Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Fast Approach to Texture-Less Object Detection Based on Orientation Compressing Map and Discriminative Regional Weight

This paper presents a fast algorithm for texture-less object recognition, which is designed to be robust to cluttered backgrounds and small transformations. At its core, the proposed method demonstrates a two-stage template-based procedure using an orientation compressing map and discriminative regional weight (OCM-DRW) to effectively detect texture-less objects. In the first stage, the proposed method quantizes and compresses all the orientations in a neighborhood to obtain the orientation compressing map which then is used to generate a set of possible object locations. To recognize the object in these possible object locations, the second stage computes the similarity of each possible object location with the learned template by using discriminative regional weight, which can effectively distinguish different categories of objects with similar parts. Experiments on publiclyavailable, texture-less object datasets indicate that apart from yielding efficient computational performance, the proposed method also attained remarkable recognition rates surpassing recent state-of-the-art texture-less object detectors in the presence of high-clutter, occlusion and scale-rotation changes. It improves the accuracy and speed by 8% and 370% respectively, relative to the previous best result on D-Textureless dataset.
A Reciprocal-Selection-Based 'Win-Win' Overlay Spectrum-Sharing Scheme for Device-to-Device-Enabled Cellular Network

This paper proposes a reciprocal-selection-based ‘Win–Win’ overlay spectrum-sharing scheme for device-to-Device-enabled cellular networks to address the resource sharing between Device-to-Device devices and the cellular users by using an overlay approach. Based on the proposed scheme, the cell edge users intend to lease part of its spectrum resource to Device-to-Device transmission pairs. However, the Device-to-Device users have to provide the cooperative transmission assistance for the cell edge users in order to improve the Quality of Service of the uplink transmission from the cell edge users to the base station. Compared to the underlay spectrum-sharing scheme, overlay spectrum-sharing scheme may reduce spectrum efficiency. Hence, Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access technology is invoked at the Device-to-Device transmitter in order to improve the spectrum efficiency. The Stackelberg game is exploited to model the behaviours of the cell edge users and Device-to-Device devices. Moreover, based on matching theory, the cell edge users and Device-to-Device pairs form one-to-one matching and the stability of matching is analysed. The simulation results show that the proposed reciprocal-selection-based ‘Win–Win’ overlay spectrum-sharing scheme is capable of providing considerable rate improvements for both EUs and D2D pairs and reducing transmit power dissipated by the D2D transmitter to forward data for the EU compared with the existing methods.
An Acoustician’s Journey into Hearing Aids

Hearing aids are a topic that touches upon a combination of disciplines to help us to hear better. One of the best centres for hearing aid progress is in Southampton at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR), and it has a long history of acoustical developments across a variety of disciplines. I was prescribed a pair hearing aids by an ISVR graduate and I am lucky for it. An acoustician should never be seen wearing hearing aids – that’s the popular thinking. Artists and architects may wear glasses but acousticians cannot be seen wearing hearing aids. I shall never regret the decision to move into hearing aids and I am proud to show them off. Hearing aids create a better life. Not just for adults but, much more importantly, for children who are just starting school. There is something called neuro-plasticity. The brain is a bit like a muscle and if parts of it are not exercised they fade away. Neuro-plasticity is the greatest in the younger years. And this is where hearing aids can help out, as can audiologists – as, indeed, they already have. But beyond audiology, this paper will try to present the importance of sound in a large auditorium, which the author is familiar with, and its interaction with hearing aids. It will also encourage an area where we seldom work: day care centres and elementary schools - where children are living in their most critical time to learn speech and language.
Right ventricular pacing is associated with increased rates of appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks

Right ventricular (RV) pacing has been associated with increased risk of pacemaker‐induced cardiomyopathy, hospitalization and death among patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). Little is known about its association with ventricular tachyarrhythmias. We hypothesize that RV pacing is associated with increased incidence of appropriate ICD shocks and death.
Anorexia nervosa: a study of 44 strictly defined cases.

: Forty-four patients with strictly defined anorexia nervosa were studied. They were found to come from the higher socio-economic levels and to be the early born of older parents. Their families were of average size, but females were over-represented. Premorbid obesity was uncommon, but over two-thirds had secondary depression. The treatment methods used until 1974 showed no great variation in success. Poor prognosis was most commonly linked to use of purgatives. A new treatment programme involving re-feeding to reach ideal weight and followed by psychotherapy shows encouraging results.
TOWARDS STEADY-STATE VISUALLY EVOKED POTENTIALS BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES FOR VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTS EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT INTERACTION

In the last two decades, Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) have been investigated mainly for the purpose of implementing assistive technologies able to provide new channels for communication and control for people with severe disabilities. Nevertheless, more recently, thanks to technical and scientific advances in the different research fields involved, BCIs are gaining greater attention also for their adoption by healthy users, as new interaction devices. This thesis is dedicated to to the latter goal and in particular will deal with BCIs based on the Steady State Visual Evoked Potential (SSVEP), which in previous works demonstrated to beoneof themost flexible and reliable approaches. SSVEP based BCIs could find applications in different contexts, but one which is particularly interesting for healthy users, is their adoption as new interaction devices for Virtual Reality (VR) environments and Computer Games. Although being investigated since several years, BCIs still poses several limitations in termsof speed, reliability andusabilitywith respect to ordinary interaction devices. Despite of this, they may provide additional, more direct and intuitive, explicit interactionmodalities, as well as implicit interactionmodalities otherwise impossible with ordinary devices. This thesis, after a comprehensive review of the different research fields being the basis of a BCI exploiting the SSVEP modality, present a state-of-the-art open source implementation using amix of pre-existing and custom software tools. The
Dispositivos LED para polimerização de resinas compostas dentais: comparação com outras fontes de luz.

The improvement of composite resins polymerization through visible light has been an important research topic. The majority of the studies, however, are restricted only to the conventional light sources and little has been made to viable new sources, introducing new technologies in this area of the knowledge. In intention to develop new light sources for dental composite resins polymerization, the Optics Group is one of the pioneers in the development and characterization of devices, using blue LEDs for this purpose. In this work, it was verified the viability of a new device based in blue LEDs, executing a comparative analysis with the conventional polymerization device and the argon laser. For the validation of this new device, tests of microhardness Vickers in composite resin specimens had been executed using different thickness, exposed at different times of irradiation. It was executed the test of thermal analysis during the process of exposure to the polymerization light, to verify the thermal variation in the pulpal chambers of third molars caries free. After that, it was determined the variation of microhardness and diametral tensile strength properties when composite specimens were storaged in chemical agents found in the oral cavity. The results have demonstrated that the LEDs based device presented is viable for polymerization of dental composites with some advantages in relation to other used light sources. Dispositivos LED para polimerização de resinas compostas dentais comparação com outras fontes de luz. Capítulo I: Introdução e Objetivos 1 Disposit ivos LED para polimerização de resinas compostas dentais: comparação com out ras f ont es de luz. Capítulo I: Introdução e Objetivos Dispositivos LED para polimerização de resinas compostas dentais comparação com outras fontes de luz. Capítulo I: Introdução e Objetivos
Evidence for single-limb exercises on exercise capacity, quality of life, and dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or chronic heart failure

Abstract Background: Although single-limb exercise (SLE) has been used for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), the evidence for SLE has not been evaluated systematically and remains unclear. Objectives: Determine the evidence for the effect of SLE compared to any comparator on outcome measurements for exercise capacity, quality of life (QoL) or dyspnea in patients with COPD or CHF. Methods: PubMed, PEDro, and CENTRAL databases were searched from inception until 31 May 2011. Searches started 1 April 2011. English language randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included. Extraction of data was performed by two review authors. Data and evidence for SLE were summarized in accordance with grading of recommendations assessment, development and evaluation (GRADE) guidelines. Authors of included studies were contacted for missing data. Results: Six RCTs (two COPD and four CHF) were included. Low to very low-quality evidence indicates that SLE significantly improved exercise capacity, but not dyspnea, in patients with COPD, and significantly improved exercise capacity outcomes compared to a control in patients with CHF. However, when SLE was compared to non-SLE regimes in patients with CHF, positive effects were found irrespective of training regime regarding exercise capacity and QoL. Conclusions: SLE appears to be effective in both conditions especially regarding exercise capacity, and might be included in exercise programs in patients with COPD or CHF. However, the evidence is low to very low according to GRADE and more clinical studies of high quality are required.
An English vocabulary learning app with self-regulated learning mechanism to improve learning performance and motivation

Abstract In recent years, numerous English vocabulary learning-assisted apps have been developed to enlarge learners’ English vocabulary through mobile learning. However, the ability of learners to engage in self-regulated learning (SRL) importantly affects performance in autonomously learning English vocabulary using mobile apps. Therefore, this study developed an English vocabulary learning app with a self-regulated learning mechanism (EVLAPP-SRLM) to help learners improve their SRL abilities, with a view to improving their learning performance and motivation in a mobile learning context. To evaluate the performance of the proposed EVLAPP-SRLM, a total of 46 Grade 5 students were recruited from two classes in an elementary school of Taoyuan City, Taiwan, to participate in the experiment. The two classes were randomly assigned to the experimental or control groups, which used, respectively, the EVLAPP-SRLM and the English vocabulary learning app without a self-regulated learning mechanism (EVLAPP-NSRLM) to support their English vocabulary learning during a period of two weeks. Experimental results indicate that the learners in the experimental group exhibited significantly better learning performance and motivation than those in the control group. Moreover, the learners who used EVLAPP-SRLM exhibited significantly greater learning performance and motivation than those who used EVLAPP-NSRLM, regardless of gender. Analytical results also verify that the EVLAPP-SRLM provides more benefits to field-dependent learners than to field-independent learners with respect to learning performance and motivation.
Přínos versus toxicita temozolomidu u pacientů s glioblastomem

Primarni nadory mozku jsou heterogennim onemocněnim. Nejzavažnějsi diagnozu představuje glioblastoma multiforme, který tvoři 75 % z high grade gliomů. Jedna se o agresivni nadory s omezenými terapeutickými možnostmi a spatnou prognozou. Median přežiti od stanoveni diagnozy je bez lecby 4,6 měsice, s lecbou kolem 12 měsiců. Zlatým standardem terapie je v dnesni době radikalni operace, chemoradioterapie a nasledně adjuvantni chemoterapie temozolomidem. V nasi praci jsme se zaměřili na přinos přidani temozolomidu ke standardni radioterapii v porovnani s jeho toxicitou.
La diversidad cultural en los procesos de formación académica de enfermería requiere el manejo de la ética pedagógica, la corresponsabilidad y un pensamiento mediador

In the continuous introspection of the typical duty of the pedagogy, it was found the necessity of strengthen the self-esteem of the popular and ethnical knowledge of the Nursing students from the “Universidad Popular del Cesar” as a source of knowledge and intercultural dialogue, since the perspective of “a cultural sensible care(1)” or the one of expanding the components of the “cultural competence” by Leininger to the research of care (2), as much as the interest of the instruction for including transversal elements in the curriculum, an intercultural perspective; as a result we worked with the qualitative tradition, an ethnographic procedural focused method; configuring 6 participants with the technique of the focal group, interviews in depth about their daily and academic life were recorded: four categories emerged: diversity, corresponsability, mediator thought and pedagogical ethic as a basis of the strategies for teaching the culturally competent care
Improve the Performance of Social Networks Security Based on Semantic- Based Friend Recommendation System

In this paper, we present Friendbook, a novel semantic-based friend recommendation system for social networks, which recommends friends to users based on their life styles instead of social graphs. By taking advantage of sensor rich smart phone, Friendbook discovers life styles of users from user-centric sensor data, measures the similarity of life styles between users, and recommends friends to users if their life styles have high similarity. Inspired by text mining, we model a user's daily life as life documents, from which his/her life styles are extracted by using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation algorithm. We further propose a similarity metric to measure the similarity of life styles between users, and calculate users' impact in terms of life styles with a friend matching graph. This paper focuses on providing the overview about the various categories of recommendation techniques developed till now. Finally, Friendbook integrates a feedback mechanism to further improve the recommendation accuracy. We have implemented Friendbook on the Android-based smart phones, and evaluated its performance on both small-scale experiments and large-scale simulations. The results show that the recommendations accurately reflect the preferences of users in choosing friends. Existing social networking services recommend friends to users based on their social graphs, which may not be the most appropriate to reflect a user's preferences on friend selection in real life. In this paper, we present Friendbook, a novel semantic-based friend recommendation system for social networks, which recommends friends to users based on their life styles instead of social graphs. By taking advantage of sensor-rich Smart phones, Friendbook discovers life styles of users from user-centric sensor data, measures the similarity of life styles between users, and recommends friends to users if their life styles have high similarity. Inspired by text mining, we model a user's daily life as life documents, from which his/her life styles are extracted by using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation algorithm. We further propose a similarity metric to measure the similarity of life styles between users, and calculate users' impact in terms of life styles with a friend-matching graph. Upon receiving a request, Friendbook returns a list of people with highest recommendation scores to the query user. Finally Friendbook integrates a feedback mechanism to further improve the recommendation accuracy. We have implemented Friendbook on the Android-based smart phones, and evaluated its performance on both small scale experiments
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EVALUACIÓN PSICOLÓGICA DE ADHESIÓN AL TRATAMIENTO DE LA HIPERTENSIÓN ARTERIAL SISTÉMICA

La hipertension arterial sistemica - HAS- es una entidad multifactorial y se define como un sindrome cuya caracteristica principal es la presencia de hipertension arterial asociada con cambios en los niveles funcionales o estructurales en los organos que llega. Sus causas especificas no estan bien definidas y tiene caracter asintomatico. Debido a su naturaleza cronica requiere la adhesion al plan de tratamiento de forma permanente y sistematica, lo que implica cambios en el estilo de vida, combinadas con o sin el uso de medicamentos. Una vez que su control esta directamente relacionado con el grado de adherencia al tratamiento, es esencial llevar a cabo investigaciones relacionadas con este tema. Asi, en el contexto de la evaluacion psicologica, inventarios de personalidad han sido ampliamente utilizados para la investigacion en esta linea. Entre ellos podemos destacar lo Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic - MBMD disenado para evaluar los rasgos y comportamientos que pueden influir y afectar a la adaptacion a diversas enfermedades, el contexto de la salud y la enfermedad y su relacion con el tratamiento propuesto, y puede ser una herramienta valiosa para evaluar la adherencia al tratamiento. Palabras clave Psicometria, Evaluacion psicologica, Hipertension, MBMD Abstract PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT IN HYPERTENSION Systemic arterial hypertension - SAH - is a multifactorial clinical entity defined as a syndrome whose main characteristic is the presence of elevated blood pressure associated with changes in functional or structural levels in the organs which reaches.Their specific causes are not well defined and has asymptomatic nature. Due to its chronic nature requires adherence to the treatment plan of a permanent and systematic, implying changes in lifestyle, combined with or without the use of medications. Once your control is directly related to the degree of adherence to treatment, it is essential to conduct research related to this issue. Thus, in the context of Psychological Assessment, Personality Inventories have been widely used for research in this line. Among them we can highlight the Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic - MBMD designed to assess traits and behaviors that may influence and affect adaptation to various diseases, health and disease context and its relationship to the proposed treatment, and can be a valuable tool to assess adherence treatment. Key words Psychometrics, Psychological assessment, Hypertension, MBMD
Storage and Querying of Large Persistent Arrays

The scientic and analytical applications today are increasingly becoming data in- tensive. Many such applications deal with data that is multidimensional in nature. Traditionally, relational database systems have been used by many data intensive application, and relational paradigm has proved to be both natural and ecient. However, for multidimensional data, when the number of dimensions becomes large, relational databases are inecient both in terms of storage and query response time. In this thesis, we explore linearised storage, and indexed and skiplist based retrieval on persistent arrays. The application programs are provided with a logical view of multidimensional array. The techniques have been implemented in a home-grown database management system called MuBase.
Partition Clustering-Based Method for Detecting Community Structures in Weighted Social Networks

Community identification is one of the most broadly studied topics in social network analysis nowadays. Community detection finds its applications in almost any scientific direction. Despite of the fact that many works are dedicated to finding communities in social networks, this problem still not solved satisfactorily. This is due to the complexity and size of real world networks. In this paper, we propose a new approach for finding community structure in social networks derived from information available on the Web. We shall start with brief introduction of social networking concepts. Then, state of the art of social networks on the Web will be followed by the detailed method description and experimental result.
Can patent duration hinder medical innovation for neglected diseases

We argue that excessive patent duration can deter investments in innovative treatments to eradicate lethal diseases in poor countries. The point is that toolong durations foster incentives to collude to delay investments in R&D for innovative treatments. We give a set of sufficient conditions for which collusion is a subgame-perfect equilibrium. We then show that reducing current duration always breaks down market discipline, and so does an increase in duration for innovative treatments.