Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Online Cross-Modal Scene Retrieval by Binary Representation and Semantic Graph

In recent years, cross-modal scene retrieval has attracted more attention. However, most existing approaches neglect the semantic relationship between objects in a scene together with the embedded spatial layouts. Moreover, these methods mostly apply the batch learning strategy, which is not suitable for processing streaming data. To address the aforementioned problems, we propose a new framework for online cross-modal scene retrieval based on binary representations and semantic graph. Specially, we adopt the cross-modal hashing based on the quantization loss of different modalities. By introducing the semantic graph, we are able to extract wealthy semantics and measure their correlation across different modalities. Further more, we propose a two-step optimization procedure based on stochastic gradient descent for online update. Experimental results on four datasets show the superiority of our approach over the state-of-the-art.
Capacity Management for Virtualized Data Centers using ECIES and Scheduling

the growth Internet development cloud computing is novel technique to serve better and secure services. E- business is growing rapidly with the development of Internet. The cloud computing provides on demand self service methodology that authorizes users to request resources dynamically as a best benefit. The use of Cloud Computing is ahead reputation due to its mobility and massive availability in minimum cost. Here in this paper an efficient Capacity Management of user"s data on datacenters is proposed using attribute and scheduling techniques. The proposed technique provides much efficient use of Virtualized data as compared to the existing technique.
Leadership and Ethics: A Relationship Important to Agricultural Education.

In 1949, Hamlin asserted, “One of our greatest failures in Agricultural Education has been the failure to teach any part of agriculture in conjunction with all of its important relationships” (p. 329). Furthering this idea of relationships, Hamlin (1949) identified the primary leadership responsibility of agricultural education to be the recognition and maturation of the relationship between agriculture and the community. Hamlin believed that the failure to recognize this particular relationship could have detrimental effects. Less than 50 years later, the ramifications of agriculture’s failure to recognize these relationships has grown in direct proportion with the size of communities and the scope of agriculture.
Differences in Context and Feedback Result in Different Trajectories and Adaptation Strategies in Reaching

Computational models of motor control have often explained the straightness of horizontal planar reaching movements as a consequence of optimal control. Departure from rectilinearity is thus regarded as sub-optimal. Here we examine if subjects may instead select to make curved trajectories following adaptation to force fields and visuomotor rotations. Separate subjects adapted to force fields with or without visual feedback of their hand trajectory and were retested after 24 hours. Following adaptation, comparable accuracies were achieved in two ways: with visual feedback, adapted trajectories in force fields were straight whereas without it, they remained curved. The results suggest that trajectory shape is not always straight, but is also influenced by the calibration of available feedback signals for the state estimation required by the task. In a follow-up experiment, where additional subjects learned a visuomotor rotation immediately after force field, the trajectories learned in force fields (straight or curved) were transferred when directions of the perturbations were similar but not when directions were opposing. This demonstrates a strong bias by prior experience to keep using a recently acquired control policy that continues to produce successful performance inspite of differences in tasks and feedback conditions. On relearning of force fields on the second day, facilitation by intervening visuomotor rotations occurred only when required motor adjustments and calibration of feedback signals were similar in both tasks. These results suggest that both the available feedback signals and prior history of learning influence the choice and maintenance of control policy during adaptations.
Outcomes for children and adolescents with cancer: challenges for the twenty-first century.

PURPOSE This report provides an overview of current childhood cancer statistics to facilitate analysis of the impact of past research discoveries on outcome and provide essential information for prioritizing future research directions. METHODS Incidence and survival data for childhood cancers came from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 9 (SEER 9) registries, and mortality data were based on deaths in the United States that were reported by states to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by underlying cause. RESULTS Childhood cancer incidence rates increased significantly from 1975 through 2006, with increasing rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia being most notable. Childhood cancer mortality rates declined by more than 50% between 1975 and 2006. For leukemias and lymphomas, significantly decreasing mortality rates were observed throughout the 32-year period, though the rate of decline slowed somewhat after 1998. For remaining childhood cancers, significantly decreasing mortality rates were observed from 1975 to 1996, with stable rates from 1996 through 2006. Increased survival rates were observed for all categories of childhood cancers studied, with the extent and temporal pace of the increases varying by diagnosis. CONCLUSION When 1975 age-specific death rates for children are used as a baseline, approximately 38,000 childhood malignant cancer deaths were averted in the United States from 1975 through 2006 as a result of more effective treatments identified and applied during this period. Continued success in reducing childhood cancer mortality will require new treatment paradigms building on an increased understanding of the molecular processes that promote growth and survival of specific childhood cancers.
Fault Detection with Optimum March Test Algorithm

Integrating a large number of embedded memories in System-on-Chips (SoC's) occupies up to more than 70% of the die size, thus requiring Built-In Self-Test (BIST) with the smallest possible area overhead. This paper analyzes MATS++(6N), March C-(10N), March SR(14N), and March CL(12N) test algorithms and shows that they cannot detect either Write Disturb Faults (WDFs) or Deceptive Read Destructive Faults (DRDFs) or both. Therefore to improve fault detection, an automation program is developed based on sequence operation (SQ) generation rules. However after solving the undetected fault, the outcome in term of its detection result of Static Double Cell Faults using the specified test algorithm especially Transition Coupling Faults (CFtrs), Write Destructive Coupling Faults (CFwds), Read Destructive Coupling Faults (CFrds) and Deceptive Read Destructive Faults (CFdrds) are observed.
Narrowband IoT Data Transmission Procedures for Massive Machine-Type Communications

Large-scale deployments of massive machine type communications involve several challenges on cellular networks. To address the challenges of massive machine-type communications, or more generally, the Internet of Things (IoT), the 3GPP has developed Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) as part of Release 13. NB-IoT is designed to provide better indoor coverage, support of a massive number of low-throughput devices, with relaxed delay requirements, and lower energy consumption. NB-IoT reuses Long Term Evolution functionality with simplifications and optimizations. Particularly for small data transmissions, NB-IoT specifies two procedures to reduce the required signaling: one of them based on the control plane and the other on the user plane (UP). In this work, we provide an overview of these procedures as well as an evaluation of their performance. The results of the energy consumption show both optimizations achieve a battery lifetime extension of more than two years for a large range in the considered cases, and up to eight years for CP with good coverage. In terms of cell capacity relative to Service Request, CP achieves gains from 26 to 224 percent, and UP ranges from 36 to 165 percent. The comparison of CP and UP optimizations yields similar results, except for some specific configurations.
Local-Safety-Information-Based Broadcasting in Hypercube Multicomputers with Node and Link Faults

This paper presents a method to cope with fault-tolerant broadcasting in hypercube multicomputers with both node and link faults. The local safety concept is extended to faulty hypercubes with both node and link faults. The local-safety-based algorithm is used in a fully unsafe hypercube, where there is no safe node. A fully unsafe hypercube can be split into a set of maximal safe subcubes. We show that if these maximal safe subcubes meet certain requirements given in the paper, broadcasting can still be carried out successfully and in some case optimal broadcast is still possible. The method is extended to fault-tolerant routing and multicasting when the system contains both node and link faults.
Discrete Cohesive Zone Model to Simulate Static Fracture in 2D Triaxially Braided Carbon Fiber Composites

A discrete cohesive zone model (DCZM) is implemented to simulate the mode I fracture of two dimensional triaxially braided carbon (2DTBC) fiber composites. The 2DTBC is modeled as an elastic-one-parameter (a66) plastic continuum. The plastic behavior of the 2DTBC was characterized by measuring a66. Mode I fracture tests are carried out by using a modified single edge notch bend (SENB) configuration. Fracture toughness (GIC) as a function of crack extension is measured by a compliance approach. The fracture tests are then simulated by using the DCZM based interface element in conjunction with the commercial software ABAQUS® through a user subroutine UEL. The simulated results, carried out under conditions of plane stress, are compared with the experimental results and also verified for mesh sensitivity. The results presented provide guidelines and a basic understanding to model structural response of non-homogeneous materials, incorporating fracture as a damage mechanism and using constituent level material properties, geometry, and fracture toughness (GIC) as input.
Diagnosis of Xeroderma Pigmentosum and Related DNA Repair-Deficient Cutaneous Diseases.

Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare, human, autosomally inherited skin and neurodegenerative disease [1] that is associated with a very high incidence of skin and mucous membrane cancers due to exposure to normal sunlight. These cancers include squamous and basal cell carcinomas and melanomas, and are predominantly caused by exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation, although UVA cannot be excluded [2,3]. UVB (280–320 nm) is the shorter wavelength radiation in sunlight that is responsible for most sun-induced cancers in the general population, as well as in XP patients. The relative incidence of the various forms of skin cancers in XP patients is similar to that in the general population [4].
A Resilient Framework for Iterative Linear Algebra Applications in X10

The Global Matrix Library (GML) is a distributed matrix library in the X10 language. GML is designed to simplify the development of scalable linear algebra applications. By hiding the communication and parallelism details, GML programs are written in a sequential style that is easy to use and understand by non expert programmers. Resilience is becoming a major challenge for HPC applications as the number of components in a typical system continues to increase. To address this challenge, we improved GML's adaptability to process failure and provided a mechanism for automatic data recovery. As iterative algorithms are commonly used in linear algebra applications, we also created a checkpoint/restore framework for developing resilient iterative applications using GML. Using three example machine learning applications, we demonstrate that this framework supports resilient application development with minimal additional code compared to a non-resilient implementation. Performance measurements in a typical cluster environment show that the major cost of resilient execution is due to resilient X10 itself, and that the additional cost due to our framework is acceptable.
Can Cultural Differences Lead to Accidents? Team Cultural Differences and Sociotechnical System Operations

Objective: I discuss cultural factors and how they may influence sociotechnical system operations. Background: Investigations of several major transportation accidents suggest that cultural factors may have played a role in the causes of the accidents. However, research has not fully addressed how cultural factors can influence sociotechnical systems. Method: I review literature on cultural differences in general and cultural factors in sociotechnical systems and discuss how these differences can affect team performance in sociotechnical systems. Results: Cultural differences have been observed in social and interpersonal dimensions and in cognitive and perceptual styles; these differences can affect multioperator team performance. Conclusion: Cultural factors may account for team errors in sociotechnical systems, most likely during high-workload, high-stress operational phases. However, much of the research on cultural factors has methodological and interpretive shortcomings that limit their applicability to sociotechnical systems. Application: Although some research has been conducted on the role of cultural differences on team performance in sociotechnical system operations, considerable work remains to be done before the effects of these differences can be fully understood. I propose a model that illustrates how culture can interact with sociotechnical system operations and suggest avenues of future research. Given methodological challenges in measuring cultural differences and team performance in sociotechnical system operations, research in these systems should use a variety of methodologies to better understand how culture can affect multioperator team performance in these systems.
Modulation of Endothelin-1-Induced Cytosolic Free Calcium Mobilization and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation by Erythropoietin in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Background: It has been reported that human recombinant erythropoietin (rHuEPO) modulates the sensitivity of the cardiovascular system to vasoconstrictors. We investigated whether rHuEPO has modulative effects on the endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced elevation of cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca<sup>2+</sup>]<sub>i</sub>) and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activation in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Methods: [Ca<sup>2+</sup>]<sub>i</sub> was measured by fura-2/AM, and MAP kinase activation was analyzed by Western blotting. Results: Exposure of VSMC to rHuEPO prior to stimulation with ET-1 enhanced both basal and ET-1-induced elevation of [Ca<sup>2+</sup>]<sub>i</sub> in a dose-dependent manner in the presence of extracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup>. The synergistic effect was also retained in the absence of extracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> after exposure to rHuEPO. However, the effect was diminished in the presence of extracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> combined with the intracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> release inhibitor TMB-8, PKC inhibitor, or PKC depletion. Exposure to rHuEPO also had a synergistic effect on the activation of MAP kinase induced by ET-1; however, this effect was diminished in the presence of the Ca<sup>2+</sup> chelator BAPTA-AM. Conclusion: The results suggest that rHuEPO has synergistic effects on ET-1-induced [Ca<sup>2+</sup>]<sub>i</sub> mobilization, particularly on intracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> release, and MAP kinase activation in VSMC.
A 10 Gbps in-line network security processor based on configurable hetero-multi-cores

This paper deals with an in-line network security processor (NSP) design that implements the Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) protocol processing for the 10 Gbps Ethernet. The 10 Gbps high speed data transfer, the IPSec processing including the crypto-operation, the database query, and IPSec header processing are integrated in the design. The in-line NSP is implemented using 65 nm CMOS technology and the layout area is 2.5 mm×3 mm with 360 million gates. A configurable crossbar data transfer skeleton implementing an iSLIP scheduling algorithm is proposed, which enables simultaneous data transfer between the heterogeneous multiple cores. There are, in addition, a high speed input/output data buffering mechanism and design of high performance hardware structures for modules, wherein the transfer efficiency and the resource utilization are maximized and the IPSec protocol processing achieves 10 Gbps line speed. A high speed and low power hardware look-up method is proposed, which effectively reduces the area and power dissipation. The post simulation results demonstrate that the design gives a peak throughput for the Authentication Header (AH) transport mode of 10.06 Gbps with the average test packet length of 512 bytes under the clock rate of 250 MHz, and power dissipation less than 1 W is obtained. An FPGA prototype is constructed to verify the function of the design. A test bench is being set up for performance and function verification.
Benign encephalopathy of pregnancy Preliminary clinical observations

ABSTRACT – A survey of 67 pregnancies in 51 professional women (physicians, psychologists, nurses, administrators, etc.) revealed the occurrence of symptoms of cognitive dysfunction such as forgetfulness, disorientation, confusion and reading difficulties in 28 pregnancies occurring in 21 women. These were unrelated to such factors as age of delivery, percentage weight gain, the baby's sex or birth weight, alcohol consumption, smoking, a history of migraine or allergy or other symptoms occurring during pregnancy such as sleepiness and lack of concentration, irritability, loss of interest in job or nightmares. Nor was there any correlation with hypertension, proteinuria, glycosuria, ketonuria, anemia, or morning sickness. Furthermore, these cognitive disturbances were not related to depression or sleep deprivation.
Case management in mental health: a social work domain?

CASE MANAGEMENT is recom mended with increasing fre quency as an approach to caring for the multiple needs of disabled per sons, particularly in the context of deinstitutionalization. The prin ciple underlying this approach is that one worker—the case manager— will link the client to the complex service delivery system and be re sponsible for ensuring that the client receives appropriate services in a timely fashion. Despite its growing popularity, case manage ment is still in the early stages of development as a practice model. A major problem is its lack of opera tional clarity. Its functions have been interpreted in disparate ways, mak ing case management a paradoxical assortment of activities requiring substantial commitment from all or
Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma

Uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) is a histologic variant of endometrial cancer that accounts for only 10% of new cases of uterine cancer but is responsible for 40% of deaths from the disease. UPSC is an aggressive tumor with a predilection for early spread beyond the uterus. Treatment for UPSC typically entails surgery and in most women is followed by multimodality adjuvant therapy. In this review, we describe the epidemiology, natural history, treatment, and outcome of UPSC.
Design of Distributed Data Mining Applications on the KNOWLEDGE GRID

Many industrial, scientific, and commercial applications need to analyze large data sets maintained over geographically distributed sites. The geographic distribution and the large amount of data involved often oblige designers to use distributed and parallel systems. The Grid can play a significant role in providing an effective computational support for distributed data mining and knowledge discovery applications. This paper introduces a software system for geographically distributed high-performance knowledge discovery applications called KNOWLEDGE GRID, describes the main system components, and discusses how to design and implement distributed data mining applications using these components.
Evading DDoS detection with mimicry attacks

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are security attacks that prevent normal use of communication facilities. More and more DDoS attacks are occurring each day. Conventional DDoS attacks are typically based on flooding the server. Currently, other types of DDoS attacks have been observed, such as the mimicry DDoS attack. The mimicry attack is characterized by (1) gradual increase in the number of connections, (2) mimicking a real usersession. This paper implements and evaluates two existing DDoS detection methods against both flooding attacks and mimicry attacks; Source IP address monitoring and Time-series decomposition. The experiments lead to the conclusion that Source IP monitoring is unable to detect the mimicry attack. We were unable to replicate the original results of the experiments with the Time-series decomposition algorithm, therefore no conclusions can be made whether the algorithm would fail to detect the mimicry attack.
Technical factors affecting outcomes following endovascular treatment of posterior circulation atherosclerotic lesions

Background: Atherosclerotic disease of the vertebrobasilar system causes significant morbidity and mortality. All lesions require aggressive medical management, but the role of endovascular interventions remains unsettled. This study examines such endovascular interventions for vertebrobasilar atherosclerosis. Methods: Retrospective review was performed of prospectively maintained procedure logs at three hospitals with comprehensive neurointerventional services. Patients with angiographically-proven stenosis undergoing elective stent placement were selected for analysis of demographic factors, lesion characteristics, and treatment details. Multivariate analysis was performed to evaluate for associations with ischemic stroke, death, and functional status as measured by modified Rankin scale at multiple intervals. Results: One hundred and twenty-three lesions were treated in 110 patients. A total of 43 (58.1%) lesions caused stroke, while 66 (89.2%) caused transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). Forty lesions (32.5%) were at the vertebral origin; 97 (60.2%) were intracranial. A total of 112 (91.1%) were treated successfully. 4 (3.3%) of 10 (8.1%) procedural complications were symptomatic. Intracranial lesions were associated with death at 1 and 2 years (OR 24.91, P < 0.001) and mRS >2 at last contact (OR 12.83, P < 0.001). Stenting treatment with conjunctive angioplasty had lower rates of death (OR 0.303, P = 0.046) and mRS >2 at last contact (OR 0.234, P = 0.018) when angioplasty was performed with a device other than that packaged with the stent. Conclusion: Endovascular treatment of vertebrobasilar atherosclerosis can be performed safely, particularly for vertebral origin lesions. Higher rates of technical failure and complication may be acceptable for certain intracranial lesions due to their refractory nature and the morbidity caused by such lesions. Treatment should be tailored to features of each individual lesion.