Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Understanding coreference in a system for solving physics word problems

In this thesis, a computer program (BEATRIX) is presented which takes as input an English statement of a physics problem and a figure associated with it, understands the two kinds of input in combination, and produces a data structure containing a model of the physical objects described and the relationships between them. BEATRIX provides a mouse-based graphic interface with which the user sketches a picture and enters English sentences; meanwhile, BEATRIX creates a neutral internal representation of the picture similar to the which might be produced as the output of a vision system. It then parses the text and the picture representation, resolves the references between objects common to the two data sources, and produces a unified model of the problem world. The correctness and completeness of this model has been validated by applying it as input to a physics problem-solving program currently under development. Two descriptions of a world are said to be coreferent when they contain references to overlapping sets of objects. Resolving coreferences to produce a correct world model is a common task in scientific and industrial problem-solving: because English is typically not a good language for expressing spatial relationships, people in these fields frequently use diagrams to supplement textual descriptions. Elementary physics problems from college-level textbooks provide a useful and convenient domain for exploring the mechanisms of coreference. Because flexible, opportunistic control is necessary in order to recognize coreference and to act upon it, the understanding module of BEATRIX uses a blackboard control structure. The blackboard knowledge sources serve to identify physical objects in the picture, parse the English text, and resolve coreferences between the two. We believed that BEATRIX demonstrates a control structure and collection of knowledge that successfully implements understanding of text and picture by computer. We also believe that this organization can be applied successfully to similar understanding tasks in domains other than physics problem-solving, where data such as the output from vision systems and speech understanders can be used in place of text and pictures.
Measurement of binocular disparity in polarized based stereoscopic display by using digital camera

This work presents an image displacement measurement by using a box pattern and the edge spread function analysis in the polarized based stereoscopic displays. The measurement determines to identify three factors (i.e., box size, image displacement, and spatial frequency response (SFR)) from the box patterns. The polarized based stereoscopic displays might sacrifice pixels for producing 3D images, which might produce errors in the image displacement and then affect the depth perception indirectly. Based on the measurement, the errors can be quantified by using the three factors. Owing to the light leakage distorting the edge spread function to obtain an inferior SFR, exactly how light leakage affects the edge spread function can be resolved on the basis of the SFR results, especially at a frequency (1/display pixel) of 1.9 in the case of the horizontal displacement. Light leakage also induces the error of the box height in even and odd intervals of the vertical displacements more than 2 pixels and 0.5 pixels, respectively. The image displacement measurement provides a simple and comprehensive means of evaluating the optical characteristics, disparity, and sharpness of the stereoscopic displays, via the three factors.
Ausentismo laboral en el centro de atención médica inmediata Vista Hermosa I nivel, empresa social del Estado

Absenteeism, frequent phenomenon in business, is derived from various causes and has a negative impact on the economy and the development of the workers’ normal activities; it results in an increase in labor costs and workload. Objective: To determine the motivations of health professionals at the Hospital Vista Hermosa level I, health institution of the State, to be absent from their scheduled shifts. Materials and methods: This study, aiming to reach technical importance, requires the qualitative and quantitative analyses of the variables involved in employee satisfaction at the immediate medical attention center (CAMI) Vista Hermosa. Results: The level of permanence of the working relationship with the company is high: 42% of time worked between two and ten years, followed by 33% of time worked for over ten years. A high degree of satisfaction was found (42%), followed by a 25% of very satisfied employees. This finding relates to the motivations and guarantees provided by the hospital to its employees. Conclusions: This study showed that the major causes of absenteeism at the CAMI Vista Hermosa were sick leave, delay or absence due to additional work and domestic calamity; which is directly associated with the fact that the company belongs to the health sector, where there is a high workload and a culture of having simultaneously one or more jobs.
A new approach to curvature estimation and description

A new method for detection and estimation of curvature is presented. The algorithm is implemented in the hierarchical feature pyramid proposed in the GOP concept. Curvature is handled at the second level of the pyramid with an orientation description of the image as input. This complex valued image is convolved and the filter responses are combined into a description of curvature direction, magnitude and curvature/linearity ratio. The procedure resembles in many ways the algorithms for the first level of the pyramid and is a natural extension of these. The method is easy to implement and the tests made show that it performs well and can handle noisy conditions. Some comparisons with other algorithms have been carried out, and the results indicate that the methodology presented here has a number of important advantages over other methods. >
Poster: Drawing Area-Proportional Venn-3 Diagrams Using Ellipses

Area-proportional Venn diagrams, where region areas correspond to user-specified values, represent data set relationships intuitively. Circles cannot draw accurate diagrams for most region areas and, polygons have jagged edges that impede understanding. Ellipses have various degrees of freedom and are smooth, but using them to draw such diagrams is challenging. We present eulerAPE: the first software that draws exact area-proportional Venn-3 diagrams using ellipses, for 85% of random data sets.
A unified model of current feedback in switch mode converters

The mechanism of duty cycle generation in current mode (CM) and average current mode (ACM) pulse width modulated (PWM) converters was examined and found to be identical except for the functional relationship of the controlling parameters. This result is used to develop a SPICE-compatible and topology-independent generic current mode model. The proposed universal model can be applied without further mathematical derivation to explore the large- and small-signal performances of CM, ACM, and other realizations of current feedback in PWM converters. <<ETX>>
Exclusive pronouns in American Sign Language

This paper examines the distribution of inclusive/exclusive marking among spoken and signed languages, particularly American Sign Language (ASL). Pronominal systems of signed languages are often taken to be fully indexic – that is, signed pronouns ‘point to’ their referents. The results of this study show distinct exclusive marking in ASL. An exclusive pronoun need not be indexic as other ASL pronouns are. Furthermore, results also show the context-dependent nature of exclusion in ASL compared to spoken languages. While most spoken languages with this distinction can include/exclude only the addressee, ASL can use one exclusive marking to exclude any salient discourse participant. This paper highlights the importance of including signed languages in language typologies, to ensure accurate generalizations about the world’s languages.
Domain knowledge Interoperability to build the Semantic Web of Things

Semantic Web of Things (SWoT) is a new field to combine Internet of Things (IoT) and semantic web technologies. We observe that the semantic web guidelines are generally not known by the IOT community which hinders automation or reuse of domain knowledge (ontologies, datasets and rules) whereas initially an ontology was designed to be easily shared and reused.
Article Commentary: Indicators to Measure Success of Smoke-free Policies

The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke are well documented. The past decade provides several examples of successful smoke-free policies that are directly related to improving public health. The objective of this communication is to identify indicators that demonstrate the success of smoke-free policies. Indicators are identified from smoke-free policy evaluations conducted by countries such as the United States, New Zealand, and Israel. Indicators were identified that demonstrate the success of smoke-free policies in the areas of compliance, indoor air quality, bio-monitoring, medical tests, and health behaviors. As smoke-free policies continue to be implemented, indicator evaluation activities should be considered from the start.
Actividad de cefpodoxima y otros betalactámicos orales frente a Haemophilus influenzae y Streptococcus pneumoniae con distinta sensibilidad a la penicilina

Estudiamos la influencia de la produccion de betalactamasas en Haemophilus influenzae y del grado de sensibilidad a la penicilina en Streptococcus pneumoniae sobre la actividad intrinseca de distintos betalactamicos orales. Realizamos tres subestudios: 1) un estudio general de sensibilidad, analizando 550 aislamientos consecutivos recibidos en el Laboratorio de Referencia de Neumococos durante los meses de febrero y marzo de 2005; 2) un estudio de la influencia de la sensibilidad a la penicilina sobre la actividad del resto de los betalactamicos, analizando la sensibilidad de 251 cepas sensibles a la penicilina (CMI iU0,06 mg/l), 165 cepas con resistencia intermedia (CMI 0,12-1 mg/l) y 139 resistentes (CMI iÝ2 mg/l), elegidas aleatoriamente entre todos los aislamientos recibidos durante el ano 2005; y 3) un estudio de sensibilidad de H. influenzae, analizando 150 cepas recibidas por el Instituto Valenciano de Microbiologia a lo largo del ano 2005. El 71% de las cepas de S. pneumoniae fueron sensibles a la penicilina, el 21% presentaron baja resistencia o resistencia intermedia, y un 8% alta resistencia. La tasa de produccion de betalactamasas fue del 18,6% en H. influenzae. El 3% de las cepas no productoras de betalactamasas fueron no sensibles a la ampicilina. La cefpodoxima y la cefixima presentaron la mayor actividad intrinseca frente a H. influenzae, mientras que frente a S. pneumoniae esta correspondio a la amoxicilina y la cefpodoxima. Mientras que el 100% de las cepas de H. influenzae fueron sensibles a las cefalosporinas orales y a amoxicilina-acido clavulanico, el aumento de la resistencia a la penicilina en S. pneumoniae afecto en mayor grado a la actividad de la cefixima, el cefaclor y la cefuroxima que a la amoxicilina y la cefpodoxima.
Lesión de nervios periféricos en anestesia obstétrica: descripción de cuatro casos

espanolEl abordaje neuroaxial es de eleccion para el control del dolor en obstetricia, pero no esta exento de riesgos. Las neuropatias perifericas posparto pueden producirse por diferentes condiciones medicas, quirurgicas y anestesicas, por lo que debemos tenerlas presentes para diagnosticarlas y tratarlas precozmente y asi evitar que se atribuyan, por defecto, a la tecnica anestesica. Presentamos cuatro casos que se diagnosticaron en el periodo periparto, 2 meralgias parestesicas, 1 neuropatia del femoral y 1 lumbociatalgia, de las cuales solo la lumbociatalgia pudo ser atribuida parcialmente a la tecnica anestesica. Tras confirmar su diagnostico se instauro tratamiento conservador que resolvio ad integrum, dentro de los primeros siete dias, todas las neuropatias salvo la lumbociatalgia. La baja incidencia de neuropatias perifericas tras tecnicas neuroaxiales en obstetricia puede ser superior a la que se diagnostica. Resulta imprescindible una buena anamnesis preanestesica y conocer los diferentes mecanismos fisiopatologicos que pueden desencadenar neuropatias perifericas. EnglishA neuroaxial approach is of choice for the management of pain in obstetrics but is not exempt of risks. Postpartum peripheral neuropathy may occur because of various medical, surgical, and anesthetic conditions, hence we should have them in mind in order to recognize them and treat them early enough to prevent their deffault attribution to the anesthetic technique. We report four cases diagnosed during the peripartum - 2 paresthetic meralgias, 1 femoral neuropathy, and 1 lumbosciatalgia, of which only the lumbosciatalgia could be partly attributed to the anesthetic technique. Once the diagnosis was confirmed a conservative therapy was initiated that solved ad integrum all neuropathies, except for the lumbosciatalgia episode, within seven days. The low incidence of peripheral neuropathy following neuroaxial techniques in obstetrics may be higher than diagnosed. Adequate history taking before anesthesia is crucial, as is an understanding of the various pathophysiological mechanisms that may trigger peripheral neuropathy.
Neue Aspekte der präventiven Ernährungsmedizin

Die präventivmedizinische Bedeutung der Ernährung k ommt unmissverständlich in der einleitenden Gegenüberstellung der vermeidbaren Tod esursachen in den USA zum Ausdruck. So zeigt diese in aller Deutlichkeit, dass Ernährungsfehler und physische Inaktivität über die letzten 10 Jahre in einer d amatischen Zunahme begriffen waren und a dato nur mehr minimal hinter dem Tabakkonsum als bisheriger Risik ofa tor Nr. 1 rangieren.
A Place Called Home

Submissions All work will be judged from JPG’s submitted via email. The work should be at 72 dpi with the longest side no longer than 12 inches. If submitting mixed media or installation pieces please attach a detail account of the work’s actual dimensions and multiple views of the work. Each submission needs to have clear descriptions as to what final output is. (Digital print, Chromogenic print, ect.) On each submission please fill out the Description and Contact pages in the digital Meta data. Accepted work must be received by October 5. The committee reserves to reject work that differs greatly from digital submission. Please Send Submissions to: Ashley Craig at acraig21@student.scad.edu Rebecca Nolan rnolan@scad.edu
Machine Learning and Sound Design: A Case Study

The author discusses the role of Machine Learning (ML) in sound design, focusing on the modeling of a particular aspect of human intelligence that is believed to play an important role in musical creativity: the Generalization of Perceptual Attributes (GPA). GPA is the process by which a listener tries to find common sound attributes when confronted with a series of sounds. The basics of GPA and ML are introduced in the context of ARTIST (ARTificial Intelligence Sound Tools), a prototype case-study system. ARTIST is a sound-design system that works in cooperation with the user, providing useful levels of automated reasoning to render synthesis tasks less laborious and to enable the user to explore alternatives when designing a certain sound.
A probabilistic approach to non-rigid medical image registration

Non-rigid image registration is an important tool for analysing morphometric differences in subjects with Alzheimer's disease from structural magnetic resonance images of the brain. This thesis describes a novel probabilistic approach to non-rigid registration of medical images, and explores the benefits of its use in this area of neuroimaging. Many image registration approaches have been developed for neuroimaging. The vast majority suffer from two limitations: Firstly, the trade-off between image fidelity and regularisation requires selection. Secondly, only a point-estimate of the mapping between images is inferred, overlooking the presence of uncertainty in the estimation. This thesis introduces a novel probabilistic non-rigid registration model and inference scheme. This framework allows the inference of the parameters that control the level of regularisation, and data fidelity in a data-driven fashion. To allow greater flexibility, this model is extended to allow the level of data fidelity to vary across space. A benefit of this approach, is that the registration can adapt to anatomical variability and other image acquisition differences. A further advantage of the proposed registration framework is that it provides an estimate of the distribution of probable transformations. Additional novel contributions of this thesis include two proposals for exploiting the estimated registration uncertainty. The first of these estimates a local image smoothing filter, which is based on the registration uncertainty. The second approach incorporates the distribution of transformations into an ensemble learning scheme for statistical prediction. These techniques are integrated into standard frameworks for morphometric analysis, and are demonstrated to improve the ability to distinguish subjects with Alzheimer's disease from healthy controls.
Chaînes de Markov cachées multivariées à bruit corrélé non gaussien, avec applications à la segmentation du signal radar

We propose a multivariate signal model with temporal and spectral dependence, well-fitted for the modeling of Radar signals. The proposed model is a Hidden Markov Chain for which observations are Spherically Invariant Random Vectors (SIRV), and temporal correlation is described by a copula. It is still possible to estimate the parameters of the SIRV, and we study the robustness of the estimation under different kinds of copulas and various strength of dependence. Finally, we explore the influence of an omitted dependence for statistical segmentation of Radar signals based on Hidden Markov Chains.
Perception of Hesitation in Nonnative Speech.

Hesitations have been found to relate to the amount of distraction and annoy ance that is reported by listeners of nonnative English. Hesitations also correlate negatively with reported intelligibility. This study looked at quantitative data concerning hesitation phenomena in relation to the subjective perceptions of listeners of nonnative English. It was found that subjective judgments of the number of hesitations or pauses in nonnative speech are based not so much on speech rate or pause rate but on total pausing time, percentage of pause time, and particularly on the length of the longest pause in discourse.
Problems Faced by Undergraduate and Diploma Students and their Survival Strategies in Nigeria: An Institutional Analysis

This research set out to identify and analyze the problems encountered by undergraduate and diploma Students of the Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria. A validated instrument with a test - retest reliability coefficient of 0.78 was used to elicit responses from 400 hundred undergraduate and 100 diploma students. The analysis of results revealed that both categories of students experience a myriad of problems from entry as fresh students until graduation and these problems affect their academic performance. Some of the most serious problems encountered included difficulty in the process for the payment of school fees, cumbersome screening and registration process, inadequate classrooms and seats, and lack of constant power supply. Sex was found to be a factor in determining problems encountered by students as female students encountered more problems than their male counterparts. It was recommended that the University management should make deliberate efforts to ameliorate the hardship associated with the payment of school fees, screening and registration for courses by ensuring these are done on-line long before school opens for any academic session.
Health care providers' experience reporting child abuse in the primary care setting

Objectives To describe (1) primary care providers' experiences identifying and reporting suspected child abuse to child protective services (CPS) and (2) variables affecting providers' reporting behavior. Design and Methods Health care providers (76 physicians, 8 nurse practitioners, and 1 physician assistant) in a regional practice-based network completed written surveys that collected information about the demographic characteristics of each provider and practice; the provider's career experience with child abuse; and the provider's previous year's experience identifying and reporting suspected child abuse, including experience with CPS. Results All providers (N=85) in 17 participating practices completed the survey. In the preceding 1 year, 48 respondents (56%) indicated that they had treated a child they suspected was abused, for an estimated total of 152 abused children. Seven (8%) of 85 providers did not report a total of 7 children with suspected abuse (5% of all suspected cases). A majority of providers (63%; n=29) believed that children who were reported had not benefited from CPS intervention, and 21 (49%) indicated that their experience with CPS made them less willing to report future cases of suspected abuse. Providers who had some formal education in child abuse after residency were 10 times more likely to report all abuse than were providers who had none. Conclusions Primary care providers report most, but not all, cases of suspected child abuse that they identify. Past negative experience with CPS and perceived lack of benefit to the child were common reasons given by providers for not reporting. Education increases the probability that providers will report suspected abuse.
The Visual Decision Maker - A Movie Recommender for Co-Located Users

We present the Visual Decision Maker (VDM), an application that gives movie recommendations to groups of people sitting together. The VDM provides a TV like user experience: a stream of movie stills flows towards the center of the screen, and users press buttons on remote controls to vote on the currently selected movie. A collaborative filtering engine provides recommendations for each user and for the group as a whole based on the votes. Three principles guided our design of the VDM: shared focus, dynamic pacing, and encouraging conversations. In this paper we present the results of a four month public installation and a lab study showing how these design choices affected people’s usage and people’s experience of the VDM. Our results show that shared focus is important for users to feel that the group’s tastes are represented in the recommendations.
Méthode de simulation rapide de capteur d'image CMOS prenant en compte les paramètres d'extensibilité et de variabilité

L’amelioration de la resolution de ces capteurs implique la necessite pour les concepteurs de realiser des series de simulation de plus en plus longue dans le but de caracteriser leurs performances, et ces simulations qui generent des resultats difficiles a analyser requierent de tres grandes ressources de calcul ainsi qu’une grande quantite de memoire. Cette these intitulee "Methode de simulation rapide de capteur d'image CMOS prenant en compte les parametres d'extensibilite et de variabilite" explore une nouvelle methodologie de simulation pour ameliorer les capacites de traitement actuelles. La methode qui a ete developpee est utilisee pour etudier et comparer les performances d’un capteur d’images avec les parametres de bas niveau de conception de tels circuits ; par exemple la taille des transistors ainsi que la variabilite. La methodologie obtient l'erreur de sortie moins de 0,4% sur le capteur d’image de style APS-3T. La methode a ete testee avec diverses architectures de pixel, et elle a permis de simuler un capteur d'image de 15 millions de pixels. La vitesse de simulation est amelioree 64 fois, passant de plusieurs jours a plusieurs minutes. La simulation des circuits presentant une structure en matrice comme les memoires est une autre application potentielle de ce type de methodologie.