Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DOES SKETCHING OFF-LOAD VISUO-SPATIAL WORKING MEMORY?

Empirical studies on visuo-spatial working memory show that the capacity of the visuo-spatial working memory is limited when visuo-spatial tasks are done using imagery. Externalization is needed to off-load the visuo-spatial working memory. For the same reason drawings and diagrams play an important role in designing. This paper presents the cognitive activity differences of three expert architects when they design in blindfolded and sketching conditions. It was observed that all participants' overall cognitive activity in the blindfolded condition dropped below their activity in the sketching condition, approximately after 20 minutes during the timeline of the design sessions. This drop in performance can be explained by higher cognitive demands in blindfolded conditions. We concluded that sketching off-loads the visuo-spatial working memory.
Unsuspected lymphoma diagnosed with use of biopsy during kyphoplasty.

BACKGROUND Vertebral augmentation procedures are currently widely performed to treat vertebral compression fractures. In selecting appropriate patients for these procedures, it is important to distinguish the pain caused by a fracture from other causes of back pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of underlying, previously unrecognized malignant tumors in a consecutive series of patients undergoing kyphoplasty to treat vertebral compression fractures. Our hypothesis was that an unsuspected malignant tumor will exist and that a bone-marrow aspiration from the iliac crest would enhance our ability to detect a malignant tumor. METHODS A prospective histological evaluation of vertebral body biopsy specimens from presumed osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures and a concurrent bone-marrow aspiration from the iliac crest were performed in order to identify latent hematopoietic dyscrasias. Over a four-year period, vertebral body biopsies from 523 vertebral levels as well as iliac crest bone-marrow aspirations were performed in 238 patients. Both specimens were evaluated histologically, and the prevalence of an underlying occult malignant neoplasm was determined. RESULTS All specimens from the vertebral bodies showed signs of bone-remodeling and/or fracture-healing. However, in three patients, both the bone biopsy specimen and the bone-marrow aspirate showed evidence of B-cell lymphoma. The bone-marrow aspirate did not provide any additional information compared with the vertebral body biopsy specimen, and multiple myeloma was not identified in any patient. CONCLUSIONS Lymphoma is an uncommon cause of a vertebral compression fracture, but on the basis of our experience in this series, we recommend that vertebral body biopsy specimens be obtained in all patients managed with kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty to rule out an unsuspected malignant tumor. However, we do not recommend the routine use of an additional bone-marrow aspiration from the iliac crest during vertebral augmentation procedures because doing so did not appear to enhance our ability to detect a malignant tumor.
Joint Attention Skills and Language Development in Special Needs Populations: Translating Research to Practice

Recent research has documented the importance of joint attention skills to language development in young typical children. A number of studies have also examined joint attention skills in children with different disabilities. This article reviews the literature concerning joint attention skills in children with specific language difficulties—children with Down syndrome, deafness, and autism. Our review focuses on joint attention that is conceptualized both as a state and as declarative gestures, and covers issues related to topic control in mother-child interactions, proportion of time spent in joint attention, caregiver strategies within episodes of joint attention, and child contributions to joint attention. Research findings are then discussed in terms of translating these findings to intervention practice.
Blocking in tandem ISDN links

Broadband optical networks which carry a wide range of traffic classes in an integrated fashion are considered. The focus is on so-called stream traffic in which each class if allocated different quantities of broadband for the duration of a call on an equal sharing policy. An exact analysis of the blocking conditions experienced by different classes of traffic demanding transmission through a network with the star or the ring topology is presented. Thus, blocking probabilities on tandem links are calculated by means of a recursive relation that considerably simplifies the complexity of the problem without ignoring the interdependencies among links. Being a solution to a multiple-classes-multiple-links blocking problem, the present work is a multidimensional generalization of a well-known analysis for a single trunk. The efficiency of the solution results from the linearity of the necessary computations. >
Head Pose Classification in Crowded Scenes

We propose a novel technique for head pose classification in crowded public space under poor lighting and in low-resolution video images. Unlike previous approaches, we avoid the need for explicit segmentation of skin and hair regions from a head image and implicitly encode spatial information using a grid map for more robustness given lowresolution images. Specifically, a new head pose descriptor is formulated using similarity distance maps by indexing each pixel of a head image to the mean appearance templates of head images at different poses. These distance feature maps are then used to train a multi-class Support Vector Machine for pose classification. Our approach is evaluated against established techniques [3, 13, 14] using the i-LIDS underground scene dataset [9] under challenging lighting and viewing conditions. The results demonstrate that our model gives significant improvement in head pose estimation accuracy, with over 80% pose recognition rate against 32% from the best of existing models.
Evaluation of 3D interconnect routing and stacking strategy to optimize high speed signal transmission for memory on logic

3D stacking technologies are electrically studied to predict high speed data transmission for memory on logic applications. Maximal frequency of bandwidth for memory-processor and processor-BGA channels are extracted and compared for Face to Face and Face to Back 3D stacking and between an interposer technology. Using expected electrical specifications of Wide IO applications in terms of data rates, a roadmap is proposed in accordance to the integration density, carried out by the TSV density.
Analysis of the Signal Transfer and Folding in N-Path Filters With a Series Inductance

N-path filters exploiting switched-series-R-C networks can realize high-Q blocking-tolerant band-pass filters. Moreover, their center frequency is flexibly programmable by a digital clock. Unfortunately, the time variant nature of these circuits also results in unwanted signal folding. This paper proves analytically that folding can be reduced and band pass filtering can be improved by adding an inductance in series with the switched-R-C network. In contrast, a shunt capacitor degrades band-pass filter performance. The interaction between the reactive series impedance and the switched capacitors of an N-path filter complicates analysis due to memory effects associated with reactive components. Assuming N identical signal paths with 1/ N duty cycle, we show it is possible to solve the set of differential equations, by assuming that the signals in each path only differ in delay. Analytical equations are verified versus simulations, and the benefits in filter properties and reduction in signal folding are demonstrated.
La politique économique réglementaire à l'heure du pouvoir de la finance

Le nouveau capitalisme qui voit le jour (caracterise principalement par un gouvernement d'entreprise ou la finance domine en operant a l'echelle mondiale) met en porte a faux le niveau "national", quasi exclusif jusqu'alors, d'expression de la citoyennete dans l'organisation de l'activite economique. La sortie de cette grande crise impose un deploiement des niveaux de reglementation politique de l'economie, un deploiement relevant de l'affirmation d'une citoyennete mondiale en plus de la traditionnelle citoyennete nationale. Dans une premiere partie, nous presentons cette proposition generale, en la justifiant. La seconde partie en explicite quelque peu les moments successifs a propos du couplage de la regulation financiere et de la regulation salariale, autrement dit de la mise en coherence entre la forme du rapport financier et celle du rapport salarial.
Health-related quality of life in myotonic dystrophy type 1 and its relationship with cognitive and emotional functioning.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the health-related quality of life in myotonic dystrophy type 1 and its relationships with clinical, genetic, neuropsychological and emotional factors. DESIGN Case-control study of a continuous series of patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty patients, and 20 age-, sex- and education-matched healthy controls underwent the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), an extensive neuropsychological battery and emotional functioning tests. RESULTS Patients' SF-36 mean scores were lower than those of controls in all dimensions. The neuropsychological study showed a significant impairment in visuospatial and verbal abstract reasoning (p=0.001), visuospatial memory (p=0.002) and attentive functions (p=0.03) in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1. The emotional assessment showed significantly high scores in anxiety (p=0.002) and depression (p=0.001), which occurred in approximately 50% of patients. Both physical and mental SF-36 areas were inversely correlated with age, duration and grade of disease, depression and anxiety and positively correlated with attentive control. SF-36 areas were not correlated with cytosine thymine guanidine expansion. CONCLUSION Health-related quality of life is severely impaired in myotonic dystrophy type 1 and it is negatively influenced by severity and duration of disease as well as by specific cognitive deficits and changes in emotional functioning. Therapeutic intervention in this field could contribute to ameliorate health-related quality of life in myotonic dystrophy type 1.
Selection of regression system tests for security policy evolution

As security requirements of software often change, developers may modify security policies such as access control policies (policies in short) according to evolving requirements. To increase confidence that the modification of policies is correct, developers conduct regression testing. However, rerunning all of existing system test cases could be costly and time-consuming. To address this issue, we develop a regression-test-selection approach, which selects every system test case that may reveal regression faults caused by policy changes. Our evaluation results show that our test-selection approach reduces a substantial number of system test cases efficiently.
Computer-Supported Content Analysis for Collaborative Knowledge Building in CSCL

Interaction analysis plays an important role in computer-supported collaborative learning. This paper proposes an interaction analysis model CSCAC composed of three dimensions: group building level, member contribution, member support, which lays the foundation for interaction content analysis. Based on the model and domain ontology, this paper explores the text mining and semantic analysis technologies to automatically analyze the interaction content for collaborative knowledge building. An experiment is conducted to compare the auto-analysis result with that of manual analysis, which shows the the proposed approach is feasible and effective mostly to automatically analyze the interaction content in CSCL.
Human-hamster hybrid cells used as models to investigate species-specific factors modulating the efficiency of repair of UV-induced DNA damage

The human-Chinese hamster hybrid cell line XR-C1#8, containing human chromosome 8, was used as a model system to investigate the relative importance of cellular enzymatic environment and chromosomal structure for modulating the efficiency of repair of UV-induced DNA damage. The hybrid cells were irradiated with UVC light and the extent of cytogenetic damage, detected as frequencies of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs), was compared between the human and the hamster chromosomes. The combination of immunofluorescent staining for SCEs and chromosome painting with fluorescence in situ hybridization allowed the simultaneous analysis of SCEs in the human and hamster chromosomes. The aim of the present study was to determine if the differences in biological response to comparable UV treatments observed between human and hamster cells were maintained in the hybrid cells in which human and hamster chromosomes are exposed in the same cellular environment. The analysis of replication time of human chromosome 8 indicated the active status of this chromosome in XR-C1#8 hybrid cells. The frequencies of SCEs for human chromosome 8 and a hamster chromosome of comparable size were 0.35 ± 0.52, 0.80 ± 0.73, 1.24 ± 2.24 and 0.36 ± 0.12, 0.71 ± 0.2, 0.97 ± 0.27, respectively, after irradiation with 0, 5, and 10 J/m2. The persistence of UV-induced SCEs after three cell cycles was also analyzed, both for the human and hamster chromosomes. The observed frequencies of SCEs were 0.40 ± 0.57, 0.62 ± 1.05, 0.58 ± 0.83 and 0.26 ± 0.08, 0.67 ± 0.18, 0.69 ± 0.24, in human and hamster chromosomes respectively, after treatment with 0, 10, and 20 J/m2 of UVC light. No significant differences could be observed between the human and hamster chromosomes. These results suggest that the enzymatic environment of human and hamster cells has the main role, in comparison to the structural organization of human and hamster chromosomes, for determining the different level of repair of UV-induced DNA damage observed in these two species.
The Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Clinical Review

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is defined as the acute onset of noncardiogenic edema and subsequent gas-exchange impairment due to a severe inflammatory process. Recent report on the prognostic value of eicosanoids in patients with ARDS suggests that modulating the inflammatory response through the use of polyunsaturated fatty acids may be a useful strategy for ARDS treatment. The use of enteral diets enriched with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) has reported promising results, showing an improvement in respiratory variables and haemodynamics. However, the interpretation of the studies is limited by their heterogeneity and methodology and the effect of ω-3 fatty acid-enriched lipid emulsion or enteral diets on patients with ARDS remains unclear. Therefore, the routine use of ω-3 fatty acid-enriched nutrition cannot be recommended and further large, homogeneous, and high-quality clinical trials need to be conducted to clarify the effectiveness of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
The Sustainable Development Paradox: Urban Political Economy in the United States and Europe

Interestingly, the sustainable development paradox urban political economy in the united states and europe that you really wait for now is coming. It's significant to wait for the representative and beneficial books to read. Every book that is provided in better way and utterance will be expected by many peoples. Even you are a good reader or not, feeling to read this book will always appear when you find it. But, when you feel hard to find it as yours, what to do? Borrow to your friends and don't know when to give back it to her or him.
The development of regional accent discrimination in children: evidence from Spanish / El desarrollo de la discriminación de acentos regionales en niños: evidencia desde el español

Abstract This study explores children’s ability to discriminate between regional accents in Spanish. One hundred and seven Chilean children aged three to seven years old were asked to differentiate whether two sentences were spoken with the same accent or not. Results indicate that the ability to differentiate between regional accents emerges around age five, a result which contradicts previous studies. The discussion analyses possible explanations for this difference, particularly regarding the differences between languages according to how transparent or opaque they are, and the possible impact of those characteristics in the development of regional accent discrimination abilities.
Ambient Temperature and the Risk of Preterm Birth in Guangzhou, China (2001–2011)

Background: Although effects of weather changes on human health have been widely reported, there is limited information regarding effects on pregnant women in developing countries. Objective: We investigated the association between maternal exposure to ambient temperature and the risk of preterm birth (< 37 weeks of gestation) in Guangzhou, China. Methods: We used a Cox proportional hazards model to estimate associations between preterm birth and average temperature during each week of gestation, with weekly temperature modeled as a time-varying exposure during four time windows: 1 week (the last week of the pregnancy), 4 weeks (the last 4 weeks of the pregnancy), late pregnancy (gestational week 20 onward), and the entire pregnancy. Information on singleton vaginal birth between 2001 and 2011 was collected. Daily meteorological data during the same period were obtained from the Guangzhou Meteorological Bureau. Results: A total of 838,146 singleton vaginal births were included, among which 47,209 (5.6%) were preterm births. High mean temperatures during the 4 weeks, late pregnancy, and the entire pregnancy time windows were associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. Compared with the median temperature (24.4°C), weekly exposures during the last 4 weeks of the pregnancy to extreme cold (7.6°C, the 1st percentile) and extreme heat (31.9°C, the 99th percentile) were associated with 17.9% (95% CI: 10.2, 26.2%) and 10.0% (95% CI: 2.9, 17.6%) increased risks of preterm birth, respectively. The association between extreme heat and preterm birth was stronger for preterm births during weeks 20–31 and 32–34 than those during weeks 35–36. Conclusions: These findings might have important implications in preventing preterm birth in Guangzhou as well as other areas with similar weather conditions. Citation: He JR, Liu Y, Xia XY, Ma WJ, Lin HL, Kan HD, Lu JH, Feng Q, Mo WJ, Wang P, Xia HM, Qiu X, Muglia LJ. 2016. Ambient temperature and the risk of preterm birth in Guangzhou, China (2001–2011). Environ Health Perspect 124:1100–1106; http://dx.doi. org/10.1289/ehp.1509778
Proposal and basic experiments of a piping inspection system based on water-jet

After the incident in Fukushima nuclear plant, the access to several critical areas was damaged. Thus, the monitoring of them turned difficult. In order to keep tracking the status of these areas, it has been proposed to insert sensors through piping that is located nearby the element of interest. However, these pipelines have many restriction, like small diameter, changes of direction, elements that block access, etc. and none of the existing technologies have the capability of going through the piping while carrying the required sensors. In this paper we report a proposal of a new system, whose propulsion is based on water-jet. This device shows good possibilities to fulfill the requirements of carrying out the desired task. The design of this proposal aims to solve the limitations observed in the experiments done with a current technology, which are also described briefly. Basic tests done with the prototype developed are shown as well.
Language in the Inner City: Studies in the Black English Vernacular.@@@Sociolinguistic Patterns.

Figures Tables Introduction PART I- THE STRUCTURE OF THE BLACK ENGLISH VERNACULAR 1- Some Sources of Reading Problems for Speakers of the Black English Vernacular 2- Is the Black English Vernacular a Separate System? 3- Contraction, Deletion, and Inherent Variability of the English Copula 4- Negative Attraction and Negative Concord PART II- THE VERNACULAR IN ITS SOCIAL SETTING 5- The Logic of Nonstandard English 6- The Relation of Reading Failure to Peer-group Status 7- The Linguistic Consequences of Being a Lame PART III THE USES OF THE BLACK ENGLISH VERNACULAR 8- Rules for Ritual Insults 9- The Transformation of Experience in Narrative Syntax Bibliography Index
BDDT:: block-level dynamic dependence analysisfor deterministic task-based parallelism

Reasoning about synchronization, ordering and conflicting memory accesses makes parallel programming difficult, error-prone and hard to test, debug and maintain. Task-parallel programming models such as OpenMP, Cilk and Sequoia offer a more structured way of expressing parallelism than threads, but still require the programmer to manually find and enforce any ordering or memory dependencies among tasks. Programming models with implicit parallelism such as SvS, OoOJava, or StarSs lift this limitation by automatically inferring parallelism and dependencies, requiring the programmer to describe the memory footprint of each task. Current limitations of these systems require the programmer to restrict task footprints into either whole and isolated program objects, one-dimensional array ranges, or static compile-time regions; all producing over-approximations and false dependencies that reduce the available parallelism in the program. This paper presents BDDT, a task-parallel runtime system that dynamically discovers and resolves dependencies among parallel tasks. BDDT allows the programmer to specify detailed task footprints on any memory address range or multidimensional array tile. BDDT uses a block-based dependence analysis with arbitrary granularity, making it easier to apply to
Smooth Regularization of Bang-Bang Optimal Control Problems

Consider the minimal time control problem for a single-input control-affine system ẋ = X(x) + u<sub>1</sub>Y<sub>1</sub>(x) in R<sup>n</sup>, where the scalar control u<sub>1</sub>(·) satisfies the constraint lu<sub>1</sub>(·)l ≤. When applying a shooting method for solving this kind of optimal control problem, one may encounter numerical problems due to the fact that the shooting function is not smooth whenever the control is bang-bang. In this article we propose the following smoothing procedure. For ε > 0 small, we consider the minimal time problem for the control system ẋ = X(x) + u<sub>1</sub><sup>ε</sup>Y<sub>1</sub>(x) + εΣ<sub>i=2</sub><sup>m</sup> u<sub>i</sub><sup>ε</sup>Y<sub>i</sub>(x), where the scalar controls u<sub>i</sub><sup>ε</sup>(·), i = 1,. , m, with m ≥ 2, satisfy the constraint Σ<sub>i=1</sub><sup>m</sup> u<sub>i</sub><sup>ε</sup>(u<sub>i</sub><sup>ε</sup>(t))<sup>2</sup> ≤ 1. We prove, under appropriate assumptions, a strong convergence result of the solution of the regularized problem to the solution of the initial problem.
FidaPLUS corpus of Slovenian 1 The New Generation of the Slovenian Reference Corpus : Its Design and Tools

The paper describes the FidaPLUS corpus which is an upgrade of the Slovenian reference corpus. The corpus has been improved on various levels: size, up-todateness, quality of linguistic annotation (lemmatization, POS-tagging), availability and user-friendliness of the on-line concordancer. It has also been implemented in the Sketch Engine software which produces one-page automatic, corpus-based summaries of a word’s grammatical and collocational behaviour. We will describe the history of the project and present the characteristics of the corpus and its tools.