Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Model for Value Creation in Mobile Government: an Integrated Theory Perspective

Understanding of the complexities and mechanisms of m-government value helps to reveal applicable needs and expectations of the users for m-Government services. However, none of the received theories in and of itself could explain the sources of new value creation in m-government, attempting to find out the main value drives in m-government, this paper builds a theory model of value creation in m-government grounded in an integrative theory perspective in value creation management and information systems value theory. The results indicate that led to the development of the valuedrivers model, which includes four factors that enhance the value creation potential of m-government: efficiency, service quality, interaction, and justice, The significance of the research and future research directions are discussed.
Teaching the polite and the deferential speech levels using media materials: Advanced KFL classroom settings

The application of media materials in teaching Korean pragmatic elements in Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) classroom settings is still an underdeveloped research area. This paper explores how one can apply media materials to the teaching of Korean pragmatic elements in advanced KFL classroom settings. One can generate various teaching activities using televised media materials, such as television talk shows, dramas, news, and commercials. The focus of this paper is on teaching two Korean speech levels: the polite speech level (the yo form) and the deferential speech level (the supnita form) as well as the alternation between the speech levels, using two short video clips from Korean television talk shows. The video clips include a morning talk show presentation (3 minutes), and a multi-party interaction from a shopping channel show (3 minutes). Both clips were transcribed and subjected to an in-depth analysis of the participants' uses of the deferential speech level and the polite speech level. The paper addresses the following three issues:
Hoidon menoja hillitsemässä. Heikkokuntoisten kotona asuvien ikäihmisten palvelujen käyttö, omaishoito ja kuntoutus

Kehusmaa S. Containing the costs for care. Use of ser vices, informal care and rehabilitation of frail elderly living at home. Helsinki: Kela, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Studies in social security and health 131, 2014. 156 pp. ISBN 978-951-669-941-0 (print), 978-951-669-942-7 (pdf ). The ageing of the baby boomers will increase demand for health and social services. The rising costs of elderly care will be a challenge to the funding of public health care and social services. This study will determine the factors related to the use of services and care expenditure of the elderly population. To provide means to reduce the increase of age-related costs, it is relevant to take these factors into account. This study uses the methods of health economics. The data were collected in connection with the geriatric rehabilitation program by the Social Insurance Institution (Kela) and it was completed with the databases of the Care Register for Health Care maintained by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and benefits register maintained by the Social Insurance Institution. The results indicate that informal care decreases expenditures significantly. Without the informal care of family members, elderly care expenditures would be 2.8 billion euros higher. It would be economically justifiable to increase the number of recipients of informal care allowance as the savings are considerably higher than the costs. It is estimated that 60,000 informal carers do demanding and restrictive care work. Nevertheless, one in three of them do not receive informal care allowance. An inpatient (group) rehabilitation program for frail elderly people was executed in this study and was not found to be cost-effective. Based on this study, it seems that investments in social services for the elderly population could reduce the use and costs of health services. This result indicates that the distribution of work between long-term care and public health care for the elderly needs to be approached as an entity whose focus is more on social services.
Music analysis as a shortest grammar problem

In this paper we present a novel approach to music analysis, in which a grammar is automatically generated explaining a musical work’s structure. The proposed method is predicated on the hypothesis that the shortest possible grammar provides a model of the musical structure which is a good representation of the composer’s intent. The effectiveness of our approach is demonstrated by comparison of the results with previously-published expert analysis; our automated approach produces results comparable to human annotation. We also illustrate the power of our approach by showing that it is able to locate errors in scores, such as introduced by OMR or human transcription. Further, our approach provides a novel mechanism for intuitive high-level editing and creative transformation of music. A wide range of other possible applications exists, including automatic summarization and simplification; estimation of musical complexity and similarity, and plagiarism detection.
Protein Folding with Coarse-Grained Off-Lattice Models of the Polypeptide Chain

This work was supported by National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). Support was also received from the National Foundation for Cancer Research. This research was carried out by using the resources of our 392-processor Beowulf cluster at the Baker Laboratory of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, the National Science Foundation Terascale Computing System at the Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications System at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Image Retrieval Benchmark Database Service: A Needs Assessment and Preliminary Develoment Plan

Acknowledgments This study was initiated as a joint project between the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and was funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies. It has benefited from the thoughtful groundwork of Clifford Lynch (CNI) and Anne Kenney (then CLIR, now Cornell University Library). The problems of assessing image retrieval were explored by the participants in several planning meetings held prior to the commissioning of this report. One such session, entitled " Planning Meeting for Test Database for Digital Visual Resources " and convened by Clifford Lynch and Anne Kenney in May 2001, was particularly helpful in shaping my initial thinking. Participating in this session were Joseph Bush,
Un algorisme per al reconeixement automàtic de grafos dicotomitzants

A computational algorithm which ailows the recognition of graphs presenting dicotomic characteristics is described. Its geometric application and also the practic implementation in the Molecular Similarity field is exposed. It is also shown how the algorithm can be used as a useful to01 to deduce intrinsic relationships between the physicochemical properties of a molecular group.
Workload-sensitive Timing Behavior Anomaly Detection in Large Software Systems

Anomaly detection is used for failure detection and diagnosis in large software systems to reduce repair time, thus increasing availability. A common approach is building a model of a system's normal behavior in terms of monitored parameters, and comparing this model with a dynamically generated model of the respective current behavior. Deviations are considered anomalies, indicating failures. Most anomaly detection approaches do not explicitly consider varying workload. Assuming that varying workload leads to varying response times of services provided by internal software components, our hypothesis is as follows: a novel workload-sensitive anomaly detection is realizable, using statistics of workload-dependent service response times as a model of the normal behavior. The goals of this work are divided into three parts. First, an application-generic technique will be developed to model and generate realistic workload based on an analytical workload model notation to be specified. Applying this technique to a sample application in a case study, the relation between workload intensity and response times will be statistically analyzed. Based on this, a workload-sensitive anomaly detection prototype will be implemented.
Prevención de trastorno de estrés postraumático en supervivientes del terremoto de Chile de febrero de 2010: una propuesta de intervención narrativa

espanolTras el terremoto y tsunami que afectaron a la zona centro sur de Chile el 27 de febrero de 2010, se hace necesario anticipar las consecuencias psicologicas que este tipo de desastres provoca en la poblacion. El presente trabajo revisa los resultados de distintos estudios a nivel mundial a fin de conocer estas consecuencias, centrandose principalmente en el Trastorno de Estres Postraumatico [TEPT], sus caracteristicas particulares, prevalencia, factores de riesgo e intervenciones utilizadas para su prevencion y tratamiento. A continuacion, se propone un modelo de intervencion narrativa, enriquecido por los aportes de los estudios sobre expresion emocional y apoyo social en la prevencion de este trastorno. Esta propuesta se ha probado anteriormente con exito para la prevencion del TEPT y sintomatologia asociada en mujeres con cancer de mama. EnglishAfter the earthquake and tsunami that struck the south-central Chile on February 27, 2010, it is necessary to anticipate the psychological consequences of disasters such causes in the population. This paper reviews the results of various studies worldwide in order to understand these consequences, focusing mainly on posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], their characteristics, prevalence, risk factors and interventions used for prevention and treatment. Then, we propose a model of narrative intervention, enriched by the contributions of studies on emotional expression and social support in the prevention of this disorder. This proposal has been tried before successfully for the prevention of PTSD and associated symptoms in women with breast cancer.
Design de particules plasmoniques pour le contrôle de l'absorption et de l'émission de lumière

Au cours ce travail, nous nous sommes interesses au design de particules plasmoniques pour le controle de l'absorption et de l'emission de lumiere. Notre strategie a ete de synthetiser des nanoparticules de type coeur@ecorce composees d'un coeur d'or et d'une ecorce dielectrique de silice contenant des molecules organiques fluorescentes. Nous avons fait varier la distance entre ces dernieres et le coeur afin de moduler l'intensite de leur couplage avec les plasmons du metal et d'ainsi controler les proprietes optiques des nanoparticules. Nous nous sommes aussi interesses a l'assemblage de ces nanoparticules sous la forme de supra-particules ou de reseaux bidimensionnels organises. L'etude des proprietes optiques de ces nouveaux materiaux a permis de mettre en evidence une forte exaltation de l'intensite de fluorescence des particules coeur@ecorce quand celles-ci sont confinees entre deux nappes metalliques, ce qui correspond a un mode de cavite fort. Nous avons egalement travaille sur la synthese de particules composees d'un coeur de silice et soit d'une ecorce d'or presentant des patchs " vierges ", soit d'une ecorce de dioxyde de titane comportant des patchs recouverts de nanoparticules d'or.
Animal models of lethal arrhythmias

Sudden cardiac death resulting from ventricular tachyarrhythmias remains the leading cause of death in industrially developed countries, accounting for between 300,000 and 500,000 deaths each year in the United States. Yet, despite the enormity of this problem, the development of safe and effective antiarrhythmic agents remains elusive. Indeed, several class I (encainide and flecainide) and class III (d‐sotalol) drugs have actually been shown to increase, rather than decrease, the risk of arrhythmic death in patients recovering from myocardial infarction. The identification of effective antiarrhythmic agents is critically dependent on the use of appropriate animal models of human disease. In particular, myocardial ischemia may be an important determinant for the development of the life‐threatening ventricular arrhythmias. For example, preclinical studies demonstrate that many drugs that prevent arrhythmias induced by programmed electrical stimulation fail to prevent ventricular fibrillation provoked by ischemia in the same animals. Thus, one would predict that animal models in which lethal arrhythmias are induced by myocardial ischemia would be the most effective tools for the identification of potential antiarrhythmic medications. This review first evaluates several animal models of lethal ventricular arrhythmias with particular emphasis placed on canine models. Then it closes with a brief discussion of ATP‐sensitive potassium‐channel antagonists as an example of antiarrhythmic drugs that may act selectively on the ischemic myocardium. Drug Dev. Res. 55:59–72, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Robust Control of Hybrid Systems

The term "hybrid systems" was first used in 1966 Witsenhausen introduced a hybrid model consisting of continuous dynamics with a few sets of transition. These systems provide both continuous and discrete dynamics have proven to be a useful mathematical model for various physical phenomena and engineering systems. A typical example is a chemical batch plant where a computer is used to monitor complex sequences of chemical reactions, each of which is modeled as a continuous process. In addition to the discontinuities introduced by the computer, most physical processes admit components (eg switches) and phenomena (eg collision), the most useful models are discrete. The hybrid system models arise in many applications, such as chemical process control, avionics, robotics, automobiles, manufacturing, and more recently molecular biology. The control design for hybrid systems is generally complex and difficult. In literature, different design approaches are presented for different classes of hybrid systems, and different control objectives. For example, when the control objective is concerned with issues such as safety specification, verification and access, the ideas in discrete event control and automaton framework are used for the synthesis of control. One of the most important control objectives is the problem of stabilization. Stability in the continuous systems or not-hybrid can be concluded starting from the characteristics from their fields from vectors. However, in the hybrid systems the properties of stability also depend on the rules of commutation. For example, in a hybrid system by commutation between two dynamic stable it is possible to obtain instabilities while the change between two unstable subsystems could have like consequence stability. The majority of the results of stability for the hybrid systems are extensions of the theories of Lyapunov developed for the continuous systems. They require the Lyapunov function at consecutive switching times to be a decreasing sequence. Such a requirement in general is difficult to check without calculating the solution of the hybrid dynamics, and thus losing the advantage of the approach of Lyapunov. In this chapter, we develop tools for the systematic analysis and robust design of hybrid systems, with emphasis on systems that require control algorithms, that is, hybrid control systems. To this end, we identify mild conditions that hybrid equations need to satisfy so that their behavior captures the effect of arbitrarily small perturbations. This leads to new concepts of global solutions that provide a deep understanding not only on the robustness
Comparative Study of Intrathecal Bupivacaine versus Bupivacaine with Fentanyl for Cesarean Section

Background: Spinal anaesthesia for cesarean section has been the preferred technique for majority of anaesthesiologist. Maternal hypotension following spinal anaesthesia remains common place in cesarean delivery. The combination of reduced dose of local anaesthetics with intrathecal opioids makes it possible to achieve adequate spinal anaesthesia with minimum hypotension. Objectives: The aim of our study was to compare the effectiveness of plain bupivacaine with low dose bupivacaine plus fentanyl with respect to sensory and motor blockade, hemodynamic changes, side effect profile and post-operative analgesia after spinal anaesthesia. Material and methods: 60 patients undergoing elective cesarean section under spinal anaesthesia were randomly allocated to two equal groups; Group B patients received 10 mg (2 mL) of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine and Group B + F received 8mg (1.6 mL) of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine plus 20 ug (0.4 mL) preservative free fentanyl. The clinical profile of subarachnoid block in two groups and its effect on maternal and neonatal outcome was studied. Results: The mean time required to reach peak sensory level was earlier in Group B + F. Mean time of two segment regression of sensory analgesia and complete sensory recovery was significantly earlier in Group B. Duration of motor recovery was earlier in Group B +F. Mean maximal heart rate was significantly more in Group B. Mean minimal systolic arterial pressure was significantly less in Group B compared to Group B + F. The duration of effective analgesia was significantly more in Group B + F (235.33+29.15) compared to Group B (120.33+10.98). The incidence of side effects was less in Group B + F than Group B. Conclusion: We can conclude that the addition of low dose fentanyl to 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia in cesarean section provides satisfactory sensory and motor blockade, better hemodynamic stability, less side effects and effective post-operative analgesia.
NetFlow-Based Anomaly Traffic Analyzer

NetFlow provides I Pflow information in the network.Network administrators can use the NetFlow flow records for a variety of purposes,including accounting,billing,network planning,traffic engineering.In the field of network security,I Pflow information provided by NetFlow is used to analyze anomaly traffic.And NetFlow based anomaly traffic analysis is an appropriate supplement to current signature-based NIDS.In this paper,NetFlow-based Anomaly Traffic Analyzer,an anomaly-based intrusion detection system is discussed and proved to be effective.
Rocks, Stones and Sand - Zur Granularität von Komponenten in Workflowmanagementsystemen

Zusammenfassung Workflowmanagementsysteme können im betrieblichen Einsatz durch die Koordination von Akteuren, Aktivitäten, Daten und Anwendungssystemen die Effizienz der Prozeßausführung steigern. Die Stärke der Koordination variiert mit unterschiedlicher Granularität der in einen Workflow eingebundenen Applikationen. Um diese Varianz zu analysieren werden zunächst die Koordinationsmechanismen von Workflowmanagementsystemen klassifiziert und im folgenden anhand von drei Szenarien näher untersucht: Die Kopplung gesamter Anwendungssysteme auf grober Granularitätsebene (Rocks), die Kopplung von Modulen auf mittlerer Granularitätsebene (Stones) sowie die Kopplung von elementaren Funktionsbausteinen als Einbindung auf feiner Granularitätsebene (Sand). Die Auswirkungen der Szenarien auf die Koordinationsfunktionen von Workflowmanagementsystemen werden analysiert und Perspektiven für die Entwicklung von Workflow-Anwendungen aufgezeigt.
Planeación y programación de la producción de bolsas de polietileno mediante programación lineal y entera mixta.

xiii Introducción . xiv CAPÍTULO 1. DESCRIPCIÓN DEL SISTEMA . 1 1.1 ANTECEDENTES: LOS EMPAQUES. 2 1.2 LA EMPRESA. 7 1.2.1 Breve historia. 8 1.2.2 Productos. 9 1.2.2.1 Empaques. 9 1.2.2. 2 Etiquetas. 10 1.2.2.3 Bolsas. 11 1.2.2.4 Litografía. 13
The use of grounded theory in identifying the user experience in search.

Grounded theory offers a useful method for gaining an understanding of the context of the user experience when searching on an experimental multilingual image retrieval system. Observational, cognitive and affective data were collected while users searched for images in a multilingual environment. Straussian grounded theory was used to identify the elements of the dynamic process of information searching behaviour. The stages in which the data were coded are outlined to show how users’ thoughts and actions were integrated in the analysis and to present and visualise the emerging concepts as representative of the context of the user experience
Shadowing-Price Based CRN Non-Cooperative Game Power Control Algorithm

In this paper, based on the concept of interference temperature and shadowing-price, we proposed a shadowing-price based non-cooperation game power control algorithm. The algorithm can be implemented distributed and obtain the optimal system performance as the centralized power control algorithm, it also maintains the interference to primary users below a certain threshold.
Supporting Students' Construction of Scientific Explanations by Fading Scaffolds in Instructional Materials

The purpose of this study was to determine whether providing students with continuous written instructional support or fading written instructional support (scaffolds) better prepares students to construct scientific explanations when they are no longer provided with support. This article investigated the influence of scaffolding on 331 seventh-grade students' writing of scientific explanations during an 8-week, project-based chemistry unit in which the construction of scientific explanations is a key learning goal. The unit makes an instructional model for explanation explicit to students through a focal lesson and reinforces that model through subsequent written support for each investigation. Students received 1 of 2 treatments in terms of the type of written support: continuous, involving detailed support for every investigation, or faded, involving less support over time. The analyses showed significant learning gains for students for all components of scientific explanation (i.e., claim, evidence, and reasoning). However, on posttest items lacking scaffolds, the faded group gave stronger explanations in terms of their reasoning compared to the continuous group. Fading written scaffolds better equipped students to write explanations when they were not provided with support.
Low power bus encoding with crosstalk delay elimination [SoC]

In deep-submicron (DSM) technology, minimizing the propagation delay and power consumption on buses are two of the most important design objectives in system-on-chip (SoC) design. In particular, coupling effects between wires on the bus cause serious problems such as crosstalk delay, noise, and power consumption. Most of the previous works on bus encoding are targeted either (1) to minimize the power consumption on the bus or (2) to minimize the crosstalk delay, but not both. In this paper, we propose a new bus encoding algorithm which not only minimizes the dynamic power consumption on the bus but also eliminates the crosstalk delay. We achieve the combined objective of (1) and (2) by analyzing, formulating and solving the problem of minimizing a weighted sum of the self transition and cross-coupled transition activities on bus in the context of the concept of self-shield encoding (whose fundamental theory is well studied recently by B. Victor and K. Keutzer (Proc. ICCAD, 2001)). From experiments using a set of benchmark designs, it is shown that the proposed encoding technique consumes 15.4%-47.4% less power over the existing techniques, while totally eliminating the crosstalk delays.