Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ÉVALUATION DE LA DURABILITE INSTITUTIONNELLE : UNE INNOVATION ORGANISATIONNELLE AU SERVICE DES POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES DE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

Numerous articles attest to the significant role of governance as the 4th pillar of SD thus highlighting the need for change in the modes of government and of the implementation of territorial public policies. Hence governance is a tool in the appropriation and implementation of SD and is also assimilated to the notion of institutional sustainability Governance. As such, it becomes a pillar of public action and must be evaluated. The aim of our paper is to bring to the fore the role and the significance of institutional sustainability in the implementation of SD territorial policies through its evaluation. Within the framework of the ANR-ADD EVAD project (Evaluation of aquaculture system sustainability), we analysed the institutional aspects of the implementation of SD in aquaculture through a comparative study of six study areas [Brittany (France), Cameroon, the Philippines, the Mediterranean (Cyprus and France), Tangkit and Cirata (Indonesia)]. The analytical framework for regulation systems, associated with the methodology used in the co-construction of indicators and in the evaluation, enabled us to develop an evaluation matrix based on generic indicators of institutional sustainability which can be transposed to sectoral or territorial approaches.
The Association between Celiac Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Background and purpose: Celiac disease (CD) is a genetic disorder that causes inflammation in the lining of the small intestine. Recent literature has shown a relation between inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of celiac disease in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study 84 patients (aged 17-79 years of old) with UC underwent screening test for CD. Anti TTG Ab and Total IgA Ab were checked for all patients Results: The mean age of the patients was 39.26±13.29 years. In all cases Anti TTG and Total IgA Ab were negative. Conclusion: In this study we found no association between CD and UC. However, more studies with larger sample size are recommended to find the exact relation between these diseases.
Especificación, Diseño e Implementación de un Prototipo de Mano Robotica Inspirado en la Mano Humana

Este articulo describe el diseno y construccion de un prototipo de mano robotica que replica algunas caracteristicas funcionales presentes en la mano humana, se determino el diseno mas favorable con base en el estudio propio y del analisis de documentos cientificos basados en prototipos similares ya desarrollados en nuestro pais y en el mundo
Goal Recognition with Variable-Order Markov Models

The recognition of the goal a user is pursing when interacting with a software application is a crucial task for an interface agent as it serves as a context for making opportune interventions to provide assistance to the user. The prediction of the user goal must be fast and a goal recognizer must be able to make early predictions with few observations of the user actions. In this work we propose an approach to automatically build an intention model from a plan corpus using Variable Order Markov models. We claim that following our approach, an interface agent will be capable of accurately ranking the most probable user goals in a time linear to the number of goals modeled.
Persian Texts Part of Speech Tagging Using Artificial Neural Networks

Part of speech tagging (POS) is a basic task in natural language processing applications such as morphological parsing, information retrieval, machine translation and question answering. POS Tagging is the task of giving a word its part of speech (e.g. noun or verb). It is followed by a lot of challenging steps, in particular, disambiguation, named entity recognition and compound verb detection. Most of tagging approaches for Persian language are focused on the hidden Markov models (HMMs) and rule based models. Since Persian is a free word order language, those models cannot cope with all the complexity of this language for POS tagging, named entity, word sense disambiguation and other related tasks. In this paper, artificial neural networks (ANNs) are used for POS tagging due to their ability to learn complex patterns. In the first study ANN is fed with raw data and in the second phase, data are clustered and multiple ANNs are trained separately for each cluster. The accuracy rates of 95.7% and 96.17% were received respectively. Comparing the results with the other approaches makes it clear that neural networks can do POS tagging and named entity recognition more precise than other methods.
Is CD163 - A Marker of Progression in Osteoarthritis?

Background: CD163 is a cell surface glycoprotein as known as a hemoglobin/haptoglobin scavenger receptor. The Soluble form of CD163 attenuates macrophages immune response. Objectives: The aim of this study is to describe the effect of CD 163 phagocytes on progression and joint destruction by osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Twenty OA patients participated in this study. The mean age of patients was 68 ± 8 years (range 46 to 75 years) and the male to female le ratio was 1.5, with 10.6 ± 6.3 years mean duration of OA disease. Twenty synovial biopsies of OA patients and 10 healthy control (HC) specimens were analyzed for CD163 expression (using the immunohistochemistry method) with soluble CD163 (using the ELISA method) in synovial fluid (SF) as well as sCD163 in the serum of. Results: The score of CD163 expression in the synovial intima (P < 0.01), the subintima (P < 0.01) and periarticular area (P < 0.02) increased in OA as compared with the healthy control group. Synovial fluid sCD163 and serum sCD163 levels increased in the OA sample population as compared with the healthy control group. Also, Synovial fluid and serum sCD163 positively associated with ESR and CRP (P < 0.02, P < 0.01and P < 0.06, P < 0.06 respectively). The mean concentration of SF sCD163 was about 2 times higher than in serum in OA patients (P < 0.01). There was no correlation between clinical findings of patients and SF leukocyte count the (P < 0.09). Conclusions: This study shows increased numbers of CD163 macrophages with an enhanced phagocytes infiltration within the degenerated synovium as well as the local production of serum and SF sCD163. Therefore, these cells could provide a future therapeutic strategy for osteoarthritis.
Wombat: An experimental Wi-Fi tracking system

In this paper, we present Wombat, a Wi-Fi tracking platform aiming at improving user awareness toward physical tracking technologies and at experimenting new privacy-preserving mechanisms. Elements of this system are presented along with its architecture. We also present the use of Wombat in the context of a demonstration scenario. We introduce a new privacy-enhancing feature developed on top of Wombat: a Wi-Fi-based opt-out mechanism that allows users to easily express their opt-out decision.
Zoom al interior: la exploración de la mirada a través de la imagen y el lenguaje audiovisual y sus posibilidades para la intervención con niños y adolescentes desde el arteterapia y el arte

En arteterapia y arte, en el trabajo a traves de la fotografia y el lenguaje audiovisual la mirada se posiciona como elemento de construccion identitaria que genera una nueva narracion posible de lo propio, en la que la persona autora de su proceso de cambio, puede reconocerse, dandose un lugar y valor diferentes a lo ya contado o ya narrado en su historia de vida; en un marco estructurado que le ofrece la contencion y seguridad necesarias para el despliegue emocional desde el que la intervencion se articula. A su vez, estos lenguajes plasticos posibilitan recorridos que caminan de lo individual a lo grupal y de vuelta, haciendose cargo las personas de si mismas a traves de la obra y el proceso creador, en relacion con los otros. Son lenguajes con los que los ninos y adolescentes son, sienten, se muestran, se ofrecen, se comprenden, se redescubren, se miran y son mirados.
Reversible myocardial dysfunction in critically ill, noncardiac patients: A review*

ObjectiveTo review reversible myocardial dysfunction affecting critically ill patients without cardiac pathology. Data sourcesThe bibliography for the study was compiled through a search of different databases for the period 1966–2001. References cited in the selected articles also were reviewed. Study SelectionThe selection criteria included all articles published on reversible myocardial dysfunction in critically ill patients. ConclusionsReversible myocardial dysfunction may develop in a situation of critical pathology, but the etiology of reversible myocardial dysfunction is not fully understood. This dysfunction may be accompanied by increases in enzyme concentrations and electrocardiographic changes. Reversible myocardial dysfunction probably is underdiagnosed, although its presence is associated with a worsening of the prognosis and with more specific therapeutic options. Further studies are necessary to define its true incidence and clinical implications.
A Cloud-Aware Distributed Object Storage System to Retrieve Large Data via HTML5-Enabled Web Browsers

Major Internet services are required to process a tremendous amount of data at real time. As we put these services under the magnifying glass, It’s seen that distributed object storage systems play an important role at back-end in achieving this success. In this chapter, overall information of the current state-of –the-art storage systems are given which are used for reliable, high performance and scalable storage needs in data centers and cloud. Then, an experimental distributed object storage system (CADOS) is introduced for retrieving large data, such as hundreds of megabytes, efficiently through HTML5-enabled web browsers over big data – terabytes of data – in cloud infrastructure. The objective of the system is to minimize latency and propose a scalable storage system on the cloud using a thin RESTful web service and modern HTML5 capabilities.
La pratique de la raquette à neige dans la Réserve naturelle de la Haute-chaîne du Jura : une gestion problématique

L’objectif de cet article est de comprendre la gestion de la pratique de la raquette a neige, activite sportive et touristique, dans un espace protege particulier, la Reserve naturelle de la Haute-chaine du Jura. Les resultats montrent que cette gestion est uniquement le fruit du jeu des acteurs appartenant a l’une des deux organisations en charge de la Reserve et de proprietaires fonciers : les acteurs les plus directement concernes par l’activite (sportifs, touristiques, utilisateurs du milieu naturel) se voient imposer une reglementation qu’ils n’ont pas pu negocier. L’analyse met en evidence une gestion environnementale de cette activite, ignorant de fait, ses implications sociales et economiques.
Analysis of polysomnographic findings of men with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome who have erectile dysfunction and effects of nasal CPAP theraphy on the erectile dysfunction

Objective: We aimed to investigate the relationship between polysomnographic (PSG) findings and sexual functions of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) caused by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. and point out the alteration in the sexual functions after continous positive airway pressure (CPAP) theraphy. Materials and Methods: Patients referred to Yunus Emre State Hospital sleep laboratory between May 2013 and October 2013 with a complaints of snoring and apnea during sleep and have apnea hypopnea index (AHI)>15 were the subjects of this prospective clinical study. All patients were asked to fill IIEF (International Index of Erectile Function) test before and after 12 weeks of CPAP theraphy. Results: As well as total IIEF-15 scores, each score of five questions (erectile function, orgasmic function, sexual desire, intercourse satisfaction, overall satisfaction) were significantly increased after nasal CPAP therapy (p
Adaptive stabilization of nonholonomic mechanical systems

Presents an adaptive controller as a solution to the problem of stabilizing nonholonomic mechanical systems in the presence of incomplete information concerning the system dynamic model. The proposed control system consists of two subsystems: a slightly modified version of the kinematic stabilization strategy of M'Closkey and Murray which generates a desired velocity trajectory for the nonholonomic system, and an adaptive control scheme which ensures that this velocity trajectory is accurately tracked. This approach is shown to provide arbitrarily accurate stabilization to any desired configuration and can be implemented with no knowledge of the system dynamic model. The efficacy of the proposed stabilization strategy is illustrated through computer simulations with three nonholonomic mechanical systems.
What's Happening to Photography?

This is the first public output of the joint Arts Council/University of Portsmouth research project into photography teaching in GNVQ Art and Design and Media Communications and Production. It reports principally from various contacts and interviews in the first six months of the project and from the results of a questionnaire survey of art and design lecturers involved in GNVQ. The paper suggests that the increasing significance of photography in artistic cultural and social practices is not adequately reflected in formal education. It describes a variety of aims and practices in those institutions involved in GNYQ, although we have found little collaboration between art and design and media courses. In some art and design courses, photography functions mainly as an aid to research and preparatory work, elsewhere we found lecturers willing to describe it as ‘an art form in its own right’ or as a ‘fundamental part’ of the art and design curriculum. We report on the resource implications of offering substantial photography courses. some preliminary findings about the kinds of students studying art and design GNVQ, and the perceived value of official publications. The question of choosing ‘A’ level or GNVQ is raised, as is the issue of progression. We have found expectations that GNVQs will become a regular route into HE although their currency is not yet clear. Although we report difficulties with GNVQs in art and design, and more specifically with photography, we also record comments which indicate some reasons for optimism.
Comparative analysis of clutter suppression techniques for landmine detection using ground-penetrating radar

In this study, we provide an extensive comparison of different clutter suppression techniques that are proposed to enhance ground penetrating radar (GPR) data. Unlike previous studies, we directly measure and present the effect of these preprocessing algorithms on the detection performance. Basic linear prediction algorithm is selected as the detection scheme and it is applied to real GPR data after applying each of the available clutter suppression techniques. All methods are tested on an extensive data set of different surrogate mines and other objects that are commonly encountered under the ground. Among several algorithms, singular value decomposition based clutter suppression stands out with its superior performance and low computational cost, which makes it practical to use in real-time applications.
Gray Scale Image Compression Based on Wavelet Transform and Linear Prediction

Every year, several terabytes of image databoth medical and non medicalare engendered so that the requisition for image compression is substantiated. In this paper, the correlation properties of wavelets are harnessed in linear predictive coding to compress images. The image is decomposed using a one dimensional wavelet transform. The highest level wavelet transform coefficients and few detail coefficients in every level are retained. Using linear prediction on these coefficients the image is reconstructed. The prediction is done in both the dimensions, so the numbers of coefficients retained in detail subbands are less. With less predictors and samples from the original wavelet coefficients compression can be achieved. The results are appraised in objective and subjective manner with real world and medical images. The results are also verified on ModelFest database.
Evaluating Inherited Attributes Using Haskell and Lazy Evaluation

Parser generators designed for imperative programming languages (C++, Java, etc), such as YACC and CUPS, inevitably run into difficulty handling inherited attributes. In the past, this difficulty has been handled in one of two ways: 1) the problem is ignored, and inherited attributes must be manually calculated later using extra passes over the parse tree; and 2) for the L-attributed class of grammars, the parser generator provides some sort of ”hack,” allowing the user to access previous elements of the stack with no safeguards preventing a user from accessing incorrect data. Many functional programming languages, however, provide an easy solution to this problem. Using lazy evaluation, a parser generator written for a function programming language can sidestep the entire problem, relying on the language system to evaluate attributes (regardless of whether they are inherited or synthesized) as it needs them. This paper discusses a method for evaluating inherited and synthesized attributes in Haskell, specifically using Happy, a parser generator for Haskell. This paper will present specific examples of parsing inherited attributes in both functional and imperative languages, followed by the presentation of an algorithm for computing any inherited attribute in Happy.
Extracting Product Quality Information Expressed by Customers from Web Forum and its Applications

Topic forum always contains abundant product information such as requirement, quality, and evaluation. It is very significant to use these information in product development and management. Aiming at the product quality issues during its use, a method of extracting product quality information expressed by customers from web forum was presented. The content and its hybrid structure of product forum were analyzed. And the parse form in XML was presented as well. On the basis of these, the technology architecture of extracting product quality feature words from forum was proposed. In addition, the chronological characteristic and probabilistic characteristic among feature words were researched with the consideration of the position, time, and its number of feature word in sentence or forum respectively, and the calculation models of them were constructed as well. Then the connectivity relations among feature words were established. As a result, the key factors that affect product quality can be inferred based on it.
Statistical Turbulence Modelling For Fluid Dynamics - Demystified: An Introductory Text For Graduate Engineering Students

This book is intended for self-study or as a companion of lectures delivered to post-graduate students on the subject of the computational prediction of complex turbulent flows. There are several books in the extensive literature on turbulence that deal, in statistical terms, with the phenomenon itself, as well its many manifestations in the context of fluid dynamics. Statistical Turbulence Modelling for Fluid Dynamics — Demystified differs from these and focuses on the physical interpretation of a broad range of mathematical models used to represent the time-averaged effects of turbulence in computational prediction schemes for fluid flow and related transport processes in engineering and the natural environment. It dispenses with complex mathematical manipulations and instead gives physical and phenomenological explanations. This approach allows students to gain a 'feel' for the physical fabric represented by the mathematical structure that describes the effects of turbulence and the models embedded in most of the software currently used in practical fluid-flow predictions, thus counteracting the ill-informed black-box approach to turbulence modelling. This is done by taking readers through the physical arguments underpinning exact concepts, the rationale of approximations of processes that cannot be retained in their exact form, and essential calibration steps to which the resulting models are subjected by reference to theoretically established behaviour of, and experimental data for, key canonical flows.
Methodological Challenges for Studying Cross-Platform Conversations

During the last decade, the multimedia landscape has evolved in several ways, calling for a reconsideration of methodologies for studying mobile communication. Understanding mobile communication no longer entails focusing on either voice or text in isolation; rather we need to study how all aspects of mobile communication together make up a continuous conversation of intertwined messaging. People use a multitude of channels and platforms in their multi-media conversation. However, there are both ethical and technical challenges of studying evolving cross-platform conversation. In this talk, we address a few ethical and technological challenges involved in trying to capture a wider picture of the evolving cross-platform conversation.
Problem statement on address resolution in virtual machine migration

VM migration is one of the key features provided by larger scale virtualized data center. Various optimizations for address resolution in such network are expected to be provided by ARMD. This draft describes the problems that may be introduced by VM migration. It is expected that solutions provided by ARMD would address those problems.
Intraoperative Hypotonie: Therapie

Zusammenfassung Eine intraoperative Hypotonie ist ein bedeutsamer Notfall und muss möglichst schnell behoben werden. Dazu werden nicht pharmakologische Interventionen, in erster Linie aber Sympathomimetika empfohlen. Der Artikel stellt beide Verfahren vor und geht neben der klinischen Datenlage auch besonders auf die Wirkmechanismen der in Deutschland gebräuchlichen Präparate ein.
Modeling Irregular Kernels of Task-based codes: Illustration with the Fast Multipole Method

The significant increase of the hardware complexity that occurred in the last few years led the high performance community to design many scientific libraries according to a task-based parallelization. The modeling of the performance of the individual tasks (or kernels) they are composed of is crucial for facing multiple challenges as diverse as performing accurate performance predictions, designing robust scheduling algorithms, tuning the applications, etc. Fine-grain modeling such as emulation and cycle-accurate simulation may lead to very accurate results. However, not only their high cost may be prohibitive but they furthermore require a high fidelity modeling of the processor, which makes them hard to deploy in practice. In this paper, we propose an alternative coarse-grain, empirical methodology oblivious to both the target code and the hardware architecture, which leads to robust and accurate timing predictions. We illustrate our approach with a task-based Fast Multipole Method (FMM) algorithm, whose kernels are highly irregular, implemented in the \scalfmm library on top of the starpu task-based runtime system and the simgrid simulator.
Pat Metheny's Finger Routes: The Role of Muscle Memory in Guitar Improvisation

Abstract Based on transcriptions taken from footage of Pat Metheny's live performances, this analysis examines a selection of Metheny's guitar solos in order to investigate the relationship that exists between improvisation and instrumental technique, with a particular focus on left-hand (the fretting hand) muscle memory. Through the examination of four solos it is hoped that stylistic features of Metheny's playing will be discovered in terms of demonstrating some of his unique vocabulary, but primarily the analysis aims to go beyond simply presenting licks, and to begin to demonstrate the way in which Metheny navigates his instrument whilst improvising, and to show how the mechanical movements impact on the musical ideas and the construction of the improvisations themselves.