Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
On ranking and organizing Web query results

With the explosive growth of the WWW, most searches retrieve a large number of documents. The query results returned have no aggregate structure; thus, it is difficult to forage for relevant pages. We argue that organization of Web query results is essential to the user in terms of usability of query results. In addition, how the query results are organized has a great impact on the ranking scheme and query processing as well as search engine usability for the users. We present various schemes on ranking and organizing Web query results in the scope of the Net Topix search engine project in NEC Research Laboratories in San Jose. We describe three associated tasks: full-text search and initial ranking, post query processing, and query result reorganization for presentation. We discuss our consideration and pros and cons of each design alternative.
Obesity, cigarette smoking, and telomere length in women

4has stated that better evidence about the effectiveness of UNS is needed and could be obtained via population-based studies that begin with inception cohorts and carefully report outcomes in all possible patients, as well as rates of loss to follow-up. Our report fits this description and is the strongest available evidence of the added benefit of UNS in the early detection of PCHI. Assessment of the effect of early intervention on the speech and language of the children and the costs incurred by their families and by health providers is in progress and will be the subject of future reports. Policymakers should consider these data, as well as those presented here, when contemplating the
Homozygous β‐thalassaemia resulting in the β‐thalassaemia carrier state phenotype

Summary. This paper describes the phenotypic manifestations of a very mild β‐thalassaemia mutation detected in several members of two families of Italian descent. The molecular defect, defined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis and direct sequencing. consists of a C G substitution at position 844 of IVSII of the β‐globin gene within the consensus sequence of IVSII acceptor splice site. Heterozygotes for this mutation show a haematological phenotype ranging in severity from silent β‐thalassaemia to that of a mild β‐thalassaemia carrier silent β‐thalassaemia to that of a mild β‐thalassaemia carrier state, whereas homozygotes have the typical manifestations commonly resulting from heterozygosity for a β‐thalassaemia mutation. Compound heterozygotes for the IVSII nt844 (C G) mutation and a severe β‐thalassaemia mutation have the phenotype of thalassaemia intermedia.
Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World: Harnessing Data for School Improvement

Foreword by Michael Fullan About the Authors Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Putting Data at the Center of School Improvement 2. Using Data for Informed Decision Making 3. Cultivating the Qualities of Data-Driven Leadership 4. Developing an Inquiry Habit of Mind 5. Becoming Data Literate 6. Creating a Culture of Inquiry 7. Sustaining the Process: The Cycle of Inquiry Resource: Task Sheets for Assignments References Index
Named entity extraction for speech

Named entity extraction is a field that has generated much interest over recent years with the explosion of the World Wide Web and the necessity for accurate information retrieval. Named entity extraction, the task of finding specific entities within documents, has proven of great benefit for numerous information extraction and information retrieval tasks. As well as multiple language evaluations, named entity extraction has been investigated on a variety of media forms with varying success. In general, these media forms have all been based upon standard text and assumed that any variation from standard text constitutes noise. We investigate how it is possible to find named entities in speech data. Where others have focussed on applying named entity extraction techniques to transcriptions of speech, we investigate a method for finding the named entities direct from the word lattices associated with the speech signal. The results show that it is possible to improve named entity recognition at the expense of word error rate (WER) in contrast to the general view that F -score is directly proportional to WER. We use a. Hidden Markov Model {HMM) style approach to the task of named entity extraction and show how it is possible to utilise a HMM to find named entities within speech lattices. We further investigate how it is possible to improve results by considering an alternative derivation of the joint probability of words and entities than is traditionally used. This new derivation is particularly appropriate to speech lattices as no presumptions are made about the sequence of words. The HMM style approach that we use requires using a number of language models in parallel. We have developed a system for discriminately retraining these language models based upon the results of the output, and we show how it is possible to improve named entity recognition by iterations over both training data and development data. We also consider how part-of-speech (POS) can be used within word lattices. We devise a method of labelling a word lattice with POS tags and adapt the model to make use of these POS tags when producing the best path through the lattice. The resulting path provides the most likely sequence of words, entities and POS tags and we show how this new path is better than the previous path which ignored the POS tags.
Growth Hormone (GH) Effects on Bone and Collagen Turnover in Healthy Adults and Its Potential as a Marker of GH Abuse in Sports: A Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

The effects of GH on bone remodeling in healthy adults have not been systematically investigated. An analysis of these effects might provide insights into GH physiology and might yield data useful for the detection of GH doping in sports. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of GH administration on biochemical markers of bone and collagen turnover in healthy volunteers. Ninety-nine healthy volunteers of both sexes were enrolled in a multicenter, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study and assigned to receive either placebo (40 subjects) or recombinant human GH (0.1 IU/kg·day in 29 subjects and 0.2 IU/kg·day in 30 subjects). The treatment duration was 28 days, followed by a 56-day wash-out period. The biochemical markers evaluated were the bone formation markers osteocalcin and C-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen, the resorption marker type I collagen telopeptide, and the soft tissue marker procollagen type III. All variables increased on days 21 and 28 in the two active tre.
La innovación como eje estratégico en el desarrollo periodístico

Licenciado en Periodismo por la Universidad San Martin de Porres de Lima, Peru en 1987 y Doctor en Periodismo por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid en 1999, Jesus Miguel Flores Vivar es uno de los investigadores pioneros y mas reconocidos en los campos del ciberperiodismo y de la innovacion en las practicas periodisticas en Iberoamerica. Con la actuacion como profesor e investigador en la Universidad Oberta de Catalunya (2000-2001), Universidad Antonio Nebrija (2002-2008) y Complutense de Madrid, en 2004-05, en donde desde 2010 es Profesor Titular de Universidad, el profesor Flores Vivar hizo estancias de investigacion en la Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), en Bauru (2016); en la Universidad de Roma- La Sapienza y Universidad de Florencia (2013); en la Universidad de California Davis (2014) y en la Universidad de Harvard (2015). Entre los muchos libros de referencia sobre ciberperiodismo e innovacion en Periodismo el profesor Jesus Miguel Flores Vivar publico como autor individual y como coordinador los libros: Ciberperiodismo: Nuevos enfoques, conceptos y profesiones emergentes en el mundo Infodigital (2001); Modelos de Negocio en el Ciberperiodismo, (20005), Innovacion y metodos de aprendizaje en el EEES, (2008), Reinventar el Periodismo y los Medios (2011), Periodismo transmedia (2012), Innovaciones Periodisticas en las redes sociales (2013) y Elementos del ciberperiodismo (2017). Desde 2012 es el director del Internet Media Lab, laboratorio de innovacion vinculado al Departamento de Periodismo y Nuevos Medios.El dia 27 de febrero el profesor Jesus Miguel, recibio a los profesores Elias Machado (UFSC) y Sergio Gadini (UEPG) en su despacho en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Informacion de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid e hizo un diagnostico sobre la crisis, los retos y las perspectivas del Periodismo en las sociedades contemporaneas
Marijuana - How Safe is it Really?

In light of recent political controversy regarding its legalization and regulation, the safety and health-related effects of marijuana have gained relevance in Canada. I assess the known acute adverse effects, long-term adverse effects, and medically-useful effects of marijuana in comparison with alcoholic beverages and tobacco cigarettes. Marijuana has acute effects comparable to alcohol, relatively mild long-term effects, and some medically applicable effects. None of the three substances examined appears to be healthy if used regularly.
Morphological Changes of Ureteropelvic Junction (UPJ) in Case of Congenital Hydronephrosis – Review of Literature

Abstract Congenital hydronephrosis is the most common cause of antenatally detected hydronephrotic transformation. Obstruction of UPJ can be intrinsic or extrinsic. Most cases of intrinsic stenosis do not require any treatment as it disappears during growth of a child. It is considered that in these cases wave of peristalsis appears again in aperistaltic UPJ. The cells responsible for peristalsis wave impulses, mechanisms of conduction of these impulses and regulation of them are not well recognized. Similarly, it is not clear why functional UPJ stenosis appears and disappears untreated in most cases. Researchers believe that all these processes are associated with the structural peculiarities of UPJ - changes in urothelium, muscle layer and innervation. The role of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs), important contributors of the urinary tract physiology, has not been extended to the obstruction of UPJ. Structural changes of UPJ wall are conclusive while choosing the most appropriate method of surgical treatment in newborns with congenital hydronephrosis.
Fracture of the lateral femoral condyle through an anterior cruciate ligament graft tunnel

R econstruction of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a common surgical procedure. Although several methods of fixation have been described, the formation of a bony tunnel in both the tibia and femur for placement of the reconstructed ligament is routine. Despite the active nature of the majority of patients requiring this surgical procedure, there are few reports in the literature of postoperative fracture of the lateral femoral condyle. Cases reported to date have attributed condylar fracture to bony weakness at the site of surgical graft tunnels in combination with associated cortically based fixation techniques. More recently, extracortical methods of graft fixation have enjoyed widespread use. These methods of fixation should produce less cortical weakness; however, the possibility of fracture through the femoral graft tunnel remains, as highlighted by the presented case. The patient was advised of the intention to publish his case and consented to this.
La tolerancia del turismo y la transformación de una fiesta tradicional: actitudes de la población local

El articulo que se presenta a continuacion expone los resultados de una investigacion en la que se utilizo un enfoque cualitativo a traves del registro etnografico de una fiesta tradicional en un poblado mexicano. A esta fiesta, en los ultimos anos, empezaron a concurrir cientos de jovenes, motivados por la bebida tradicional –pulque–, que en ella se “regalaba”. Se describen los problemas surgidos a partir de su llegada, asi como los impactos percibidos por los pobladores locales y sus actitudes hacia los visitantes
High-precision trajectory tracking design and simulation for six degree of freedom robot based on improved active disturbance rejection control

High-precision trajectory tracking control is an important factor in the performance of industrial robots. In this study, a high-precision trajectory tracking strategy was proposed for controlling a degree of freedom serial robot on the basis of improved active disturbance rejection control. An independent control strategy of a single joint was adopted, and the corresponding decoupling control law was designed. An attitude trajectory-planning algorithm based on the circular-blending quaternion curve was improved. The position and attitude trajectories were transformed into the joint trajectory by using a kinematics equation and inverse velocity Jacobian matrix. The above-mentioned transformation link was used as a preprocessing link of the active disturbance rejection control, which is used for replacing the tracking differentiator of a typical active disturbance rejection control to eliminate the effect of the tracking delay. An experimental simulation was conducted by combining MATLAB and ADAMS. Simulation results show that the proposed control strategy can perform the tracking control of a task-space trajectory. The tracking precision of position and attitude trajectories were 0.01 mm and 0.01 s, respectively.
The evaluation of a pedagogical-program development environment for Novice programmers : a comparative study

It is an acknowledged fact that many novice programmers experience difficulty in the process of learning to program. One of the contributing factors to this difficulty is the Program Development Environment (PDE). Professional-PDEs are those developed specifically for professional programmers, but are often used by educational institutions in the instruction of programming. It has long been accepted that such environments are inappropriate in the instruction of programming due to unnecessary complexity and lack of support for novice programmers in the learning process. Numerous pedagogical-PDEs supporting the mechanics of programming have been developed in response to this. A review of literature, however, indicates that very limited empirical studies comparing pedagogical-PDEs and professional-PDEs have been conducted. The current study investigates whether there are measurable benefits to using a pedagogical-PDE supporting the mechanics of programming in the instruction of programming instead of a professional-PDE. A comparative study of this nature requires a representative pedagogical-PDE and representative professional-PDE be compared with one another. The first part of the current study determines a set of requirements that a pedagogicalPDE should adhere to based on literature. A set of representative features for a pedagogical-PDE is derived by examining the features of existing PDEs in conjunction with the set of requirements. Based on these features, a pedagogical-PDE, known as SimplifIDE, is developed that implements the representative set of features and that meets are the requirements for a pedagogical-PDE. The second part of the current study is the specification and administration of an empirical experiment in which SimplifIDE and Borland© Delphi are compared with one another. A holistic approach in determining the differences between the PDEs is taken and three main areas are examined, namely academic performance, perceptions and programming behaviour.
Fiabilité du test Hybrid Capture II ( HC II) dans le diagnostic des lésions précancéreuses du col utérin

There is a considerable evidence that persistent infection of high-risk HPV (HR HPV) has a greater risk of developing cervical cancer. Since, there is a lack of statistical data on the prevalence of HR HPV in the Algerian population, we conducted a prospective study on three hundred women aged between 30 and 50 years old, screening for cervical cancer from 2012 to 2015 in maternity fo Sidi Bel Abbes, a western region of Algeria. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of HR HPV in Sidi Bel Abbes, and to assess the reliability of the repeated HC II test (3 longitudinal HPV tests spaced every 9 months) for the diagnosis of the persistence of HR HPV infection. The results showed that the prevalence of HR HPV infection is about 7, 33% and the overage age of affected women is 39, 06±8 years. 95, 54 % of HPV tests were positive, and the average duration of the persistence of HR HPV infection was 18, 5 months [IC à 95%, 16.922. 1 month], whose viral load was higher in the third HC II test, reaching 4000 pg / mL in patients aged between 41 and 45 years. The most determinants factor of this infection were the advanced age of patients (39, 06±8 years), the multiparity (76%), and viral factors (80, 94%). Other factors may be implicated, such as passive smoking (95%), oral contraceptives use (76,19 %) and malnutrition (62%). As for the monitoring of patients persistent HR HPV, the colposcopy showed that 16.66% had a normal cervix, 72.22 % TAG 1 (atypical transformations grade 1), and 11.11% TAG2. While the cervical biopsy indicated that 55, 55% developed an intraepithelial neoplasia grade I (CIN 1) and 11,11% CIN 2.This study allowed ts to show a significant relationship between the histological results of cervical biopsies and positive HC II (p = 0.038), with a kappa coefficient of concordance of 0.6378. The sensitivity of the HC II test was 81, 74% [95% CI; 71.3–89.6] and its positive predictive value associated with abnormal cervical biopsy was 27, 49 % [95% CI; 16.0–33.33]. In conclusion, the repetition of the HC II test is a good predictor for identifying women at high risk of developing cervical cancer.
Derin öğrenmenin Caffe kullanılarak grafik işleme kartlarında değerlendirilmesi

Yapay Sinir Aglari (YSA’lar) bilgisayar gormesinden konusma tanimaya kadar bircok uygulamada kullanilmaktadir. YSA’lar, geleneksel hesaplama yontemlerinden daha ustun sonuclar vermektedir. Ancak veri sayisinin buyuk oldugu uygulamalarda, cok fazla hesaplama gerektirmektedir. Bu nedenle verileri paralel isleyerek sistemlere hiz kazandiran Grafik Isleme Birimlerinin kisaca GPU’larin (Graphics Processing Units) kullanimini zorunlu hale gelmistir. Son yillarda, YSA’larin bir cesidi olan derin ogrenme algoritmalari GPU’lar sayesinde, gercek hayattaki bircok uygulamada basarili olarak uygulanmis ve GPU iceren gomulu sistemlere talep artmistir. Bu calismada, derin ogrenme yontemlerinden birisi olan Derin Konvolusyonel Sinir Aglari (DKSA’lar) ve katmanlari kisaca tanitilmis ve dusuk maliyetli Nvidia Jetson TK1/TX1 gomulu sistemleri genel olarak incelenmistir. Derin ogrenme algoritmalarini uygulamak icin Kaliforniya Universitesi, Berkeley tarafindan gelistirilen Caffe programi kullanilmistir. Son olarak paralel isleme gucune sahip olan Nvidia Jetson TK1/TX1 kartlari uzerinde MNIST verileri kullanilarak LeNet aginin egitimi gerceklestirilmistir. Egitim icin kartlarin hem Merkezi Isleme Birimleri kisaca CPU’lari (Central Processing Unit) hem de GPU’lari kullanilmistir. Deneysel sonuclar icin, Nvidia Jetson TK1/TX1 kartlarina ek olarak Nvidia GTX550 ve GTX960 ekran kartlarina sahip iki bilgisayar da kullanilmistir. Sonuclar, hiz ve dogruluk acisindan degerlendirilmistir.
Report de puce par frittage d'argent - mise en oeuvre et analyse

Le frittage d'argent est un candidat prometteur pour remplacer les brasures haute temperature au plomb. Il offre en effet de meilleures performances thermiques, electriques, fonctionne a plus haute temperature. Plusieurs solutions existent actuellement, basee sur des particules d'argent de tailles differentes et l'ajout d'additifs de frittage. Ces solutions different par leur procedes de mise en oeuvre. Cet article presente un etat de l'art des differentes techniques, puis detaille la mise en oeuvre de l'une d'entre elles, basee sur des nanoparticules. Un point particulier est mis en evidence : la finition metallique des substrats DBC. Cette finition a un effet majeur sur la qualite du joint fritte, en particulier avec une finition "Ni-Au" : dans certains cas, l'attache est excellente (tenue uperieure a 50 MPa), alors que dans d'autres, elle est inferieure a 10 MPa.
Design and Implementation of Bit-Vector filtering for execu ting of multi-join qureies

In this project, we investigate the bit vector techniques on the hashjoin and scan operators of the multi-join queries. In the previous work, bit vectors have been applied to drop non-matching tuples from joining relations before the execution of a join, thus reducing the join cost. Because the bit vectors built in different execution stages can have different costs, we apply the bit vectors constructed on the upper join node to the lower scan node to further reduce the traffic of the tuples. We use TPC-H benchmark to generate 1GB database and queries, which are running on an open source database management system—PostgreSQL. We explain how bit vector works, implement the algorithm and evaluate its effectiveness and tradeoffs. Acknowledgement I would like to thank my supervisor Dr. CHAN Chee Yong who guides me to experience research work and provide a great help for me. I would also like to thank my friends Chen Yu, Li hao and Li hongyang who discuss and share ideas with me. Without them, I would not have be able to complete this project. Abstract ii Acknowledgement iii List of Figures iv List of Tables v 1 Introduction 1 1.
Remote self-testing for sexually transmitted infections, within online care pathways: how could this intervention deliver public health benefit? Formative research using chlamydia as an exemplar

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a public health challenge in England, despite free, confidential testing/treatment services. The eSTI² Research Consortium is developing a diagnostic self-test for STIs, to be deployed within online care-pathways. Should this intervention lead to increased STI detection and prompt effective treatment, it could reduce transmission and morbidity. Through a scoping review and three studies I explored its potential to benefit public health, thus informing the intervention’s ongoing development. The review (2013) found diverse uses of internet/electronic communications in STI care-pathways, but little research was transferable to remote self-testing or management. Current internet-use for sexual health may predict use of the proposed intervention, so I estimated its prevalence, and identified associated factors, using British probability survey data (2010-12). Among sexually-experienced 16-44-year-olds (n=8926), internet-use for STI testing/treatment was rare (<0.5%), but available services were limited. 4.5% women and 4.6% men reported internet-use for information/support with their sex-lives, elevated among the better-educated and some STI risk-groups including young people. In qualitative interviews, 25 young people at risk of STI expressed enthusiasm for a (hypothetical) STI self-test within online care-pathways. Findings informed colleagues’ development of eSTI²’s Online Chlamydia Pathway (OCP). For people requiring chlamydia treatment, this included: online automated medical assessment, a helpline, and community pharmacy treatment collection or facilitated clinic access. I undertook and thematically-analysed 40 qualitative interviews with OCP users, within pilot studies. Participants valued the rapid, convenient and discreet treatment access, increased control over their healthcare, and optional professional support by telephone, enabled by the OCP. Offline parts of the pathway (pharmacy/clinic attendance) risked compromising its perceived advantages, and require further development. Recommendations derived from an iteratively-developed understanding of this complex intervention’s use and appeal, can enhance its potential to enable STI detection and treatment, promptly, effectively and acceptably. Future evaluation must consider impacts on health inequalities.