Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Static anti-windup for systems with sector-bounded nonlinearities

This paper considers the problem of static anti-windup synthesis for a class of systems featuring both saturated control action and additional sector-bounded nonlinearities. Anti-windup algorithms are developed which ensure, in the first instance local stability and performance, and are then stated for the global case when this is possible. The static anti-windup gains are computed from the solutions of sets of linear matrix inequalities, making the synthesis procedure numerically tractable.
A Study of Taiwanese Executives Selected for Expatriate Assignments

The increasing trend toward corporate globalization has generated much research on expatriate management but little on the criteria used to select executive candidates. This study used survey questionnaires and interviews to identify the criteria that Taiwanese enterprises use to select executive candidates for overseas assignments. The result identified 15 key criteria including integrity, loyalty, tenacity, crisis management, decision-making ability, execution, independence, professional skills and knowledge required for the foreign assignment, working performance, willingness, self-confidence, resilience, ambition, and prior work experience. Those selected for overseas assignments were mostly male managers with over ten year’s employment in the company, with the majority taking up marketing positions. Another important finding was that Taiwanese companies prefered to hire local executives in more developed markets (North America, Europe, and Northeast Asia), but less so in developing and underdeveloped markets (Latin America, Mainland China, and Southeast Asia). Keywords: Corporate Globalization, Expatriate Management, Selection Criteria
Path planning for UAVS based on improved artificial potential field method through changing the repulsive potential function

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS) are aircrafts without human pilots onboard. They are attracting increasing attention in recent years because of their important contribution and cost effective application in many tasks. How to find a safe and collision-free path in the environment with obstacles is always an important issue in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS). In order to solve the problem of path planning for UAV in dynamic environment, this paper proposes a path planning method with an improved artificial potential field to overcome the local minimum problem. According to detects of the artificial potential field, this paper improves the APF through changing the repulsive potential function. The performance of simulation shows that the improved APF method can help the UAV avoid collisions with obstacles effectively and find the optimal path relatively from the start to the goal by choosing a proper m.
Text mining in genomics and systems biology

There is an increasing need of complementing the information available for the analysis of biological systems in Systems Biology and Genomics projects. A need that makes interesting the integration of information directly extracted from textual sources using Information Extraction and Text Mining approaches. My group has been working in developing Text Mining approaches and in their integration in large-scale projects together with other experimental and bioinformatics methods. In this occasion I will present the developments related with the characterization of the human mitotic spindle apparatus, developed in the context of the ENFIN NoE. For these, and other, applications it is crucial to have an accurate estimation of the capacity of the current Text Mining systems. The BioCreative II challenge organized by CNIO, MITRE and NCBI in collaboration with the MINT and INTACT databases (http://biocreative.sourceforge.net, Genome Biology, August 2008 Special Issue) provides such an overview. BioCreative II was in two task: 1) gene name identification and normalization, where many systems were able to achieve a consistent 80% balance precision / recall. And 2) protein interaction detection that was divided in four sub-tasks: a) ranking of publications by their relevance on experimental determination of protein interactions, b) detection of protein interaction partners in text, c) detection of key sentences describing protein interactions, and d) detection of the experimental technique used to determine the interactions. The results were quite good in the categories of publication raking, detection of experimental methods, and highlighting of relevant sentences, while they pointed to persistent problems in the correct normalization of gene/protein names. Furthermore BioCreative has channel the collaboration of several teams for the creation of the first Text Mining meta-server (The BioCreative Meta-server, Leitner et al., Genome Biology 2008 BioCreative special issue). We are working now in the preparation of BioCreative III, with particular focus in fostering the creation of Text Mining systems that can be integrated in Genome analysis pipelines, and contribute effectively to the understanding of complex Biological Systems.
Combined sourcing and inventory management using capacity reservation and spot market

Leading companies in several industries purchase materials with the combined use of capacity reservation contracts and spot market. We analyse the optimal and a simplified policy for making long-term capacity reservation and periodic ordering/inventory decisions using the above two sources under stochastic demand and random spot market price fluctuations. In a numerical study we assess the effects of demand and spot market price uncertainties and of other parameters on both the optimal and simplified policy. We provide insights into the interaction of capacity reservation decision, demand uncertainty induced safety inventory, and inventory resulting from forward buying on the spot market.
Peluang Terjadinya Immunoglobulin M Berdasarkan Analisis Binary Logistic Faktor Penularan Virus Dengue

Abstract. Morbidity of dengue hemorrhagic fever is still high due to factors of transmission has not completely known yet, so that disease control be conducted based on the cas es. This study aimed to obtain information about factors related to the status of IgM anti-dengue vi­rus. Studies have been conducted in village Klayan district Gunungjati regency Cirebon us­ing cross sectional design. Variable study is 10 independent variables consist of 5 environ­ment variables and 5 host variables, whereas dependent variable is status of IgM anti­dengue virus. The resulting data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate analyse to determine relationship between independent with dependent variable. Of the 400 respond­ents surveyed, 56% are known to live in crowded homes, 85% at home with the lighting is not optimal, 41.5% in home with positive not covered water container, 96% at home with optimum air temperature, 62% in homes with optimal air humidity, and 23.5% at home with a positive mosquito Aedes spp larvae. Respondents with outside the home activities in low categories are 51.5%, nutritional status is not normal are 34%, age group <5 years are 10.5%, ever get DHF are 16%, and positive IgM anti-dengue virus are 17.5 %. Bivariate analysis showed three independent variables are significantly associated with the dependent variable, whereas the multivariate analysis was resulted two variables are significantly as­sociated with the dependent variable. It was concluded, the variables which significantly as­sociated with status of IgM anti-dengue virus are outside the home occupants activities, nu­tritional status and age groups. The estimating of chances of anti-dengue virus IgM can be calculated based on the activities outside the home occupants and nutritional status varia­ble. Keywords: electricity, mosquito eggs, dengue fever, vector eradication
Does Audit Tenure Lead to More Fraud? A Game-Theoretic Approach

We consider the effect of auditor tenure on the level of managerial fraud and the extent of auditor qualification of reports. We consider two conflicting effects. As auditor tenure increases, the auditor's ability to detect fraud increases, which reduces the manager's fraud incentives. On the other hand, the auditor may become more sympathetic towards management, which may increase fraud incentives. In order to analyse these issues, we develop an auditing game in which the manager makes an unobservable decision whether or not to commit fraud. The auditor then decides whether to perform a basic or extended audit. The level of audit affects the probability of fraud-detection. Following the outcome of the audit, the auditor then decides whether to issue a qualified or unqualified report. We consider the ethical dimensions of our model, and we provide policy implications in relation to the debate regarding mandatory turnover of auditors.
22 q 11 . 2 deletion syndrome and complex congenital heart defects

1M. Sc. ; PhD student in Pathology at Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 2Pharmacy student at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande Sul PUC-RS and Scholarship from the Cytogenetics Laboratory of UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 3Biomedical Degree – Master’s Degree student in Pathology at UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 4Pediatric Cardiologist of Hospital da Criança Santo Antonio – HCSA/Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre CHSCPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 5Geneticist of UFCSPA/Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre – CHSCPA; Professor of Clinical Genetics and of the Pathology Post-graduation Course of UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 6Biologist, Professor, and Cytogeneticist responsible for the Cytogenetics Laboratory of the Medical Oncology Division, University of Colorado Denver, USA 7Geneticist of UFCSPA/Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre – CHSCPA; Professor of the Clinical Genetics Department and Pathology Post-graduate Course, and Cytogeneticist responsible for the Cytogenetics Laboratory of UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Transient Focal Ischemia in Subhuman Primates: Neuronal Injury as a Function of Local Cerebral Blood Flow

Unilateral, transient (30, 60, and 120 minutes (min)) middle-cerebralartery (MCA) occlusion was induced via transorbital craniotomy in 11 waking subhuman primates. Local cerebral blood flow (LCBF) was calculated from hydrogen clearance curves obtained through the use of intracerebral platinum microelectrodes. Unilateral MCA occlusion decreased LCBF in the territory of the ipsilateral MCA. Within minutes of the arterial occlusion all monkeys developed contralateral neurologic deficits that began disappearing three hours (h) after reopening the MCA. Regional ischemia, followed by 24 h of reperfusion, produced varying degrees of tissue vacuolation which correlated (r=0.60, p<0.01, n=49) with the percent reduction in LCBF multiplied by the occlusion time. Neurons were classified according to the structural features of their perikaryon. A plot of neuron types versus percent vacuolation suggested that normal neurons become increasingly scalloped under increasingly severe ischemic conditions. The number of scalloped neurons decreased precipitously in areas of marked sponginess coincident with the appearance of irreversibly damaged neurons. Local tissue edema values exceeding 30% correlated with irreversible injury to all neurons in the same area. Regional cerebral ischemia of increasing severity was acompanied by increasing numbers of lethally injured neurons.
Toc 'N' Roll: Bargaining, Service Quality and Specificity in the UK Railway Network

The paper studies the regulatory design in a industry where the regulated downstream provider of services to final consumers purchases the necessary inputs from an upstream supplier. The model is closely inspired by the UK regulatory mechanism for the railway network. Its philosophy is one of vertical separation between ownership and operation of the rolling stock: the Train Operating Company (TOC) leases from a ROlling Stock COmpany (ROSCO) the trains it uses in its franchise. This, we show, increases the flexibility and competitiveness of the network. On the other hand, it also reduces the specificity of the rolling stock, thus increasing the cost of running the service, and the TOC's incentive to exert quality enhancing effort, thus reducing the utility of the final users. Our simple model shows that the UK regime of separation may indeed be preferable from the point of view of welfare.
Portfolio Optimization with Private Equity Funds

This paper extends the standard Merton portfolio choice model to include illiquid private equity funds. This is done in a realistic modeling framework where private equity funds cannot be traded during their entire bounded lifecycle and involve capital commitments and intermediate capital distributions that cannot be reinvested immediately. Assuming an investor that derives CRRA power utility from terminal portfolio wealth, the paper solves for a dynamic commitment and portfolio strategy that shows investors how to optimally commit capital to private equity funds and how to optimally rebalance between liquid stocks and bonds over time. The framework also allows directly studying the effects of illiquidity on optimal portfolio allocations and on investors' utilities. These results provide a number of important insights about the effects of illiquidity of private equity funds. Most importantly, the paper shows that liquidity associated welfare losses are negligible in case that private equity funds and traded stocks are relatively close substitutes, i.e. both have similar risk-return characteristics and a medium or high return correlation. This finding sheds new light on the discussion why many recent papers document that private equity funds only generate returns that are comparable to traded stocks despite being highly illiquid investments.
Synthesis: Dreams - Programs

Deductive techniques are presented for deriving programs systematically from given specifications. The specifications express the purpose of the desired program without giving any hint of the algorithm to be employed. The basic approach is to transform the specifications repeatedly according to certain rules, until a satisfactory program is produced. The rules are guided by a number of strategic controls. These techniques have been incorporated in a running program-synthesis system, called DEDALUS.
Assessing the Non-Financial Predictors of the Success and Failure of Young Firms in the Netherlands

In this study, the Lussier (1995) success and failure prediction model is improved and tested on a sample of Dutch firms. Besides clearly defining a specific business plan, work experience is added as a variable, and contrary to previous researches, the discrete variables are dealt with appropriate this time. The results of this improved model show that product/service timing, planning, management experience, knowledge of marketing, economic timing, professional advice, and having a business partner are predictors of success and failure for young firms in the Netherlands.
A Categorization Framework for Common Computer Vulnerabilities and Exposures

The dictionary of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) is a compilation of known security loopholes whose objective is to both facilitate the exchange of security-related information and expedite vulnerability analysis of computer systems. Its lack of categorization and generalization capability renders the dictionary ineffective when it comes to developing defense strategies for clustered vulnerabilities instead of individual exploits. To address this issue, we propose a CVE categorization framework termed CVE Classifier that transforms the dictionary into a classifier that not only categorizes CVEs with respect to diverse taxonomic features but can also evaluate general trends in the evolution of vulnerabilities. With the help of support vector machines, CVE Classifier builds learning models for taxonomic features based on training data automatically extracted from pertinent vulnerability databases including BID, X-Force and Secunia, and CVE entries containing telltale keywords unique to taxonomic features. We use word-stemming and stopword-removal techniques to reduce the dimensions of the feature space formed by CVEs and develop a data fusion and cleansing process to eliminate data inconsistencies to improve classification performance. The CVE classification produced by the proposed framework reveals that the majority of the Internet security loopholes are harbored by a small set of services. Moreover, it becomes evident that the widespread deployment of security devices provides many additional attack points as such devices demonstrate a great mount of vulnerabilities. Finally, the CVE Classifier points out that remotely exploitable security loopholes continue to dominate the CVEs landscape.
Differences between low-molecular-weight and unfractionated heparin for venous thromboembolism prevention following ischemic stroke: a metaanalysis.

BACKGROUND Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains a major cause of morbidity following stroke. The optimal form of pharmacologic prophylaxis following stroke is unknown. METHODS We identified randomized trials comparing unfractionated heparin (UFH) to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for VTE prevention in ischemic stroke patients. We focused on the risk for VTE, pulmonary embolism (PE), bleeding, and mortality as a function of the type of agent used for prophylaxis. Findings were pooled with a random-effects model. RESULTS We identified three trials including 2,028 patients. Two of the studies were blinded, two studies relied on enoxaparin, while one study utilized certoparin. In two studies, UFH was administered three times a day, while it was administered twice daily in the remaining study. The use of LMWH was associated with a significant risk reduction for any VTE (odds ratio [OR], 0.54; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.41 to 0.70; p < 0.001). Limiting the analysis to proximal VTEs also indicated that LMWHs were superior (OR with LMWH vs UFH, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.37 to 0.75; p < 0.001). LMWH use led to fewer PEs as well (OR, 0.26; 95% CI, 0.07 to 0.95; p = 0.042). There were no differences in rates of overall bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage, or mortality based on the type of agent employed. Restricting the analysis to the reports employing enoxaparin did not alter our findings. CONCLUSIONS The prophylactic use of LMWH compared to UFH following ischemic stroke is associated with a reduction in both VTE and PE. This benefit is not associated with an increased incidence of bleeding. Broader use of LMWH for VTE prevention after ischemic stroke is warranted.
Employee engagement, human resource management practices and competitive advantage

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue in support of a model that shows how four key HRM practices focused on engagement influence organizational climate, job demands and job resources, the psychological experiences of safety, meaningfulness and availability at work, employee engagement, and individual, group and organizational performance and competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach – This conceptual review focuses on the research evidence showing interrelationships between organizational context factors, job factors, individual employee psychological and motivational factors, employee outcomes, organizational outcomes and competitive advantage. The proposed model integrates frameworks that have previously run independently in the HR and engagement literatures. Findings – The authors conclude that HRM practitioners need to move beyond the routine administration of annual engagement surveys and need to embed engagement in HRM policies and practices such personnel selection, socializatio.
Evaluation of effectiveness of an advertisement campaign by use of Twitter

The paper addresses the topic of marketing campaign evaluation by means of statistical analysis of publicly available data from popular micro-blog service Twitter. The research is aimed at finding out the parameter or combination of parameters e.g. average frequency, peek frequency, total number of posts, number of positive/negative posts etc. of tweets mentioning the product/company of interest providing best correlation with sales. In particular current paper addresses movie industry by correlating first weekend box office revenue of all movies premiered in the period from September 2012 till end of March 2013 in USA with the amount of tweets mentioning the movie titles during Monday to Sunday in the week of first night of a movie. Moreover analysis is given for “positive tweets” and “negative tweets” search options of Twitter and their effect on the prediction. Additionally the paper outlines major general issues associated with data collection and analysis using Twitter.
Joint optimization of power allocation and relay location for regenerative relaying with multi-antenna reception at destination

We consider joint power allocation (PA) and relay positioning in a dual-hop regenerative relay system with multiple antennas equipped at the destination. With a fixed relay location, an adaptive PA strategy at the source and relay under a sum power constraint that minimizes the system outage probability is presented. With a fixed PA strategy, the optimal relay location is derived. We then propose to jointly optimize PA and relay location. It is shown that employing more destination antennas and/or choosing an appropriate relay location can significantly save the power needed at the relay. Numerical results are presented to demonstrate the performance of the proposed PA and relay positioning algorithms. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
[Prognostic study of preoperative serum levels of CEA and CA 19-9 in colorectal cancer].

PURPOSE Carcinoembrionic Antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) are the most frequently used tumor markers in the clinical setting of colorectal cancer. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic value of preoperative serum levels of CEA and CA 19-9 in colorectal cancer patients. METHODS Serum levels of CEA and CA 19-9 were examined in 586 patients with colorectal cancer. Cut-off levels were calculated at reference value:<2.5 ng/mL (group A) versus >2.5 ng/mL (group B) for CEA and, <37 U/mL (group A) versus >37 U/mL (group B) for CA 19-9. RESULTS According to tumor progression, each marker tended to show a higher level. Group A showed a significantly better prognosis than group B in both CEA and CA 19-9. In Dukes classification A, B and C, only CEA showed a better prognosis in group A than group B. At the time of recurrence compared to the pre-operative point, the CEA and CA 19-9 levels were significantly higher in both group A and B, however. In relation to the necessity of adjuvant chemotherapy (5-FU containing regimen) in Dukes A, the cases without adjuvant chemotherapy in group B of CEA showed a poor prognosis. CONCLUSION The measurement of preoperative serum CEA and CA 19-9 is useful for prognostic prediction in colorectal cancer. Cut-off levels calculated at the reference value reflect the prognosis in this study. Especially, preoperative CEA reveals a potential high risk group in Dukes A which should be carefully treated by adjuvant chemotherapy to avoid recurrence.
High-level implementation of an ARM7 microprocessor with multicore capabilities

This paper presents an implemention of an ARM7 microprocessor with multicore capabilities. The required modifications to support multiprocessing include: the addition of atomic instructions to the instruction set and the addition of a bus interface. The implementation resulted to a 170% power overhead and a decrease in area by 61% compared with the single core implementation of the ARM7 microprocessor in the laboratory. The maximum allowable frequency attained was 17 MHz, an improvement from the previous implementation's 10 MHz.