Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Children as our technology design partners

That's silly! " "I'm bored! " "I like that! " "Why do I have to do this? " "What is this for? " These are all important responses and questions that come from children. As our design partners in developing new technologies, children can offer bluntly honest views of their world. They have their own likes, dislikes, and needs that are not the same as adults' (Druin, Stewart, Proft, Bederson, & Hollan, 1997). As the development of new technologies for children becomes commonplace in industry and university research labs, children's input into the design and development process is critical. We need to establish new development methodologies that enable us to stop and listen, and learn to collaborate with children of all ages. In the chapter that follows, a discussion of new research methodologies will be presented. (Also cross-referenced as UMIACS-TR-98-20) URI http://hdl.handle. net/1903/947 Collections Technical Reports from UMIACS Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department DRUM is brought to you by the University of Maryland Libraries University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-7011 (301)314-1328. Please send us your comments. Web Accessibility Children as Our Technology Design Partners UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MAKE A GIFT
Restricted Collocations: Cultural Boundness

This paper is concerned with the idea of language and culture as one symbolic domain within which language units enter into a relationship with cultural categories. This idea was proposed by Telia et al (1994) as the fundamental concept of the linguocultural approach. This paper suggests new criteria of collocation restriction in terms of the "cultural boundness" of a set word combination. These criteria might be applied in lexicographic presentation of restricted collocations.
Two dimensional precise positioning using an impulse force controlled by fuzzy reasoning

This paper proposes a new positioning method which taps the object by a robot with a flexible link hammer. An impulsive force generated by tapping is effective to actuate the object with very high resolution. The intensity and tapping point of the impulsive force are controlled by fuzzy reasoning. It is seen from experiments that the proposed method can control the position of the object in high accuracy.
SAPS-II: A NEW IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEMS APPROACH PROBLEM SOLVER

Abstract In this paper, we describe a reimplementation of the Systems Approach Problem Solver that was originally designed and implemented by H. J. J. Uyttenhove.1,2 In this reimplementation, emphasis was put on a clean and flexible user interface that allows the user to conveniently combine several of the SAPS basic operations for solving more complex problems. SAPS-II3 was implemented as a toolbox (function library) within the framework of the CTRL-C program,4 an interactive matrix manipulation language developed originally for computer-aided control system design, and enhanced later for other purposes such as signal analysis and statistical operations.5,6 From the point of view of the CTRL-C software, the SAPS-II library can be viewed as yet another enhancement for the purpose of systems analysis and synthesis. From the point of view of the SAPS-II software, CTRL-C can be viewed as a software shell for convenient embedding of the SAPS algorithms.
Cultura das séries: forma, contexto e consumo de ficção seriada na contemporaneidade

Resumo: Nos ultimos anos aumentou o interesse academico em torno das series de televisao, especialmente - mas nao somente -, as de origem norte-americana. Ha toda uma literatura recente que avalia a presenca das series de TV em diversas matrizes nacionais (EUA, Italia, Franca, Reino Unido, etc.), analisando a producao, circulacao e recepcao dos programas. Neste artigo, vamos propor a existencia de uma cultura das series, a partir de tres condicoes centrais: a sofisticacao das formas narrativas, o contexto tecnologico que permite uma ampla circulacao digital (online ou nao) e os novos modos de consumo, participacao e critica textual. Com isso, as series fomentam interesses que nao se restringem ao envolvimento de comunidades de fas com obras especificas, mas tambem indicam a formacao de um repertorio historico em torno desses programas, de uma telefilia transnacional, de uma cultura das series. Palavras-Chave: cultura das series; ficcao seriada; televisao contemporânea.
Using neural networks to predict the future performance of students

This work studies two models of artificial neural networks (ANN) in order to predict at the beginning of the school year the performance of students in SPAECE (Permanent System of Evaluation of Basic Education of Ceara). The factors considered as relevant to student achievements were the grade, period of study, school score and student score in elementary school, which were used as input variables to an ANN. A model of Perceptron and Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) were developed and trained using data of students of the year 2013 from schools of the 6th CREDE (State Development Regional Coordination). Test data evaluation shows that the ANN model is able to correctly predict 95% of performance of beginning students.
ANALISIS SENTIMEN PENGGUNA JEJARING SOSIAL MENGGUNAKAN METODE SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE

Jejaring sosial membantu pengguna Internet dalam berkomunikasi. Hal ini dikarenakan pengguna jejaring sosial dapat menyampaikan pesan dengan memanfaatkan fasilitas yang disediakan oleh setiap jejaring sosial. Pesan yang akan disampaikan melalui jejaring sosial dapat di-post melalui antarmuka situs web jejaring sosial, pesan singkat (SMS), atau melalui berbagai aplikasi untuk perangkat seluler. Pesan-pesan para pengguna jejaring sosial dapat dimanfaatkan untuk berbagai hal, seperti melakukan review terhadap suatu produk atau melakukan review terhadap suatu masalah baik politik maupun masalah sosial terkini. Hal ini dapat dilakukan dengan menganalisis sentimen para pengguna yang disampaikan melalui pesan-pesan dalam situs jejaring sosial. Metode Support Vector Machine merupakan salah satu metode yang dapat dimanfaatkan untuk menganalisis sentimen. Analisis sentimen dengan menggunakan metode Support Vector Machine dilakukan dengan cara mengklasifikasikan sentimen ke dalam kelas positif atau kelas negatif. Tingkat akurasi sistem analisis sentimen pengguna jejaring sosial dengan menggunakan metode Support Vector Machine adalah 81 % atau sebanyak 243 kicauan yang terkelompok secara tepat dari jumlah keseluruhan kicauan sebanyak 300 kicauan.
The Effectiveness of Automatically Generated Weights and Links in Mechanical Indexing.

Work concerned with the statistical evaluation of the output of the MEDICO automatic indexing method is described. The statistical tests were designed primarily to examine the validity of the assumptions which formed the bases of the algorithms developed for the automatic computation of weights and for the automatic generation of links between index terms and modifiers. This evaluation also includes a comparison of the output generated from full text and from the processing of the abstracts or summaries of the same articles.
Nutzung von Simulationen zur Unterstützung der betrieblichen Infrastrukturplanung

Dans le cadre de la planification de l'infrastructure, comme base de la planification des constructions et de la signalisation, la simulation du trafic ferroviaire se prete, en particulier, pour les etudes d'installations complexes, pour lesquelles les exigences de l'exploitation sont connues dans le detail, surtout s'il existe un horaire ou tout au moins un programme d'exploitation. L'objectif consiste a representer, par des moyens informatiques, le deroulement reel de l'exploitation qui s'ecarte de l'exploitation prevue du fait des retards superposes, afin d'en tirer des deductions pour les installations prevues et la qualite de l'exploitation a en attendre. Ce sont avant tout les noeuds ferroviaires assez grands qui constituent les lieux d'etude classiques de la simulation.
One speaker, two languages: Code-switching in community, regional and national repertoires: the myth of the discreteness of linguistic systems

Dedicated to Norman Denison In this paper I shall draw attention to a paradox. On the one hand, the study of code-switching coincided with, and was partly the product of, a realisation within linguistics that bilingualism was not an abnormal situation and that the linguistic behaviour which results from bilingualism could not be dismissed as arbitrary or aberrant. On the other hand, a lot of effort has been expended within the field of code-switching on setting up a new orthodoxy to replace the old orthodoxy of monolingual norms. This consists in defining code-switching as a special form of skilled bilingual behaviour, to be distinguished from the aberrant manifestations of bilingualism which involve one language influencing another. I will try to show that this new type of ideal speaker–listener, whose existence depends on such discrete alternation, is as much of a rare bird as Chomsky's monolingual original, and that code-switching should instead be considered as a much broader, blanket term for a range of interlingual phenomena within which strict alternation between two discrete systems is the exception rather than the rule. Code-switching is found in a variety of linguistic contexts, ranging from that where highly educated bilinguals are talking among themselves, alternating between two codes which closely reflect the relevant monolingual norms, to situations where societal multilingualism is the general norm.
Ein tiefer Blick in die Aachener Unterwelt

Mithilfe von Bohrkernen und geophysikalischen Messungen haben Geologen das vielschichtige Zusammenwirken von Spannungen in der Erdkruste und zirkulierenden Gewassern studiert. Dabei werden wichtige Einsichten uber verborgene Prozesse im Fundament einer Stadt gewonnen
Expression of Leukemia/Lymphoma Related Factor (LRF) in Human Breast Carcinoma and Comparison with other Cancers

Leukemia/lymphoma‐related factor (LRF), a member of the POK family, has a vital function in cellular transformation. Apart from its role in lymphomas, very little is known about its expression in most solid tumors, including breast carcinoma. In this study, LRF mRNA transcripts and protein expression was quantified in benign and malignant breast, colon, liver, lung, renal, and mesothelioma tissues by performing RT‐PCR, Western blot, immunohistochemistry, and immunocytochemistry. All malignant breast tissues expressed significantly more LRF mRNA transcripts and protein than the benign breast tissues. LRF was expressed more strongly in fibroadenoma, invasive lobular carcinoma and ductal carcinoma in situ than in other breast diseases. The ducts in ductal hyperplasia tissues of the breast were weakly positive. In general, a significantly higher expression of LRF was seen in malignant tissue than in the corresponding benign or normal tissue. LRF expression in the carcinoma of the colon, liver, and lung was higher than in the corresponding normal or benign tissues. A strong expression of LRF was observed in normal prostate but not in prostate cancer. These data suggest that LRF could be a marker for malignancy or proliferation of the cancers.
Partout: A Distributed Approach Towards Scalable RDF Processing

The increasing interest in Semantic Web technologies has led not only to a rapid growth of semantic data on the Web but also to an increasing number of sources and backend applications with more than a trillion triples in some cases. Confronted with such huge amounts of data, existing state-of-the-art systems for storing RDF and processing SPARQL queries will be no longer sufficient. This thesis introduces Partout, a distributed engine for scalable RDF processing in a cluster of machines. It shows how to fragment RDF collections based on a query log, how to allocate the fragments to nodes in the cluster, and how to efficiently process SPARQL queries. Experiments with several large collections including a standard benchmark, show the superiority of Partout over naive partitioning techniques applied in today’s distributed SPARQL engines.
Pulmonary Nocardiosis Induced by Long-Term Use of Steroids on a Bronchiectasis Backgroung

Ya­z›fl­ma­Ad­re­si/Ad­dress­for­Cor­res­pon­den­ce:­Levent Özdemir Dörtyol Devlet Hastanesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Kliniği, Hatay, Türkiye Tel. : +90 533 388 89 84 E-pos ta: Levent2408@mynet.com Gelifl­Tarihi/Received:­22 Haziran 2014 Ka­bul­Ta­ri­ hi/Ac­cep­ted:­25 Ağustos 2014 23-27 Nisan 2008, Toraks Derneği 11. Yıllık Kongresi, Antalya’da sunulmuştur. Haseki T›p Bülteni, Galenos Yay›nevi taraf›ndan bas›lm›flt›r. The Medical Bulletin of Haseki Training and Research Hospital, published by Galenos Publishing. DOI: 10.4274/haseki.1963 Olgu Sunumu / Case Report
Outcomes of an Australian Nursing Student-led School Vision and Hearing Screening Programme

ABSTRACT Nursing students typically do not undertake clinical training in school settings. However, they are well placed to have a role in providing health screening and education in schools or community health venues under supervision of qualified nurses. This study provides a description and outcomes of a vision and hearing screening programme delivered by university nursing students working out of a student-led clinic situated in an underserved, largely Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in regional Australia. Screening and follow-up data collected from 741 elementary school children indicated some important population patterns and trends, with nearly 30% having identified problems. Anecdotal evidence suggested children who gained treatment had improved school performance. Challenges to follow-up and confounding variables are discussed and a suggestion for future research is offered.
Statistical Monitoring of Clinical Trials: A Unified Approach

A General Framework. - Power: Conditional, Unconditional, and Predictive. - Historical Monitoring Boundaries. - Spending Functions. - Practical Survival Monitoring. - Inference Following a Group-Sequential Trial. - Options When Brownian Motion Does Not Hold. - Monitoring for Safety. - Bayesian Monitoring. - Adaptive Sample Size Methods. - Topics Not Covered. - Appendix I: The Logrank and Related Tests. - Appendix II: Group-Sequential Software.
Fast growing and interpretable oblique trees via logistic regression models

The classification tree is an attractive method for classification as the predictions it makes are more transparent than most other classifiers. The most widely accepted approaches to tree-growth use axis-parallel splits to partition continuous attributes. Since the interpretability of a tree diminishes as it grows larger, researchers have sought ways of growing trees with oblique splits as they are better able to partition observations. The focus of this thesis is to grow oblique trees in a fast and deterministic manner and to propose ways of making them more interpretable. Finding good oblique splits is a computationally difficult task. Various authors have proposed ways of doing this by either performing stochastic searches or by solving problems that effectively produce oblique splits at each stage of tree-growth. A new approach to finding such splits is proposed that restricts attention to a small but comprehensive set of splits. Empirical evidence shows that good oblique splits are found in most cases. When observations come from a small number of classes, empirical evidence shows that oblique trees can be grown in a matter of seconds. As interpretability is the main strength of classification trees, it is important for oblique trees that are grown to be interpretable. As the proposed approach to finding oblique splits makes use of logistic regression, well-founded variable selection techniques are introduced to classification trees. This allows concise oblique splits to be found at each stage of tree-growth so that oblique trees that are more interpretable can be directly grown. In addition to this, cost-complexity pruning ideas which were developed for axis-parallel trees have been adapted to make oblique trees more interpretable. A major and practical component of this thesis is in providing the oblique.tree package in R that allows casual users to experiment with oblique trees in a way that was not possible before.
Is screening for lead poisoning justified

Evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against universal screening of young children for lead poisoning in high-prevalence communities (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C). In low-prevalence communities, evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against a targeted screening approach, employing locale-specific demographic risk factors and personal risk questionnaires to inform screening decisions (SOR: C).
Automatic speech recognition for assistive technology devices

Speech offers great potential as a mode of interaction with devices to control our environment, support our work or assist us with tasks of daily living, however, to date the level to which this has been universally achieved and exploited has not matched its potential. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) is the process of interpretation of human speech by a machine. This may take two forms; continuous speech, as with human to human interaction or dictation, and discrete speech, such as commands issued to a device. ASR in the ‘ENABLE’ project uses discrete utterances to allow navigation of the user interface on a wrist worn device, control of the associated ECS (Environmental Control System) components as well as the ability to provide feedback for long term conditions using speech alone; features widely requested by users with a range of disabilities as well as by others for general ease of use. The aim of this paper is to explain the rationale and process behind the development of the ASR for the ENABLE device.
Secure Transmission of Data Using CRT-RSA

A new scheme for transmitting encrypted data across networks from sender to receiver through multiple channels. The CRT-RSA algorithm is used for generating cipher text from original message blocks of data. The inverse transformation of the algorithm is applied at the receiver end for decryption of cipher text into original message. The theory implementation of this scheme is described in this paper.
Drug Effects: Khat in Biocultural and Socioeconomic Perspective. Lisa L. Gezon, Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, Inc., 2012, 263 pp.

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Dynamic Trajectory Extraction from Stereo Vision Using Fuzzy Clustering

In recent years, many human tracking researches have been proposed in order to analyze human dynamic trajectory. These researches are general technology applicable to various fields, such as customer purchase analysis in a shopping environment and safety control in a (railroad) crossing. In this paper, we present a new approach for tracking human positions by stereo image. We use the framework of two-stepped clustering with k-means method and fuzzy clustering to detect human regions. In the initial clustering, k-means method makes middle clusters from objective features extracted by stereo vision at high speed. In the last clustering, c-means fuzzy method cluster middle clusters based on attributes into human regions. Our proposed method can be correctly clustered by expressing ambiguity using fuzzy clustering, even when many people are close to each other. The validity of our technique was evaluated with the experiment of trajectories extraction of doctors and nurses in an emergency room of a hospital.
Indices multi-paramétriques pour le sevrage de la ventilation mecanique chez l'enfant.

Les facteurs predictifs simples du succes ou de l'echec du sevrage de la ventilation mecanique ont une sensibilite, une specificite et des valeurs predictives faibles, tant chez l'adulte que chez l'enfant. Des indices integrant plusieurs parametres, le CROP (Compliance-Respiratory Rate-Oxygenation-Pressure) et le RSB (Rapid-Shallow-Breathing) ont ete recemment proposes chez l'adulte puis chez l'enfant. Le but de cette etude etait de valider le CROP et le RSB pediatriques (CROP p et RSB p ), et d'etudier la performance d'un CROP pediatrique simplifie (CROP p S) evitant le prelevement arteriel. Materiel et methodes. Cette etude prospective a ete realisee dans un service de reanimation pediatrique ne prenant pas en charge de nouveau-nes. Tous les patients etaient intubes et ventiles au moment de l'inclusion. Le volume courant spontane et la pression inspiratoire negative maximale necessaire au calcul des indices a parametres multiples etaient mesures par un pneumotachographe de Fleisch et une valve unidirectionnelle. Les autres parametres etaient notes ou calcules. Une epreuve de ventilation spontanee d'une duree maximale de 4 heures etait ensuite realisee. L'echec du sevrage etait defini comme la necessiter de reventiler l'enfant dans les deux jours suivant l'extubation. Le pouvoir discriminant du CROP p , du RSB p et du CROP p S etait determine par le calcul de l'aire sous la courbe ROC (receiver operating characteristic). La meilleure valeur seuil du CROP p S etait determinee par optimisation du chi2. Resultats. Trente-neuf enfants (19 filles et 20 garcons) ont ete inclus, l'âge median etait de 3,2 ans, la duree de ventilation mediane etait de 1,3 jours ; 89,7 % des enfants etaient sevres avec succes. La sensibilite du CROP et du RSB p etait de 97 % et de 94 %, la specificite de 0 % et 0 %, la valeur predictive positive de 89 % et 89 % et la valeur predictive negative de 0 % et 0 %, l'aire sous la courbe de 0,57 et 0,74. Le CROP p S etait aussi performant que le CROP p avec la meme valeur seuil. La comparaison des deux groupes (succes, echec) mettait en evidence une difference significative de duree de ventilation (plus longue dans le groupe echec). Conclusion. Meme s'ils permettaient de bien classer 87 % et 85 % des enfants, le CROP p et le RSB p ne sont pas de bons indices de prediction du succes ou de l'echec du sevrage de la ventilation mecanique, leur aire sous la courbe ROC etant inferieure a 0,80. D'autres indices doivent etre evalues.
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