Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Ossification of the interosseous ligaments between the metapodials in horses: a new recording methodology and preliminary study

This article presents a methodology for recording and quantifying the ossification of the interosseous ligaments between the metapodials in horses, including a scoring system for defining stages in the development of this lesion. The method is applied to a sample of ten Przewalski's horse skeletons from the National Museum, Prague. This case study demonstrates the nature of this lesion in a sample of unworked animals and presents a preliminary sample for comparison with archaeological assemblages. The results show that the condition can occur in animals that are not worked. They also indicate that age is an important factor in the development of the lesion. The expression of the pathology in this sample appears to be linked to how the weight of the animal acts through the legs, in that it occurs earliest, and is generally more advanced, in the areas that support a greater burden. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Improving Situational Awareness in Emergencies through Crowd Supported Analysis of Social Media

In this ongoing research project, we develop an information system that aims to improve situational awareness and shorten response times in emergency response situations. Through a combination of algorithmic and crowdsourcing techniques, the proposed system gathers, analyzes, organizes and then visualizes social media activity around an event in real-time and turns overwhelming streams of status updates into actionable pieces of information. This document is an extended abstract to the poster with the same name. Social media in emergency response Successful emergency response relies heavily on situational awareness, created from access to timely, accurate and relevant information about complex ongoing events. As a complement to traditional sources, researchers (Vieweg et al. 2010) and emergency response professionals (van der Vlugt and Hornery 2009) are now identifying social media as an emerging source of early breaking news, image and video footage, and an indicator of where to direct resources. However, existing information systems either fail to incorporate social media as a source, or do not meet the requirements imposed by use in crisis situations. Algorithms vs. crowdsourcing There are currently two main approaches for building real-time information systems. Purely automated news aggregators, such as EMM NewsBrief (Piskorki et al. 2008), already perform quite well at the task of gathering and clustering articles related to an event, including extracting metadata such as locations, people and quotes from the clusters. However, these systems offer generic approaches that are unable to gather and present knowledge in a manner tailored to the characteristics, needs and priorities of a specific event or disaster. Although social media aggregators exist, we are unaware of any that offer functionality and performance on a level similar to those for news. Other systems more specialized for emergency use, such as Ushahidi (www.ushahidi.com), adopt an almost purely crowdsourced approach by relying on individuals to submit reports containing all necessary metadata; data which is then presented using default or in some cases event-adapted interfaces. While these systems are designed to be much more adaptive than the news aggregators, they are instead unable to integrate the vast but largely unstructured knowledge base related to a particular disaster that is social and traditional media.
Türkçe Hedef Tabanlı Duygu Analizi İçin Alt Görevlerin İncelenmesi – Hedef Terim, Hedef Kategori Ve Duygu Sınıfı Belirleme

Geleneksel olarak dokuman veya cumle seviyesinde yurutulen duygu analizi calismalari, hedef tabanli duygu analizi calismalarinin ortaya cikmasi ile yeni bir seviyeye tasinmistir. Hedef tabanli duygu analizi ( Aspect based sentiment analysis ) kisaca, bir metnin icinde yer alan farkli duygularin ilgili olduklari hedef varliklar ile birlikte tespit edilmesi olarak tanimlanabilir. Guncel tanimlamalar, hedef tabanli duygu analizini, uc temel alanla (hedef terim, hedef kategori ve duygu sinifi) temsil edilen duygu tanimlama gruplarini belirlemeyi amaclayan asamali bir gorev olarak betimlemektedir. Bu makalede, Turkce hedef tabanli duygu analizi konusunda yapilan incelemeler sunulmaktadir. Yurutulen calismalar, ABSA 2016 yarismasindaki gorevler (1- Hedef kategori belirleme, 2- Hedef terim belirleme, 3- Hedef kategori ve hedef terimin ayni anda belirlenmesi ve 4- Duygu sinifi belirleme) takip edilerek tasarlanmis ve yine burada saglanan Turkce restoran yorumlari veri kumesi uzerinde degerlendirilmislerdir. Hedef kategori, hedef terim ve ikisinin ayni anda belirlenmesi gorevleri icin, kelime vektorleri (word vectors) ve dogal dil isleme ciktilari (sozcuk ve cumle analizi bilgileri) kullanan kosullu rastgele alanlara (CRF – conditional random fields) dayali bir dizilim etiketleme algoritmasi tasarlanmis ve her uc gorevi de tek asamada cozebildigi gosterilmistir. Elde edilen sonuclar ile bu ilk uc gorev icin literaturdeki en yuksek basarimlarin elde edildigi gorulmustur: Hedef kategori belirlemede %66,7 F1-skoru, hedef terim belirleme %53,2 F1-skoru, hedef kategori ve hedef terimin ayni anda belirlenmesinde %46,7 F1-skoru. Bunun yani sira, duygu sinifi belirleme icin cumle analizi sonucunda hedef terime yakin kelimelerden ozellik secimine dayali bir lineer siniflandirma yontemi sunulmus ve literaturde sinirli sistemler tarafindan raporlanan en basarili sonuc (%76,1 F1-skoru) elde edilmistir.
Teleoperation of multiple robots through the Internet

The paper describes a human interface system for multirobot teleoperation using the WWW system. In order to realize the multirobot teleoperation, we discuss both of operation problems and network problems. Three levels of operation methods to manipulate robots flexibly and a connecting method between the interface system and WWW system are proposed for these problems. Based on the proposed methods, an interface system utilizing the WWW technology is constructed on the workstation on which our WWW server runs. When the WWW clients require tasks to the robot, the WWW server calls up the interface programs by using CGI scripts. Communication methods between the interface and the robots are defined to realize task coordination by the interface system. By using this system, the operator can carry out inspection tasks from a distant place by teleoperating actual mobile robots.
Mira como tiemblo

Temor y temblor acuden a las pantallas espanolas esta primavera. El horror y el grito vuelven a revivir. Wes Craven y Abel Ferrara atacan de nuevo. The Relic vuelve al cine con monstruo y Ellen Ripley anuncia su reencarnacion para el nuevo Alien. Abrochense los cinturones y no teman a la oscuridad.
Intelligent Multi-Agent Systems

Since the AAAI (http://www.aaai.org) Spring Symposium in 1994, intelligent software agents and agentbased systems became one of the most significant and exciting areas of research and development (R&D) that inspired many scientific and commercial projects. In a nutshell, an agent is a computer program that is capable of performing a flexible, autonomous action in typically dynamic and unpredictable domains (Luck, McBurney, Shehory, & Willmott, 2005). Agents emerged as a response of the IT research community to the new data-processing requirements that traditional computing models and paradigms were increasingly incapable to deal with (e.g., the huge and ever-increasing quantities of available data). Agent-oriented R&D has its roots in different disciplines. Undoubtedly, the main contribution to the field of autonomous agents came from artificial intelligence (AI) which is focused on building intelligent artifacts; and if these artifacts sense and act in some environment, then they can be considered agents (Russell & Norvig, 1995). Also, object-oriented programming (Booch, 2004), concurrent object-based systems (Agha, Wegner, & Yonezawa, 1993), and human-computer interaction (Maes, 1994) are fields that have constantly driven forward the agent R&D in the last few decades. In addition, the concept of an agent has become important in a diverse range of subdisciplines of IT, including software engineering, computer networks, mobile systems, decision support, information retrieval, electronic commerce, and many others. Agents are used in an increasingly wide variety of applications, ranging from comparatively small systems such as personalized e-mail filters to large, complex, mission critical systems such as air-traffic control.
Analysis of spectral spreading in a phase-modulated system for 1.75-GHz GSM RF transmitter design

An efficient and accurate analysis method to calculate the spectral spreading of a phase-modulated signal is presented. It accounts for two major non-idealities in a phase modulated system; (1) the phase error caused by circuit nonlinearity, (2) the additive spreading caused by LO spurious operation. The proposed method requires only a single-tone intermodulation simulation to fully characterize the spectral spreading in a phase-modulated system. Its accuracy is verified by comparing with the measurement results of a 1.75 GHz GSM RF transmitter.
Infección por VIH en pacientes mayores de 50 años en la etapa TARGA

tantes y 11.165. 878 (26% de la población) son mayores de 50 años. En la Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia con 2.751. 094 habitantes, hay 882.320 mayores de 50 años (32%). Este grupo de edad es de los segmentos con mayor crecimiento en la población de pacientes infectados por virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH), estimándose hasta el 10% de los casos de nuevo diagnóstico de infección por VIH. El número de casos de sida en España en mayores de 50 años según el registro del anuario de salud de 2004 (actualizado a junio de 2003) es de 2.841 pacientes (4% del total de los 66.334 casos registrados). Aunque hay interés creciente por este grupo de pacientes existen pocos datos sobre la población de mayores de 50 años con infección por el VIH en nuestro país, y este déficit de información es aún mayor después de iniciarse la terapia antirretroviral de gran actividad (TARGA) por lo que analizamos los datos de nuestra población.
Rural, remote and regional differences in women's health: Fi ndings fr o m the Au str a lian Lo ngitudinal Study on W o men 's Health

The research on which this report is based was conducted as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women‘s Health by the University of Newcastle and the University of Queensland. We are grateful to the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing for funding and to the women who provided the survey data. We acknowledge Medicare Australia for providing any Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medicare Benefits Scheme data.
Herstellung von radioaktiven Stents

Herzkranzgefase, die z.B. durch Arteriosklerose verursacht werden, werden heute alternativ zur Bypass-Operation, auch mit einer minimalinvasiven Technik, der Ballondilatation behandelt. Dabei wird bei der angiografischen Untersuchung (Rontgenuntersuchung der Gefase mittels Herzkatheter und Kontrastmittel) durch den Katheter in die Stenose ein Ballon eingefuhrt. Durch Aufblasen des Ballons wird die Engstelle erweitert. In den meisten Fallen, wird in das behandelte Arteriensegment eine Gefasstutze, ein sogenannter Stent eingesetzt. Abb. 1 zeigt schematisch den Ablauf eines solchen Eingriffs.
The eye of the tiger

The love-fear relationship between humans and animals is probably as old as the origin of the human species. When the Homo sapiens occupied their position at the top of the ‘food chain’ they were to be naturally feared by animals on which they preyed for food and sport. Equally, the grace, power, strength and physical structure of many animals earned them the respect and awe of humans. History and mythology contain many examples of humans according divine status to animals, worthy of worship and prayer. The Tiger has been touched by all these aspects of human nature. It adorns stamps, coins and flags. It is the ‘vehicle of the revered Hindu goddesses Durga’; the symbol of compassion and generosity to Tibetan Buddhists; has an important role in Korean mythology wherein, in an interesting legend (Korea in the eye of the tiger1 …
Myopic related retinal changes among the Hong Kong Chinese high myopes

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Visualització objectiva d'una escena de realitat augmentada

Este proyecto anade un bloque de visualizacion objetiva al proyecto de telepresencia del Grupo de Imagen de la UPC que permite a una usuaria visualizar una escena remota, capturada con 3 camaras RGBD, a traves de unas gafas de realidad virtual (visualizacion subjetiva). El bloque desarrollado en este trabajo, anade una camara RGBD en la sala donde se encuentra la usuaria de las gafas para aportar una visualizacion en tercera persona u objetiva de la interaccion entre la usuaria y la sala remota. Se hace, pues, una transformacion de la captura de la sala de visualizacion para conseguir un registro, rotacion, escala y traslacion, que reflejen correctamente la interaccion.
Management of Trauma: Pitfalls and Practice

For this comprehensive volume on the management of trauma, Doctors Walt and Wilson and 41 of their colleagues on the faculty of Wayne State University have drawn on extensive experience with injured patients, largely at the Detroit General (Receiving) Hospital, where trauma is endemic and often epidemic. In the management of injured patients, as the authors note in their preface, "recurrent pitfalls tend to be ignored or forgotten and need to have mental `flags' placed around them. " To emphasize the traps for the unwary physician who must care for the injured patients, often in large numbers, the authors have identified many pitfalls, stated them concisely, and bracketed them in bold print throughout the text. This useful device should be of great practical help to those who must deal with these often urgent problems. The book is divided into six sections. The first discusses preparation and planning for emergencies in trauma,
Vitamin D Deficiency Harms Patients with Coronary Heart Disease by Enhancing Inflammation

Background Vitamin D (VD) deficiency and local inflammation of plaque are potential new risk factors and prevention goals for coronary heart disease (CHD). Material/Methods This study included 135 CHD patients and 45 chest tightness or chest pain patients (control group). Basic clinical data and serum 25-OH-VD, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-1β of the 2 groups were compared by SPSS 25.0. A CHD rat model was used to explore the potential molecular mechanisms. Results The serum 25-OH-VD level in the control group was significantly higher compared to the CHD group, and decreased with the worsening of the CHD condition. Logistic regression found that serum 25-OH-VD was a protective factor in the occurrence of CHD. In CHD patients, the level of serum 25-OH-VD had a negative correlation with serum TNF-α (r=−0.651, P<0.001), IL-6 (r=−0.457, P<0.001), IL-8 (r=−0.755, P<0.001), and IL-1β (r=−0.628, P<0.001). In animal experiments, VD deficiency enhanced the level of serum TC, TG, and LDL-C. VD deficiency could increase the inflammatory response by upregulating the expression of p65 protein and reducing SIRT1 protein expression in heart tissue, thereby inducing or aggravating the state of CHD. Conclusions Serum 25-OH-VD was a protective factor in the occurrence of CHD, and VD deficiency could induce or aggravate the state of CHD by enhancing inflammation through the NF-κB pathway.
Raising Culture Awareness Using Manga and Harlequin Styled Romance

Republic Indonesia’s government policy to issue Porn Laws and really enact them had created mass controversy in the nation. However, flowing streams of porn texts and erotic discourses still flooded the translated literature publishing. Two most demanded and well spread pop literatures are Japanese hentai manga and American Harlequin-styled romance. These two pop literatures provide the two tips of a polar philosophy in defining porn and erotica. Youngsters and university students in Surabaya are quite familiar with these two types, even some in English. Unconsciously youngsters are becoming more unaware and not critical towards pop culture they get exposure on. This philosophical research tries to clarify the perspective from youngsters around Surabaya about erotica and pornography in hentai manga and harlequin-styled romance. Using questionnaire and interviews to triangulate the findings in literature research, it is aimed that the contrasts found in hentai manga and harlequinstyled romance might trigger the redefinition of erotica and pornography. This research tries to teach pop culture awareness using English texts to teen students around Surabaya. Students will see the texts they are often familiar with in new perspective through critical cultural awareness.
Using Anchored Instruction to Evaluate Mathematical Growth and Understanding

Anchored instruction is designed to present problems in a meaningful context to allow for investigations into real life environments. The Jasper Project was created to allow students to investigate mathematical dilemmas using anchored instruction techniques. This study uses case study methods to examine the perceptions that preservice teachers have toward the use of anchored instruction after having the opportunity to investigate and evaluate a Jasper predicament as a group. The guiding research questions were: 1) Through exploration and evaluation, are preservice teachers able to determine significance of using anchored instruction with their future students? And if they see significance, 2) How do preservice teachers envision student learning and mathematical growth using anchored instruction? Four individual cases were evaluated, specifically examining the features of anchored instruction each preservice teacher described. The preservice teachers were optimistic about the utilization of anchored instruction and described features that support student learning and growth.
Impact de l'envoi d'un SMS de rappel sur la venue en consultation des personnes vivant avec le VIH suivies au CHU de Pointe-à-Pitre

INTRODUCTION Dans une enquete menee au 3eme trimestre 2014 au CHU de Pointe-a-Pitre, 23% des PVVIH ayant une consultation programmee dans le service d'infectiologie ne s'y sont pas presentees. Nous avons voulu evaluer l'impact de l'envoi d'un SMS de rappel sur le taux de venue en consultation. PATIENTS ET METHODES L’intervention a consiste a envoyer un SMS 2 jours avant la date de la consultation a un patient sur deux (alternance 1/1 dans l'ordre des rendez-vous de l’agenda). L'etude a concerne tous les adultes ayant declare un numero de telephone portable. Elle s’est deroulee du 18/03 au 24/04 2015, apres inclusion de 224 PVVIH, effectif necessaire pour qu'une augmentation du taux de venue en consultation a 90% puisse etre mise en evidence avec un risque α de 5% et une puissance de 85%. RESULTATS 224 PVVIH (126 H/98 F, âge moyen 52 ans, 94% sous ARV) ont participe a l’etude, 123 (55%) dans le groupe SMS+, 101 (45%) dans le groupe SMS-. Les caracteristiques des deux groupes etaient similaires. 63% des patients SMS+ ont declare avoir recu le SMS. Le taux de venue en consultation a ete de 76% dans le groupe SMS+ et de 72% dans le groupe SMS- (p=0,6). Parmi les patients SMS+, 43% ont declare que le SMS les avait aides a venir, 72% qu’ils seraient venus meme sans SMS, et 4% que la reception du SMS les avait genes. CONCLUSION Contrairement a ce qui a ete montre dans d'autres etudes, l'envoi d'un SMS de rappel n'a pas eu d'impact significatif sur le taux de venue en consultation. Ces resultats sont peut-etre lies aux caracteristiques socio-culturelles des PVVIH suivies au CHU de Point-a-Pitre : 17% ont plus de 60 ans, 37% sont d’origine haitienne, et souvent exclusivement creolophones. D'autres outils doivent donc etre imagines pour ameliorer le taux de venue en consultation dans cette population.
Text Classification for Patents: Experiments with Unigrams, Bigrams and Different Weighting Methods

Patent classification is becoming more critical as patent filings have been increasing over the years. Despite comprehensive studies in the area, there remain several issues in classifying patents on IPC hierarchical levels. Not only structural complexity but also shortage of patents in the lower level of the hierarchy causes the decline in classification performance. Therefore, we propose a new method of classification based on different criteria that are categories defined by the domain’s experts mentioned in trend analysis reports, i
Challenges in Inclusive Education: Multi Lingual Education in Elementary Schools of Andhra Pradesh, India

Mother tongue based education in early childhood and early primary school year is critical to the promotion of world's languages and cultures. The Right to Education Act 2009 and the National Policy for Children 2013 explicitly prioritize education for disadvantaged groups by creating an enabling environment through necessary legislative and policy measures and provisions. This paper is based on a study undertaken by the author to identify inclusive and exclusionary practices in government schools with special reference to teaching in mother tongue and multi-lingual education in schools in inter-state border areas of Andhra Pradesh. The study identified sample schools from inter-state border districts where exclusionary practices are assumed to be posing greater challenges owing to a host of other conditions like diverse linguistic communities, poor infrastructure facilities, and low access to opportunities of college education, amongst others.