Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Sentimental Analysis for Political Activities from Social Media Data Analytics

Emotional content and intelligence quotient play an important role in communication and psychological development. Facial expression in video has been supported multimodal behavior analysis by last decades. To go for more clear idea about the impact of an individual opinion in outer world, we compute it as a facts and figures of human sentiments. This work is carried out by collecting tweets data from social media and change point detection algorithm is used for temporal measurement of sentiments of an entity. In this research a model has been proposed which performs sentiment analysis over a time period on various news entities and performs interplay study between those entities. A predictive model is the expected outcome of this research which can promote in decision making in social, political and human health care issues.
Effect of Wavetable on The Spectral Evolution of Karplus-Strong Synthesized Guitar Notes

: The Karplus-Strong (KS) algorithm is the popular audio synthesis algorithm which synthesizes the sound of a plucked string at low computational complexity. Though it was classified as a wavetable synthesis technique, later it was shown to be a special case of more general physical modeling technique. A plucked string sound is rich in harmonics, slowly looses the higher harmonics and eventually reaches a steady state single tone signal. In this paper a systematic study is carried out to investigate the effect of wavetable on the time evolution of the spectrum of KS generated guitar notes. The results of this study are useful for the synthesis and classification of virtual instruments that use plucked strings, and also in melody extraction from instrumental music.
Scaling Sequential Code with Hardware–Software Co-Design for Fine-Grain Speculative Parallelization

Multicores are now ubiquitous, but most programmers still write sequential code. Speculative parallelization is an enticing approach to parallelize code while retaining the ease and simplicity of sequential programming, making parallelism pervasive. However, prior speculative parallelizing compilers and architectures achieved limited speedups due to high costs of recovering from misspeculation, limited support for őne-grain parallelism, and hardware scalability bottlenecks. We present SCC, a parallelizing compiler for sequential C/C++ programs. SCC targets the recent Swarm architecture, which exposes a ŕexible execution model, enables őne-grain speculative parallelism, supports locality and composition, and scales efficiently. SCC introduces novel compiler techniques to exploit Swarm’s features and parallelize a broader range of applications than prior work. SCC performs whole-program őne-grain parallelization, breaking applications into many small tasks of tens of instructions each, and decouples the spawning of speculative tasks to enable cheap selective aborts. SCC exploits parallelism across function calls, loops, and loop nests; performs new transformations to expose more speculative parallelism enabled by Swarm’s execution model; and exploits locality across őne-grain tasks. As a result, SCC speeds up seven SPEC CPU2006 benchmarks by gmean 6.7× and by up to 29× on 36 cores, over optimized serial code. Thesis Supervisor: Daniel Sanchez Title: Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Electronic hospital information system (e-HIS) user’s satisfaction

: Background : A positive user attitude towards the IT and e-HIS can have valuable outcome on the system adoption which the most basic drawback of its implementation is attitudinal behavioral barriers. Aim was to assessuser’ssatisfaction of using e-HIS. Research design ; descriptive comparative research design will be used for this study. Setting; the study had been conducted-at Al-Rajhy Assiut University Hospital for Liver. Subjects; the study subject included all users of e-HIS (n= 250), included; (20 physicians,200 staff nurses and 30 employees). Tool; One toolused fordata collection included two parts; personal and professional characteristics data sheet,and user’s satisfaction questionnaire. Results more than half of physicians were male,married, their mean age was (30.25) years old, while the mean year of experience was (9.25), the majority of nurses were female, married and graduated from technical institute, and secondary nursing school . Their mean age was (27.11) years old, while the mean year of experience was (8.76). , while thehighest percent of employees were married, male and had bachelor degree or higher.Their mean age was (36.37), the mean years of experience was (15.20). and the highest percent of studied subjects (physicians, nurses, and employees) were satisfied with use of electronic records system. Conclusion; the most of studied subjects were became have good experience and the highest percent of them are satisfied with the usage of electronic health records ( ≥ 60%). there were highly statistical significant difference among (physicians, nurses, andemployees ) and userssatisfaction P-value (0.000)*Recommendation; Organizational support for users, through providing more training , on job training for users to learn and practice on the system after implementation or upgrade and providing better user manuals for training and also as a reference for users when they have problems.Providing more channels of communication through listening to users’ suggestionsand feedback or problems solutionsfor e-HIS.
Theoretical and experimental investigation of an individual search problem and the consequences of regret

Information search and opinion formation are central aspects of decision making in consumers choices. Indeed, before taking a decision, the alternatives among which the “rational” choice will be made should be clearly valued. In standard economic theory, the search dynamics is mainly neglected because the process is assumed to be carried out without any cost or without spending time. However, whenever only a significative collection of experience can provide the bulk of relevant information to make the best choice, as it is the case for experience goods (Nelson, 1970), some engendered costs in collecting such information might be considered.
A study on the prevalence of direct vs indirect etiology, prognostic determinants and mortality in ARDS

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the etiology and risk factors for the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and also the association between clinical and laboratory parameters and outcome in patients with ARDS. Methodology: This was an observational prospective study conducted in the intensive care units of Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore between November 2015 and May 2016. Patients who fulfilled the AECC definition for ARDS and who were mechanically ventilated for more than a 24 h period were selected for the study. Results: Fifty patients who met the predefined criteria were enrolled for the study. Of these 50 cases, females (52%) were slightly more than the male patients and the most common age group was 31–50 years. ARDS was mostly secondary to infectious causes (92%) and the most common etiology for ARDS in our study was direct cause (52%) followed by indirect cause (48%). Factors associated with poor outcome and high mortality are low PaO2/FiO2 (P value <0.001), high SAPS II score (P value <0.001), high SOFA scores (P value 0.001), high max SOFA scores (P value 0.001), and severe lung injury scores (P value <0.001). High procalcitonin levels and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels less than 226 mg/mL showed more number of nonsurvivors (71.8%). There was significant increase in the mortality among patients who were prescribed inotropic support when compared to those who were not (P <0.001). Of the 50 patients enrolled in the study, 33 patients succumbed to their illness with the mortality of 66%. Conclusion: Direct etiology by pulmonary infection was the most common cause for ARDS. Prognostic determinants like PaO2/FiO2 and clinical scores like SOFA, maxSOFA, SAPS II, and LIS had a statistically significant association with mortality. Laboratory parameters like serum albumin were associated with significant mortality whereas CRP and procalcitonin did not show a statistically significant correlation with mortality. The use of a combination of clinical factors and biological markers is a promising strategy that needs to be prospectively validated.
SENTENTIAL NOMINALIZATION AND RECURSION IN PIRAHÃ

I. Everett (2005, 2009) claims that Pirahã, a language spoken in the Amazon region of Brazil, is non-recursive. With respect to the availability of recursion within the nominal domain, Everett claims that only one level of embedding is possible within possessive noun phrases: (1) xipoógi hoáoií hi xaagá (2) [kó’oí hoagí] kai gáihií ‘íga xipoógi shotgun 3Psg be Ko’oí son daughter that true This is Xipoógi shotgun ‘That is Kó’oí’s son’s daughter’ II. In this presentation, we will present new data showing that multiple levels of recursion is indeed available within possessive noun phrases in Pirahã. As (3) and (4) show recursive possessors are possible. (3) agoa Iapohen motohoi (4) niupai hi igato huakue kopae canoe Iapohen motor dog 3PSg tail long back ‘Iapohen’s canoe’s motor’ ‘The long tail of my black dog’ Interestingly, however, it interacts with word order. In (4) and (5), the order Possessor>Noun is inverted in the second level of embedding, as the possessor appears post-nominally. We argue that this is to be related to the semantic distinction between inalienable and alienable possessive relations. In (3)-(4), the semantic relation between the possessor and the noun is inalienable in the level of embedded (motor boat, dog tail), but alienable in the second level (canoe Iapohen, dog my). III. Everett also presents the so-called gai-sai constructions (5) as evidence for the lack of recursion within the sentential domain. (5) Maria hi gaisai massi ti Maria 3Psg say-NOMINALIZER beautiful I ‘ Maria said I am beautiful’ According to Everett’s analysis, -sai is a nominalizer morpheme. Hence, in (5) the matrix verb is nominalized in order to avoid a recursive structure in which one sentence in embedded inside the other. Assuming –sai to be a nominalizer, as it functions as a nominalizer elsewhere (6), we suggest that (5) is another instance of possessive noun phrases. Hence, (5) means (7). This is the only syntactic context in which the pronoun hi appear. This pronoun is also available in possessive constructions, as shown in (1). As we will also show these constructions present the same order restrictions notice above for possessive nouns phrases. Hence, these are cases in which a verb is nominalized and the whole construction is understood as a possessive noun phrase, which, as we will show, contains and embedded sentence as the complement of the verb. In Pirahã there is overt copular verb ‘to be’, but as we will suggest, (5)-(7) might involve a covert one. (6) xiohói xiboít-i-sai wind cutter-NOMINALIZER ‘Propeller’ (7) Maria’s saying was I am beautiful
Programme and Policy Responses to the Impact of HIV and AIDS on Children1

Every 50 seconds, one child dies of an AIDS-related illness and another becomes infected with HIV. Each day approximately 3,700 children are infected by, or die from, HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS 2004). Today, in sub-Saharan Africa, over 12 million children under the age of 15 are orphaned because of AIDS and by 2010 anywhere from 15 per cent to 25 per cent of children in over a dozen countries will be orphaned (UNAIDS, UNICEF and USAID 2004). These figures represent a shocking failure on the part of the global community. Of the estimated 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, 2.1 million are children. Even if a levelling-off of new infections occurs, due to the long incubation period of the virus, mortality rates will not plateau until at least 2020, and the proportion of orphans will remain strikingly high, at least through to 2030 (Levine and Foster 2000).
Effect of traditional sun-drying and oven-drying on carotenoids and phenolic compounds of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)

Background: The indubitable role of phytochemicals such as carotenoids and phenolic compounds in human health has prompted the researchers to study the factors affecting the stability and the availability of these compounds. Aims: This study investigates the effect of two drying processes; oven-drying (OD) and traditional sun-drying (TSD) on carotenoids and phenolic compounds of apricots. Material and Methods: OD was performed at 65°C, and TSD was performed by direct exposure of apricot to sunlight at daytime temperatures around 40°C and relative humidity between 25 and 35%, following an Algerian traditional method of drying. Carotenoids and phenolic compounds were extracted, and then total carotenoids (TC), total phenolic compounds (TPC), total flavonoids (TF) and total tannins (TT) were spectrophotometrically quantified. The free radical scavenging activity (FRSA) of the phenolic extracts was measured by the DPPH method. Results: Carotenoids and phenolic compounds were significantly affected by both drying methods. OD decreased TC and TT by 44% and 12%, respectively, and increased TPC and TF by 4%. TDS affected negatively all the measured components, where TC, TPC, TF, and TT decreased by 67%, 15%, 43%, and 36%, respectively. However, the highest FRSA was reported for the TSD apricots (40%) followed by OD apricots (36%), and fresh apricots (32%). Conclusions: The effect of drying on apricot antioxidants depends on the applied drying method and the studied component. The direct sunlight exposure and the duration of drying condemned TSD to be more harmful on carotenoids and phenolic compounds compared to OD, where carotenoids where more fragile during TSD. In addition, OD improved the content of phenolic compounds by improving their extractability. However, TSD apricots seem to be a better source of free radical scavenging compounds. Keywords: Apricot, traditional sun-drying, oven-drying, carotenoids, phenolic compounds.
Arabic Content Classification System Using statistical Bayes classifier With Words Detection and Correction

— Automatic Arabic content classification is an important text mining task especially with the rapid growth of the number of online Arabic documents. This system is an enhancement of the implemented machine learning classification algorithm by applying detection and correction algorithm of Non-Words in Arabic text. This detection and correction algorithm is built on morphological knowledge in form of consistent root pattern relationships, and some morpho-syntactical knowledge based on affixation and morph-graphic rules to specify the word recognition and non-word correction process. Many researchers had been focused on Arabic content classification from only morphological view such as word’s root and stemming techniques (prefixes and suffixes) which showed variant results. In this work, consider classification from a very different way which is the syntactical approach. This paper presents the results of experiments on document classification achieved on ten different Arabic domains (Economy, History, Family studies, Islamic, Sport, Health, Law, Stories, astronomy and Food articles) using statistical methodology. The performance of this classification system showed encouraging results compared with other existing systems.
Implied Cost of Equity Capital, Firm Valuation, and Firm Characteristics

A variety of stakeholders including investors, corporate managers, customers, suppliers, employees, researchers, and government policy makers have long been interested in factors related to corporate valuation. As a subject of research, the causal relations between corporate governance (CG) and the factors influencing corporate valuation have yet to be thoroughly quantified and investigated. This paper is an effort to amend this inadequacy by demonstrating a statistically significant association between CG and firm characteristics. The purpose of this study is to explain the link between CG and firm value by investigating (1) corporate governance index, (2) the implied costs of equity capital (COC), and (3) valuation for companies listed in the Korean stock market. The major research question is whether firms with better CG measures have advantage as they are highly priced through the lower COC when compared to the companies with weaker CG. We investigate CG in five dimensions: (1) investor protection, (2) board of directors, (3) disclosure, (4) auditing, and (5) profit sharing. One important issue addressed in this study regards the exact nature of the relationship between CG measures, firm valuation, and the COC. We have found a positive association between the level of CG, commitment to business ethics, and firm value. In addition, the study reveals that there is a significantly negative association between CG and the COC. We believe the results will help enhance the transparency of capital market through improved CG.
主論文 Theoretical study of hydrogen-bonded clusters based on the hydrogen-bonding network

論文題目 Theoretical study of hydrogen-bonded clusters based on the hydrogen-bonding network (水素結合ネットワークに基づく水素結合クラスターの理論化学的研究) 論文審査担当者 主 査 教 授 相 田 美砂子 審査委員 教 授 江 幡 孝 之 審査委員 教 授 山 﨑 勝 義 〔論文審査の要旨〕 水素結合は自然界の様々な現象や機能に深く関わっている相互作用である。 その水素結 合によって形成される水素結合クラスターは水素結合を反映した性質を示す。 特に水分子 は複数の水素結合を形成でき,水分子が関与する水素結合は協同性,多体効果が大きい。 さらに,その協同性や多体効果の大きさは,水素結合ネットワークの種類に依存する。 す なわち,水素結合の本数だけではなく,水素結合ネットワークの違いが,クラスターの性 質に大きな影響を及ぼす。 本論文では,水素結合ネットワークを有向グラフ(digraph) により表し,水素結合ネットワークに基づいて水素結合クラスターのさまざまな性質が特 徴づけられることを示している。 水クラスターの系では有限温度での構造分布を水素結合ネットワークの分布として解析 し,クラスターの双極子モーメント,水分子の双極子モーメントと水素結合ネットワーク の関係を明らかにしている。 プロトン化水クラスターの系では,水素結合ネットワークの 異なる様々な安定構造を探索し,その安定性の温度依存性と,OH 伸縮振動の振動数と水 素結合ネットワークの関係について明らかにしている。
Application of open Jackson networks for time and costs reduction in the quality control process in an electronic assembler

The queueing theory applied in the industry is very helpful when it is necessary to detect and eliminate production bottlenecks. There are processes that do not add value to the product, however, they are necessary, such is the case of quality inspection. In the electronics industry, this process is very important. The present study is focused on a company that assembles electronic products, whose final process is the quality inspection for car control centers, where the bottleneck of the assembly line takes place, raising the costs of the resources and workforce due to the long inspection process. The current state of the production line is analyzed, simulations are created, and a new model based on open Jackson networks is proposed, which allows the time and costs reduction in the assembly line. The comparison of the current process against the proposed new model is presented, the reduction of time and costs in the process is demonstrated, solving the initial problem.
Precluding Emerging Threats from Cyberspace: An Autonomic Administrative Approach

— Information Technology and Network Security Managers face several challenges in securing their organization’s network due to the increased sophistication of attacks. Besides, the number of attacks and vulnerabilities are rising due to the inability of the existing intrusion detection and prevention system to detect and prevent novel attacks. Hence, intrusion detection systems which were previously adequate to wedge the evolving attacks in cyberspace have become ineffective in impeding these attacks. Consequently, intrusion detection and prevention systems are required to actually prevent attacks before they cause harm. A major consideration of this work is to present an architecture that provides protection through the self-healing and self-protecting properties of the autonomic computing. The proposed system which operates by means of autonomous agents is based on risk assessment. The application of risk analysis and assessment reduces the number of false-positive alarms. Furthermore, the system autonomous features enables it to automatically diagnose, detect and respond to disruptions, actively adapt to changing environments, monitor and tune resources, as well as anticipate and provide protection against imminent threats.
Study of the impact of Green practices on the performance of Supply Chain: collaborative approach

Research in the field of Green Supply Chain Management has known a big growth in recent years as the environmental aspect has become a major concern for all internal and external stakeholders of the supply chain. Indeed, several researchers have proposed tens of collaborative practices at the Green Supply Chain Management level to enable partners to reduce the environmental impact of their activities while ensuring a better level of overall performance of their supply chain. But the implementation of these practices is closely related to other parameters that could have a direct influence on this performance. Therefore, the objective of this research work would be to propose a framework that would, on one hand, facilitate the choice and implementation of GSCM practices, and on the other hand, study the relationship between GSCM and overall performance of the supply chain based on a key parameter which is the capability of collaboration.
Impact of Stability in Power System and Techniques for Improvement

Electrical power grid is most complex and densely interconnected, which increase instability when power is transferred through transmission lines for long distances. Historical data and blackouts analysis shows the importance of power system stability. This paper discusses power system stability such as rotor angle stability, transient stability, frequency stability and voltage stability. There are FACTs devices like TCSC & SVC, breaking resistor and fault current limiters may be used to enhance transient stability. Moreover, fast fault clearing and auto reclosing techniques can be designed to enhance power system stability. AVR & PSS with governor helps to damp out oscillation after fault clearance.
Taxation, observability and cooperation in a social dilemma with heterogeneous populations

In the presence of a social dilemma, cooperation can be generally more difficult to achieve when populations are heterogeneous because of potential normative conflicts. We examine cooperation in the context of a nonlinear common pool resource game, in which individuals have unequal extraction capacities and have to decide on their extraction of resources from the common pool. We introduce two types of policy instruments in this environment. One instrument is based on two variants of a mechanism that taxes extraction and redistributes the tax revenue to group members. The other instrument varies the social observability of individual decisions. We find that both tax mechanisms reduce extraction, increase efficiency and reduce inequality within groups. The scarcity pricing mechanism, which is a per-unit tax equal to the marginal extraction externality is more effective at reducing extraction than an increasing block tax that only taxes units above the social optimum. In contrast, observability impacts only the Baseline condition by facilitating free-riding instead of creating a moral pressure on group members.