Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Twentieth Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting CNS*2011 Workshop on Relevance of coherent neural activity for brain functionality

Complex collective dynamics after synchrony breaking Michael Rosenblum Potsdam University Germany The talk starts with an overview of the topic of minisymposium and continues by the analysis of the collective dynamics in an ensemble of nonlinearly coupled Stuart-Landau oscillators. Synchronized for weak coupling, the ensemble exhibits various regimes of partial synchrony with increase of coupling parameters. In particular, we report a novel quasiperiodic regime which appeares after destruction of synchrony via Hopf bifurcation. We also illustrate this regime by numerical study of globally coupled Hindmarsh-Rose neurons. Coherent activity in excitatory neural networks Alessandro Torcini Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi Italy We will review the main results concerning collective dynamics in fully coupled leaky integrate-and-fire neuronal networks by following the seminal works of C. van Vreeswijk and L-F. Abbott on the subject. In particular, we will focus our interest on the Partial Synchronization (PS) regime, which is characterized by a coherent periodic activity of the network and a quasi-periodic dynamics of the single neurons. Furthermore, we will analyze the influence of disorder and network topology on the stability and dynamical properties of the PS regime.
A Newton method for the data completion problem and application to obstacle detection in Electrical Impedance Tomography

The present article is devoted to the study of two well-known inverse problems, that is the data completion problem and the inverse obstacle problem. The general idea is to reconstruct some boundary conditions and/or to identify an obstacle or void of different conductivity which is contained in a domain, from measurements of voltage and currents on (a part of) the boundary of the domain. We focus here on Laplace’s equation. Firstly, we use a penalized Kohn-Vogelius functional in order to numerically solve the data completion problem, which consists in recovering some boundary conditions from partial Cauchy data. The novelty of this part is the use of a Newton scheme in order to solve this problem. Secondly, we propose to build an iterative method for the inverse obstacle problem based on the combination of the previously mentioned data completion subproblem and the so-called trial method. The underlying boundary value problems are efficiently computed by means of boundary integral equations and several numerical simulations show the applicability and feasibility of our new approach.
Prospective , Randomized Trial Acid in Posterior Spinal Fusion for Spinal Deformity : A A Comparison of Two Different Dosing Protocols for Tranexamic

Background Multilevel spinal fusions have typically been associated with significant blood loss. Previous studies have shown a reduction in blood loss with antifibrinolytics in both adolescent and adult spinal deformity patients. While this has been mirrored in other subspecialties as well, the dosing of TXA remains highly variable. To date, there remains a paucity of data guiding dosing for TXA in spine surgery and orthopedic surgery as a whole. Methods/Design One hundred and fifty patients from 3 institutions (50 each site) will be consecutively enrolled and randomized to either a high dose of TXA (50mg/kg loading followed by 20mg/kg hourly) or a lose dose (10mg/kg, then 1mg/kg hourly). Both surgeons and patients will be blinded to the treatment group. Primary outcomes will be perioperative blood loss, drain output, and transfusion rate. Secondary outcomes will be length of stay, complications, and overall cost. Discussion The primary goal of this study is to provide level-1 comparative data for two TXA dosing regimens in adult spinal deformity surgery. Management of blood loss remains a critical factor in reducing complications during spinal deformity surgery. The null hypothesis is that there is no difference between highand low-dose TXA with respect to any of the primary or secondary outcomes. keywords: tranexamic acid, txa, antifibrinolytic, blood loss, dosing, spine, spinal fusion, deformity volume 9 article 65 doi: 10.14444/2065
on CMS information server CMS NOTE-2018 / 005 The Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment

This report details the creation and implementation of continuous integration practices within the Hadronic Calorimeter (HCAL) subdetector of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Steps detail migration of detector operations code base from SVN to GIT, followed by creation and development of a new Continuous Integration (CI) workflow for developers.
Synchrotron signature of a relativistic blast wave with decaying microturbulence

Microphysics of weakly magnetized relativistic collisionless shock waves, corroborated by recent high performance numerical simulations, indicate the presence of a microturbulent layer of large magnetic field strength behind the shock front, which must decay beyond some hundreds of skin depths. The present paper discusses the dynamics of such microturbulence, borrowing from these same numerical simulations, and calculates the synchrotron signature of a powerlaw of shock accelerated particles. The decaying microturbulent layer is found to leave distinct signatures in the spectro-temporal evolution of the spectrum $F_\nu \propto t^{-\alpha}\nu^{-\beta}$ of a decelerating blast wave, which are potentially visible in early multi-wavelength follow-up observations of gamma-ray bursts. This paper also discusses the influence of the evolving microturbulence on the acceleration process, with particular emphasis on the maximal energy of synchrotron afterglow photons, which falls in the GeV range for standard gamma-ray burst parameters. Finally, this paper argues that the evolving microturbulence plays a key role in shaping the spectra of recently observed gamma-ray bursts with extended GeV emission, such as GRB090510.
Online Intrusiveness, online jealousy and dating aggression in young adults: a cross-national study, Spain-Italy

The current study aims to analyze the impact of online and conventional couple quality on the explanation of dating aggression in Spain and Italy. 312 Italian and 430 Spanish university students participated in the study. Logistic regression analysis showed that conflicts increased the likelihood to be involved in psychological and physical aggression in both countries. Transgressive behavior increased the odds of being involved in physical and psychological aggression in Spain and in psychological aggression in Italy. Online intrusiveness influenced Spanish participants’ involvement in physical and psychological dating aggression while online jealousy was the main predictor of both types of aggression in Italy. Results are discussed in terms of the insecurity that seems to characterize dating aggression in young adulthood. Lo studio intende analizzare l’impatto della qualita della relazione tra partner online e offline nella spiegazione del dating aggression in Spagna e in Italia. 312 studenti universitari italiani e 430 spagnoli hanno partecipato allo studio. Regressioni logistiche hanno mostrato come il conflitto aumenti la probabilita di essere coinvolto nel dating aggression fisico e psicologico in entrambi i Paesi. Il comportamento trasgressivo incrementa la probabilita di essere coinvolto nel dating aggression fisico e psicologico in Spagna ma solo in quello psicologico in Italia. Infine l’intrusivita online influenza il dating aggression fisico e psicologico in Spagna mentre in Italia e la gelosia online a predire entrambe le forme. I risultati enfatizzano il ruolo dell’insicurezza nel predire la qualita delle relazioni sentimentali nella prima adultita.
Effect of Different Techniques of CAD/CAM Designed BioHpp Frameworks on The Supporting Structures of Kennedy Class I Telescopic Partial Denture Cases

Objective: This study was carried out to radiographically evaluate the effect of the two different CAM techniques of BioHpp frameworks fabrication (milled and pressed) on the supporting structures of Kennedy Class I telescopic partial dentures using the digital parallel radiographic technique ( Digora software system). Materials and Methods: Fourteen patients with mandibular Kennedy class I and opposing short maxillary Kennedy class I were selected. The last standing abutments for all patients were the premolars. After receiving zirconia primary crowns, patients were divided into two groups, group I received milled BioHpp telescopic RPDs, and group II received pressed BioHpp telescopic RPDs. Patients of both groups were evaluated at the time of denture insertion, at six months, and 12 months. The evaluation included measurements of bone height changes mesial of the first abutment and distal of the second abutment and at the crest of the residual ridge. Results: In this study, at the end of follow up period, there was statistically significant difference in the marginal bone height changes between the two groups. Group I (milled BioHpp) showed more bone resorption around the abutments than group II, while group II (pressed BioHpp) showed more resorption at the crest of the residual ridge than group I. Conclusion: Within the limitation of this study, it could be concluded that, milled and pressed BioHpp telescopic partial denture produced acceptable treatment options regarding bone loss. Milled BioHpp frameworks (group I) had a greater effect on bone resorption around the abutments than pressed BioHpp (group II) while at the residual ridge area, pressed BioHpp showed more bone height changes than the milled one.
"Extensive Proof-of-Concept Studies in TNF-Alpha Antagonists might be Responsible for A Delay of Patient Access in Pediatric Rheumatology"

in children could be extrapolated from the data in a corresponding adult disease, although, for chimeric or pegylated biologics, PK/PD parameter analysis would need to be investigated before selecting the effective dose in children. Conclusion: Use of this model has potential to enhance the clinical use of pediatric drugs, tailored to age, weight, and physiological development.
Coupled optoelectronic simulation of organic bulk-heterojunction solar cells: Parameter extraction and sensitivity analysis

A comprehensive optoelectronic device model for organic bulk-heterojunction solar cells is presented. First the optical incoupling into a multilayer stack is calculated. From the photon absorption profile a charge transfer exciton profile is derived. In this study we consider the Onsager–Braun mechanism to calculate the dissociation of the CT excitons into free charge carriers. These free charge carriers then migrate toward the electrodes under the influence of drift and diffusion. A general problem arising in computer simulations is the number of material and device parameters, which have to be determined by dedicated experiments and simulation-based parameter extraction. In this study we analyze measurements of the short-circuit current dependence on the active layer thickness and current-voltage curves in poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester based solar cells. We have identified a set of parameter values including dissociation parameters that describe the experimental data.
Glacier changes in the Koshi River basin, central Himalaya, from 1976 to 2009, derived from remote-sensing imagery

Abstract We use remote-sensing and GIS technologies to monitor glacier changes in the Koshi River basin, central Himalaya. The results indicate that in 2009 there were 2061 glaciers in this region, with a total area of 3225 ±90.3 km2. This glacier population is divided into 1290 glaciers, with a total area of 1961 ±54.9 km2, on the north side of the Himalaya (NSH), and 771 glaciers, with a total area of 1264 ± 35.4 km2, on the south side of the Himalaya (SSH). From 1976 to 2009, glacier area in the basin decreased by about 19±5.6% (0.59±0.17%a–1). Glacier reduction was slightly faster on SSH (20.3 ±5.6%) than on NSH (18.8±5.6%). The maximum contribution to glacier area loss came from glaciers within the 1-5 km2 area interval, which accounted for 32% of total area loss between 1976 and 2009. The number of glaciers in the Koshi River catchment decreased by 145 between 1976 and 2009. Glacier area on SSH decreased at a rate of 6.2 ±3.2% (0.68 ±0.36% a–1), faster than on NSH, where the rate was 2.5 ±3.2% (0.27±0.36% a–1) during 2000-09. Based on records from Tingri weather station, we infer that temperature increase and precipitation decrease were the main causes of glacier thinning and retreat during the 1976-2000 period. Glacier retreat during the 2000-09 period appears to be controlled by temperature increase, since precipitation increase over this period did not offset ice losses to surface melting.
Designing for Personality in Autonomous Vehicles : Considering Individual ’ s Trust Attitude and Interaction Behavior

Position paper submitted to CHI 2018 workshop “Interacting with Autonomous Vehicles: Learning from other Domains”. Copyright held by author(s). Abstract In this paper, we discuss the role personality traits, a concept from the domain of psychology, play in trust and the interaction with autonomous vehicles. Human’s trust in autonomous systems and smart devices gains significant importance for successful interaction. However, humans experience this trust and interaction individually, requiring careful design for diverse user needs. Thus, when designing for autonomous vehicles we argue that the driver’s personality should be carefully examined and addressed.
Subjective Time in Dementia: A Critical Review

The capacity for subjective time in humans encompasses the perception of time’s unfolding from moment to moment, as well as the ability to traverse larger temporal expanses of past- and future-oriented thought via mental time travel. Disruption in time perception can result in maladaptive outcomes—from the innocuous lapse in timing that leads to a burnt piece of toast, to the grievous miscalculation that produces a traffic accident—while disruption to mental time travel can impact core functions from planning appointments to making long-term decisions. Mounting evidence suggests that disturbances to both time perception and mental time travel are prominent in dementia syndromes. Given that such disruptions can have severe consequences for independent functioning in everyday life, here we aim to provide a comprehensive exposition of subjective timing dysfunction in dementia, with a view to informing the management of such disturbances. We consider the neurocognitive mechanisms underpinning changes to both time perception and mental time travel across different dementia disorders. Moreover, we explicate the functional implications of altered subjective timing by reference to two key and representative adaptive capacities: prospective memory and intertemporal decision-making. Overall, our review sheds light on the transdiagnostic implications of subjective timing disturbances in dementia and highlights the high variability in performance across clinical syndromes and functional domains.
Small or Smart? An Exploration of Viable Business Model of Media Organizations under the Lens of Attention Economy: The Case of China

Market-oriented traditional media that emerged from China's news reform now faces an industry crisis brought by new media. These traditional media organizations have been exploring ways to innovate and converge with new media. From 2014 to 2017, the author of this research tracked three market-oriented media outlets in Guangzhou: two life-style magazines and a media APP run by a metropolitan newspaper. Combining background document analysis, in-depth interview and participant observation, this study examines the process of establishing a new media business model aiming at sustainable profitability. It is found that in the process of transition, the macro media system unavoidably plays a restrictive role, while the motivation to innovate and ability to execute on the part of media organization leadership are a key factor. At the micro level, the original content production based on accurate positioning of target users is positively linked to media performance and profitability; and cross-media editorial operation may have an adverse impact. From the perspective of new media attention economy, wisdom journalism and wisdom marketing are equally important in attracting users. It is still too early to say that any new media profit model is mature to established, but this research finds that media convergence is a relatively smooth path for "demassified" small media to achieve profitability. As such, demassified media operation may become a new growth point or organic supplement in traditional media organizations in their media convergence process.
The Semantics and Pragmatics of Polarity Items

Section (1) provides an overview of existing theories of NPIs and their problems. In section (2), I outline my explanation of the dis tribution of so-called weak polarity items, and in (3) I discuss the semantic nature and distribution of strong polarity items. Section (4) offers a comparison of weak and strong NPIs. Section (5) discusses a wider range of polarity items. Section (6) is devoted to so-called „double licensing“, and section (7) to certain locality effects. In section (8) I will discuss NPIs in questions.
Power Quality in DC Distribution Networks

This paper presents an overview of power quality in low-voltage DC distribution networks. We study which of the power quality disturbances in AC networks are also relevant in DC networks, as well as other disturbances specific to DC networks. The paper reviews the current status of international regulations in this topic and proposes different indices for the detection and characterization of the main types of power quality disturbances, presenting some results obtained in different laboratory tests in DC networks using different DC voltage shapes delivered by different DC power source types.
Evaluation of antiurolithiatic and antioxidant activity of the Egyptian Pluchea dioscoridis L. leaves extracts in vitro

Bioactive compounds in medicinal plants are believed to be an important in the folk of medicine. Many efforts have been done to discover the safe medical treatment instead of chemical drugs which have a harmful effect on the human body. In the present study the crude extracts of Pluchea dioscoridis were tested to evaluate their bioactive compounds (total phenolic and flavonoid compounds) and their effects as antiurolithiasis of human stones (calcium triphosphate (CTP), cholesterol and calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) besides, their antioxidant activities. The measured total phenolic compounds content in the methanol, ethyl acetate, and water extracts of Pluchea dioscoridiswere found to be equal to 11.842, 9.047, and 8.126 mg/g, respectively. Also, the contents of the total flavonoid compounds (total phenol) were 19.018, 15.312, and 14.022mg/g for methanol, ethyl acetate, and aqueous extracts of P.dioscoridis, respectively. The results showed that all extracts of P. dioscoridis have a significant inhibitory effect on the dissolution of the three investigated types of formed stones (CTP, cholesterol, and COM). The inhibition effect was in the order methanol > ethyl acetate > water extract. Also, it was found that all extracts for P.dioscoridis were exhibited 2, 2, diphenyl1-picryl hydrazil (DPPH) radical, reducing power, ABTS ∙ + radical, Nitric oxide radical scavenging activity. Methanol extract of P. dioscoridis exhibited the highest scavenging activity compared to ethyl acetate and water extracts.
The effects of land use disturbance vary with trophic position in littoral cichlid fish communities from Lake Tanganyika

1. Impacts of anthropogenic disturbance are especially severe in freshwater ecosystems. In particular, land use disturbance can lead to increased levels of pollution, including elevated nutrient and sediment loads whose negative impacts range from the community to the individual level. However, few studies have investigated if these impacts are uniform across species represented by multiple trophic levels. To address this knowledge gap, we focused on Lake Tanganyika cichlid fishes, which comprise hundreds of species representing a wide range of feeding strategies. Cichlids are at their most diverse within the near‐shore environment; however, land use disturbance of this environment has led to decreasing diversity, particularly in herbivores. We therefore tested if there is a uniform effect of pollution across species and trophic groups within the hyper‐diverse rocky shore cichlid fish community. 2. We selected three sites with differing levels of human impact along the Tanzanian coastline and 10 cichlid species, comprising varying taxonomic and trophic groups, common to these sites. Nitrogen and carbon stable isotope values for 528 samples were generated and analysed using generalised linear mixed models. We also estimated stomach contents including sediment proportions. 3. Our study highlights that multiple sources of pollution are having differing effects across species within a diverse fish community. We found that nitrogen stable isotope values were significantly higher at the most disturbed (urbanised) site for benthic feeding species, whereas there was no difference in these isotopes between sites for the water column feeding trophic group. Stomach contents revealed that the elevated δ15N values were unlikely to have been caused by differences in diet between sites. However, at the most disturbed site, higher proportions of sediment were present in most herbivores, irrespective of foraging behaviour. 4. It is likely that anthropogenic nitrogen loading is the cause of higher nitrogen stable isotope values since there was no evidence of species shifting trophic levels between sites. Results support our previous study showing herbivore species to be most affected by human disturbance and make the link to pollution much more explicit. As lower diversity of consumers can negatively affect ecosystem processes such as stability, alleviating environmental impact through sewage treatment and afforestation programmes should continue to be a global priority for the conservation of aquatic ecosystems, as well as human health.
Estimating the Effects of Economic Agglomeration on Haze Pollution in Yangtze River Delta China Using an Econometric Analysis

Haze pollution, a serious livelihood and environmental issue, has hindered China’s economic development. This paper, based on the improved output density model, empirically analyzes spatial patterns and impact factors of haze pollution within the Yangtze River Delta from 2015 to 2017 by statistical and spatial econometric models. The study shows that: (1) The characteristics of haze pollution due to seasonal changes are obvious in the Yangtze River Delta region, and the situation has gradually improved. (2) The haze pollution has significant local agglomeration characteristics and spatial heterogeneity, demonstrated as significant low-level agglomerations in Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Taizhou, and high agglomerations in Chuzhou, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, and Taizhou. The polluted area clusters around the provincial boundary, and its level gradually decreases from northwest to southeast. There is a significant spatial positive correlation and spatial spillover effect of intercity haze pollution, which will have a negative impact on the region and surrounding areas. (3) The population growth, research and development (R&D) investment, industrial structure, industrial smoke and dust emissions, and urban construction in the Yangtze River Delta have positive impacts on haze pollution, while factors, such as investment intensity of foreign direct investment (FDI), energy consumption and precipitation, have a negative impact on smog pollution. However, there is no Kuznets curve relationship between smog pollution and economic growth. By optimizing spatial distribution, incorporating production factors, and sharing pollution control infrastructure, this paper shows that economic agglomeration has an inhibitory effect on haze pollution.