Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Bioresorbable Film for the Prevention of Adhesion to the Anterior Bioresorbable Film for the Prevention of Adhesion to the Anterior Spine After Anterolateral Discectomy Spine After Anterolateral Discectomy

Background context The development of scar tissue and adhesions postoperatively is a natural consequence of healing but can be associated with medical complications and render reoperation difficult. Many biocompatible products have been evaluated as barriers or deterrents to adhesions. Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of a bioresorbable polylactide film as a barrier to adhesion formation after anterolateral discectomy. Study design Experimental study.
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Researchers in the field of historical organization studies (HOS) have hinted at the role of reflexivity in history research. However, the benefits of merging ideas of reflexivity with history remain unexplored and theoretically under-developed. In this chapter, we introduce an initial theory of historical reflexivity that combines knowledge from HOS, emotion in organizations, and an intersubjective perspective on being reflexive. We explain and elaborate on the meaning and purpose of historical reflexivity as theory within HOS, and we illustrate the concept with an example of ‘faculty career achievement’ in the corporatized university. In the concluding section of the chapter, we consider the utility of our model for HOS and discuss implications for both research and practice.
Gender, love, and sex: Using duoethnography to research gender and sexuality minority experiences of transgender relationships

This article uses a duoethnographic approach to explore the intersection of lesbian and queer sexualities and transgender identities in intimate relationships. By comparing experiences of gender and sexual identity negotiation within transgender relationships, the authors document how sexual identity borders are traversed, and how gender is negotiated and interrogated in and through these relationships. We argue that our differential experiences of ‘queer’ as an identity, our relationship challenges, and how we express/relate to gender are heavily shaped by feminist politics, and how social interactions are gendered.
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Coping with diversity: exposure to public-affairs TV in a changing viewing environment

With increasing viewing alternatives available, TV viewers can not only choose more easily to watch or to avoid public-affairs programming. They can also choose between a growing diversity of serious and light programs covering news and current-affairs. Using electronically recorded people-meter data, this study explores information viewing patterns in the Netherlands over the last two decades. The historical analysis reveals how viewers have adapted to the growing abundance of choice opportunities. As opposed to concerns about a fragmentation of audiences, we find that public-affairs viewing has become more divers on the individual level. More entertaining information programs do not substitute serious formats but are used as an additional source of information. Overall, Dutch viewers are exposed to plenty and multifaceted public-affairs information. The personal relevance of TV as a medium is one of the main drives behind high levels of exposure.
ASSESSING THE QUALITY LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES AT CAR SERVICE ENTERPRISES

The economic growth of any country is accompanied by the development of the transportation sector, which ensures the proper functioning of other sectors and industries. Over that period, there is an increase in the fleets operated by legal entities, as well as in the overall level of motorization. Consequently, there is a growing demand for automobile services. All this leads to the emergence of new, as well as the further development of already existing, car service enterprises (CSEs). The competitiveness of car service enterprises directly depends on the completeness and quality of services proposed to vehicle owners. The recent trend has been the implementation of quality management systems (QMS) at enterprises. Such systems should comprehensively take into consideration both the parameters of a CSE itself and the external factors affecting the quality of services rendered. In addition, some parameters cannot be accurately measured or calculated, so they are assigned a value of qualitative character. All this brings forth additional conditions during the design and practical implementation of this type of system. The automation of QMS requires comprehensive research into a CSE at the microand macro levels and is impossible without models that would provide enough accuracy in calculating the current and prospective levels of technological processes. The construction of methods and models Received date 03.02. 2020
An algebraic approach to strong stabilizability of linear nD MIMO systems

Although some necessary conditions for the strong stabilizability of linear multidimensional (nD) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems have been available recently, very little is known about sufficient conditions for the same problem. This note presents two sufficient conditions for strong stabilizability of some classes of linear nD MIMO systems obtained using an algebraic approach. A simple necessary and sufficient condition is also given for the strong stabilizability of a special class of linear nD MIMO systems. An advantage of the proposed algebraic approach is that a stable stabilizing compensator can be constructed for an nD plant satisfying the sufficient conditions for the strong stabilizability presented in this note.
WikiPathways App for Cytoscape : Making biological pathways amenable to network analysis and visualization

In this paper we present the open-source WikiPathways app for Cytoscape ( ) that can be used to import http://apps.cytoscape. org/apps/wikipathways biological pathways for data visualization and network analysis. WikiPathways is an open, collaborative biological pathway database that provides fully annotated pathway diagrams for manual download or through web services. The WikiPathways app allows users to load pathways in two different views: as an annotated pathway ideal for data visualization and as a simple network to perform computational analysis. An example pathway and dataset are used to demonstrate the functionality of the WikiPathways app and how they can be combined and used together with other apps. More than 3000 downloads in the first 12 months following its release in August 2013 highlight the importance and adoption of the app in the network biology field. This article is included in the Cytoscape Apps gateway. 1* 2* 1
Exploring the Connections Among Residential Location, Self-selection, and Driving: A Propensity Score Matching Approach

A large number of studies have investigated the relationship between the built environment and travel behavior. Many studies focused on built environment elements (such as land use mix and connectivity) at the local (neighborhood) level; few (particularly in the U.S. context) examined the impact of the regional location of residents although the latter could affect travel behavior more substantially than the former. Further, many studies did not explicitly address the contribution of residential self-selection to the connection. Using the 2006 data collected from a regional travel diary in Raleigh, NC, this study applies propensity score matching to explore the effects of the regional location of residences on vehicle miles driven. The authors found that residential location plays a much more important role in affecting driving behavior than residential self-selection; and that individuals who live farther away from Downtown Raleigh tend to drive more than those living closer. Therefore, outward expansion in the urban periphery is likely to increase vehicle miles traveled. This result highlights the importance of urban growth management strategies in reducing auto dependence.
A SUBPIXEL CLASSIFIER FOR URBAN LAND-COVER MAPPING BASED ON A MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD APPROACH AND EXPERT SYSTEM RULES

This paper provides a potential solution to the problem of mixed pixels (pixels containing more than one category of land cover type) in the analysis of satellite images of urban areas. A supervised classifier was developed to estimate ground component percentages from Landsat Thematic Mapper images of urban areas. Six ground components were selected according to the Vegetation-Impervious Surface-Soil model. Implementation of this classifier involved the Bayes algorithm to calculate initial percentages and expert system rules to iteratively adjust percentages according to a linear mixture model. The end product is a six-channel image in which each channel indicates percentages of a pre-defined ground component at the subpixel level. The resulting image displays information beyond typical per-pixel classification results. Pixels are still represented by six numbers, indicating the percentages of six pre-defined ground components. A regression analysis was performed to compare the estimated percentages to the surveyed percentages, which were derived from aerial photo interpretation. Correlation coefficients were reported as indices of accuracy for each ground component. The technique was applied to a 1990 Thematic Mapper image of the Salt Lake City area. The calculated indices of accuracy show a significant relationship between the estimated and surveyed percentages. Correlation coefficients between estimated and surveyed percentages are not very high overall, due to the generalization of specific land-cover types into six broad land-cover types, which results in extremes that are not handled very well when the model is applied to real world encounters.
Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands

This regional input analyses recent developments and future prospects of fiscal policy (part I) and monetary policy (part II) of Benelux, France and Germany (EMU-5) covering the period of 1997-2004. The fiscal policy part concentrates on budgetary effects of the eastward enlargement. Besides, socio-economic developments are considered, as well. In context of monetary policy affairs, the heterogeneity of EMU-5 members is surveyed. The brief analysis of two main aspects of the monetary union – the GDP growth rates and the inflation rates – indicates that diversity among the surveyed countries still prevails.
Implementing IFRSs in the UK Devolved Administrations

Purpose – Utilising concepts drawn from the governmentality literature, this paper examines the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) in the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in order to assess why they were adopted and how their introduction has been governed. Design/methodology/approach – This research applies a combination of three different approaches, namely: a content analysis; an anonymous online questionnaire; and semistructured interviews. Findings – These include: the transition has had minimal impact upon policy setting and the information produced to aid budgeting and decision-making; IFRSs are not entirely appropriate for the public sector; the time, cost and effort involved outweighed the benefits; public sector accounting has become overly-complicated; and the transition is not perceived as part of a wider privatisation programme. Research limitations/implications – As this study focuses upon the three UK devolved administrations, the findings may not be applicable in a wider setting. Practical implications – Public sector change must be adequately resourced, carefully planned, with appropriate systems, trained staff and interdisciplinary project teams; accounting change should be based on value for money; and a single, coherent financial regime for the way in which government uses budgets, presents estimates to Parliament and publishes its resource accounts should be implemented. Originality/value – This study highlights that accounting change is not just a technical issue and, while it can facilitate a more business-like environment and enhance accountability, all those affected by the changes may not have the requisite skills to fully utilise the (new) information available.
Getting Back To Exercise Without Pain: The Ankle

physical activity is becoming an increasingly popular lifestyle choice as people are encouraged to make healthier choices. For most people, this means balancing exercise with a working day that typically requires them to be sitting for 10 to 12 hours which lessens the ability of the body to effectively take part in recreational and sporting activities, and leads to repetitive strain injuries, postural deviations and musculoskeletal problems (8,16,27). Therefore, the desire of the modern client to combine extended periods of inactivity with increasingly demanding exercise routines, such as marathon running, are becoming a growing challenge for personal trainers and sports coaches. Such issues occur because muscles have the tendency to become underactive or overactive when engaged by certain repetitive postures and activities (20,27). For example, sitting, driving or wearing high heels can encourage the ankle dorsiflexors to weaken, the plantarflexors to become overactive, while it is also suggested that there will be interrelated, global impairments and consequences of this at the more proximal joints such as the knees and hips (11,12,14,19,23,24,30). Achilles tendinopathy (1,31), plantar fasciitis (18) and shin splints (30,33) are some of the most common sports injuries of the ankle among runners and those participating in sports that involve jumping. As coaches, we shouldn’t be diagnosing injuries, but helping to prevent the occurrence of them, by looking for common lower extremity alignments, muscle weaknesses and movement deviations. This article focuses on the evaluation of movement, the scanning of misalignments and the introduction of corrective exercises using the nASM Corrective Exercise Continuum (Cex) (7), which is based on deactivation and activation techniques of the neuromyofactial tissue (7). Using CEx with my clients – in conjunction with body and postural awareness techniques – has enabled them to eliminate some musculoskeletal problems. [Figure1] Authors: Judit RessinkA Title: personal Trainer, Strength & Conditioning Coach Workplace: Crowne plaza Battersea e-mail: juditressinka@yahoo.co.uk Webpage: www.movepainfree. co.uk Picture, figure: Judit ResinkA Other-outhors: PÉteR FRitZ, ZOLtÁn sZAtMÁRi
Northern Marshall Islands radiological survey: terrestrial food chain and total doses

A radiological survey was conducted from September through November of 1978 to assess the concentrations of persistent manmade radionuclides in the terrestrial and marine environments of 11 atolls and 2 islands in the Northern Marshall Islands. The survey consisted mainly of an aerial radiological reconnaissance to map the external gamma-ray exposure rates over the islands of each atoll. The logistical support for the entire survey was designed to accommodate this operation. As a secondary phase of the survey, shore parties collected appropriate terrestrial and marine samples to assess the radiological dose from pertinent food chains to those individuals residing on the atolls, who may in the future reside on some of the presently uninhabited atolls, or who collect food from these atolls. Over 5000 terrestrial and marine samples were collected for radionuclide analysis from 76 different islands. Soils, vegetation, indigenous animals, and cistern water and groundwater were collected from the islands. Reef and pelagic fish, clams, lagoon water, and sediments were obtained from the lagoons. The concentration data for /sup 90/Sr, /sup 137/Cs, /sup 238/Pu, /sup 239/ /sup 240/Pu, and /sup 241/Am in terrestrial food crops, fowl, and animals collected at the atolls or islands are summarized. An assessment ofmore » the total dose from the major exposure pathways including external gamma, terrestrial food chain including food products and drinking water, marine food chain, and inhalation is provided. Radiological doses at each atoll or island are calculated from the average radionuclide concentrations in the terrestrial foods, marine foods, etc. assuming the average daily intake for each food item. « less
Evaluation Periods and Asset Prices in a Market Experiment

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The Diffusion of Computers and the Distribution of Wages Lex

The Diffusion of Computers and the Distribution of Wages When workers adopt technology at the point where the costs equal the increased productivity, output per worker increases immediately, while the productivity benefits increase only gradually if the costs continue to fall. As a result, workers in computer-adopting labor market groups experience an immediate fall in wages due to increased supply. On the other hand, adopting workers experience wage increases with some delay. This model explains why increased computer use does not immediately lead to higher wage inequality. More specifically, the results of the model are shown to be consistent with the question why withingroup wage inequality among skilled workers as a result of computer technology adoption in the United States increased in the 1970s, while between-group wage inequality and withingroup wage inequality among the unskilled did not start to increase until the 1980s. The model also suggests that the slow diffusion of computer technology in Germany along with the absence of major changes in the wage structure in the 1980s is consistent with the more compressed German wage structure. Finally, the theoretical predictions seem to be of the right magnitude to explain the empirical quantities observed in the data. JEL Classification: J31, O15, O33
Intelligent Behavioral Action Aiding for Improved Autonomous Image Navigation

Abstract : In egomotion image navigation, errors are common especially when traversing areas with few landmarks. Since image navigation is often used as a passive navigation technique in Global Positioning System (GPS) denied environments; egomotion accuracy is important for precise navigation in these challenging environments. One of the causes of egomotion errors is inaccurate landmark distance measurements, e.g., sensor noise. This research determines a landmark location egomotion error model that quantifies the effects of landmark locations on egomotion value uncertainty and errors. The error model accounts for increases in landmark uncertainty due to landmark distance and image centrality. A robot then uses the error model to actively orient to position landmarks in image positions that give the least egomotion calculation uncertainty. Two actions aiding solutions are proposed: (1) qualitative non-evaluative aiding action, and (2) quantitative evaluative aiding action with landmark tracking. Simulation results show that both action aiding techniques reduce the position uncertainty compared to no action aiding. Physical testing results substantiate simulation results. Compared to no action aiding, non-evaluative action aiding reduced egomotion position errors by an average 31.5%, while evaluative action aiding reduced egomotion position errors by an average 72.5%. Physical testing also showed that evaluative action aiding enables egomotion to work reliably in areas with few features, achieving 76% egomotion position error reduction compared to no aiding.
Secondary Control for Voltage Quality Enhancement in Microgrids

 Abstract —In this paper, a hierarchical control scheme is proposed for enhancement of Sensitive Load Bus (SLB ) voltage quality in microgrids. The control structure consists of primary and secondary levels. The primary control level comprises Distributed Generators (DGs) local controllers. Each of these controllers includes a selective virtual impedance loop which is considered to improve sharing of fundamental and harmonic components of load current among the DG units. The sharing improvement is provided at the expense of increasing voltage unbalance and harmonic distortion. Thus, the secondary control level is applied to manage the compensation of SLB voltage unbalance and harmonics by sending proper control signals to the primary level. DGs compensation efforts are controlled locally at the primary level. The system design procedure for selecting proper control parameters is discussed. Simulation results are provided in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.
Modeling and simulation of steady heat transfer analysis with material uncertainty: Generalized nth order perturbation isogeometric stochastic method

Abstract The contribution herein proposes a novel generalized nth order perturbation isogeometric method (GNP-IGA) for efficient steady heat transfer stochastic analysis with material uncertainty. While various space discretizations may be employed for spatial modeling, first, the isogeometric analysis (IGA) technique is employed and is the selected choice to exactly represent the structural geometry, as well as to provide more accurate results. Secondly, the randomness of thermal conductivity coefficient is considered in the steady heat transfer analysis, and its stochastic field is modeled by a generalized nth order perturbation method. Namely, we derive and expand the IGA based random-input parameters (thermal conductivity coefficient) and all state functions included in the governing equations around their expectations via a generalized nth order Taylor series using a small perturbation parameter . More importantly, we can satisfy accuracy requirements of the probabilistic moments of the stochastic solution by expanding Taylor series to nth order. As comparison, the brute force Monte Carlo simulations are conducted in various numerical examples and primarily serve as a benchmark; both, a simple square plate and a real engineering application are demonstrated. The results verify the proposed GNP-IGA is effective and significantly efficient for steady heat transfer stochastic analysis with material uncertainty. In addition, the larger the problem’s scale (DOFs) and/or the number of samples are, the more efficiency the GNP-IGA method will inherit.
LSTM A ˘gları ile Kinaye Hedef Tespiti Sarcasm Target Identifcation with LSTM Networks

—The earlier work on sarcastic texts mainly concentrated on detecting the sarcasm on a given text. With the spread of cyber-bullying with the use of social media, it becomes also essential to identify the target of the sarcasm besides detecting the sarcasm. In this study, we propose a deep learning model for target identifcation on sarcastic texts and compare it with other work on English. The results show that our model outperforms the related work on sarcasm target identifcation.