Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The relationship between noise sensitivity and soundscape appraisal of care professionals in their work environment: a case study in Nursing Homes in Flanders, Belgium

Noise sensitivity is known as a stable effect modifier for environmental noise annoyance at home. In this study, we investigated its effect on the appreciation of the soundscape in the work environment by care professionals. For this purpose, in the context of the AcustiCare project, we conducted a large-scale online survey with care professionals working at Nursing Homes in Flanders (Belgium). The questionnaire contained two main parts: (1) a reduced version of the Weinstein’s Noise Sensitivity Scale (WNSS) and (2) a Soundscape protocol, which included the assessment of overall soundscape quality and its dimensions, the perceived dominance of sound sources and the annoyance they induce. Through a k-means cluster analysis, we then used the WNSS scores to create a Noise Sensitivity variable and to sort participants into three groups, corresponding to different “degrees” of noise sensitivity (“quite tolerant of noise”, “moderately sensitive to noise” and “very sensitive to noise”). The relationship between Noise Sensitivity and overall soundscape appraisal was investigated, as well as potential associations between Noise Sensitivity and the staff role. Results showed that no statistically significant differences emerged for soundscape variables, or the perceived dominance of sound sources. However, the “very sensitive to noise” group tended to be more annoyed by human sounds (both vocal and non-vocal), installation sounds and operational sounds. Furthermore, no associations were observed between Noise Sensitivity and the staff role. These results suggest that care professionals who are more sensitive to noise are also potentially more likely to be psychologically distressed in their work environment, so their acoustic comfort should be carefully taken into account at a management level.
Challenges to Academic Marketing: Toward the Next Decade [Keynote address]

At the turn of the century and millennium, the Marketing Science Institute and the American Marketing Association undertook in a conference and a special issue of the Journal of Marketing to examine what were seen as fundamental issues and directions for marketing in the dawning millennium. A series of competitively commissioned papers addressed such questions as: How do customers and consumers really behave? How do markets function and evolve? How do firms relate to their markets? And what are the contributions of marketing to organizational performance and societal welfare? These questions were thought to best satisfy the criteria of differentiation, durability, specificity, and relevance as this look ahead was taken. Five themes were seen at the time as emerging that would be expected to be particularly salient to the future evolution and development of marketing. These themes, elaborated upon in Day and Montgomery ( 1999), relate to : 1) the connected knowledge economy, 2 ) the globalizing, converging, and consolidating of industries, 3) fragmenting and frictionless markets, 4) demanding customers and consumers and their empowered behavior, and 5) adaptive organizations exhibiting more interactive and less broadcast
Fingerprint liveness detection using multiscale difference co-occurrence matrix

Abstract. Fingerprint identification systems have been widely applied in both civilian and governmental applications due to its satisfying performance. However, the fingerprint identification systems can be easily cheated by the presentation of artificial fingerprints made from common materials. Therefore, it reduces the reliability and misleads the decision of the fingerprint identification systems. In this work, we propose a software-based fingerprint liveness detection method based on multiscale difference co-occurrence matrix (DCM). In doing so, multiscale wavelet transform operation is first conducted on the original image. After the preprocessing of the decomposition of the original image, DCMs are computed by using the Laplacian operator. Horizontal and vertical difference co-occurrence matrices are constructed in our method. In order to reduce the dimensionality of the feature vectors, truncation operation is introduced for DCMs. Then, the elements of processing DCMs are regarded as the texture features of original fingerprint images. Finally, classification accuracy of feature vectors is predicted based on a support vector machine classifier. The experimental results have shown that the performance of our method is very promising and meanwhile achieve better accurate classification compared with the best algorithms of LivDet2013 and LivDet2011, while being able to recognize spoofed fingerprints with better recognition accuracy.
Efecto de "Tetranychus urticae" Koch en la calidad del tallo floral de 15 cultivares de rosa

El cultivo intensivo de rosa (Rosa x hibrida) en Tenancingo y Villa Guerrero, Estado de Mexico, Mexico, es afectado significativamente por Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), conocida como arana roja. El objetivo de esta investigacion fue determinar la tolerancia al ataque de arana roja y su efecto en la calidad del tallo floral de 15 cultivares de rosa. Yemas vegetativas de los cultivares mencionados, injertadas en el patron Manettii (Rosa sp.) fueron establecidas en macetas bajo invernadero. Las plantas fueron infestadas con el acaro cuando el brote floral alcanzo 10 cm de altura, para despues hacer conteos semanales y evaluar la planta en punto de corte. De tres experimentos realizados en primavera de 2010, otono de 2010 y primavera de 2012, se evaluaron numero de acaros por planta y seis variables asociadas a calidad del tallo floral. Los resultados mostraron tolerancia diferencial entre cultivares; la variedad catalina fue la menos tolerante y mostro 3 veces mas acaros que ambiance, la mas resistente. La infestacion del acaro se correlaciono significativamente con numero de petalos, numero de tallos productivos y diametro de tallo. Area foliar y contenido de clorofila no fueron determinantes en la preferencia de los acaros, quizas lo fueron variaciones intrinsecas entre cultivares como contenido de fenoles totales.
Clinical Analysis of 17 Cases of Pyloric Obstruction Complicated With Infantile Peptic Ulcet

Objective To explore and summarize clinical feature and therapy of the pyloric obstruction caused by infantile peptic ulcer. Methods Clinical data of 17 cases of pyloric obstruction complicated with infantile peptic ulcer were analyzed and evaluated retrospectively,these sick children were hospitalization during Sep. 1996 to Sep 2004 in our hospital. 17 cases of pyloric obstruction underwent pyloroplasty add medical trestment,all patients had recovery well,simultaneously they were followed for 3 months to 5 years after discharge. Results These finding showed that there were 2 cases of superficial ulcer in gastric sinus,we cured the younger children with superficial ulcer by using medical treatment their growth and development were all normal. Conclusions Because disease history and clinical manifestation of pyloric obstruction induced by infantile peptic ulcer-induced were no tipical. Therefore, its diagnosis have to combine fibrogastroscopy with imaging examination. Once the disease diagnosis was defined,using pyloroplasty with medical treatment could obtain a confirmed efficacy immediately,and less complication in postoperation.
A Data Path Synthesis Method to Self-Testable Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)

Allocation is the High Level Synthesis task that reaches a data path definition obeying hardware restriction and optimizing the chip area and performance. Testability is a sequence of procedures that ensures that an ASIC is working correctly. Self-Testability is the case where the whole test procedure is implemented in the chip. A design is said full testable when, in the test mode, all the possible faults can be detected. This paper presents a method to consider the self-testability of the ASIC during the allocation process. A few other than the usual hardware restrictions are imposed to ensures the self-testability. The achieved data path will be self-testable and will have the smallest possible area. Usually, this kind of optimization problem is NP-Complete. In our case, heuristics are used to reach a good solution in an acceptable computing time. This paper shows the heuristics used in our allocation algorithm and a case of study, that validates the whole process, is shown.
Extensive Analysis on Generation and Consensus Mechanisms of Clustering Ensemble: A Survey

Data analysis plays a prominent role in interpreting various phenomena. Data mining is the process to hypothesize useful knowledge from the extensive data. Based upon the classical statistical prototypes the data can be exploited beyond the storage and management of the data. Cluster analysis a primary investigation with little or no prior knowledge, consists of research and development across a wide variety of communities. Cluster ensembles are melange of individual solutions obtained from different clusterings to produce final quality clustering which is required in wider applications. The method arises in the perspective of increasing robustness, scalability and accuracy. This paper gives a brief overview of the generation methods and consensus functions included in cluster ensemble. The survey is to analyze the various techniques and cluster ensemble methods.
[Malignant hyperthermia: preoperative prognosis, prevention and treatment].

Malignant hyperthermia, a inheritant metabolic disease can be induced by some anesthetic agents. The morbid conditions and clinical manifestations in two cases of malignant hyperthermia were studied. The two basic conditions are necessary in the occurrence of malignant hyperthermia: familial inheritant defects, i.e. abnormal membranes that encase myosarkoplasm; and contact of anesthetic agents. The main clinical manifestations of malignant hyperthermia include muscular tetanic spasm and abrupt rising of body temperature. Five aspects of early prognosis and prompt treatment are given.
Approche méthodologique innovante pour le suivi en ligne de procédés de production d’anticorps par cellules animales : apport des techniques spectroscopiques in situ à la stratégie PAT

Les bioprocedes industriels mettant en œuvre la culture de cellules animales sont devenus incontournables pour la production d’anticorps monoclonaux (AcM). Cependant, l'etat physiologique des cellules et la qualite des AcM produits, en particulier leur glycosylation, sont tributaires des variations intervenant au cours du procede. Il en decoule des risques d'alteration de l'efficacite et de la surete des AcM. C'est pourquoi, depuis quelques annees, l'initiative Process Analytical Technology (PAT) encourage le developpement du suivi en ligne de ces procedes, avec l'objectif de mieux les maitriser et d'assurer la qualite finale des produits. Dans ce contexte, cette these propose des approches innovantes pour le suivi en ligne de procedes de culture de cellules CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary) en bioreacteur, basees sur l'utilisation de trois types de spectroscopies in situ (dielectrique, Raman, proche infrarouge(NIR)). Le premier chapitre presente une nouvelle demarche permettant de predire en temps reel l'etat physiologique des cellules, au travers de la vitesse specifique de croissance cellulaire (μ). A partir de la mesure en ligne de la permittivite grâce a la spectroscopie dielectrique, la µ a ete calculee en temps reel, permettant de detecter le moment critique correspondant au moment ou μ diminue. Comparee a une demarche hors ligne, l'utilisation de cette methode pour le pilotage de cultures en mode recharge-recolte, permet d’assurer a la fois la quantite et la qualite de glycosylation des AcM. Le second chapitre aborde l'utilisation des spectroscopies NIR et Raman in situ combinees a des methodes chimiometriques. Les performances de ces deux spectroscopies ont ete comparees en parallele. Des modeles en ligne ont ete developpes pour predire la concentration de differents parametres (cellules viables, glucose, lactate, glutamine, ions ammonium, anticorps). L'evaluation de ces modeles par facteurs de merite (FOM), a revele certains avantages de la spectroscopie Raman. La combinaison de ces deux spectroscopies par diverses strategies de fusion de donnees a ete egalement evaluee. Dans le troisieme chapitre, l'interet de la spectroscopie Raman a ete demontre pour le suivi en ligne, non seulement, de la concentration, mais aussi, de la glycosylation des AcM. Des modeles ont ete developpes pour la prediction en ligne, a la fois, de la macro-heterogeneite (sites de glycosylation), et de la micro-heterogeneite (structures glycanniques) de la glycosylation des AcM dans le cas de cultures en mode discontinu et recharge-recolte. Le dernier chapitre a utilise les spectroscopies NIR et dielectrique, en les integrant a un « capteur logiciel » combinant des equations de bilans de matiere. Ce « capteur logiciel », mis en œuvre au cours d'une culture en mode semi-continu pour le controle automatique du debit d'alimentation, a conduit a une augmentation de la productivite du procede ainsi qu'a une meilleure glycosylation des AcM produits
AN ANALYSIS OF METAPHOR IN ONE DIRECTION ALBUM

Lyrics in song are intended to send a message to the audience or music lovers. Composers use figurative language as the media to convey their message. One of the figurative languages that is mostly used in song’s lyrics is Metaphor. This study was intended to investigate the types of metaphor used in One Direction Album. The objective of this study to identify the types of metaphor found in the song lyrics and to analyze metaphor meaning in One Direction song. This study adopted a descriptive qualitative research design. Three songs by One Direction had been chosen as the data of this study; Story of My Life, Steal My Girl and Drag Me Down. The data were analyzed its metaphor by using Lakoff and Johnson theory, while in investigating the meaning, Chaer’s theory of contextual meaning was used. The result of the study showed that based on the three types of metaphor, structural metaphor becomes the most frequently used in the song lyrics, meanwhile 2 of 3 songs used all of the three types of metaphor; Orientation, Structural and Ontological Metaphor. In answering the second research question about the meaning of each metaphor, each lyric has been analyzed through content analysis to know the true meaning of what the song writer want to express in his/her lyrics and each lyric has different contextual meaning which is elaborated further in this study. Keywords: Metaphor, Meaning, One Direction’s Album
Computer Assisted Coral Identification System: an electronic approach to identify common coral species of Sri Lanka

A preliminary survey was carried out to find out the issues and constraints of the Polychotomous Coral Identification Key. Findings were used as the primary platform to provide a modified approach to the coral identification process. The conventional coral identification key is a paper-based model, where users often require the help of an identification expert to complete the identification process. Vast majority of the respondents (76.15%) suggested that the conventional coral identification key should be more user-friendly, including a modified key procedure, assistance with scientific terminology, and enhanced visual elements. To address the issues in an all-in-one approach, a computer application, Computer Assisted Coral Identification System was developed. It was designed to directly interact with the user & assist the identification process. User-friendliness of the Computer Assisted Coral Identification System was improvised by designing a powerful & attractive Graphical User Interface (GUI). This GUI was equipped with 16-bit high-color images, easy-navigational controls and attractively presented information. The Interactive Glossary combines information and pictorial support to provide descriptive information on scientific terminology. Further, the user is provided with some information on the coral genera that are identified using the Computer Assisted Coral Identification System. This package provides an efficient, understandable, convenient & secure approach to the coral identification process. Geared with these new features, the Computer Assisted Coral Identification System facilitates the identification of 123 common coral taxa of Sri Lankan waters upto their generic levels.
What are the top most costly diseases for USA? The alignment of burden of illness with prevention and screening expenditures

Background: It was the intention of the authors to generate a list of the top diseases responsible for the greatest financial expense in the United States. This listing would then inform policymakers as to the highest priority target conditions. With such information available, funding for the NIH could be accomplished based upon factual criteria rather than political clout or uninformed consensus. Method: The first step was a literature review to explore articles and reports which were published about the cost of illness (COI) up to December 2009. Therefore the source of the data used in this investigation was obtained from this retrospective search approach. Results: With reference to total cost for disease, first was HCVD with 475.3 billion US dollars, followed by alcohol abuse and substance at 300.6 billion US dollars, digestive diseases at 259.6 billion US dollars, cancer at 239.5 billion US dollars and mental disease at 216,6 billion US dollars. Conclusion: As has been seen, the total societal costs of the diseases do not synch with the degree of attention paid to these various disease states. Several of the diseases have very powerful and vocal support organizations that encourage attention and clinical research support. On the other hand we hear very little about efforts against allergic rhinitis or infectious and parasitic diseases.
5G Network Communication, Caching, and Computing Algorithms Based on the Two‐Tier Game Model

In this study, we developed hybrid control algorithms in smart base stations (SBSs) along with devised communication, caching, and computing techniques. In the proposed scheme, SBSs are equipped with computing power and data storage to collectively offload the computation from mobile user equipment and to cache the data from clouds. To combine in a refined manner the communication, caching, and computing algorithms, game theory is adopted to characterize competitive and cooperative interactions. The main contribution of our proposed scheme is to illuminate the ultimate synergy behind a fully integrated approach, while providing excellent adaptability and flexibility to satisfy the different performance requirements. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed approach can outperform existing schemes by approximately 5% to 15% in terms of bandwidth utilization, access delay, and system throughput.
Automatische Analyse von Diagnosekompetenzen in Fallsimulationen

Diagnosekompetenzen spielen in vielen beruflichen Situationen eine wichtige Rolle. Diagnostizieren ist das zielgerichtete Sammeln und Integrieren von Informationen zum Zweck der bestmoglichen Entscheidungsfindung. Um Diagnosekompetenzen von Studierenden zu fordern und diese dadurch hinreichend auf ihre beruflichen Aufgaben vorzubereiten, bieten sich Fallsimulationen an. Dabei werden Studierenden berufsnahe Situationen geschildert, in denen diagnostisches Denken und Schlussfolgern erforderlich ist. Ohne hinreichendes inhaltliches Feedback ist es Studierenden jedoch nur schwer moglich ihre Diagnosekompetenzen zu verbessern. Klassische Methoden des Feedbacks, insbesondere fur grose Gruppen an Studierenden, sind entweder wenig Lehrkraft-intensiv jedoch allgemein (z.B. Muster- bzw. Expertenlosungen) oder adaptiv jedoch Lehrkraft-intensiv (z.B. individuelles Feedback von Experten). Automatisches adaptives Feedback bezuglich Diagnosekompetenzen kann helfen die Nachteile klassischer Feedback Methoden zu uberwinden. Ziel ist es, Methoden zu entwickeln, die Diagnosekompetenzen automatisch analysieren und evaluieren, und daher zur automatischen Erstellung von adaptivem Feedback genutzt werden konnen. Methoden aus der Kunstlichen Intelligenz (KI) wurden bereits erfolgreich in Lehr-Lernumgebungen eingesetzt und haben hohes Zukunftspotential (Luckin, Holmes, Griffiths & Forcier, 2016), da sie sich zur automatischen Analyse von Daten eignen. Die hier untersuchte Forschungsfrage ist, inwieweit Methoden aus der KI auf Studierendenlosungen in Fallsimulationen anwendbar sind, um diese automatisch bezuglich Diagnosekompetenzen zu analysieren.
Sedentary Lifestyle and Body Weight Status among Youth at Public Secondary Schools in Selangor

Background: Prior research indicates that youth are more at risks for developing obesity, where obesity are associated with several health complications as well as significant healthcare costs. Malaysia has been categorised as the fattest country in South-East Asia with its obesity rates are alarming and on the rise. Aim: To determine the level of body weight status and sedentary behaviour among youth at public secondary schools in Selangor. Methods: Data were obtained through a cross sectional study where questionnaires were distributed to students aged 16 years old through cluster sampling method. After data was cleaned and prepared for the statistical analysis, the sample was reduced to 385 students: 195 female and 190 male. Body Mass Index (BMI) and Sedentary Behaviours Questionnaires adapted from Project EAT II were used to assess inactive lifestyle. Results: It indicates in which n=115 of respondents were on the worrying categories either overweight, obese type I, obese type II or obese type III. Meanwhile, the inactive duration for majority of the respondents due to sedentary lifestyle were calculated as 5 hours per day.
Spontaneous Regression of Melanoma Metastases Associated with a Flare of Eczema

Introduction : Spontaneous regression of metastatic melanoma is a rare event with only a handful of cases documented in the world literature. The phenomenonremains much of an enigma however there is an increasing body of evidence to support an immunologic basis to regression. Presentation of case : We report a case of spontaneous regression of widespread metastatic melanoma diagnosed radiologically in a 54 year old otherwise well Caucasian woman. Regression of metastatic disease was first noted when the patient presented with a severe flare of otherwise well controlled atopic eczema. This continued to complete regression of all metastatic disease over a period of 26 months. She remained clinically well and disease free for three years, however subsequently developed new pulmonary nodules on routine PET scan suggestive of new metastases. Conclusion :We discuss mechanisms of regression and hypothesize that this patient’s flare of eczema was related to T cell hyperactivity induced by tumour-associated-antigens produced by melanoma cellsCases of tumour regression and research into pathways involved in regression may offer insight into novel treatment options.