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2 Semantic Search and Annotation in the SALERO Semantic Workbench

Ranking of resources is relevant in information retrieval systems to present optimally targeted results to initially issued queries. Traditional ranking approaches from the field of information retrieval are not always appropriate to be implemented in search engines based on semantics. Thus this paper proposes a customized ranking approach for multimedia resources based on semantic annotations which is based on the vector space model. An initial version of the ranking algorithm is evaluated and refinements are proposed which are again evaluated in an end user experiment.
ZCU-NTIS (ws-crR) Speaker Diarization System for the DIHARD 2018 Challenge

This paper describes the “ws-crR” diarization system developed by the team from the New Technologies for the Information Society (NTIS) research center of the University of West Bohemia (team “ZCU-NTIS”), for the First DIHARD Speech Diarization Challenge. Our system follows the currentlystandard approach of segmentation, i-vector extraction, clustering and resegmentation. Additionally, we use an ANN-based domain classifier, which categorizes each conversation into one of 10 domains (the 9 corpora from the development set, plus “other”). This classification determines the specific system configuration (expected number of speakers, stopping criterion, etc.). This “ws-crR” version of the system uses fixed-length segmentation (with overlap) and is mostly identical to our baseline system “ws-cr”, only with the addition of a resegmentation step and with adult-child classification on the SEEDLingS corpus. This system achieves a DER of 26.90% and an MI of 8.34 bits on the evaluation set using gold segmentation (Track 1). In Track 2, DER of 45.78% and MI of 7.79 bits were achieved with our speech activity detector. 1 Differences from our other two systems This document describes the entire “ws-crR” system, including parts that are identical to our other two systems. For convenience, here we list the parts which are different: Compared to our most basic “ws-cr” system, both this and the “MH-crR” system perform resegmentation (section 3.6), use a different approach for SEEDLingS data (sections 2.5 and 3.7), and also include speech activity detection (sections 2.4, 3.2 and 4.5). Additionally, unlike the “MH-crR” system, this system uses segmentation with fixed segment length and with overlaps between neighboring segments (section 3.3). Finally, the total execution times (section 4.6) are different for each system.
Crane Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage Massage Therapy Attenuates Inflammatory Signaling After

massage heals, perhaps we will soon get some idea of why it is so enjoyable. acid from tired muscles. And glycogen levels were also unchanged. Now that we know something about how But one oft-repeated idea turned out not to be true. As others have shown, massage did not help clear lactic were less active, a sign of less cellular stress and inflammation. α − necrosis factor B-regulated heat shock proteins and immune cytokines interleukin-6 and tumor κ the nucleus. Consequently, the NF B, causing less of this key inflammatory mediator to accumulate in κ muscle. Massage also altered the behavior of NF This set of responses indicated that additional mitochondria were forming, presumably accelerating healing of the , shifted into the nucleus, where it in turn activated transcription of its own targets COX7B and ND1. α pathway, PGC-1 as revealed by their increased phosphorylation. Several hours after massage, another downstream target of this 1 and its downstream effectors extracellular signaling kinases 1 and 2 were activated, − sensors focal adhesion kinase Massage stretches and pulls muscles and, as one might expect, the authors found that mechanosensory promoting faster recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage. −− able to make new mitochondria better mechanical stresses were activated. Massage reduced signs of inflammation, and massaged muscle cells were caused massive changes in gene expression, but after 10 min of massage, signaling pathways responsive to muscles of 11 young men who had just pushed themselves to exhaustion with heavy exercise. The exercise itself biomedical terms, Crane and his colleagues have documented the biological changes that massage evokes in the leg among the usual tools of physicians. To validate its usefulness and understand how massage affects muscles in but is not −− both for its putative healing properties and because it feels good −− Massage is a popular treatment The Mechanism of Massage
Syddansk Universitet Insulin resistance in pregnant women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome , and measures of body composition in offspring at birth and 3 years of age

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with obesity and insulin resistance in the non-pregnant state, but little is known about insulin sensitivity in the pregnant state. Our objective was to compare insulin resistance in pregnant women with and without PCOS and explore the impact of PCOS on body composition in offspring at birth and at 3 years of age. Material and methods: A prospective cohort study including 2548 live born singleton mother-child pairs residing in Odense municipality, Denmark, during 2010-2013. Of the 2548 women, 241 (9.4%) had PCOS. Results: Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) assessments were comparable in women with and without PCOS. However, the subgroup of overweight women with PCOS had significantly higher levels of HOMA-IR than overweight women without PCOS (mean ±2SD): 4.4 (3.1) vs. 3.6 (3.4), p = 0.004. Maternal PCOS did not affect offspring birthweight after accounting for age. PCOS, adjusted for maternal BMI, was however, associated with increased BMI at 3 years of age (mean ±2SD): 16.0 (2.2) vs. 15.7 (2.1) kg/m, p = 0.04. Conclusion: In our cohort, maternal PCOS was not associated with insulin resistance after correcting for BMI and was not an independent predictor of offspring birthweight. However, both PCOS and high maternal BMI may increase risk of childhood obesity at 3 years of age.
Application of Webometrics Techniques for Measuring and Evaluating Visibility of University Library Websites in Sri Lanka

A library website plays an enhanced role compared to its traditional physical library while providing a wide variety of library services to its users. Evaluation of library websites is a key to realize the extent of user acceptance acceptance acceptanceacceptanceacceptance acceptance of the website and to improve the overall quality of the website. Under such backdrop, this paper provides a framework for ranking university library websites in Sri Lanka based on two standard webometric methods. The proposed framework consists of quantitative web presence measuring attributes namely; size, visibility, rich files and scholars along with simple and comprehensible mathematical calculations. The library administrators can get awareness about whether their website has effectively represented itself on the internet with better performance from the ranking results. The findings of the study will guide to the librarians to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses accordingly with the performance of their library websites. In general, the effective presence of these library websites on the internet can be passed on as the top by having proper number of site pages in the website that impact their perceivability through web search tools and accordingly the quantity of received external links. Meanwhile, libraries having low rich files can publish more rich files on the web to improve their overall rank. The research approach, criteria and their relative impact provide useful information in monitoring the effectiveness of the current websites and provide strategic suggestions to develop enhanced websites.
Suppression and Promotion Cancer Immunoediting : Integrating Immunity ' s Roles in Cancer

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OMPARISON OF DIFFERENT MULTICARRIER SCHEMES ( FOR AWGN ) Maximum Symbol Density Time-Localization Frequency-Localization

Future wireless systems will be characterized by a large range of possible uses cases. This requires a flexible allocation of the available time-frequency resources, which is difficult in conventional Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). Thus, modifications of OFDM, such as windowing or filtering, become necessary. Alternatively, we can employ a different modulation scheme, such as Filter Bank MultiCarrier (FBMC). In this paper, we provide a unifying framework, discussion and performance evaluation of FBMC and compare it to OFDM based schemes. Our investigations are not only based on simulations, but are substantiated by real-world testbed measurements and trials, where we show that multiple antennas and channel estimation, two of the main challenges associated with FBMC, can be efficiently dealt with. Additionally, we derive closed-form solutions for the signal-to-interference ratio in doubly-selective channels and show that in many practical cases, one-tap equalizers are sufficient. A downloadable MATLAB code supports reproducibility of our results.
ELMORE AND MARGENTHALER : MRI SURVEILLANCE FOR PREVIOUS BREAST CANCER 59 American Cancer Society recommends breast

Background. We sought to determine factors that predict the use of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) surveillance in women previously treated for breast cancer and the incidence of in-breast recurrences and/or new cancers identified by MRI. Methods. We reviewed 141 patients who were treated between 2005 and 2008 who also underwent surveillance breast MRI following their treatment. Patient, tumor, treatment characteristics, and MRI findings were collected. Gail scores were calculated based on the patient’s personal and family history prior to the breast cancer diagnosis. Data were compared using c and Fisher’s exact test. Results. The average age of the study population was 51 (range 24–73). One hundred forty-one women underwent 202 surveillance breast MRIs during the study period. Sixteen of 141 (11%) required second look imaging, and six of 141 (4%) required biopsy of suspicious lesions. Two of the six were invasive breast cancers, while four were benign. Overall, the rate of new cancer detection on surveillance MRI during the study period was 0.9% (two of 202 imaging studies). Of the 71 women with evaluable Gail scores, the average lifetime risk score was 16.7%. Eight patients had BRCA mutations and three previously underwent irradiation for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Patient age, Gail score, tumor stage, grade, histology, receptor status, and surgical treatment were not predictive of MRI surveillance use. Conclusion. Prospective studies are needed to determine which patients may potentially benefit from breast MRI surveillance following curative-intent treatment. The lack of standardized guidelines may result in excessive or inappropriate use, unnecessary
Running title : Ion transport in pollen tubes 1 2 Corresponding

Corresponding Author: 3 José A. Feijó 4 Professor 5 6 University of Maryland 7 Dept. of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics 8 0118 Bioscience Research Building, 4066 Campus Dr. 9 College Park, MD 20742-5815 10 Phone (301) 405-9746 11 Fax (301) 314-9489 12 13 Email: jfeijo@umd.edu 14 15 16 17 18 19 Research Area: Special Issue, Pollen Biology, Alice Y Cheung (editor) 20 21 22 23
Richardson Extrapolation as Applied to the Sequential Splitting Method 185 2 Increasing the Order

It is known from the literature that applying the same ODE solver by using two different step sizes and combining appropriately the obtained numerical solutions at each time step we can increase the convergence order of the method. Moreover, this technique allows us to estimate the absolute error of the underlying method. In this paper we apply this procedure, widely known as Richardson extrapolation, to the sequential splitting, and investigate the performance of the obtained scheme on several test examples.
Comparison of Propofol Cognitive Function and Oxidative Stress After Carotid Endarterectomy : to Sevoflurane Anesthesia

Objective: To examine the antioxidant role of propofol in ischemia-reperfusion during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and its influence on cognitive dysfunction after CEA. Design: A randomized prospective study. Setting: Single-center study in a university hospital. Participants: Forty-four patients. Interventions: Patients underwent elective CEA under general anesthesia with either sevoflurane (group S, n 1⁄4 21) or propofol (group P, n 1⁄4 23). Measurements and Main Results: Cognitive function was assessed with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) before CEA, 1 hour after CEA, and 24 hours after CEA. Blood samples from the radial artery and the internal jugular vein were drawn before carotid clamping and 5 minutes following unclamping, and peripheral blood was obtained 24 hours postoperatively. Samples were analyzed for lactate, S100B, and P-selectin concentrations and for the antioxidative markers malondialdehyde/low-density lipoprotein ratio and nitrate þ nitrite concentrations. Compared with group
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Please cite this article as: Dixit S, Sahu R, Verma R, Duncan S, Giambartolomei GH, Singh SR, Dennis VA, Caveolin-mediated endocytosis of the Chlamydia M278 outer membrane peptide encapsulated in poly(lactic acid)-Poly(ethylene glycol) nanoparticles by mouse primary dendritic cells enhances specific immune effectors mediated by MHC class II and CD4+ T cells, Biomaterials (2018), doi: 10.1016/ j.biomaterials. 2017.12. 019.
Consistent cosmic microwave background spectra from quantum depletion

Following a new quantum cosmological model proposed by Dvali and Gomez, we quantitatively investigate possible modifications to the Hubble parameter and following corrections to the cosmic microwave background spectrum. In this model, scalar and tensor perturbations are generated by the quantum depletion of the background inflaton and graviton condensate respectively. We show how the inflaton mass affects the power spectra and the tensor-to-scalar ratio. Masses approaching the Planck scale would lead to strong deviations, while standard spectra are recovered for an inflaton mass much smaller than the Planck mass.
Dynamical analysis of fractional-order Mathieu equation

The dynamical characteristics of Mathieu equation with fractional-order derivative is analytically studied by the Lindstedt-Poincare method and the multiple-scale method. The stability boundaries and the corresponding periodic solutions on these boundaries for the constant stiffness δ0=n2 (n = 0, 1, 2, …), are analytically obtained. The effects of the fractional-order parameters on the stability boundaries and the corresponding periodic solutions, including the fractional coefficient and the fractional order, are characterized by the equivalent linear damping coefficient (ELDC) and the equivalent linear stiffness coefficient (ELSC). The comparisons between the transition curves on the boundaries obtained by the approximate analytical solution and the numerical method verify the correctness and satisfactory precision of the analytical solution. The following analysis is focused on the effects of the fractional parameters on the stability boundaries located in the δ-e plane. It is found that the increase of the fractional order p could make the ELDC larger and ELSC smaller, which could result into the rightwards and upwards moving of the stability boundaries simultaneously. It could also be concluded the increase of the fractional coefficient K1 would make the ELDC and ELSC larger, which could move the transition curves to the left and upwards at the same time. These results are very helpful to design, analyze or control this kind of system, and could present beneficial reference to the similar fractional-order system.
Algorithms Response Time Failure Locality Lynch [ 14 ] O ( c ~ ) 0 ( 5 )

This paper presents an algorithm for the dining philosophers problem with a failure locality of two, i.e. in the presence of undetectable fail-stop failures, the algorithm guarantees that a process is free from starvation if no processes that are within two hops away from the process fail. It can be shown that any non-probabilistic algorithm for the problem has a failure locality of at least two; hence, the failure locality of our algorithm is optimal. Our algorithm combines the idea of a dynamic priority scheme with the use of a preemptive fork collecting strategy. Its response time is O(n), where n is the total number of processes, if no failures actually occur or O(n ~) in the presence of failures. As an application, we show how the algorithm can be used to derive a scheduling algorithm for the synchronization of CSP-like processes that is strongly fair and has a failure locality of three.
2 Hypertension January 2018 Methods Particle Formulation and Characterization

Direct targeting to the kidneys is a promising strategy to improve drug therapeutic index for the treatment of kidney diseases. We sought to investigate the renal selectivity and safety of kidney-targeted mesoscale nanoparticle technology. We found that direct intravenous administration of these particles resulted in 26-fold renal selectivity and localized negligibly in the liver or other organs. The nanoparticles targeted the renal proximal tubular epithelial cells, as evidenced by intravital microscopy and ex vivo imaging. Mice treated with the nanoparticles exhibited no negative systemic consequences, immune reaction, liver impairment, or renal impairment. The localization of material selectively to the renal tubules is uncommon, and this work portends the development of renal-targeted drugs for the treatment of kidney diseases. (Hypertension. 2018;71:00-00. DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.09843.) • Online Data Supplement
Climate Change and Regional Communities: Towards Sustainable Community Behaviour in Ballarat

This paper presents the findings of two surveys conducted on behalf of BREAZE, a Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions community group in the Ballarat region. The research presented in this study was designed to identify the group's effectiveness in supporting its members to achieve zero emissions. Another objective of the research was to identify the knowledge and information needs of the broader Ballarat community in relation to climate change and sustainable behaviours. Survey findings indicate that both BREAZE and wider Ballarat community members are looking for means to reduce their barriers to adoption of pro-environmental choices. Key results also indicate that the Ballarat community has some desire and intention to change their behaviour. There was considerable interest and demand for high quality, clear, in-depth information and working examples on which individuals can base their choices and purchase decisions. The paper concludes with a discussion on future actions to engage the wider community towards more sustainable behaviour.
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Background & Aims: Direct-acting antiviral therapies (DAA) are an important tool for hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination. However, reinfection among people who inject drugs (PWID) may hamper elimination targets. We therefore estimated HCV reinfection rates among DAA-treated individuals, including PWIDs. Methods: We analyzed data from the BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort which included ~1.7 million individuals screened for HCV in British Columbia, Canada. We followed HCV-infected individuals treated with DAAs who achieved a sustained virologic response (SVR) and had ≥1 subsequent HCV RNA measurement to April 22 nd , 2018. Reinfection was defined as a positive RNA measurement after SVR. PWIDs were identified using a validated algorithm and classified based on recent (<3 years) or former (≥3 years before SVR) use. Crude reinfection rates per 100 person-years (PYs) were calculated. Poisson regression was used to model adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: Of 4,114 individuals who met inclusion, most were male (n=2,692, 65%), born before 1965 (n=3,411, 83%) and were either recent (n=875, 21%) or former PWIDs (n=1,793, 44%). Opioid-agonist therapy (OAT) was observed in 19% of PWIDs. We identified 40 reinfections during 2,767 PYs. Reinfection rates were higher among recent (3.1/100 PYs; IRR: 6.7, 95% CI: 1.9, 23.5) and former PWIDs (1.4/100 PYs; IRR: 3.7, 95% CI: 1.1, 12.9) than non-PWIDs (0.3/100 PYs). Among recent PWIDs, reinfection rates were higher among individuals born after 1975 (10.2/100 PYs) and those with co-infected with HIV (5.7/100 PYs). Only one PWID receiving daily OAT developed reinfection. 5 Conclusions: Population-level reinfection rates remain elevated after DAA therapy among PWIDs because of ongoing exposure risk. Engagement of PWIDs in harm-reduction and support services is needed to prevent reinfections. Abstract word count: 275 wordsword count: 275 words
True Service in China: Focusing on “China Time-honored Brands”

By Grounded Theory Method, this paper aims to reveal the integrated service schema. Then it follows the naturalistic philosophical methodology, thinks embedded traditional business ethics, this paper researches the six 6 “China Time-honored Brands” (CTHBs). From this analysis, service elements and its service operation mode were put forward to. On this basis, four research propositions and the concept configuration were put forward to, and they dialogue with the relevant theory of social psychology and service management. It can preliminarily reflects common service marketing and management theory, and preliminarily describes the shape of commercial value of unique oriental traditional ethics, but also to the traditional service enterprise managers, brings inspiration.