problem: supporting an individual in maintaining and using a personal music collection. We analyze organization and access techniques used to manage personal music collections (primarily CDs and MP3 files), and from these behaviors, to suggest user behaviors that should be supported in a personal music digital library (that is, a digital library of an individual’s personal music collection).
Experimental pig-to-pig transmission dynamics for African swine fever virus, Georgia 2007/1 strain– CORRIGENDUM

The authors of the above mentioned article [1] were made aware after publication that the likelihood function defined in the R script used to implement the maximum likelihood contained an error. The error has now been rectified in the original R script. As a result of this correction, the summary should read " Models showed that R 0 is 5·0 [95% confidence intervals (CI): 2·4–9·1] within a pen and 2·7 (95% CI 0·7–5·2) between pens. " Tables 4 and 5 and Figure 2 have been revised and are presented below. Table 4. Maximum likelihood estimates (95% confidence intervals) for experimental pig-to-pig transmission parameters for Georgia 2007/1 African swine fever virus strain Parameter Model 1 (L = 3 days) Model 2 (L = 4 days) Model 3 (L = 5 days) β w (per day) 0·60 (0·32–0·89) 0·62 (0·32–0·91) 1·17 (0·58–1·75) β b (per day) *Herd immunity threshold, †Akaike information criterion Table 5. Description of outbreaks simulated in a pig unit for Georgia 2007/1 ASFV strain Parameter Model 1 (L = 3 days) Model 2 (L = 4 days)) Model 3 (L = 5 days) Infectious period duration, T = 3–6 days Probability that outbreak does not occur after introduction of ASFV in the farm 0·18 0·17 0·09 Probability that outbreak does not lead to infection of all population after introduction of ASFV in the farm 0·48 0·43 0·15 Infectious period duration, T = 3–14 days Probability that outbreak does not occur after introduction of ASFV in the farm 0·11 0·10 0·05 Probability that outbreak does not lead to infection of all population after introduction of ASFV in the farm 0·21 0·19 0·09 permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Tropical American Plants in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases

The increasingly diverse U.S. immigrant populations and the growing use of medicinal herbs create a need for health care professionals to expand their knowledge in this area. This is a review of tropical plants, Annona Muricata, Artemisia absinthium, Cinchona officinalis, Illicium verum, Momordica charantia, Opuntia streptacantha, Schinus terebinthifolius, and Tabebuia avellanedae (impetiginosa), commonly used by Latino and Haitian populations for the treatment of infectious disease. All the eight plants discussed here have one or more of the following: antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, or antiparasitic properties. All of these plants are primarily known and used in the tropical region, but they are also readily available for purchase in the United States, specifically in the ethnic markets. This review discusses their traditional uses, chemical constituents, proven scientific evidence, and toxicities.
Highly directional planar ultra wide band antenna for radar applications

We describe a novel planar highly directive ultra wide band (UWB) antenna based on a disc monopole fed by a 50-Ohm microstrip line. The key feature of the proposed antenna is a careful engineering of the ground plane that permits to increase directionality for radar applications. We demonstrate through numerical simulations and measurements in anechoic chamber that the designed antenna exhibits low return loss, high directivity and good time-domain properties in the band of interest between 6 and 8 GHz.
Homozygosity for an Allele Encoding Deacetylated FoxO1 Protects Macrophages From Cholesterol-Induced Inflammation Without Increasing Apoptosis

Objective—Insulin resistance renders macrophages more prone to cholesterol-induced apoptosis by promoting nuclear localization of transcription factor forkhead box transcription factor (Fox) O1. However, FoxO1 also decreases macrophage inflammation, raising the question of how the balance between proapoptotic and antiinflammatory effects is determined. We sought to identify the mechanism whereby FoxO1 dampens inflammation without promoting apoptosis. We hypothesized that nutrient-dependent FoxO1 acetylation plays a role in this process. Methods and Results—We generated knock-in mice bearing alleles that encode constitutively deacetylated FoxO1 and studied the ex vivo response of primary peritoneal macrophages. We show that macrophages derived from mice homozygous for constitutively deacetylated FoxO1 alleles retain antiinflammatory properties in response to free cholesterol loading, without increasing apoptosis. Deacetylated FoxO1 inhibits free cholesterol–induced Akt phosphorylation and increases levels of the nuclear factor-&kgr;B precursor p105, decreasing nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-&kgr;B p65 subunit and dampening mitogen-activated protein/extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation to prevent inflammation. Conclusion—Deacetylated FoxO1 regulates p105 to prevent macrophage inflammation without causing apoptosis, suggesting a potential novel therapeutic approach to atherosclerosis through FoxO1 deacetylation.
The Prejudiced Personality? Using the Big Five to Predict Susceptibility to Stereotyping Behavior

Although long privileged by scholarship in psychology, personality has only recently been considered as an influential factor for political orientations and actions. In this article, we consider personality’s influence on another important tendency: the proclivity to engage in stereotyping and prejudicial thinking. Using a personality battery included for the first time on the 2012 American National Election Study (ANES), we examine the tendencies of particular personality types to stereotype. Results suggest that the two most politically relevant traits (Openness to Experience and Conscientiousness) are consistent predictors of authoritarian tendencies, which, in turn, produce indirect effects of personality on group-centric policy positions, over and above the effects through political predispositions such as partisanship. Our findings demonstrate the important role of group stereotyping in mediating the effects of personality on policy support.
The Development of the Remarital Assessment Questionnaire for Divorced Persons (RAQ-D)

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REMARITAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DIVORCED PERSONS (RAQ-D) Derrel J. Higgins Marriage and Family Therapy Program School of Family Life Doctor of Philosophy The development of the Remarital Assessment Questionnaire for Divorced Persons (RAQ-D) is presented. Steps of development of the questionnaire are outlined: a review of remarital literature, interviews with remarried couples, the creation of a pool of items, review of the items by clinicians, and the development of a preliminary questionnaire. Data were collected through the internet. An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the data yielded scales relating to adjustment areas that are specific to remarital couples. The resulting scales exhibited acceptable level of internal consistency. Psychometric properties of the resulting scales are reported. Implications and recommendations of further development of the resulting scales are discussed.
The structural genes for alpha 1 and alpha 2 chains of human type IV collagen are divergently encoded on opposite DNA strands and have an overlapping promoter region.

Many of the genes of simple organisms with small genomes are encoded on opposite DNA strands so that the genes either overlap or one gene is nested within another gene (Normark, S., Bergström, S., Edlund, T., Grundström, T., Jaurin, B., Lindberg, F.P., and Olsson, D. (1983) Annu. Rev. Genet. 17, 499-525; Chen, C. , Malone, T. , Beckendorf, S.K. , and Davis, R.L. Nature (1987) 329, 721-724). In contrast, most of the genes of complex organisms are dispersed in the genome in widely separated locations. Here, we report that the genes for the alpha 1 and alpha 2 chains of human type IV collagen are encoded on opposite DNA strands from loci that are so closely located that they may be separated by as little as 42 base pairs. The results provide the first description of two structural genes from a complex organism that code for two polypeptide chains of the same protein molecule but have overlapping 5'-flanking regions.
Performance Characteristics of a High-Speed Energy-Saving Induction Motor With an Amorphous Stator Core

This paper presents operational characteristics of a small induction motor with the stator core made of amorphous laminations, supplied from mains or a frequency inverter at 50, 100, and 200 Hz. Calculations were performed using field-circuit and equivalent circuit approaches, taking account of nonlinearity and additional losses, both in the core and in the windings. Data for mechanical losses, magnetization curves, and magnetic losses of the amorphous material were experimentally obtained; magnetic measurements were taken as a function of magnetic flux density in the frequency range up to 2000 Hz. Calculated results are compared with measurements.
Quantum lens spaces and principal actions on graph C*-algebras

We study certain principal actions on noncommutative C*-algebras. Our main examples are the Z_p- and T-actions on the odd-dimensional quantum spheres, yielding as fixed-point algebras quantum lens spaces and quantum complex projective spaces, respectively. The key tool in our analysis is the relation of the ambient C*-algebras with the Cuntz-Krieger algebras of directed graphs. A general result about the principality of the gauge action on graph algebras is given.
Clonal analysis of Drosophila antennal lobe neurons: diverse neuronal architectures in the lateral neuroblast lineage

The antennal lobe (AL) is the primary structure in the Drosophila brain that relays odor information from the antennae to higher brain centers. The characterization of uniglomerular projection neurons (PNs) and some local interneurons has facilitated our understanding of olfaction; however, many other AL neurons remain unidentified. Because neuron types are mostly specified by lineage and temporal origins, we use the MARCM techniques with a set of enhancer-trap GAL4 lines to perform systematical lineage analysis to characterize neuron morphologies, lineage origin and birth timing in the three AL neuron lineages that contain GAL4-GH146-positive PNs: anterodorsal, lateral and ventral lineages. The results show that the anterodorsal lineage is composed of pure uniglomerular PNs that project through the inner antennocerebral tract. The ventral lineage produces uniglomerular and multiglomerular PNs that project through the middle antennocerebral tract. The lateral lineage generates multiple types of neurons, including uniglomeurlar PNs, diverse atypical PNs, various types of AL local interneurons and the neurons that make no connection within the ALs. Specific neuron types in all three lineages are produced in specific time windows, although multiple neuron types in the lateral lineage are made simultaneously. These systematic cell lineage analyses have not only filled gaps in the olfactory map, but have also exemplified additional strategies used in the brain to increase neuronal diversity.
The Psychophysics of Brain Rhythms

It is becoming increasingly apparent that brain oscillations in various frequency bands play important roles in perceptual and attentional processes. Understandably, most of the associated experimental evidence comes from human or animal electrophysiological studies, allowing direct access to the oscillatory activities. However, such periodicities in perception and attention should, in theory, also be observable using the proper psychophysical tools. Here, we review a number of psychophysical techniques that have been used by us and other authors, in successful and sometimes unsuccessful attempts, to reveal the rhythmic nature of perceptual and attentional processes. We argue that the two existing and largely distinct debates about discrete vs. continuous perception and parallel vs. sequential attention should in fact be regarded as two facets of the same question: how do brain rhythms shape the psychological operations of perception and attention?
201o International Conference on Computer and Communication Technologies in Agriculture Engineering Study on Digital Synoptophore Motion Control System Based on Multi-stepper Motor

Synoptophore is a widely-used ophthalmic diagnostic equipment for visual function examination and treatment. Existing synoptophore devices have some disadvantages, such as single function, cumbersome manual operation, and lacking of interactivity. Moreover, it cannot support automated testing processes. In order to solve these problems, a new type of digital synoptophore has been developed, in which a motion control component based on A TMEGA64 microprocessor consists of five stepper motors and is used to adjust horizontal and vertical viewing angles on the left and right sides and pupillary distance displacement. For the key issues of this motion control system, we analyzed the running speed of the stepper motor and the motion control algorithm of multi-stepper motor in the digital synoptophore motion control system. The simulation and practical application shows that the system can meet the technology and precision requirements of synoptophore and can replace the manual operation of traditional synoptophore.
An In-depth Analysis of New England Mutual Savings Banks, 1870-1914

Scholars have studied the U.S. banking systems of the late 19th century, but the presence and influence of mutual savings banks has largely gone unexamined. A new annual database of New England banks shows that mutual savings banks had a significant presence in the postbellum banking system. Mutual savings banks accounted for about 75 percent of the region's total bank deposits and largely avoided financial panics. The banks seemed to have complemented rather than competed with national banks. Mutual savings bank growth was correlated with agriculture and urbanization, whereas national bank growth was correlated with manufacturing. Mutual savings banks also channeled significant funds to national banks through the interbank network.
Information Systems: Critical Perspectives

Table of Contents Introduction Section 1: Theory Critical Research in Information Systems Theoretical Discourses: A Comparison of the Foucauldian and Habermasian Concepts of Discourse in CRIS Ethics, Morality and Critical Research in IS, Emancipation Across Cultural Boundaries: A Fundamental Problem of Critical Research in Information Systems Section 2: Philosophy Ontology: On Positivism, Realism, and their Relevance for Critical IS Research Epistemology: On Information, Knowledge and Truth, Methodology: Is there a Specific Critical Way to Knowledge? Philosophical Syncretism in IS Research: Final Remarks on Ontology, Epistemology and Paradigms Section 3: Application Information Systems as Means of (Dis)Empowerment: The Information Society and Decision Support Systems in Local Authorities in Egypt Responsible and Heroic Management of Workplace Privacy: A Critical View of ICT Management Trust as Fetish: A Critical Theory Perspective on Research on Trust in E-Commerce The Ideological Use of Privacy and Security The Metaphor of Evolution in E-Commerce: A Critical Evaluation Commercial Colonization: E-Teaching and E-Democracy Section 4: Reflection(s) Limitations of the Critical Approach, The Future of Critical Research in Information Systems
Tailoring the Specificity of a Plant Cystatin toward Herbivorous Insect Digestive Cysteine Proteases by Single Mutations at Positively Selected Amino Acid Sites1[OA]

Plant cystatins, similar to other defense proteins, include hypervariable, positively selected amino acid sites presumably impacting their biological activity. Using 29 single mutants of the eighth domain of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) multicystatin, SlCYS8, we assessed here the potential of site-directed mutagenesis at positively selected amino acid sites to generate cystatin variants with improved inhibitory potency and specificity toward herbivorous insect digestive cysteine (Cys) proteases. Compared to SlCYS8, several mutants (22 out of 29) exhibited either improved or lowered potency against different model Cys proteases, strongly suggesting the potential of positively selected amino acids as target sites to modulate the inhibitory specificity of the cystatin toward Cys proteases of agronomic significance. Accordingly, mutations at positively selected sites strongly influenced the inhibitory potency of SlCYS8 against digestive Cys proteases of the insect herbivore Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). In particular, several variants exhibited improved potency against both cystatin-sensitive and cystatin-insensitive digestive Cys proteases of this insect. Of these, some variants also showed weaker activity against leaf Cys proteases of the host plant (potato [Solanum tuberosum]) and against a major digestive Cys protease of the two-spotted stinkbug Perillus bioculatus, an insect predator of Colorado potato beetle showing potential for biological control. Overall, these observations suggest the usefulness of site-directed mutagenesis at positively selected amino acid sites for the engineering of recombinant cystatins with both improved inhibitory potency toward the digestive proteases of target herbivores and weaker potency against nontarget Cys proteases in the host plant or the environment.
Lenience towards Teammates Helps in Cooperative Multiagent Learning

Concurrent learning is a form of cooperative multiagent learning in which each agent has an independent learning process and little or no control over its teammates’ actions. In such learning algorithms, an agent’s perception of the joint search space depends on the reward received by both agents, which in turn depends on the actions currently chosen by the other agents. The agents will tend to converge towards certain areas of the space because of their learning processes. As a result, an agent’s perception of the search space may benefit if computed over multiple rewards at early stages of learning, but additional rewards have little impact towards the end. We thus suggest that agents should be lenient with their teammates: ignore many of the low rewards initially, and fewer rewards as learning progresses. We demonstrate the benefit of lenience in a cooperative co-evolution algorithm and in a new reinforcement learning algorithm.
Temporal Information Retrieval: Challenges and Opportunities

Time is an important dimension of any information space. It can be very useful for a wide range of information retrieval tasks such as document exploration, similarity search, summarization, and clustering. Traditionally, information retrieval applications do not take full advantage of all the temporal information embedded in documents to provide alternative search features and user experience. However, in the last few years there has been exciting work on analyzing and exploiting temporal information for the presentation, organization, and in particular the exploration of search results. In this paper, we review the current research trends and present a number of interesting applications along with open problems. The goal is to discuss interesting areas and future work for this exciting field of information management.
The Gender-Dependent Association between Obesity and Age-Related Cataracts in Middle-Aged Korean Adults

The aim of this study was to investigate the association of central and abdominal obesity with the prevalence of cataracts in a middle-aged Korean population. This retrospective cross-sectional study was based on the data collected from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2009, in which 4,914 subjects were examined. Ophthalmological examinations were performed to determine the presence of a nuclear, cortical, or posterior subcapsular cataract. Both general obesity (a body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) and abdominal obesity (a waist circumference ≥90 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women) were significantly associated with the occurrence of cataracts among middle-aged women [adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 1.32; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.03–1.69; and aOR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.06–1.85, respectively], while abdominal obesity was significantly inversely associated with the occurrence of cataracts among middle-aged men (aOR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.58–1.01; and aOR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.49–0.89, respectively). We report a difference in the association between obesity and the prevalence of cataracts based on gender.
Fixed Priority Scheduling Strategies for Ambient Energy-Harvesting Embedded Systems

The new generation of embedded systems will have the capability to harvest energy from the environment. The electrical energy which is available to power these devices changes over time and is limited by the size of the energy storage unit such as battery or capacitor and the size of the harvester such as a solar panel. In order to cope with this limitation, the system has to dynamically decide when to be active and when to sleep in order to provide the best quality of service without wasting the harvested energy. In this paper, we study this problem for a uniprocessor architecture where periodic tasks have to execute with deadline constraints according to a preemptive fixed priority rule. We evaluate and compare several scheduling approaches by means of simulation.
Policy and Practice Information systems: the key to evidence- based health practice

Increasing prominence is being given to the use of best current evidence in clinical practice and health services and programme management decision-making. The role of information in evidence-based practice (EBP) is discussed, together with questions of how advanced information systems and technology (IS&T) can contribute to the establishment of a broader perspective for EBP. The author examines the development, validation and use of a variety of sources of evidence and knowledge that go beyond the well-established paradigm of research, clinical trials, and systematic literature review. Opportunities and challenges in the implementation and use of IS&T and knowledge management tools are examined for six application areas: reference databases, contextual data, clinical data repositories, administrative data repositories, decision support software, and Internet-based interactive health information and communication. Computerized and telecommunications applications that support EBP follow a hierarchy in which systems, tasks and complexity range from reference retrieval and the processing of relatively routine transactions, to complex ‘‘data mining’’ and rule-driven decision support systems.
Lens coupled broadband slot antenna for W-band imaging applications

In this paper a broadband integrated lens antenna (ILA) for 94 GHz center frequency is presented. The antenna is made on liquid crystal polymere (LCP) substrate with a lens made of high density polyethylene (HDPE) beneath it. It has a gain over 20 dBi with a return loss well below -10 dB over 35% bandwidth. Comparison between measured and simulated results shows good agreement.