Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Generative Adversarial Models for Learning Private and Fair Representations

We present Generative Adversarial Privacy and Fairness (GAPF), a data-driven framework for learning private and fair representations. GAPF leverages recent advancements in adversarial learning to allow a data holder to learn “universal” representations that decouple a set of sensitive attributes from the rest of the dataset. Under GAPF, finding the optimal privacy mechanism is formulated as a constrained minimax game between a private/fair encoder and an adversary. We show that for appropriately chosen adversarial loss functions, GAPF provides privacy guarantees against strong information-theoretic adversaries and enforces demographic parity. We also evaluate the performance of GAPF on multi-dimensional Gaussian mixture models and real datasets, and show how a designer can certify that representations learned under an adversary with a fixed architecture perform well against more complex adversaries. KeywordsData Privacy, Fairness, Adversarial Learning, Generative Adversarial Networks, Minimax Games, Information Theory
Improving Coherence of Topic Based Aspect Clusters using Domain Knowledge

Web is loaded with opinion data belonging to multiple domains. Probabilistic topic models such as Probabilistic Latent Semantic Analysis ( pLSA ) and Latent Dirichlet Allocation ( LDA ) have been popularly used to obtain thematic representations called topic-based aspects from the opinion data. These topic-based aspects are then clustered to obtain semantically related groups, by algorithms such as Automated Knowledge LDA ( AKL ). However, there are two main shortcomings with these algorithms namely the cluster of topics obtained sometimes lack coherence to accurately represent relevant aspects in the cluster and the popular or common words which are referred to as the generic topics are found to occur across clusters in different domains. In this paper we have used context domain knowledge from a publicly available lexical resource to increase the coherence of topic-based aspect clusters and discriminate domain-specific semantically relevant topical aspects from generic aspects shared across the domains. BabelNet was used as the lexical resource. The dataset comprised of product reviews from 36 product domains, containing 1000 reviews from each domain and 14 clusters per domain. Also, frequent topical aspects across topic clusters indicate occurrence of generic aspects. The average elimination of incoherent aspects was found to be 28.84 %. The trend generated by UMass metric shows improved topic coherence and also better cluster quality is obtained as the average entropy without eliminated values was 0.876 and with elimination was 0.906.
Exercise and insulin sensitivity: interaction with intrahepatic triglyceride and hepatokines

Insulin resistance is central to the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG), the primary feature of NAFLD, strongly predicts insulin resistance in the liver and peripheral (skeletal muscle and adipose) tissues. Hepatokines (e.g. fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 (LECT2), follistatin, selenoprotein P, and fetuin-A) are liver-derived proteins with capacity to exert endocrine effects and may potentially modulate the link between IHTG and peripheral insulin sensitivity/glycaemic control. Exercise is integral to the management of NAFLD and T2DM, with evidence suggesting that high-intensity exercise may provide the greatest benefits. Chapter 4 of this thesis demonstrates that, in individuals without chronic metabolic disease, plasma concentrations of FGF21 and LECT2 are higher, and follistatin lower, in individuals with overweight or obesity compared with normal weight individuals. Furthermore, FGF21 and follistatin are transiently elevated for up to 6 h after acute aerobic exercise (60 min at 60% VO2 peak). The response of follistatin to acute moderate-intensity exercise is also present in individuals with impaired glucose regulation (Chapter 5), but the response of FGF21 is abolished. A single bout of low-volume high-intensity interval training has no effect on FGF21, follistatin or fetuin-A in individuals with dysglycaemia (Chapter 5). Chapter 6 demonstrates that six weeks of sprint interval training (SIT) is feasible for men with NAFLD and reduces IHTG despite no change in body weight. Peripheral insulin sensitivity tends to increase after SIT but hepatic insulin sensitivity and circulating hepatokines remain unchanged. Through meta-analyses, Chapter 7 confirms that exercise training reduces IHTG, even in the absence of weight loss. However, the magnitude of this effect is greater when weight loss occurs and benefits increase proportionally. Exercise training improves basal hepatic insulin sensitivity, but evidence in this area is currently limited (Chapter 7). Collectively, the studies in this thesis demonstrate that some hepatokines may be sensitive to acute and chronic changes in energy metabolism. However, further evidence is required before definitive statements can be made. Exercise training, including SIT, has the potential to reduce IHTG in men with NAFLD, even in the absence of weight loss. However, the greatest benefits on IHTG will likely be elicited when exercise training is performed in combination with dietary energy restriction to elicit sustained reduction in body weight.
Epidemiology and Culture

The book of James A. Trostle deals with the relations between epidemiology and anthropology, particularly with the field or subfield that has become known as “medical anthropology”. Although there is some controversy about the term to refer to an area of social anthropology applied to health and its cultural determinants, “medical anthropology” is progressively recognized in the United States and Europe. Part of this recognition and of its increasing consolidation as field of academic research, particularly in health and human sciences, is due to the questions approached in this book that advocates a more intensive collaboration between epidemiology and anthropology in the formulation of public health policies and interventions aimed at preventing risk factors of epidemiologically identified diseases. The main argument that sustains this concept and illustrates the problematic approached in the book is probably the affirmation of the author of the preface of the book, S. Leonard Syme, professor of epidemiology of the University of California (Berkeley): “(.) people have been informed about the things they need to do (to avoid disease risks), and they have failed to follow our advice” (p. xi). From this perspective, the author of the book seeks to introduce basic notions about how concepts of disease and health, etiological factors and the therapeutic intervention itself are widely determined by the “culture” of a certain group or community, also responsible for its diversity. The term “culture” is not explicitly defined by the author, who in a footnote refers to both the possible definitions of the concept as “the way of life of a population” and to the formulation of Geertz defining culture as a “set of symbols organized Marina D. Cardoso Graduate Program in Anthropology, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil mdcardoso@uol.com. br
Besondere Bedürfnisse von Frauen und Kindern nach Katastrophen

Katastrophen konnen auf ganze Gemeinschaften verheerende Auswirkungen haben, besonders aber auf die Verwundbarsten in unseren Gesellschaften: Frauen und Kinder. Dieser Beitrag beleuchtet, auf welche Art und Weise Frauen und Kinder betroffen sein konnen und erarbeitet praktische Ansatze fur die bedurfnisorientierte Betreuung von Frauen und Kindern nach einer Katastrophe. Speziell gemeindenahe, psychosoziale Masnahmen werden fokussiert, welche die gesunde psychologische Entwicklung von Frauen und Kindern verbessern konnen. Dies kann zum Beispiel durch Forderung von Schutzfaktoren erreicht werden, die den «Resilienzprozess» starken. Dabei handelt es sich um einen neuen Ansatz zur Betreuung von Personen, die aufgrund einer Katastrophe besonderem Stress ausgesetzt waren oder ein traumatisches Erlebnis hatten. Dieser Ansatz bietet psychosoziale Methoden, die entweder alternativ oder in Kooperation mit gangigen medizinisch-psychotherapeutischen Ansatzen auf nutzliche und effiziente Weise dort angewendet werden konnen, wo zahlreiche Frauen und Kinder betroffen sind. Insbesondere fur Personen aus anderen Kulturkreisen, denen westliche therapeutische Konzepte oder Interventionen unbekannt sind, beziehungsweise wegen Unverstandnis nur unzureichend greifen, ergibt sich ein pragmatisches Behandlungselement. Die beleuchteten Masnahmen und Erwagungen zur Forderung des Resilienzprozesses bei betroffenen Frauen und Kindern werden von Uberlegungen zu deren moglichen Anwendung in der Schweiz gefolgt.
Routing and scheduling of parcel tankers: a novel solution approach

For more than half a century, tanker routing and scheduling problems have also attracted extensive interest from researchers. To date, only one existing tanker routing and scheduling model explicitly accounts for the cargo stowage constraints faced by tanker owners. But the originators of the latter model fail to offer efficient solution methodology that can meet the practical needs of industry practitioners. This paper aims to bridge the research gap in the domain of tanker routing and scheduling in two major ways. First, it introduces a novel solution methodology that can (1) efficiently solve tanker routing and scheduling problem with all key operating constraints, and (2) meet the practical needs of industry practitioners. In addition to highlighting the pros and cons of our tool relative to existing tools, this paper also discusses research opportunities that remain available in this field.
Demand Side Management Using the Internet of Energy Based on LoRaWAN Technology

The smart grid, as a communication network, allows numerous connected devices such as sensors, relays and actuators to interact and cooperate with each other. An Internet-based solution for electricity that provides bidirectional flow of information and power is internet of energy (IoE) which is an extension of smart grid concept. A large number of connected devices and the huge amount of data generated by IoE and issues related to data transmission, process and storage, force IoE to be integrated by cloud computing. Furthermore, in order to enhance the performance and reduce the volume of transmitted data and process information in an acceptable time, fog computing is suggested as a layer between IoE layer and cloud layer. This layer is used as a local processing level that leads to reduction in data transmissions to the cloud. So, it can save energy consumption used by IoE devices to transmit data into cloud because of a long range, low power, wide area and low bit rate wireless telecommunication system which is called LoRaWAN. All devices in fog domain are connected by long range wide area network (LoRa) into a smart gateway. The gateway which bridges fog domain and cloud, is introduced for scheduling devices/appliances by creating a priority queue which can perform demand side management dynamically. The queue is affected by not only the consumer importance but also the consumer policies and the status of energy resources.
Primary school teachers' encounters with cases of suspected or disclosed child sexual abuse

This study explored 45 primary school teachers' encounters with cases of suspected or disclosed child sexual abuse. Stage I involved a cross-sectional survey which investigated the training experiences and support opportunities for teachers in relation to child abuse. The Maslach Burn-out Inventory assessed levels of occupational stress. Teacher's identification of abuse and their perceived ability to cope with such cases were hypothesised as associated with the perceived adequacy of training and support, and with teacher's reported levels of occupational stress. Stage II involved interviewing seven teachers to explore the emotional impact of working with cases of suspected or disclosed abuse. The entire sample felt that initial teacher training had not adequately prepared them to deal with abused children; over 95 per cent said they would welcome more training. Formal support for teachers was limited and, largely, considered inadequate. Nethertheless, the majority felt they would cope'well'with cases of abuse. Analysis of results revealed that teachers who had not received disclosures were more likely to rate support as adequate; teachers who had harboured suspicions and teachers who had received disclosures reported higher levels of burn-out. Qualitative material revealed factors that affected the ability to cope with cases of abuse and factors that influenced the emotional impact of such work. Aspects of primary school teachers' unique position appear to make encounters with abused children particularly disturbing. It is suggested that the emotional impact of such work could be mediated by resources such as training and support. The implications of insufficient resources extend beyond the psychological well being of the teacher to the effective protection of the child. The implications for clinical psychology are discussed.
Keeping Track of Invisible Individuals While Exploring a Spatial Layout with Partial Cues: Location-based and Deictic Direction-based Strategies

In contrast to Constructivist Views, which construe perceptual cognition as an essentially reconstructive process, this article recommends the Deictic View, which grounds perception in perceptual-demonstrative reference and the use of deictic tracking strategies for acquiring and updating knowledge about individuals. The view raises the problem of how sensory-motor tracking connects to epistemic and integrated forms of tracking. To study the strategies used to solve this problem, we report a study of the ability to track distal individuals when only their directions can be perceived and not their locations. We introduce a new experimental paradigm named the ‘Modified Traveling Salesman Problem’ (MTSP), which requires subjects to visit n invisible targets in a 2D display once each. Surprisingly, subjects are competent at this task for up to 10 targets. We consider two types of tracking strategies that subjects might use: ‘location-based’ strategies and ‘deictic direction-based’ strategies. A number of observations suggest that subjects used the latter, at least for larger numbers of targets. We hypothesize that subjects used perceptual-demonstrative reference and deictic strategies (i) to perform the sensory-motor tracking of directional segments, (ii) to bind the segments with their updated status in the task, and (iii) to perform the epistemic tracking of invisible targets by means of perception-based inferences. Nicolas Bullot is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto. Jacques Droulez is Director of Research at the Laboratoire de Physiologie de la Perception et de l'Action (UMR 7152, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Collège de France).
Application of Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process based on Geometric Mean Method to Prioritize Social Capital Network Indicators

Vietnam is striving to develop dynamically and overcome many human resource challenges. As the economy expands, the demand for jobs and human resource development has become increasingly critical. The pressures from reform and international integration are forcing many changes. New graduates must provide proof of their academic capabilities, while also actively developing their social capital to support their job search process. In fact, social capital is an essential capital for personal development as well as professional development of new graduates. This paper applies Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process based on Geometric Mean Methodology to evaluate factors for measuring the social capital of graduates at Ho Chi Minh City Open University in Vietnam. The research results highlight the important role of social networks for graduates, in which a linking network is the most important, a bonding network is the second most important, and a bridging network is the third most important. In addition, the research shows that trust plays an even more important role than networks; and specific belief is more important than general belief.
OpenSPLySER: The Integrated OpenSPARC and DySER Design

The Dynamically Synthesized Execution (DySE) model has been proposed to improve the energy efficiency and performance of general purpose programmable processors. We describe how a DySE Resource (DySER) block can be integrated into a processor pipeline. The block size can be adjusted based on design constraints, but we integrate an 8x8 functional unit array into a simple in-order OpenSPARC T1 pipeline. The instruction set changes and the microarchitectural interface between the DySER block and processor are described.
Anti-VEGF treatment of idiopathic, active choroidal neovascularization in patients below 45 years of age

Klinika Oczna 2017, 119 (3) ISSN 0023-2157 Index 362646 Wstęp Terminem idiopatyczne nowotwórstwo naczyniówkowe (ang. Idiopathic Choroidal Neovacularization – ICNV) określa się zmiany patologiczne umiejscowione w obrębie plamki, pojawiające się u osób poniżej 50. roku życia. Istotą tych zmian jest tworzenie się nieprawidłowych naczyń krwionośnych pod siatkówką neurosensoryczną, zwykle powyżej nabłonka barwnikowego (typ 2. CNV – ang. Choroidal Neovacularization). To rozpoznanie wymaga różnicowania z wieloma schorzeniami, w przebiegu których pojawiają się podobne zmiany. W diagnostyce różnicowej bierzemy pod uwagę zmiany zwyrodnieniowe, w tym wysoką krótkowzroczność oraz pasma naczyniaste, stany pozapalne z uwzględnieniem chorób takich jak zespół domniemanej histoplazmozy ocznej, punkcikowata wewnętrzna choroidopatia, retinochoroidopatia typu „birdshot“, wieloogniTerapia anty-VEGF w leczeniu idiopatycznej aktywnej postaci nowotwórstwa naczyniowego naczyniówki u pacjentów poniżej 45. roku życia
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Drug and Drug Problems Perceptions Questionnaire for Brazil

Background: The health field has been studying attitudes with the purpose of investigating their relationship with the several practices that are part of their action scope. In nursing, one of those perspectives refers to students’ attitudes about working with alcohol and/or drug users. Objective: To perform the translation and cross-cultural adaptation, to test the internal consistency and construct validity of the scale Drug and Drug Problems Perceptions Questionnaire in a population of Brazilian nursing students. Methodology: Methodological study, with Brazilian nursing students (N = 246) of technical and higher courses. The translation and cross-cultural adaptation were carried out and the principal component analysis and Cronbach’s alpha calculation were conducted. Results: The results were consistent with the organization of the dimensions proposed by the authors of the original version, in spite of the difference in the structure of the items that constitute them. The overall internal consistency was α = 0.85. Conclusion: The instrument was considered cross-culturally adapted and showed good values of construct validity and internal consistency.
Comparação de sequências biológicas longas em FPGA usando particionamento

An important operation in Bioinformatics is the biological sequence comparison, which has as result the best score that determines how similar are two sequences. The best score is obtained with the computation of the dynamic programming matrix by exact algorithms, whose complexities are O(mn), where m and n are the size of the sequences. Solutions in FPGA for biological sequence comparison reached great performances, however these solutions require a few thousand characters of the sequences being compared at a time, in other words, the comparison must be partitioned. The objective of this graduation work is to propose, implement and evaluate a solution in FPGA for the biological sequence comparison with partitioning. Two partitioning circuits (v.1 and v.2) were proposed, where circuit v.1 receives the intermediate column, row and diagonal from the dynamic programming matrix, computes a part of the matrix and produces the score. In the same way, the circuit v.2 receives the intermediate column, row and diagonal from the dynamic programming matrix, computes a part of the matrix and produces the score, last column, row and diagonal of the computed partition of the matrix. The experimental results show a great occupation of the FPGA with processing elements. Besides, the execution of the partitioning circuit v.1 in the XtremeData XD2000i for the biological sequence comparison with both sequences having 20 characters present very satisfactory times (up to 948μs).
Real-time recognition system of Korean sign language based on elementary components

Sign language is a method of communication for deaf persons. In communication using hand gesture, sign words and manual alphabets are used together. In this paper a system is proposed, which recognizes Korean sign Language (KSL). KSL is composed of Korean sign words and Korean manual alphabets continuously. To recognize meanings of continuous gestures which have no token of beginning and end, this system segments current motion states using speed and change of speed in motions and state automata. To understand the meaning of a gesture, basic component classifiers using fuzzy min-max neural network and fuzzy logic are used. Basic elements of meaning used in this system are 14 hand directions, 23 hand postures, and 14 hand orientations. Meaning of signed gesture is interpreted using basic elements which were recognized by 3 classifiers. This system recognizes 31 Korean manual alphabets and 131 Korean signs in real-time with recognition rate 96.7% for Korean manual alphabets and 94.3% for Korean sign words, excluding no recognition case.
Effect of Communicator-Communicatee Similarity in Political Affiliation upon Petition Signing Compliance

Summary Two hundred undergraduates' compliance in signing a petition calling for the removal of President Nixon from office was studied as a function of the political sponsorship of the petition and subjects' own political affiliation. It was predicted that Republicans who had voted for Nixon in 1972 would be less likely to sign an impeachment petition when it was sponsored by Democrats than when sponsored by Republicans. Results confirmed this hypothesis (p < .05) and were interpreted as supporting Festinger's social comparison theory.