Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The OH Megamaser Luminosity Function

We present the 1667 MHz OH megamaser luminosity function derived from a single flux-limited survey. The Arecibo Observatory OH megamaser (OHM) survey has doubled the number of known OH megamasers, and we list the complete catalog of OHMs detected by the survey here, including three redetections of known OHMs. OHMs are produced in major galaxy mergers that are (ultra)luminous in the far-infrared. The OH luminosity function follows a power law in integrated line luminosity, Φ ∝ L Mpc-3 dex-1, and is well sampled for 102.2 L☉ < LOH < 103.8 L☉. The OH luminosity function is incorporated into predictions of the detectability and areal density of OHMs in high-redshift OH surveys for a variety of current and planned telescopes and merging evolution scenarios parameterized by (1 + z)m in the merger rate ranging from m = 0 (no evolution) to m = 8 (extreme evolution). Up to dozens of OHMs may be detected per square degree per 50 MHz by a survey reaching an rms noise of 100 μJy per 0.1 MHz channel. An adequately sensitive "OH Deep Field" would significantly constrain the evolution exponent m even if no detections are made. In addition to serving as luminous tracers of massive mergers, OHMs may trace highly obscured nuclear starburst activity and the formation of binary supermassive black holes.
Irreversible Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Complicating Interferon Alpha and Ribaverin Therapy

Ophthalmologic complications with interferon therapy are rare and usually reversible. The anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is an uncommon complication of interferon treatment. A case of irreversible anterior ischemic optic neuropathy complicating interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C is reported. We suggest that periodic ophthalmological examinations, including visual acuity and fundus examinations, should be performed to patients with high risk of ocular complications after starting and during treatment. We also suggest that an ophthalmologist would be able to detect these complications. Antiviral treatment should be stopped immediately if severe ophthalmologic complications occur.
The nature of stellar winds in the star-disk interaction

Abstract Stellar winds may be important for angular momentum transport from accreting T Tauri stars, but the nature of these winds is still not well-constrained. We present some simulation results for hypothetical, hot (∼ 106 K) coronal winds from T Tauri stars, and we calculate the expected emission properties. For the high mass loss rates required to solve the angular momentum problem, we find that the radiative losses will be much greater than can be powered by the accretion process. We place an upper limit to the mass loss rate from accretion-powered coronal winds of ∼ 10−11M yr−1. We conclude that accretion powered stellar winds are still a promising scenario for solving the stellar angular momentum problem, but the winds must be cool (e.g., 104 K) and thus are not driven by thermal pressure.
The Complexity of the Cutting Plane Method

The cutting plane method solves a linear relaxation of the problem obtained by dropping the integrality constraint. Given an integer programming problem, it proceeds as follows: If the optimum solution found is not integral, then a cut inequality separating the optimum from all integer solutions is added to the LP and the LP is solved again; this two-step procedure is repeated till an integral solution is reached. Gomory showed that cuts of the form
Storage allocation for embedded processors

In an embedded system, it is common to have several memory areas with different properties, such as access time and size. An access to a specific memory area is usually restricted to certain native pointer types. Different pointer types vary in size and cost. For example, it is typically cheaper to use an 8-bit pointer than a 16-bit pointer. The problem is to allocate data and select pointer types in the most effective way. Frequently accessed variables should be allocated in fast memory, and frequently used pointers and pointer expressions should be assigned cheap pointer types. Common practice is to perform this task manually.We present a model for storage allocation that is capable of describing architectures with irregular memory organization and with several native pointer types. This model is used in an integer linear programming (ILP) formulation of the problem. An ILP solver is applied to get an optimal solution under the model. We describe allocation of global variables and local variables with static storage duration.A whole program optimizing C compiler prototype was used to implement the allocator. Experiments were performed on the Atmel AVR 8-bit microcontroller [2] using small to medium sized C programs. The results varied with the benchmarks, with up to 8% improvement in execution speed and 10% reduction in code size.
Interfacial destabilization and atomization driven by surface acoustic waves

Surface acoustic wave atomization is a rapid means for generating micron and submicron aerosol droplets. Little, however, is understood about the mechanisms by which these droplets form due to the complex hydrodynamic processes that occur across widely varying length and time scales. Through experiments, scaling theory, and simple numerical modeling, we elucidate the interfacial destabilization mechanisms that lead to droplet formation. Using a millimeter-order fluid drop exposed to surface acoustic waves as it sits atop a single-crystal lithium niobate piezoelectric substrate, large aerosol droplets on the length scale of the parent drop dimension are ejected through a whipping and pinch-off phenomenon, which occurs at the asymmetrically formed crest of the drop due to leakage of acoustic radiation at the Rayleigh angle. Smaller micron order droplets, on the other hand, are formed due to the axisymmetric breakup of cylindrical liquid jets that are ejected as a consequence of interfacial destabilization.
Power Multiplexing Based Call Admission Control Scheme for Bursty Multimedia Traffic in Imperfect-Power-Controlled Cellular CDMA Networks

A CAC algorithms (PM-CAC) is proposed and analyzed for multimedia cellular CDMA networks with imperfect power control and statistical power multiplexing among bursty traffics. Based on ON-OFF traffic model and lognormal interference model, we derive the traffic’s comprehensive outage probability, which is served as the metric of admission control. Two power allocation scheme, LOPA [1] and QOPA[2], are considered to study the performance of this CAC algorithms. By numerical examples, we verify the great capacity gains achieved by statistical power multiplexing and show that PM-CAC+QOPA provides superior system resource utilization to PM-CAC+LOPA in terms of lower call blocking probability and higher system throughput.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of parent and family-based interventions for children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions.

OBJECTIVE To quantify the effects of parent- and family-based psychological therapies for youth with common chronic medical conditions on parent and family outcomes (primary aim) and child outcomes (secondary aim). METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO were searched from inception to April 2013. 37 randomized controlled trials were included. Quality of the evidence was evaluated using GRADE criteria. Data were extracted on parent, family, and child outcomes. RESULTS Pooled psychological therapies had a positive effect on parent behavior at posttreatment and follow-up; no significant improvement was observed for other outcome domains. Problem-solving therapy (PST) improved parent mental health and parent behavior at posttreatment and follow-up. There was insufficient evidence to evaluate cognitive-behavioral and systems therapies for many outcome domains. CONCLUSIONS Parent- and family-based psychological therapies can improve parent outcomes, with PST emerging as particularly promising. Future research should incorporate consensus statements for outcomes assessment, multisite recruitment, and active comparator conditions.
A Scheduling Algorithm Based on Communication Delay for Wireless Network Control System

In this study, a scheduling algorithm based on communication delay is proposed. This scheduling algorithm can tolerate delay of periodic communication tasks in wireless network control system. It resolves real-time problem of periodic communication tasks in wireless network control system and partly reduces overtime phenomenon of periodic communication tasks caused by delay in wireless network. At the same time, the nonlinear programming model is built for solving scheduling timetable based on the proposed scheduling algorithm. Finally, the performance of the proposed scheduling algorithm is evaluated by an application example. The statistics results show that it is more effective than traditional scheduling algorithms in wireless network control system.
THE CONTENT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE’S DEVELOPMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN ADOLISCENCE

The main approaches to the interpretation of the co ncept of “emotional intelligence” are pointed out in the article. Five key cap abilities in its structure are analyzed. The main directions of research of this constr uct are defined from the viewpoint of their formation in the childhood and adolescence . The main drawbacks of such developmental programs are determined. The attempt to apply a systematic approach to determining the content of the formation of emot ional intelligence’s techniques in the adolescence is made. Basing on Nesterenko’s app roach to understanding the unity of self-development and self-regulation processes, internal content of the activity [1, р. 60], as well as on the idea of one of a leading n ew growth of adolescence – selfreflection (by P. Jacobson) the content of techniqu es for purposeful development of emotional intelligence in adolescence is proposed. It is systematically defined within the following units: cognitive, practical and corre ctional ones. The unit attributed to the cognitive techniques consists of introspection – self-learning – self-awareness – self-determination and self-restraint. In practical unit processes of self-authorization – self-programming – self-improvement – self-actualiz ation and self-realization are analyzed. Accordingly, in the correctional unit it is proposed to interpret ways of developing the emotional intelligence through the p rocesses of self-analysis, selfesteem, self-control and self-management. Through t ec niques of cognitive unit a teenager acquires knowledge about emotionally intel ligent behavior and understands irrationality of his own range of emotional respond ing forms. Practical unit lets to program him on the behavior that would facilitate t he development of emotional intelligence. As a result of correctional unit a te enager evaluates the efficiency of accepted forms of emotional response.
Fast reconnection of adaptive HTTP streaming in heterogeneous networks

This paper proposes the time minimizing of disconnecting contents for adaptive HTTP streaming when a mobile device moves from previous network to current network. The proposing decision rule, IM, RMIM approach and maintenance, can determine the most suitable media segment with determined data rate from the media server. This paper also verifies the effect of reducing the measurement time by the decision rule through the simulation. As a result, the contents request method proposed takes less a disconnect time than the contents request method used in ISO/TEC FCD 23001-6. The contents request method used in ISO/IEC FCD 23001-6 takes 10 sec. The contents request method proposed in this paper, however, takes just 3 sec.
Inducing translation templates for example-based machine translation

This paper describes an example-based machine translation (EBMT) system which relays on various knowledge resources. Morphologic analyses abstract the surface forms of the languages to be translated. A shallow syntactic rule formalism is used to percolate features in derivation trees. Translation examples serve the decomposition of the text to be translated and determine the transfer of lexical values into the target language. Translation templates determine the word order of the target language and the type of phrases (e.g. noun phrase, prepositional phase, .) to be generated in the target language. An induction mechanism generalizes translation templates from translation examples. The paper outlines the basic idea underlying the EBMT system and investigates the possibilities and limits of the translation template induction process.
Using observation ageing to improve markovian model learning in QoS engineering

Markovian models are widely used to analyse quality-of-service properties of both system designs and deployed systems. Thanks to the emergence of probabilistic model checkers, this analysis can be performed with high accuracy. However, its usefulness is heavily dependent on how well the model captures the actual behaviour of the analysed system. Our work addresses this problem for a class of Markovian models termed discrete-time Markov chains (DTMCs). We propose a new Bayesian technique for learning the state transition probabilities of DTMCs based on observations of the modelled system. Unlike existing approaches, our technique weighs observations based on their age, to account for the fact that older observations are less relevant than more recent ones. A case study from the area of bioinformatics workflows demonstrates the effectiveness of the technique in scenarios where the model parameters change over time.
BOUNDING THE NUMBER OF COLUMNS WHICH APPEAR ONLY IN POSITIVE POOLS

$d$-separable, $\overline{d}$-separable and $d$-disjunct matrices are the major tools in constructing pooling designs which has many applications to DNA experiments, for example, the clone library screening problem. While there exists a simple decoding for $d$-disjunct matrices, only brute-force methods are known for the other two. In this paper we identify structures in these two matrices which lead to significant improvements for decoding.
Underweight BMI Values and their Influence on Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction 30-Day Outcomes

Background: Risk factors for breast reconstruction have been widely studied. However, the impact of underweight BMI values on outcomes has not yet been examined. Methods: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database was retrospectively reviewed for all patients who underwent prosthetic breast reconstruction between 2006 and 2011. Underweight (BMI<18.5) and normal weight (reference, BMI 18.5–24.99) patients were included in the final analysis. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine independent predictors of complications. Results: The underweight and normal weight patient cohorts were well-matched. When compared to the normal weight population, underweight patients displayed decreased rates of total complications, surgical complications, and reoperation. On multivariate analysis, patients with a BMI in the underweight category trended toward lower risk for total and surgical complications. The sum of total relative value units (RVUs) was a significant risk factor for total complications (OR 1.014, p=0.047). Conclusion: Through this analysis of over 1,600 patients, we reveal that underweight patients (BMI<18.5) receiving prosthetic breast reconstruction did not have any significant differences in adverse events than their normal weight counterparts. As more patients are collected in NSQIP, it will be possible to delineate between those with underweight due to lean body mass versus chronic diseases, allowing more granular analysis of the relationship between underweight status and outcomes after breast reconstruction.
The analyze and improve TCP performance using a DSR route protocol based on signal strength

TCP/IP is the standard networking protocol on the Internet and is the most widely used. Ad-hoc networks are prone to link failures due to mobility, and TCP is unable to distinguish between losses due to route failure and losses due to congestion. So the throughput degrades significantly because nodes move. This paper analyze the performance of TCP over DSR and SSA in mobile ad-hoc networks, and propose a modification DSR route protocol based on signal stability strength to improve TCP performance. It is very useful for use TCP in mobile ad-doc networks better.
Adolescents’ choice and pursuit of their most important and interesting leisure activities

ABSTRACT This study investigated the choice and pursuit of adolescents’ most important and interesting leisure activity. It is underpinned by the concept of serious leisure, recent perceptions of seriousness as a continuum and calls for incorporating contextual elements of serious activity pursuit. A questionnaire survey was administered to 832 students from 10 secondary schools in Hong Kong. Students were asked to nominate leisure activity that they regarded as most important and interesting as well as to complete an adapted version of the Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure (SLIM). Results showed the popularity of sports and performance and graphic arts activities and of psychological reasons for activity choice. There were variations in activity choice between boys and girls and across schools as well as across levels of seriousness in activity pursuit. The study adds to the scant knowledge of adolescents’ serious leisure and enhances understanding of motives for and meanings of serious engagement.
Some independence results for control structures in complete numberings

Abstract Acceptable programming systems have many nice properties like s-m-n-Theorem, Composition and Kleene Recursion Theorem. Those properties are sometimes called control structures, to emphasize that they yield tools to implement programs in programming systems. It has been studied, among others by Riccardi and Royer, how these control structures influence or even characterize the notion of acceptable programming system. The following is an investigation, how these control structures behave in the more general setting of complete numberings as defined by Mal'cev and Eršov.
Can Relevance be Inferred from Eye Movements in Information Retrieval

We investigate whether it is possible to infer from implicit feedback what is relevant for a user in an information retrieval task. Eye movement signals are measured; they are very noisy but potentially contain rich hints about the current state and focus of attention of the user. In the experimental setting relevance is controlled by giving the user a specific search task, and the modeling goal is to predict from eye movements which of the given titles are relevant. We extract a set of standard features from the signal, and explore the data with statistical information visualization methods including standard self-organizing maps (SOMs) and SOMs that learn metrics. Relevance of document titles to the processing task can be predicted with reasonable accuracy from only a few features, whereas prediction of relevance of specific words will require new features and methods.
The Value of Knowledge in the Malay Mind: A Cognitive Semantic Analysis

knowledge is a universal concept that permeates all nations and civilisations. Like any other concepts, knowledge is also manifested in the form of figurative expressions. Previous studies have shown that the figurative expressions used in a particular language are closely related to the culture in which that particular language is used; this phenomenon is consistent with the linguistic relativity theory. In addition, studies in cognitive semantics have shown that the construction of figurative expressions occurs systematically in the minds of its users. Thus, this paper describes how knowledge is represented in the Malay mind and how the concept is valued by the Malay speech community using the cognitive semantic approach. Specifically, this paper illustrates how knowledge is valued by the Malay speech community through expressions related to knowledge via the use of three Idealised Cognitive Models, namely conceptual metaphors, metonymies and kinaesthetic image schemas. Results highlight the manifestation of knowledge figuratively in a variety of ways and this illustrates the manner the concept is perceived by the Malay speech community, i.e., knowledge is something big and is a source of light; hence, knowledge has to be sought in a proactive manner and that seeking knowledge is a life-long process. The findings of this study suggest that knowledge can be discussed using the more universal conceptual metaphor the mind is the body, with different manifestations of the conceptual metaphor. This suggests that the way IJAPS, Vol. 14, No. 2, 39–59, 2018 The value of knowledge in the Malay Mind 40 human beings think is rather universal; and this is the factor that unites mankind all over the world. keywords: Cognitive semantics, conceptual metaphor, knowledge, Malay cognition, metonymy
A study on the business services network node optimization of integration

With the development of urban and rural integration, for supermarkets and retail enterprises in China production base management is becoming more and more attention, but the mode of operation needs to be improved. For supermarket, commercial logistics distribution center and production base of integration, how to do between nodes is of great significance to the development of our country business enterprise. This paper only select logistics distribution center, supermarket outlets, production base and other business services network node has carried on the simple analysis of the optimization. In this paper to be the time business logistics distribution center location model; In this paper from the production base to the distribution center of transport routes, transport route optimization by TSP model; In this paper from the distribution center to supermarkets outlets, such as how to make the node optimization, was used to solve VRP model.
The Effects of Expecting to Teach Learned Information on Students' Self-Regulated Learning

Much of students’ learning happens outside of the classroom when they make decisions regarding what and how long to study. These decisions are part of self-regulated learning. Research on self-regulated learning has not yet examined how different evaluation expectations affect students’ study decisions. As such, my primary goal was to investigate the impact of expecting to teach versus expecting a test on students’ study decisions and actual learning. To do this, I measured changes in self-regulated learning decisions by recording self-paced study latency. Students were randomly assigned to receive instructions that they would take a test on the material or teach the material to someone. Both groups studied a short physics lesson then took a test on the material. Neither group actually taught the material. I found that students who were expected to teach material, compared to students who expected to take a test, studied for twice as long and performed better on the direct recall portion of a final test.
Cancer Patients’ Views on the Family Changes and the Family Social Support

When someone is diagnosed with cancer, their entire family is affected. This study investigates how patients with cancer perceive changes in their family and the types of support provided by family members. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight individuals with cancer (seven women and one man, average age: 55.5 years). The individuals were diagnosed with various types of cancer and had no relapses. Analysed thematically, the results showed two axes, the changes axis (positive, negative and ambivalent changes) and the support axis (emotional and practical support and support adequacy). The results revealed many close links between elements on the two axes. The limitations of the study and future research are also discussed.