Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
To bid or not to bid? Measuring the value of privacy in RTB

The use of Real-Time Bidding (RTB) is expanding. In this paper we analyze this technology from the economics of privacy angle. We introduce a privacy and transparency enhancing tool showing to users when RTB ads are displayed on a visited Web site and how much is paid by advertisers. Using this tool we obtain a signiﬁcant dataset of RTB winning bids (17 , 289 bids with an average value of $0 . 0012) from real, highly proﬁled users; we detect about 70 bidders. We detect and dissect the numbers of exchanged advertisements as well as the monetary spendings of bidders, and earnings of Ad Exchanges. This analysis is complemented by the study of a direct measurement resulting in an unproﬁled dataset. We analyze ﬂows related to Real-Time Bidding and detect hostnames of Ad Exchanges and Bidders. We discuss the bidding strategy upon of which depends the value of users’ private data. Finally, we unveil a close cooperation between one of the Ad Exchanges and a number of publishers, which results in security risks and privacy leaks.
The role of exosomal microRNAs in pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. New therapeutic and diagnostic strategies are urgently needed to improve pancreatic cancer outcomes. Exosomes are endosome-derived extracellular vesicles containing cellular lipids, proteins, and microRNAs (miRNAs). Studies have shown that exosomal miRNAs are potential diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for various types of cancer. In this review, we summarize recent findings indicating the role of exosomal miRNAs in pancreatic cancer progression, therapeutic resistance, and biomarker development.
Investigating dose finding methods and different priors in Bayesian continual reassessment method

A well-designed and properly analyzed clinical trial is a powerful tool for the development of new drugs. Clinical trials are studies that explore whether a treatment, drug or device is safe and effective for humans. These studies can show which drug development method works best for certain diseases. The first step in drug discovery (phase I) is very important to determine maximum tolerated dose (MTD). In the first part of the study, the classical 3+3 design, Continual Reassessment Method (CRM), and Bayesian Continual Reassessment Method (B-CRM) are compared in terms of selection probability of MTD and the number of treated patients. Among these designs, the B-CRM produced better results than the 3+3 and the CRM. In the second part of the study, we considered different model structures and priors in the B-CRM design. We considered three model structures; power model, hyperbolic tangent model, logit model and three different prior distributions; gamma, uniform and lognormal prior respectively. It was found that if power or hyperbolic tangent model structure and uniform prior were selected, the MTD selection rates were the highest in B-CRM.
A SURVEY ON PROTECTED STEERING FROM BEGINNING TO END TRUST NODES IN WSN

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are the upcoming and demanding knowledge with low dispensation and battery power. Security becomes a major issue in WSN. Because it is wireless in nature and prone to various types of attacks and losing of data packet. The major issue in WSN is security. The secure routing is the technique which is highly supporting for avoiding the above issues. In this proposed paper various security mechanisms are discussed to find malevolent nodes and to do protected routing. Our main motto is to find the trust node by using trust model and the malicious report is checked. Breadth First Search is used for routing. It provides the security features with minimum overhead and energy efficiency.
DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT FOR ACCELERATION OF CLAIM SERVICES AND COMPLETION FOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS IN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Implementation of e-Customer Relationship Management (e-CRM) in financial services industry will give influence to increase customer loyalty. One indicator of this is the development of features in the e-CRM application that make access easy for customers. However, the development of the e-CRM model is generally applied to the banking sector, while customer service needs in other financial services sectors such as insurance company are equally important. One of the main problems in life insurance companies is the measurement of claims service level agreement. In this research we intend to design an e-CRM application that can facilitate the management of complaints and claims reports in a life insurance company more effectively. The e-CRM application can also facilitate measurement of customer service staff performance in serving customers. In this research we applied the Rapid Application Development (RAD) method for development e-CRM application. The results of this research are development of e-CRM application, complaint management and supporting daily operational of customer care staff in a life insurance company.
Reconfigurable Communicating Patch Antenna for Cognitive Radio Applications

: This paper presents a microstrip wideband antenna and its utilization in integration of multiple wireless communication systems. A simple fork-like strip antenna, fed by a coplanar-waveguide (CPW) transmission line. Due to shortage of fabrication utilities; both simulation methods results are in agreement with the design principles. This reconfigurable multi-band new-shaped patch antenna can be applied to any desired frequency band used for communication or satellite applications. The frequency of the reconfigurable antenna obtained and it work on two frequencies 5.3 and 6.1 with return loss less than -10dB, VSWR less than 2 and gain more than 7 in all cases.
Impact of Smoking on Prognosis and Survival of Patients with Bladder Cancer

Cigarette smoking is the established risk factor for the development of urothelial carcinoma of bladder (UCB). However, the impact of smoking on the outcomes of urothelial carcinoma patients remains poorly investigated. Current evidence proves that cigarette smoking increases the risk of disease recurrence and potentially disease progression in patients with urothelial carcinoma of bladder. Current and heavy long-term smokers seem to be at the greatest risk. The majority of retrospective studies found an association between smoking status as well as cumulative exposure and disease recurrence in patients treated with TURB. The evidence for association with disease progression was less abundant. There are insufficient data investigating the impact on cancer-specific and overall survival in patients with bladder cancer. The impact of smoking with outcomes of T1 UCB or high risk disease, patients receiving intravesical therapies is limited because of a lack of data and controversial findings. Long-term smoking cessation seems to mitigate the detrimental effects of smoking in non-muscle-invasive and muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Heart Rate Characteristics Monitoring in the NICU: A New Tool for Clinical Care and Research

Heart rate variability (HRV), a marker of autonomic nervous system function, is depressed in sepsis and other acute and chronic diseases. Preterm neonates with sepsis have been shown to have both depressed HRV and repetitive transient heart rate decelerations. These abnormal heart rate characteristics (HRC) of depressed variability and decelerations may precede other clinical signs and symptoms of sepsis and usually are not apparent to clinicians using conventional vital signs monitoring. In order to quantitate these changes associated with sepsis, a heart rate characteristics monitor was developed which continuously calculates an HRC index from the conventional electrocardiogram waveform tracing. This HRC index is the fold-increase in risk that a baby will experience a clinical deterioration consistent with proven or clinical sepsis in the next 24 hours. This HRC or HeROTM (Heart Rate Observation) Monitor can alert clinicians to carefully evaluate a patient and consider antibiotic therapy or other interventions. The impact of continuous HRC monitoring on outcomes of preterm infants was the subject of a multicenter randomized clinical trial of 3003 very low birth weight infants, completed in 2010, which showed a significant reduction in mortality in neonates whose HRC index, or “HeRO Score” was displayed to clinicians in the NICU. Continuous HRC monitoring is an important new tool for both clinical care and research in the NICU.
Stem cell therapy in the treatment of bilateral elbow joint osteoarthritis in dog

The aim of this pilot study was to assess whether a single mesenchymal stem cell intra-articular injection in the osteoarthritic joint gives a therapeutic effect. This trial study was made in order to better manage and structure further study on more dogs. Single injections of 3 million mesenchymal stem cell intra-articular injections were made bilaterally in the osteoarthritic elbow joints. The dog was examined before and after monthly stem cell therapy using stance analyser scales to determine the static weight of each limb. Weight balance between forelegs improved, but not significantly (p>0.05). A radiographic examination was made for both elbow joints before stem cell therapy and the second and fifth month thereafter. Calculations of sub-trochlear sclerosis in percentage were made using mediolateral projections. Sub-trochlear sclerosis in percentage significantly decreased (p<0.05) after stem cell therapy in both legs.
Torture as a method of criminal prosecution: Democratization, Criminal Justice Reform, and the Drug War in Mexico

A criminal trial is likely the most significant interaction a citizen will ever have with the state; its conduct and adherence to norms of fairness bear directly on the quality of government, extent of democratic consolidation, and human rights. We trace the emergence and evolution of a judicially sanctioned regime of torture in the investigation of criminal matters and we show that this system survived Mexico’s democratic transition. We exploit a survey of the Mexican prison population and the implementation of reforms of the Mexican judicial system to assess how reforms to criminal procedure reduce abuse. We find that changes to procedures around arrest and the conduct of criminal trials can induce quick changes in police behavior. We also explore the role of democratization in constraining state abuse. We find evidence that alternation of political power at the local level produces a temporary decline in torture but that this disappears with the onset of the Drug War and militarization of security, which produced marked increases in torture.
An assessment of emerging networks in the fruit sector: The case of inca berry in Ecuador

The diversification of agri-food products through emerging chains has a fundamental social and economic role in Ecuador. A substantial amount of research focused only on examining critical factors in terms of agronomic and environmental performance. However, there is a shift in the agri-food chain perspective and study towards more sustainable models of production, logistics trade, and consumption. Aspects such as the socio-economic sustainability, level of collaboration between actors, an adequate chain configuration, and the employment of smart governance mechanisms show the weaknesses where stakeholders can propose enhancements. In this respect, socioeconomic and productive factors are consequential and still affecting the progress of these chains. Also, the current growth of market opportunities at the local and international level is a driver to support them by setting sustainable strategies. This study aimed to analyze socio-economic and production aspects to understand the dynamic across the emerging Inca berry (Physalis peruviana) chain located in Ecuador and bring forward potential strategies. Thus, chain vertical and horizontal dimensioning was introduced to contribute with relevant insights. The framework applied accounts with a revision of primary and support activities, and flows of high and low relevance. The investigation clustered pre-production, production, and post-production tiers. Also, it executed the food chain mapping, the identification of chain actors, and application of surveys at the supply chain levels to identify strengths and weaknesses based on specific socio-economic and productive variables. Results stated several viable long-term strategies. Examples of those strategies are the diversification of marketing channels, the intervention of academic institutions to improve efficiency, productivity, and the associations' empowerment. All of them aimed at circular economic models. The main research contribution is the application of the chain configuration to assess the chain performance comprehensively. Based on the results, our recommendation is incorporating new indicators to analyze the environmental and institutional components profoundly.
Exploring Word-Sized Graphics for Visualizing Eye Tracking Data within Transcribed Experiment Recordings

—In user studies, eye tracking is often used in combination with other recordings, such as think-aloud protocols. However, it is difﬁcult to analyze both the eye tracking data and transcribed recordings together because of a missing data alignment and integration. We suggest the use of word-sized eye tracking visualizations to augment the transcript with important events that occurred concurrently to the transcribed activities. We explore the design space of such graphics by discussing how existing eye tracking visualizations can be scaled down to word size. The suggested visualizations can optionally be combined with other event-based data such as interaction logs. We demonstrate our concept by implementing a prototype analysis tool.
Framework for Exploring Fit and Flexibility in Strategic Human Resource Management in Jordanian Telecommunication Companies

DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.24018/ejbmr.2020. 5.1. 221 1 Abstract— The Fit and flexibility is now very imperative for an effective strategic human resource management. Theoretical and empirical studies however could not agree on a single framework to accommodate both of its concepts (orthogonal and complimentary) to solve human resource management issues globally. The lack of a framework is a concern because there are still pertinent issues relating to human resource management specifically in Jordan. The purpose of this study was to carry out a conceptual framework to explore the fit and flexibility concept in strategic human resource management in Jordanian Telecommunication companies. This study suggests that emphasis should be placed on strategic flexibility in a dynamic sector like the Jordanian telecommunication sector to improve their productivity, performance and achieve a competitive advantage. Also, Jordanian Telecommunications companies' strategic flexibility will be achieved only if they rely on developing innovative and sustainable HR practices to stay competitive in their rapidly changing and dynamic business environment.
Generation of 3D objects based on Virtual Reality drawings using Convolutional Neural Networks

—Despite the recent advances in virtual reality devices and the increasing availability of the equipment on the market, there are still challenges to bring these technologies to all kinds of public, mainly due to the absence of a standard graphics interface in the virtual reality environment development. Thus, this paper aims to propose the use of interaction in virtual reality integrating convolutional neural networks, attempting to improve the experience by offering an easily understandable and useful environment.
Greenhouse Gas Fluxes and Carbon Storage Dynamics in Playa Wetlands : Restoration Potential to Mitigate Climate Change

Though playas occupy only 2-5% of the landscape, they may be of critical importance to the greenhouse gas budget of the Great Plains. Their capacity to provide climate mitigation services, however, may be threatened by cropland agriculture. Our goal in this study was to provide understanding of the potential climate mitigation services provided through playa conservation and restoration in the High Plains. Focus was placed on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from playas as well as identifying some of the drivers of GHG flux that are influenced by various land management practices. We also sought to understand how sediment removal from playa basins influenced C and N content as well as C sequestration services.
An Experimental Study on the Performance of High Fly-ash Content Concrete, HFCC

In this paper we study the performance of High Fly-ash Content Concrete (HFCC) in Datong region. We use the mixed design model to achieve strength grade 42.5 Portland cement concrete with different content such as 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% by using the mass method. The change of gas content in the concrete mixture with the fly ash content and water-binder ratio was obtained through repeated measurements. The axial compression failure test was done at 7d, 28d and 56d curing age and the curves of influence were drawn. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) technology was used to examine the fly ash concrete. Finally, the failure mode of high fly ash content concrete specimens was analyzed. The results provide scientific data for designing and engineering large application of high fly ash content concrete in the local area, and the method is valuable in engineering application.
A Case Control Study of the Genetic and Other Risk Factors of Essential Hypertension

Introduction-Essential hypertension, an important cause of worldwide mortality and morbidity, has modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors. We tried to find a causal relationship between development of essential hypertension and various risk factors especially genetic factors. Methods-In this case control study, 110 essential hypertension patients and 50 age and sex matched normal healthy individuals were selected. Detailed physical examination was done and history was taken including pedigree analysis. Serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-C and LDL-C were estimated. Result-Most of the cases were of the age group 50-59 years, with a mean age of 57.1 years. Of the female cases, the age group 60-69 years was mostly affected. Diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, hypothyroidism, cerebrovascular accidents and obesity were associated more with cases in comparison to controls. Out of 110 cases, 66 cases (60%) had family history of hypertension; either father (24.5%) or mother (35.4%) was hypertensive. Both parents were hypertensive in 27 cases (24%). This familial trend was seen in brothers and sisters as well as in offsprings. Conclusion-Several factors are associated with essential hypertension. Modification of some of those factors may beneficially affect the long term effects and complications of hypertension. Early detection of many factors and suitable measures may be important in the prognosis and course of hypertension related outcomes. Further research with a larger and diverse population is required to confirm these findings.
Formulation and Characterization of Moxifloxacin Nanoparticles with Ion Exchange Resin

Moxifloxacin (MOX) is a fluoroquinolone anti-infective drug, indicated for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis. The drug is soluble in water but still produces low ocular bioavailability due to biological barriers and so it requires dosing for two/three times a day. The present study was designed to formulate, optimize and characterize polymeric Nanoparticles MOX for ocular administration using Ion Exchange Resin (IER). IER-nanoparticles were prepared by media milling method, formulation/process parameters were optimized based on evaluation parameters such as color of nanosuspension, sedimentation behaviour, particle size and zeta potential. MOX-IER nanosuspensions were prepared at different stoichiometric ratio of MOX and IER and characterized by entrapment efficiency, pH, particle size and zeta potential of nanosuspension. In vitro release study of optimized batch MNIER3 exhibited sustained release pattern which follows Korsmeyer-Peppas model with Fickian diffusion mechanism for drug release. Based on these results optimized batch of MOX-IER nanosuspension formulated in the laboratory was found suitable for ocular delivery.
Low Frequency Ultrasonic Versus Microcurrent Effect on Tissue Healing After Tendon Suture

Background: Tendon injury has poor healing process. Therapeutic US has a positive role to play in providing the growth factors, also Microcurrent therapy has been used to increase the rate of healing. Purpose: this study was conducted to investigate the difference between high frequency ultrasound versus microcurrent therapy on the tissue healing of Achilles tendon after suture. Methods: Thirty female albino rats were surgically transected Achilles tendons, were randomly and assigned into three groups with ten rats in each group (group I served as a control, group II was treated with high frequency US and group III was treated with microcurrent). The treatments were administered with ultrasound and microcurrent day other day starting immediately from the day after injury for 5 weeks. Wound size measurements were evaluated till complete healing. Results: Both low frequency ultrasonic and microcurrent have a significant effect on decreasing wound size where the mean value of the wound treated with low frequency ultrasonic decreased from 0.2 mm ± 0.03 to 0.0 mm in the fifth time of measurement while the wound size of the control group decreased from 0.2 mm± 0.08 mm in the fifth time of measurement. Comparing wound size in Micro-current group among the times of measurements Vs the control has shown a significant decrease of wound size where the mean value decreased from 0.2 mm ± 0.06 to 0.0 mm in the fifth time of measurement. The t test of group II has shown significant decrease in wound size measurement where the t value and P value showed that it was significant during 3 rd and 5 th times of measurement. The t test of group III has shown significant decrease in wound size measurement where the t value and P value showed that it was significant during 2 nd , 3 rd and 5 th times of measurement. Conclusion: low frequency ultrasonic has more significant effect thanmicrocurrenton decreasing wound size after tendon suture.