Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
TFSM‐based dialogue management model framework for affective dialogue systems

A new dialogue management model for affective dialogue system, which aims to provide a service of information inquiry and affective interaction, is proposed in this paper. First, we construct two finite state machines (TFSM) to model the user and the system, respectively, and simulate the dialogue process as an information exchange between the two state machines. All possible state transitions in dialogue and its probabilities of the user are summarized as a user model, which is helpful for the system to inference and predict the user's internal states. Second, we further discuss the implementation methods of information inquiry and emotional response modules. Finally, we employ the return function of partially observable Markov decision processes (POMDP) model to analyze and evaluate the TFSM‐based dialogue management model. The experimental results not only show the relationships between the average returns, recognition error rates, and state transition probabilities but also confirm that our TFSM‐based dialogue management model outperforms the conventional FSM model. © 2015 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
XML query processing: A survey

XML (Extensible Markup Language) is emerging as a de facto standard for information exchange among various applications on the web because of its inherent data self-describing capability and flexibility of organizing data. With increased impact of XML on information exchange, it is particularly important to develop high-performance techniques to query large XML data repositories efficiently. The core of XML query processing is twig pattern matching, i.e. finding from XML documents all matches that satisfy the twig (or path) pattern specified by a given query. In this survey we will review and compare major techniques for processing XML twig queries. We categorize these techniques into three classes based on the storage format of XML data. First, we review the file approach, in which XML data have to be stored in commonly used flat files, in the form of just original XML documents, for special-purpose applications. Then, we review the relational approach, in which XML data are stored in relational databases so that all existing important techniques that have been developed for relational databases can be fully reused and so no extra development efforts are needed. Finally, we review the native approach, in which XML data are stored in inverted lists and native algorithms are developed to further improve XML query processing performance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first survey work that systematically reviews, classifies, and compares state-of-the-art techniques for XML query processing. ∗All copyrights of this technical report are reserved by the authors and North Carolina State University.
Combinational Image Watermarking in the Spatialand Frequency Domains

In order to provide more watermarks and to minimize the distortion of the watermarked image,a novel technique using the combinational spatial and frequency domains is presented in this paper.The splitting of the watermark image into two parts,respectively,for spatial and frequency insertion relies on the user's preference and data importance.Experimental results provide the comparisons when different sized watermarks are embedded into a grayscale image.The proposed combinational image watermarking possesses the following advantages.More watermark data can be inserted into the host image,so that the capacity is increased.The splitting of the watermark into two parts makes the degree of protection double.The splitting strategy can be designed even more complicated to be unable to compose.Furthermore,to enhance robustness, a random permutation of the watermark is used to defeat the attacks of signal processing,such as image crops.
Theory of Computation (Texts in Computer Science)

This textbook is uniquely written with dual purpose. It cover cores material in the foundations of computing for graduate students in computer science and also provides an introduction to some more advanced topics for those intending further study in the area. This innovative text focuses primarily on computational complexity theory: the classification of computational problems in terms of their inherent complexity. The book contains an invaluable collection of lectures for first-year graduates on the theory of computation. Topics and features include more than 40 lectures for first year graduate students, and a dozen homework sets and exercises.
Network-based dynamic capabilities in internationalisation of SMEs: Case studies in emerging economy

This study aims to identify how networks support firms to penetrate foreign markets, and how networks improve their capability to better fulfil the needs of markets abroad. A multiple case study research design was used to explore the use of networks to support dynamic capabilities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The study used various sources of data and data collection methods to enable researchers to undertake triangulation. Data analysis demonstrated that with the support of networks, SMEs gain a number of benefits, including obtaining scarce resources, knowledge acquisition and overcoming resource constraints. This study thus suggests that the managers of SMEs should attempt to convert their networking capabilities into routines, so that these capabilities are not embedded in certain people only.
How Ad Congruity and Interactivity Affect Fantasy Game Players' Attitude toward In-Game Advertising

This study investigates how the perceived congruity of an in-game advertisement with the game environment and its perceived interactivity affect fantasy game players’ perceived ad intrusiveness, narrative realism and, ultimately, their overall attitude toward in-game advertising (IGA). We also show how players’ general attitude toward advertising moderates these effects. The results of two experimental studies with active fantasy game players (N = 597/ N = 613) indicate that perceived ad congruity and interactivity both benefit fantasy game players’ attitude to IGA by reducing the perceived ad intrusiveness and positively contributing to the perceived realism of the fantasy game. Additionally, the positive effects of perceived ad congruity and interactivity through ad intrusiveness are positively reinforced by players’ general attitude toward advertising, while the effects through narrative realism are attenuated by players’ general attitude toward advertising
Autonomous Navigation and Collision Avoidance Robot

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Exploring scalable transactional data processing in a cluster of multicores

Scalability and elasticity are among the most desired properties that characterize modern, large scale, transactional data processing systems. Common tactics for realizing these properties, tend either to sacriﬁce other important aspects of the system, such as consistency, or to require a complete database engine redesign. Moreover, scalability is challenged in the light of the modern, constantly evolving, multiprocessor architectures, and, in most cases, the existing approaches cannot cope gracefully with these changes. Multimed is a database replication system that offers improved scalability and stability, by deploying replicated engines within a single multicore machine. In this thesis, we present a series of extensions of Multimed; the resulting system is a uniform platform for elasticity and scalability to multicores and clusters of multicores. We present an evaluation of the system, that demonstrates how our approach achieves both vertical and horizontal scalability in a cluster of multicores, and the speciﬁcations of the elasticity mechanisms that we adopt.
Corporate Environmental Disclosure Practices in Different National Contexts: The Influence of Cultural Dimensions

The influence of different national contexts, including the effects of cultural environments, on corporate environmental disclosure practices has yet to be properly addressed in the literature. The purpose of this research is, therefore, to analyse how cultural factors affect the environmental disclosure practices of companies in different countries. This research is supported by the diversity of cultures across countries. Given that a cultural framework prompts different organisational actions and strategies, the question to be answered through this research is as follows: How do cultural aspects affect corporate environmental disclosure? Cultural factors are precisely those that can explain similarities and differences between stakeholders’ actions and preferences. The sample used in this research comprises companies in 28 countries and 9 economic sectors for the period 2004 to 2015. Our main findings show that companies operating in countries with individualist, masculine and indulgent cultures are less likely to disclose environmental information. Contrary to our predictions, cultures with a long-term orientation also discourage the reporting of environmental information, while uncertainty avoidance contexts tend to promote more environmental reporting.
Challenges Faced by Malaysian Parents in Caregiving of a Child with Disabilities

Objective - Caregiving of a child with special needs can increase the cost of raising the child and parent’s stress. These two issues are commonly experienced by a parent who care for their special needs child themselves and the thought of challenges are different based on the disability of the child. Methodology/Technique – The challenges of raising a child with disability make it necessary for parents to work harder to to meet the cost of treatment. Meanwhile, levels of stress among those parents are understandably increased. Finding – Parents caring for a child with disability need to place greater emphasis on achieving a balance between their work, caring for their child and stress. Further, this paper includes a discussion on the cost of raising a disabled child and the increased levels of stress experienced by these parents. Novelty - The findings of this paper contribute to conceptual model on the challenges faced by Malaysian parents in caregiving for a child with special needs. Type of Paper: Review
An efficient adaptive total variation regularization for image denoising for mobile communication in 5G

The regularization method has recently been an efficient approach to make the process of image denoising wellposed, while preserving image textures and details become more intractable. However, when it's applied to image denoising industry in 5G environment, iterative computation time for TV variation regularization algorithm must be reduced, considering the requirements for practicability. In this paper, a fast algorithm based on Chambolle dual factors is presented and denoising duration of TV denoising model is improved by reducing stopping criteria for iteration on the premise of unchanged denoising effect based on the utility concept. In addition, evaluation methods for the edge protection effect are improved and personal subjective factors brought by traditional evaluation methods are reduced. Furthermore, numerical experiments show that the proposed method can achieve better results in removing the noise, restraining staircase effect, preserving directional texture as well as significantly reduce denoising duration.
Le rôle de la Chambre de commerce et d’industrie dans la promotion des partenariats innovants:: cas de l’Association Pointe-Noire Industrielle (APNI) au Congo-Brazzaville

Les défis que présente la mondialisation constituent une occasion majeure pour les Chambres de commerce et d’industrie au niveau local, national et international de conforter leur rôle d’interface entre l’État et le secteur privé. Ainsi les Chambres de commerce et d’industrie doivent faire preuve d’innovation pour préparer leurs membres à relever ces défis, jouer leur rôle important de vecteur de développement. Depuis le début des années 1990 avec l’approfondissement de la crise économique et l’échec des politiques dirigistes, une nouvelle vision de l’entrepreneuriat en Afrique émerge peu à peu. Le rôle clé de l’entrepreneur commence à acquérir ses lettres de noblesse et d’importants travaux de recherche lui sont désormais consacrés. Les réflexions actuelles sur la mondialisation sous-tendues par les doctrines du libéralisme économique peuvent être considérées comme la principale cause de l’intérêt croissant dévolu au rôle de l’entrepreneur et aux PME dans le processus de création des richesses (Boungou Bazika 2003). C’est en cela que la reconnaissance par les États et les bailleurs de fonds internationaux du rôle primordial du secteur privé dans le développement a provoqué depuis une dizaine d’années une véritable reconnaissance des Chambres de commerce et d’industrie en Afrique sub-saharienne et à Madagascar, et ce malgré une conjoncture économique pas toujours favorable.
Metadata: Enabling Internet

Metadata is 'information about data'. That is, metadata describes some aspect of data on the Internet. There has been significant activity recently on defining the semantic and technical aspects of metadata for use on the Internet and WWW. A number of metadata sets have been proposed together with the technological framework to support the interchange of metadata. These initiatives will have a dramatic effect on how the Web is indexed and will improve the discovery of resources on the Internet by a significant factor. This paper reviews some of the more popular Internet metadata systems and summarises the issues faced with moving towards supporting electronic metadata. The paper will also outline how the use of metadata will increase the level of precision and recall for WWW search engines, thus, &quotenabling the Internet".
Hybrid Synchronization Between 5-th Order Hyperchaotic Chua Systems

Abstract The aim of this paper is the design of a chaotic synchronization system with a special type of synchronization, called hybrid synchronization, on the basis of Chua’s fifth-order hyperchaotic model. When two chaotic systems are in hybrid synchronization, some of the systems’ variables pairs are in identical synchronization, and the rest are anti-synchronized. Hybrid synchronization schemes have advantages regarding the degree of signal protection, when they are used to build a chaotic secure communication system. The design of the system is accomplished by means of active control, where the Second Lyapunov method is used to prove the stability of the synchronization system.
My Life So Far

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Knowledge Creation and Organizational Performance: Moderating and Mediating Processes from an Organizational Agility Perspective

Knowledge management systems (KMS) allow firms to create knowledge and improve organizational creativity to help them sustain a competitive advantage. However, we lack knowledge about the underlying mechanisms for how the different aspects of KMS-based knowledge-creation process (i.e., socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization) enhance organizational creativity and, ultimately, organizational performance. We examine organizational agility’s role as a mediator between knowledge creation and organizational creativity and the subsequent effect that creativity has on organizational performance. We also analyze the moderating roles of two key knowledge characteristics, tacitness and institutionalization, in the mediation processes. We found that organizational agility mediated the effect that knowledge creation had on organizational creativity. Moreover, knowledge tacitness moderated the effect that socialization had on organizational creativity. Knowledge institutionalization, on the other hand, moderated the effects that combination and internalization had on organizational creativity. Our findings extend prior research by providing insights into the role that knowledge creation and knowledge characteristics play in stimulating organizational creativity and firm performance. We discuss our study’s implications for practitioners and researchers.
Impact of known Input Output attack in CAMDP technique for privacy Preserving Data Mining

Privacy preservation has become a major issue in many data mining applications. When a data set is released to other parties for data mining, some privacy-preserving technique is often required to reduce the possibility of identifying sensitive information about individuals. Many data mining applications deal with privacy sensitive data. Financial transactions, health-care records, and network communication traffic are some examples. Data mining in such privacysensitive domains is facing growing concerns. Therefore, we need to develop data mining techniques that are sensitive to the privacy issue. This research paper considers a CAMDP (Combination of Additive and Multiplicative Data Perturbation) technique for privacy preserving data mining. This technique explores the possibility for constructing a new representation of the data. It can be proved that the CAMDP technique for Privacy Preserving Data Mining can be applied for several categories of popular data mining models with better utility preservation and privacy preservation. This research paper presents extensive theoretical analysis and experimental results on the accuracy and privacy of the CAMDP technique for privacy preserving data mining. We examine how well the attacker can recover the original data from the transformed data and prior information.
8 Constraint Adaptability of Multi-Device User Interfaces

Methods to support the creation of multi-device user interfaces typically use some type of abstraction of the user interface design. To retrieve the final user interface from the abstraction a transformation will be applied that specializes the abstraction for a particular target platform. The User Interface Markup Language (UIML) offers a way to create multi- device user interface descriptions while maintaining the consistency of certain aspects of a user interface across platforms. We extended the UIML language with support for layout constraints. Designers can create layout templates based on constraints that limit the ways a user interface can rearrange across platforms. This results in a higher degree of consistency and reusability of interface designs.
Muscat securities market index (MSM30) prediction using Single Layer LInear Counterpropagation (SLLIC) neural network

The mankind has higher interest to find accurate tools for prediction especially at the financial sector. Many forecasting methods have been suggested through the history ranging from linear regression methods to nonlinear time series fitting approaches. Emerging countries market like security market in Sultanate of Oman has more importance in the international scenario according to its wide opportunities in investment sector. The MSM 30 index is used to control and benchmark the prices tendency for shares listed in Muscat security market. Predicting the future values of MSM 30 is very important for the investment sector in Oman. This research proposed the use of Single Layer LInear Counter propagation (SLLIC) neural network as a forecasting tool for MSM 30 index, and the resulted network are called SLLIC MSM 30 network. The performance of the SLLIC MSM 30 was tested and compared with other prediction models used with financial time series like linear regression and Radial Basis Function neural network. The test results shows that SLLIC MSM 30 network has good approximation and prediction capabilities for the MSM 30 index.
Ontology driven geographic information retrieval

The theory of modern information retrieval processes must be improved to meet parallel growth and efficiency in its dependent hardware architectures. The growth in data sources facilitated by hardware improvements must be conversant with parallel growth at the user end of the information retrieval paradigm, encompassing both an increasing demand for data services and a widening user base. Contemporary sources refer to such growth as three dimensional, in reference to the expected and parallel growth in the key areas of hardware processing power, demand from current users of information services and an increase in demand via an extended user base consisting of institutions and organizations who are not characteristically defined by their use of geographic information. This extended user base is expected to grow due to the demand to utilise and incorporate geographic information as part of competitive business processes, to fill the need for advertising and spatial marketing demographics. The vision of the semantic web as such is the challenge of managing integration between diverse and increasing data sources and diverse and increasing end users of information. Whilst data standardisation is one means of achieving this vision at the source end of the information flow, it is not a solution in a free market of ideas. Information in its elemental form should be accessible regardless of the domain of its creation. In an environment where the users and sources are continually growing in scope and depth, the management of data via precise and relevant information retrieval requires techniques which can integrate information seamlessly between machines and users regardless of the domain of application or data storage methods. This research is the study of a theory of geographic information structure which can be applied to all aspects of information systems development, governing at a conceptual level the representation of information to meet the requirements of inter machine operability as well as inter user operability. This research entails a thorough study of the use of ontology from theoretical definition to modern use in information systems development and retrieval, in the geographic domain. This is a study examining how the use of words to describe geographic features are elements which can form a geographic ontology and evaluates WordNet, an English language ontology in the form of a lexical database as a structure for improving geographic information recall on Gazetteers. The results of this research conclude that WordNet can be utilised to as a methodology for improving search results in geographic
Uma ferramenta baseada em aspectos para apoio ao teste funcional de programas Java

Availability of testing tools provides better quality and more productivity for the testing activities. In this paper, we present a tool for functional test of programs Java. The tool, denominated J-FuT, supports various functional testing criteria and offers coverage analysis based in those criteria. Aspect-oriented Programming is used in the phases of instrumentation and execution of the testing criteria. The use of this technique allows a clear separation between the testing code and the program code and is an effective and elegant solution for this type of tool. Furthermore, it makes easy adding and removing the aspects that implement the tests.