Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Region-Tree Based Stereo Using Dynamic Programming Optimization

In this paper, we present a novel stereo algorithm that combines the strengths of region-based stereo and dynamic programming on a tree approaches. Instead of formulating an image as individual scan-lines or as a pixel tree, a new region tree structure, which is built as a minimum spanning tree on the adjacency-graph of an over-segmented image, is used for the global dynamic programming optimization. The resulting disparity maps do not contain any streaking problem as is common in scanline-based algorithms because of the tree structure. The performance evaluation using the Middlebury benchmark datasets shows that the performance of our algorithm is comparable in accuracy and efficiency with top ranking algorithms.
Traditional Chinese medicine Tongxinluo stimulates coronary collateral growth in a pig myocardial infarction model

Coronary collaterals were reported improving symptoms as well as prognosis for patients with coronary artery disease. This study aimed to investigate whether traditional Chinese medicine Tongxinluo could stimulate coronary collateral growth in a pig acute myocardial infarction (AMI) model. The AMI model was established by surgically ligation of left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). Twenty-one Chinese Suzhong pigs were randomly divided into two control groups and two treatment groups taking Tongxinluo of 0.36g. kg-1.d-1 and 0.72g. kg-1.d-1 respectively. Coronary artery angiography (CAG) and left ventriculography were performed to evaluate collaterals and cardiac function 1 month after the treatment, and the density of collateral capillaries of myocardial samples was also counted. The plasma levels of nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) were serially determined. The density of capillaries was significantly higher in both low-dose and high-dose Tongxinluo groups than that in the negative control (P < 0.01) and the positive control groups (P < 0.05). Grade III collateral circulation was found in both treatment groups one month after LAD ligation, and the grades of collateral circulations were positively correlated to the Tongxinluo dosages (P = 0.0191). The cardiac function, the plasma levels of NO and ET-1 showed no significant difference among the treatment and positive control groups. This study demonstrated that Tongxinluo stimulates coronary collateral growth in a pig AMI model. Correspondence to: Chun-Jian Li, Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China, Tel: 86-25-68136018, Fax: 86-25-83674380, E-mail: lijay@njmu.edu. cn
Uncoupling of Blood Flow and Metabolism in Focal Epilepsy

Summary: Purpose: Interictal measurements of cerebral blood flow are less helpful in localizing epileptic foci than are measurements of brain metabolism. This may be related to an uncoupling of blood flow and metabolism. In this study, brain metabolism and blood flow were compared in an acute experimental model of focal interictal epilepsy.
Influenza infection in patients before and after liver transplantation

Infection with influenza virus poses specific problems in pediatric and adult liver transplant recipients, both before and after liver transplantation. These include a higher rate of pulmonary and extrapulmonary complications, development of rejection with graft dysfunction, prolonged shedding of influenza virus, and increased drug‐resistance. Hepatic decompensation may occur during influenza infection in patients with cirrhosis. Current prophylaxis includes yearly vaccination with trivalent inactivated vaccine. Appropriate diagnosis and prompt treatment of any upper respiratory infections are indicated in these patients. In this review, we describe a case of influenza viral pneumonia in an adult liver transplant recipient, review basic and clinical aspects of influenza infection in this patient population, and discuss current modes of prevention and treatment in detail.
Dynamic IT Capability: An Instrument Development Study

The purpose of this study is to develop and validate an instrument to measure organizational IT. We adopted the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm and the dynamic capabilities theory to propose the Dynamic IT Capability (DITC) instrument. Dynamic IT Capability is defined as the ability to integrate, build, and reconfigure IT-based resources and competencies to adjust to rapidly-changing environments, including IT infrastructure, human IT resources, IT-enabled intangible resources, and IT reconfigurability. A survey was developed for these four components and distributed to IT-related companies to collect data. A series of statistical procedures were used to analyze the data, which proved that the instrument is valid and reliable. This study makes a contribution to both academic research and management practice. Theoretically, this study provides a measurement of IT in organizations for examining IT business value. In practice, the results of this study will help organizations evaluate their dynamic IT capability.
The Mediating Role Of Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Perceptions Of Diabetes Responsibility, And Their Impact On Treatment Adherence Among Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS, PERCEPTIONS OF DIABETES RESPONSIBILITY, AND THEIR IMPACT ON TREATMENT ADHERENCE AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES by RICHARD W. WOOTEN May 2014 Advisor: Dr. Barry S. Markman Major: Educational Psychology Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Treatment non-adherence for Type 1 patients; especially during adolescence, is viewed as the precursor for healthy, or unhealthy patterns of self-care in adulthood. The risk for long-term health problems such as blindness, renal failure, heart attack, lower limb amputations, and stroke are exacerbated if healthy monitoring of the condition is not adhered to consistently, and early after diagnosis. The present study sought to examine theoretical constructs that are important to overall treatment adherence among adolescents with Type 1 diabetes and their maternal caregivers. Self-efficacy and perceptions of diabetes self care between child and mother were disseminated through the inclusion of three separate measures designed for adult caregivers, and their children with Type 1 diabetes. Despite the literature which has established significant findings in the treatment domains separately, the present study did not yield significant results across the domains, but was able to offer new insights into previously held findings in the Type 1 literature. The author concludes with an analysis of the barriers in conducting research with chronically ill populations, and offers suggestions for future research in this area.
Fuzzy linguistic aggregation to synthesize the Hourglass of Emotions

Emotions govern all the human actions and play a key role in decision-making processes. Capturing sentiments and opinions hidden in the written (natural) language is a key activity which attracts both the scientific community, by leading to many novel challenges, and the business world, by supporting market behavior and prediction. Sentiment analysis and Sentic Computing are two interrelated research trends that, by exploiting the common sense in the natural language, try to distill human feelings in the textual data.
Graft Survival and Effectiveness of Dermal Substitution in Burns and Reconstructive Surgery in a One-Stage Grafting Model

Survival of the autograft and objective parameters for scar elasticity were evaluated after dermal substitution for acute burns and reconstructive surgery. The dermal substitute, which was based on bovine type I collagen and elastin-hydrolysate, was evaluated by intraindividual comparison in a clinical trial. The substitute was applied in a one-step procedure in combination with a split-thickness autograft. This treatment was compared with the conventional treatment, the split-thickness autograft. After 1 week, the percentage of autograft survival was assessed. The Cutometer SEM 474 was used to obtain objective measurements of skin elasticity parameters 3 to 4 months postoperatively. Forty-two pairs of wounds (31 patients, age 32.9 ± 19.3 years; burned surface area, 19.8 ± 14.5 percent) were treated because of acute burns. Reconstructive surgery was performed on 44 pairs of wounds (31 patients, age 33.9 ± 17.5 years). Autograft survival was not altered by the substitute for reconstructive wounds, although a slight but significant reduction (p = 0.015) was established in the burn category for substituted compared with nonsubstituted wounds. However, the necessity for regrafting was not increased by substitution. Cutometer measurements of reconstructive wounds with a dermal substitute demonstrated a significant increase of pliability (50 percent, p < 0.001), elasticity (defined as immediate extension, 33 percent, p = 0.04), maximal extension (33 percent, p = 0.002), and immediate retraction (31 percent, p = 0.01), as compared with nonsubstituted wounds. After burn surgery, no improvement was found for the different elasticity parameters. Dermal substitution in a one-stage grafting model seems feasible with respect to graft survival. Skin elasticity was considerably improved by the collagen/elastin dermal substitute after reconstructive surgery. (Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 106: 615, 2000.)
Exponential Stability of Periodic Solutions in Inertial Neural Networks with Unbounded Delay

In this paper, the exponential stability of periodic solutions in inertial neural networks with unbounded delay are investigated. First, using variable substitution the system is transformed to first order differential equation. Second, by the fixed-point theorem and constructing suitable Lyapunov function, some sufficient conditions guaranteeing the existence and exponential stability of periodic solutions of the system are obtained. Finally, two examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the results. Keywords—inertial neural networks, unbounded delay, fixed-point theorem, Lyapunov function, periodic solutions, exponential stability.
Effective vocabulary development for secondary students in weekly small-group sessions

Susan L. Lange EFFECTIVE VOCABULARY DEVELOPMNET FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN WEEKLY SMALL-GROUP SESSIONS 2002/03 Dr. Stanley Urban Master of Arts in Learning Disabilities The purpose of this quasi-experimental one group study was to (a) ascertain the vocabulary acquisition of low-achieving language students in grades 9 11 (n = 14), and (b) to determine if implementation of a program of explicit instruction would lead to a significant improvement of the volume of knowledge of a controlled list of vocabulary words. Results revealed that all participants showed positive change in the number of vocabulary items answered correctly from initial pretest to final posttest (M = +15 items), with an average 97% improvement. The time to acquire one new vocabulary word was approximately 10.6 minutes. Implications for teaching secondary students who are low achieving in vocabulary skills are discussed.
Spread Bow-Tie Tag Antenna for Passive UHF RFID of Paper Reels

Paper reel logistics need an identification method that covers the whole supply chain. RFID has the potential, but for safety reasons tags should be placed between core and paper, and the paper reel should be still identifiable from all directions horizontally around it. In this paper, a new tag antenna model was developed for paper reel identification: the spread BT antenna. The greatest progress of this work is that a paper reel can be identified with the developed spread BT tag better than with a conventional bow tie tag or commercial tags. There is a demand for 360 degrees reading, and the spread BT tag reaches about 200deg reading. Results of this work also indicate that 360deg identification of a paper reel is possible with RFID tag antenna development
Attractability and virality: The role of message features and social influence in health news diffusion

What makes health news articles attractable and viral? Why do some articles diffuse widely by prompting audience selections (attractability) and subsequent social retransmissions (virality), while others do not? Identifying what drives social epidemics of health news coverage is crucial to our understanding of its impact on the public, especially in the emerging media environment where news consumption has become increasingly selective and social. This dissertation examines how message features and social influence affect the volume and persistence of attractability and virality within the context of the online diffusion of New York Times (NYT) health news articles. The dissertation analyzes (1) behavioral data of audience selections and retransmissions of the NYT articles and (2) associated article content and context data that are collected using computational social science approaches (automated data mining; computer-assisted content analysis) along with more traditional methods (manual content analysis; message evaluation survey). Analyses of message effects on the total volume of attractability and virality show that articles with high informational utility and positive sentiment invite more frequent selections and retransmissions, and that articles are also more attractable when presenting controversial, emotionally evocative, and familiar content. Furthermore, these analyses reveal that informational utility and novelty have stronger positive associations with emailspecific virality, while emotion-related message features, content familiarity, and exemplification play a larger role in triggering social media-based retransmissions. Temporal dynamics analyses demonstrate social influence-driven cumulative advantage effects, such that articles which stay on popular-news lists longer invite more frequent subsequent selections and retransmissions. These analyses further show that the social influence effects are stronger for articles containing message features found to enhance the total volume of attractability and virality. This suggests that those synergistic interactions might underlie the observed message effects on total selections and retransmissions. Exploratory analyses reveal that the effects of social influence and message features tend to be similar for both (1) the volume of audience news selections and retransmissions and (2) the persistence of those behaviors. However, some message features, such as expressed emotionality, are relatively unique predictors of persistence outcomes. Results are discussed in light of their implications for communication research and practice. Degree Type Dissertation Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Graduate Group Communication First Advisor Joseph N. Cappella This dissertation is available at ScholarlyCommons: http://repository.upenn. edu/edissertations/1331
An Integrated Multi-Domain Analysis Environment For High Consequence Systems

Modeling and analysis of high consequence, high assurance systems requires special modeling considerations. System safety and reliability information must be captured in the models. Previously, high consequence systems were modeled using separate, disjoint models for safety, reliability, and security. The MultiGraph Architecture facilitates the implementation of a model-integrated system for modeling and analysis of high assurance systems. Among the tools used for analyzing safety and reliability are a behavioral simulator and an automatic fault tree generation and analysis tool. Symbolic model checking techniques are used to efficiently investigate the system models. A method for converting finite state machine models to ordered binary decision diagrams allows the application of symbolic model checking routines to the system models. This integrated approach to modeling and analysis of high consequence systems ensures consistency between the models and the different analysis tools.
UWB Spiral Antenna with Parabolic Reflector

A cavity-backed spiral antenna with ultra-wide band width is presented. By using a parabolic reflector, the radiation of the antenna becomes uni-directional, and the gain is promoted. The antenna is fed by a coaxial cut-away balun with fan-shaped patch which keeps a wideband impedance matching. The simulated bandwidth for VSWR < 2 covers 0.36 ~ 6.83GHz or bandwidth ratio of 19:1, and the gain at 2 ~ 6GHz is on the order of 10dB. These features make it a promising antenna in various wideband applications.
Critical Incident Stress Management and Critical Incident Stress debriefings: evolutions, effects and outcomes

This chapter describes and reviews the comprehensive Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) system. The components of critical incident stress management include preincident education/mental preparedness training, individual crisis intervention, support/on-scene support, demobilization after disaster or large-scale events, defusing, critical incident stress debriefing, other significant support services for families and children, and follow-up services and professional referrals as necessary. The concepts and mechanisms that are thought to serve as a foundation for CISM as a crisis response system are: early intervention, the provision of psychosocial support, the opportunity for expression, and crisis education. These factors are the four cornerstones of CISM. The studies reviewed in the chapter indicate that a comprehensive, systematic and multicomponent crisis intervention approach to traumatic stress, namely CISM, has an excellent potential for mitigating critical incident stress and restoring people to normal life functions.
Voltage regulator and semiconductor device

The invention provides a voltage regulator and a semiconductor device. Provided is a voltage regulator including a clamp circuit capable of protecting a gate of an output transistor without limiting a drivability of the output transistor. The voltage regulator includes a level shift circuit having an input terminal connected to the gate of the output transistor and an output terminal connected to an input of the clamp circuit. The clamp circuit is controlled by an output voltage of the level shift circuit.
A dataset of clone references with gaps

This paper introduces a new dataset of clone references, which is a set of correct clones consisting of their locational information with their gapped lines. Bellon's dataset is one of widely used clone datasets. Bellon's dataset contains many clone references, thus the dataset is useful for comparing accuracies among clone detectors. However, Bellon's dataset does not have locational information of gapped lines. Thus, Bellon's benchmark does not evaluate some Type-3 clones correctly. In order to resolve the problem, we added locational information of gapped lines to Bellon's dataset. The new dataset is available at ``http://sdl.ist. osaka-u.ac. jp/~h-murakm/2014_clone_references_with_gaps/''. This paper also shows some examples that the new dataset and Bellon's dataset yield different evaluation results. Moreover, we report an experimental result that compares Bellon's dataset and the new dataset by using three clone detectors that can detect Type-3 clones. Finally, we conclude that the new dataset can evaluate Type-3 clones more correctly than Bellon's dataset.
Combined Array Processing and Space-Time Coding

The information capacity of wireless communication systems may be increased dramatically by employing multiple transmit and receive antennas. The goal of system design is to exploit this capacity in a practical way. An effective approach to increasing data rate over wireless channels is to employ space-time coding techniques appropriate to multiple transmit antennas. These space-time codes introduce temporal and spatial correlation into signals transmitted from different antennas, so as to provide diversity at the receiver, and coding gain over an uncoded system. For large number of transmit antennas and at high bandwidth efficiencies, the receiver may become too complex whenever correlation across transmit antennas is introduced. This paper dramatically reduces encoding and decoding complexity by partitioning antennas at the transmitter into small groups, and using individual space-time codes, called the component codes, to transmit information from each group of antennas. At the receiver, an individual space-time code is decoded by a novel linear processing technique that suppresses signals transmitted by other groups of antennas by treating them as interference. A simple receiver structure is derived that provides diversity and coding gain over uncoded systems. This combination of array processing at the receiver and coding techniques for multiple transmit antennas can provide reliable and very high data rate communication over narrowband wireless channels. A refinement of this basic structure gives rise to a multilayered space-time architecture that both generalizes and improves upon the layered space-time architecture proposed by Foschini (see Bell Labs Tech. J., vol.1, no.2, 1996).
Where Do Good Query Terms Come from ? 1st Author

1st author's affiliation 1st line of address 2nd line of address Telephone number, incl. country code 1st author's email address 2nd Author 2nd author's affiliation 1st line of address 2nd line of address Telephone number, incl. country code 2nd E-mail ABSTRACT This paper reports the results of an investigation on the quality of query expansion terms coming from different sources: pseudo-relevance feedback, web-based expansion, interactive elicitations from the user searchers, and expansion approaches based on query clarity. These sets of expansion terms are compared to an optimal upper-bound set, constructed based on existing relevance judgments. The comparisons are both in terms of set overlaps and in terms of search effectiveness improvement that it generates. In a nutshell, the conclusion is that machines are better than humans at doing statistical calculations and at estimating which query terms are more likely to match documents that are relevant for a given topic. This explains why in the HARD track of TREC 2005 the overall conclusion was that interaction with the searcher could not over-perform automatic procedures for query improvement. However, based on the fact that implicit relevance feedback and novel interaction models based on ostention or mediation have shown great potential, our conclusion is optimistic: rather that fight the machine, use it !
Prevalence of Subclinical Eating Disorders in Collegiate Female Athletes

This study is an examination of eating behaviors and body image concerns among 587 female collegiate athletes from nine colleges/universities representing 14 different sports. Measures included the Eating Disorders Inventory-2 (EDI-2), the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), and a questionnaire gathering general demographic information, reasons for dieting and/or using other methods of weight control, as well as information about expressed concerns from others regarding the respondents weight. Three sport groups were hypothesized to be at increased risk: athletes whose performance is subjectively scored; athletes who compete in a sport where a low body weight is considered advantageous; and athletes who must wear body conrevealing clothing. Chi-Square and Logistic Regression analyses revealed no association between these sport groups and the presence of a subclinical eating disorder (SED). Additional analyses determined no statistical association between student-athletes competing at the National Collegiate A.
Usability Heuristics for Large Screen Information Exhibits

This paper reports on current development of usability heuristics for large screen information exhibits. By basing the creation of such heuristics on real systems, and identifying real problems with those systems, our set is grounded and tailored to the specific application class. This process was done through scenario based design techniques involving claims identification and analysis, identifying specific problem areas with existing large screen information exhibits, and using those problem areas to formulate high level statements to serve as guides in an analytical usability evaluation.