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"abstract": "The most successful 2D object detection methods require a large number of images annotated with object bounding boxes to be collected for training. We present an alternative approach that trains on virtual data rendered from 3D models, avoiding the need for manual labeling. Growing demand for virtual r... | {
"abstract": "In the following paper, we present a framework for quickly training 2D object detectors for robotic perception. Our method can be used by robotics practitioners to quickly (under 30 seconds per object) build a large-scale real-time perception system. In particular, we show how to create new detectors o... | {
"abstract": "We present Local Naive Bayes Nearest Neighbor, an improvement to the NBNN image classification algorithm that increases classification accuracy and improves its ability to scale to large numbers of object classes. The key observation is that only the classes represented in the local neighborhood of a d... |
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"abstract": "Enhancing Health Information-Gathering Experiences in Online Health Communities",
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"title": "Enhancing Health Information-Gathering Experiences in Online Health Communities"
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"abstract": "Prescription drug abuse is a pressing public health issue, and people who misuse prescription drugs are turning to online forums for help. Are such forums effective? We analyze the process of opioid withdrawal, recovery and relapse on Forum77, MedHelp.org's online health forum for substance abuse recov... | {
"abstract": "We introduce the automatic annotation of noun phrases in parsed sentences with tags from a fine-grained semantic animacy hierarchy. This information is of interest within lexical semantics and has potential value as a feature in several NLP tasks. \n \nWe train a discriminative classifier on an annotat... |
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"abstract": "As a part of a larger study titled, First Years Meet the Frames, this work explores the perceptions of first-generation students (FGS) on their readiness for college-level research as well as their first-year college experience with libraries and librarians. Although, by definition, these students lack... | {
"abstract": "Introduction Research on Millennial students suggests that today’s young adults are more likely to consult their parents first when seeking information.1 In colleges, the convenience of cell phones enables students to ask their parents for help with everything from classes and homework to roommates and... | {
"abstract": "Information seeking may be analyzed in two major contexts: job-related and nonwork. The present entry concentrates on nonwork information seeking, more properly called everyday life information seeking (ELIS). Typically, ELIS studies discuss the ways in which people access and use various information s... |
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"abstract": "Cyanobacteria that do not fix atmospheric nitrogen gas survive prolonged periods of nitrogen starvation in a chlorotic, dormant state where cell growth and metabolism are arrested. Upon nutrient availability, these dormant cells return to vegetative growth within 2–3 days. This resuscitation process is... | {
"abstract": "Cyanobacteria have shaped the earth's biosphere as the first oxygenic photoautotrophs and still play an important role in many ecosystems. The ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions is an essential characteristic in order to ensure survival. To this end, numerous studies have shown that ... | {
"abstract": "Leaf cells accumulate solutes differently depending on their cell type. The accumulation profiles of inorganic ions have been well documented for the mesophyll and epidermis, particularly in cereals. These cell types accumulate ions such as phosphate and calcium to strikingly different extents. Underst... |
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"abstract": "IntroductionThis paper describes an in-depth analysis into the behaviour and characteristics of bank customers leading to victimization caused by phishing and malware attacks, the most common crimes involving online banking fraud in the Netherlands (NVB, 2013). Phishing is \"a scalable act of deception... | {
"abstract": "This paper compares the risk factors for becoming a victim of two types of phishing: high-tech phishing (using malicious software) and low-tech phishing (using e-mails and telephone calls). These risk factors are linked to possibilities for situational crime prevention. Data from a cybercrime victim su... | {
"abstract": "In 2016, an estimated 26 million persons, or about 10% of all U.S. residents age 16 or older, reported that they had been victims of identity theft during the prior 12 months (figure 1). Five percent of residents age 16 or older had experienced at least one incident involving the misuse of an existing ... |
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"abstract": "The rate of aqueous humor formation sequentially across the pigmented (PE) and nonpigmented (NPE) ciliary epithelial cell layers may not be uniform over the epithelial surface. Because of the tissue's small size and complex geometry, this possibility cannot be readily tested by conventional techniques.... | {
"abstract": "Abstract. Experiments were performed to determine whether the transport properties of the ciliary epithelium vary over different regions. Rabbit iris-ciliary bodies were incubated under experimental or control conditions for 30 min before quick freezing, cryosectioning, dehydration and electron probe X... | {
"abstract": "The aqueous humor is formed by the bilayered ciliary epithelium. The pigmented ciliary epithelium (PE) faces the stroma and the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium (NPE) contacts the aqueous humor. Cl− secretion likely limits the rate of aqueous humor formation. Many transport components underlying Cl− sec... |
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"abstract": "Despite decades of research, buffer overflows still rank among the most dangerous vulnerabilities in unsafe languages such as C and C++. Compared to other memory corruption vulnerabilities, buffer overflows are both common and typically easy to exploit. Yet, they have proven so challenging to detect in... | {
"abstract": "We propose a new memory-safe interpretation of the C abstract machine that provides stronger protection to benefit security and debugging. Despite ambiguities in the specification intended to provide implementation flexibility, contemporary implementations of C have converged on a memory model similar ... | {
"abstract": "Cyberbullying is a growing concern in online communications. Cyberbullying has negative impacts such as distress or suicide of a victim. One common type of cyberbullying attack utilizes aggressive forum posts to insult or threaten a victim. Automated tools to classify cyberbullying may aid in avoiding ... |
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"abstract": "The Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the top most prevalent degenerative disease which is caused by the loss of neurons that produce dopamine. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is capable of capturing changes in the structure of the brain caused due to deficiency of dopamine in subjects of Parkinson’s... | {
"abstract": "Over the past decade, machine learning techniques and in particular predictive modeling and pattern recognition in biomedical sciences, from drug delivery systems to medical imaging, have become one of the most important methods of assisting researchers in gaining a deeper understanding of issues in th... | {
"abstract": "Alzheimer's Disease destroys brain cells causing people to lose their memory, mental functions and ability to continue daily activities. It is a severe neurological brain disorder which is not curable, but earlier detection of Alzheimer's Disease can help for proper treatment and to prevent brain tissu... |
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"abstract": "In this study, the flavor compounds of Camellia seed oils obtained by four processes were characterized by headspace solid phase microextraction/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC/MS). A variety of about 76 volatile flavor compounds were identified from all the oil samples. Of the four pr... | {
"abstract": "Camellia oil is a high quality oil mainly produced in southern China. It is common that unscrupulous merchants attempt to make huge profits by adulterating camellia oil with other cheaper or lower-quality vegetable oils. Therefore, this paper proposed excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscop... | {
"abstract": "Flour and noodle colour influence the value of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and are obvious targets for breeders seeking to improve quality, end-product range, and marketability of wheat. The objective of this investigation was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with flour and noodle... |
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"abstract": "This paper analyzes the unified performance of energy detection (ED) of spectrum sensing (SS) over generalized fading channels in cognitive radios (CRs). The detective performance of SS will be obviously affected by fading channels among communication nodes, and ED has the advantages of fast implementa... | {
"abstract": "Blind sensing for identifying unused frequency bands is of particular interest in cognitive radio and ultra wide-band applications. Energy detection is one such method proposed to identify the presence of an unknown band-limited deterministic signal. In this paper, by using an alternative series repres... | {
"abstract": "A systematic model-free methodology for the identification and compensation of friction is proposed and is shown to be viable for a class of dynamic systems. Design of the proposed identifier for friction uses Gaussian networks and incorporates explicit performance bound information. The identifier is ... |
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"abstract": "Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are adult stem cells that reside in almost all postnatal tissues where, due to the potent regenerative, pro-angiogenic and immunomodulatory properties, regulate tissue homeostasis. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) induces oxidative stress, inflammation and ischemia which recr... | {
"abstract": "The aim was to test the hypothesis that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) could reduce the inflammation induced by recurrent airway occlusions in an animal model of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A nasal mask was applied to 30 anesthetized rats. Twenty rats were subjected to a pattern of recurrent obstructi... | {
"abstract": "Abstract.Organ-specific or endocrine autoimmune diseases are complex, polygenic afflictions the penetrance of which is heavily dependent on various environmental influences. Important target tissues are the thyroid, the islets of Langerhans, gastric parietal cells and steroid-producing cells in the adr... |
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"abstract": "Prior research demonstrates that viewing matched pictures is ineffective in reducing false memories for related lures that have not been previously externally presented during the experiment. However, other types of visual processing, such imagery encoding, have been shown to reduce false memories when... | {
"abstract": "Two accounts explain why studying pictures reduces false memories within the Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm (J. Deese, 1959; H. L. Roediger & K. B. McDermott, 1995). The impoverished relational-encoding account suggests that studying pictures interferes with the encoding of relational information, w... | {
"abstract": "This study is part of the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study, which was undertaken to assess the long-term interrelationships between cumulative frequency of geographic relocation (CFGR) and the development of personality characteristics (i.e., Inadequacy, Rigidity, Social Inadequacy, Domin... |
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"abstract": "Background Older adults experience a high risk of adverse events during hospital-to-home transitions. Implementation barriers have prevented widespread clinical uptake of the various digital health technologies that aim to support hospital-to-home transitions. Objective To guide the development of a di... | {
"abstract": "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, and poses a substantial economic and social burden. Telemonitoring has been proposed as a solution to this growing problem, but its impact on patient outcome is equivocal. This randomized controlled trial aimed to inv... | {
"abstract": "S DUE MARCH 1, 2005. SEE PAGE 17 FOR MORE INFORMATION. I I Division of Geriatric Medicine Saint Louis University School of Medicine 1402 South Grand Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63104 SUCCESSFULLY ging A This newsletter is a publication of: Division of Geriatric Medicine Department of Internal Medicin... |
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"abstract": "The effect of methylmercury (MeHg) on reactive oxygen species (ROS) induction in neural cell lines was measured by the fluorescent probe, chloro methyl derivative of di-chloro di-hydro fluoresceindiacetate (CMH2DCFDA). Three different MeHg concentrations (5, 10 and 25 lM) and time periods (30, 50 and 9... | {
"abstract": "The purpose of this study was to determine whether minocycline, a semi-synthetic tetracycline derivative, reduces (a) the in vitro neuronal damage occurring after serum deprivation in cultured retinal ganglion cells (RGC-5, a rat ganglion cell line transformed using E1A virus) and/or (b) the in vivo re... | {
"abstract": "Removal of phthalate esters (PAEs) by alpha-cyclodextrin (CD)-linked chitosan bead in aqueous solution was studied. Results of kinetic experiments indicated that diheptyl phthalate (DHpP) was adsorbed most efficiently (3.21 mg/g) among the six PAEs. DHpP recovery was 94.6% from alpha-CD-linked chitosan... |
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"abstract": "This work reports the photoluminescence (PL) properties of Er doped AS2S3 films (at 0.1 mol% concentration) fabricated by RF co-sputtering. As sputtered films are shown to exhibit PL degradation only on exposure to the combination of green light and water vapour due to photo-incorporation of OH groups ... | {
"abstract": "Low-loss erbium-doped As₂S₃ planar waveguides are fabricated by cothermal evaporation and plasma etching. Internal gain in the telecommunications band is demonstrated for the first time in any chalcogenide glass and additionally in a thin film planar waveguide amplifier configuration.",
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"abstract": "In recent years, the genus Clostridium has risen to the forefront of both medical biotechnology and industrial biotechnology owing to its potential in applications as diverse as anticancer therapy and production of commodity chemicals and biofuels. The prevalence of hyper-virulent strains of C. diffici... |
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"abstract": "This paper describes a lightweight, scalable model that predicts whether a Dutch verb ends in -d, -t or -dt. The confusion of these three endings is a common Dutch spelling mistake. If the predicted ending is different from the ending as written by the author, the system will signal the dt-mistake. Thi... | {
"abstract": "Identifying and correcting grammatical errors in the text written by non-native writers have received increasing attention in recent years. Although a number of annotated corpora have been established to facilitate data-driven grammatical error detection and correction approaches, they are still limite... | {
"abstract": "Malware or Malicious Software, are an important threat to information technology society. Deep Neural Network has been recently achieving a great performance for the tasks of malware detection and classification. In this paper, we propose a convolutional gated recurrent neural network model that is cap... |
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"abstract": "The purpose of this paper is to review some of the key literature on response time as it has played a role in cognitive ability measurement, providing a historical perspective as well as covering current research. We discuss the speed-level distinction, dimensions of speed and level in cognitive abilit... | {
"abstract": "Many large-scale standardized tests are intended to measure skills related to ability rather than the rate at which examinees can work. Time limits imposed on these tests make it difficult to distinguish between the effect of low proficiency and the effect of lack of time. This paper proposes a mixture... | {
"abstract": "Abstract The Dynamic Capabilities Framework, originally developed to enhance understanding of strategic agility in high-tech firms operating in high-velocity markets, is shown to be relevant for the Upstream Oil and Gas sector, in the context of five industry game-changers. Here operational and general... |
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"abstract": "Internationalisation has become a central agenda in higher education sectors around the world. Malaysia, where this research is conducted, represents a growing world education hub, where there are more than 40 private universities which has led to a growing international student population. As non-gove... | {
"abstract": "The paper proposes that universities should make social responsibility part of their triple bottom lines – economic, environment and social. The aim of the paper is to examine public and private universities’ approach to social responsibilities in a developing country. 10 years of annual reports from 2... | {
"abstract": "Classical logic is about propositions which we can know or believe, and unchanging inferential relationships between them. But inference is first and foremost an activity, for which propositions are merely the input, and the result. In recent years, there has been a growing awareness that various activ... |
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"abstract": "Objectives: Our aim was to perform a perfluorobutylpentane (F4H5) washout in conjunction with glaucoma drainage device (GDD) placement in patients with silicone oil (SO)-induced glaucoma. In this report we present our preliminary results concerning the effectiveness in clearing the SO and the safety of... | {
"abstract": "Transient or permanent elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) is a common complication following vitreoretinal surgery. Usually secondary glaucoma, which develops after scleral buckling procedures, or pars plana vitrectomy for repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, is of multifactorial origin. I... | {
"abstract": "Purpose Prospective analysis of the effect of removal of silicone oil (ROSO) in eyes with complicated retinal detachments and evaluation of the visual outcome following recurrent retinal detachment after silicone oil removal.Methods We evaluated 62 consecutive cases of ROSO over a 12 month period. All ... |
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"abstract": "Absorption and scattering of light in an underwater scene saliently attenuate red spectrum components. They cause heavy color distortions in the captured underwater images. In this letter, we propose a method for color-correcting underwater images, utilizing a framework of gray information estimation f... | {
"abstract": "We propose a method for color correction of underwater images based on multi-illuminant estimation. We regard the color distortion of underwater images as the color cast that is illuminated by multiple light sources. In order to effectively remove the color distortions from the underwater image, we cap... | {
"abstract": "Limited visibility is one of the problem in underwater imagery. As the images captured in deep blue or green ocean, the visibility becomes restricted as the color spectrum is filtered or absorbed by the water medium. This results the objects to be hardly seen and differentiated from the background. The... |
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"abstract": "In the case of homogeneous linear difference equations with constant coefficients, only a relatively small part of the equations is practically solvable. This is connected to impossibility to solve all polynomial equations of degree bigger than four. In the case of nonlinear difference equations and sy... | {
"abstract": "The solvability problem for the following system of difference equations zn+1 = αza nw b n, wn+1 = βw c n−1z d n−2, n ∈N0, where a, b, c, d ∈ Z, α, β ∈ C \\ {0}, z−2, z−1, z0, w−1, w0 ∈ C \\ {0}, is solved. In the main case when bd 6= 0, a polynomial of the fourth order is associated to the system, and... | {
"abstract": "We investigate locally grid graphs. The main results are (i) a characterization of the Johnson graphs (and certain quotients of these) as locally grid graphs such that two points at distance 2 have precisely four common neighbors, and (ii) a complete determination of all graphs that are locally a 4 × 4... |
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"abstract": "Abstract. Hydroperoxide esters, formed in the reactions of carbonyl oxides (also\ncalled Criegee intermediates, CIs) with formic acid, play a crucial role in\nthe formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the atmosphere. However, the transformation mechanism of hydroperoxide esters in the presenc... | {
"abstract": "We used the steady-state master equation to model unimolecular decay of the Criegee intermediate formed from ozonolysis of 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene (tetramethylethylene, TME). Our results show the relative importance and time scales for both the prompt and thermal unimolecular decay of the dimethyl-substi... | {
"abstract": "Significance Ozonolysis of volatile biogenic and anthropogenic alkenes is a significant source of hydroxyl radicals, a key oxidant in the troposphere. A critical step in the generation of hydroxyl radicals is a hydrogen-atom transfer reaction involving a carbonyl oxide species, known as the Criegee int... |
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"abstract": "At the Lion Foundation a hunting simulator is used to stimulate the hunting instincts and skills of lions and tigers, in order to improve their health and increase chances of relocation into the wild. The hunting simulator is an animal enclosure wherein a piece of meat, used as prey, is moved by means ... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, we present a novel linear-program formulation that yields \"optimally safe\" (OS) tension distributions in parallel cable-driven robots by the introduction of a slack variable. The slack variable also enables explicit computation of a near-optimal, feasible starting point. This, in turn,... | {
"abstract": "Mathematical models for constrained robot dynamics, incorporating the effects of contact forces required to maintain satisfaction of the constraints, are used to develop explicit conditions for stabilization and tracking using feedback. The control structure allows feedback of displacements, velocities... |
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"abstract": "Abstract Electric vehicles (EVs) attract increasing attention among consumers worldwide due to their innovative and environmentally-friendly properties. Buying an EV is not only an environmentally-friendly behavior but also an innovation-acceptance behavior. Accordingly, consumer propensities associate... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Purpose This study uses the life cycle assessment (LCA) method to calculate and compare the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and conventional gasoline internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) in 2010, 2014 and 2020 under different scenarios, in... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Electric drive vehicles are equipped with totally different propulsion systems compared with conventional vehicles, for which the energy consumption and cradle-to-gate greenhouse gas emissions associated with vehicle production could substantially change. In this study, the life cycle energy c... |
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"abstract": "This present study argues the use of stock market capitalization as a measure for equity size in understanding the financial integration dynamics in the Asia Pacific region. Despite a lack of financial integration, the variance decomposition analysis has found support for the geographical proximity hyp... | {
"abstract": "An ion scattering spectroscopic method and apparatus wherein an oscillatory variation in the yield of ions scattered from solid surfaces provides information indicative of electron exchange processes associated with particular electronic states in the atom, which states vary with the electronic environ... | {
"abstract": "Here we study the inception and propagation of vaporization fronts and transition to the critical heat flux (CHF) and film-boiling regime triggered by a steep, almost instantaneous increase in the heat release from a strip heater submerged in Novec 7300 liquid. The propagation path of the resulting vap... |
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"abstract": "Abstract Alive anisakids cause acute gastrointestinal diseases, and dead worms contained in food can provoke sensibilization and allergic reactions in humans. Detected in the purchased minced salmon Oncorhynchus nerka nematodes were identified as Anisakis simplex sensu stricto (Anisakidae). We found th... | {
"abstract": "SUMMARY Molecular phylogenetic analyses of 113 taxa representing Ascaridida, Rhigonematida, Spirurida and Oxyurida were used to infer a more comprehensive phylogenetic hypothesis for representatives of ‘clade III’. The posterior probability of multiple alignment sites was used to exclude or weight char... | {
"abstract": "An iterative parallel segmentation algorithm, which avoids the problem of dependency on the order in which portions of the image are processed by performing the globally best merges first, is presented. The segmentation approach and two implementations of the approach on a massively parallel processor ... |
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"abstract": "La filosofia, la sociologia, la antropologia y la psicologia han estudiado la relacion existente entre la musica y las emociones. Estudios en diferentes ciencias muestran como la musica juega un papel importante en los procesos emocionales y tiene la capacidad de inducir una amplia gama de emociones po... | {
"abstract": "Mood has recently received increasing attention as an interesting approach for organizing and accessing music. Our understanding of how users determine and describe music mood, however, is not fully developed. In this exploratory study, we investigate the concept of music mood from the end-user's persp... | {
"abstract": "Aspect-based sentiment analysis (ABSA) is one of the most challenging problems in opinion mining especially for the language with a complex structure like Vietnamese. Many studies tackle this problem by separating it into two subtasks: opinion target extraction and sentiment polarity detection. These s... |
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"abstract": "Users search for multimedia content with different underlying motivations or intentions. Study of user search intentions is an emerging topic in information retrieval since understanding why a user is searching for a content is crucial for satisfying the user’s need. In this paper, we aimed at automati... | {
"abstract": "Today's multimedia search engines are expected to respond to queries reflecting a wide variety of information needs from users with different goals. The topical dimension (“what” the user is searching for) of these information needs is well studied; however, the intent dimension (“why” the user is sear... | {
"abstract": "Emerging technologies and applications including Internet of Things, social networking, and crowd-sourcing generate large amounts of data at the network edge. Machine learning models are often built from the collected data, to enable the detection, classification, and prediction of future events. Due t... |
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"abstract": "This paper presents few extensions to the logic form representation and a method for transforming WordNet glosses into logic forms using a set of high-precision rules combined with a set of high recall heuristics. An almost 3% increase in POS tagging accuracy is achieved over state-of-the art results a... | {
"abstract": "WordNet is a rich source of world knowledge from which formal axioms can be derived. In this paper we present a method for transforming the WordNet glosses into logic forms and further into axioms. The transformation of WordNet glosses into logic forms is useful for theorem proving and other applicatio... | {
"abstract": "We examine clarification dialogue, a mechanism for refining user questions with follow-up questions, in the context of open domain Question Answering systems. We develop an algorithm for clarification dialogue recognition through the analysis of collected data on clarification dialogues and examine the... |
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"abstract": "We focus on throughput-maximizing, max-min fair, and proportionally fair scheduling problems for centralized cognitive radio networks. First, we propose a polynomial-time algorithm for the throughput-maximizing scheduling problem. We then elaborate on certain special cases of this problem and explore t... | {
"abstract": "We consider the Max-Min Allocation problem: given a set of m agents and a set of n items, where agent A has utility u(A, i) for item i, our goal is to allocate items to agents so as to maximize fairness. Specifically, the utility of an agent is the sum of its utilities for the items it receives, and we... | {
"abstract": "This paper considers the problem of designing fast, approximate, combinatorial algorithms for multicommodity flows and other fractional packing problems. We provide a different approach to these problems which yields faster and much simpler algorithms. Our approach also allows us to substitute shortest... |
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"abstract": "Introduction Acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, remains the only FDA approved pharmaceutical prophylaxis for acute mountain sickness (AMS) though its effectiveness after rapid transport in real world conditions is less clear. Methods Over 2 years, 248 healthy adults traveled by airplane fro... | {
"abstract": "since the 1970s, over 200 studies with acetazolamide have shown it safe and 60–80% effective in acute mountain sickness (AMS). Despite much investigation, our understanding of its action in AMS remains incomplete and more complicated than generally taught. This should come as no surprise",
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"abstract": "Preventive effects of acetazolamide (ACZ) on acute mountain sickness (AMS) are well established but effects on exercise performance at high altitude or in hypoxia have been less considered and are still inconsistent. We hypothesized that low-dose ACZ would not impair exercise performance at simulated h... |
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"abstract": "The ambitious goal of transfer learning is to accelerate learning on a target task after training on a different, but related, source task. While many past transfer methods have focused on transferring value-functions, this paper presents a method for transferring policies across tasks with different s... | {
"abstract": "Both genetic algorithms (GAs) and temporal difference (TD) methods have proven effective at solving reinforcement learning (RL) problems. However, since few rigorous empirical comparisons have been conducted, there are no general guidelines describing the methods' relative strengths and weaknesses. Thi... | {
"abstract": "Simulation and game content includes the levels, models, textures, items, and other objects encountered and possessed by players during the game. In most modern video games and in simulation software, the set of content shipped with the product is static and unchanging, or at best, randomized within a ... |
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"abstract": "Background/aim: Declined morbidity rates after craniosynostosis surgery indicate bypassing the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) course to minimize treatment costs and bed usage. The aim of this study is to examine the incident rates of PICU admission and assess its necessity. Materials and methods:... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundCorrective craniosynostosis surgery is often associated with a large amount of blood loss and metabolic disturbances. In the present study, we investigated the severity, duration of metabolic disturbances, and causal risk factors in infants.MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed of 36 ... | {
"abstract": "Background:Extensive blood loss is common in pediatric craniosynostosis reconstruction surgery. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is increasingly used to reduce perioperative blood loss in various settings, but data on its efficacy are limited in children. The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-cont... |
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"abstract": "We revisit self-difference frequency generation –– nonlinear mixing of the lasing field induced by stimulated emission with its pump source in a laser gain medium –– by employing transition-metal doped chalcogenides along with the standard birefringent phase-matching techniques for mid-infrared applica... | {
"abstract": "We report what we believe to be the first demonstration of mid-infrared generation (approximately 9 microm) by self-difference frequency generation in Fresnel birefringence quasi-phase-matched Cr:ZnSe laser slabs.",
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"title": "Generation of mid-infrared radiation by self-differ... | {
"abstract": "Laser oscillation in Nd:MgO:LiNbO3 has been demonstrated. Thresholds as low as 3.6 mW and slope efficiencies up to 39% were achieved in a resonantly pumped miniature device. The electro-optical and nonlinear-optical properties of the host were also used to make active internal Q-switched and self-frequ... |
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"abstract": "Abstract:Student affairs practitioner-scholarship has the potential to transform higher education and improve the lives of students; however, it is rarely cultivated on college campuses. Instead, many practitioner-scholars struggle with systemic barriers to their success, much of which can be linked to... | {
"abstract": "Student affairs professionals work directly with university students in various programs that provide services to these students. From these experiences, they collect daily valuable insights about how to serve students successfully. Yet, in general, they are not publishing about their work even though ... | {
"abstract": "Higher education institutions are aware of the need to incorporate learning-driven assessment artifacts into their doctoral programs to ensure successful leadership development. However, in attempting to integrate learning into students’ future performance, it appears that there is no general agreement... |
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"abstract": "Heterogeneous integration of III–V semiconductor photonics combined with silicon foundry technology enables low-cost, high-performance photonic integrated circuits. Highly reliable lasers using epitaxial deposition of quantum dot lasers, with <2 mA threshold and lifetime >>100 years at 35 C have been d... | {
"abstract": "We demonstrate a Linearized Ring Assisted Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (L-RAMZI) modulator in a miniature silicon device. We measure a record high degree of linearization for a silicon device, with a Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) of 106dB/Hz²/³ at 1GHz, and 99dB/Hz²/³ at 10GHz.",
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"abstract": "This paper is divided into two major parts. Following a brief introduction that establishes some definitions and assumptions, Section II updates our earlier study on the limits of the RF performance of optical links. Section III reviews progress since our 1997 review paper in the development of devices... |
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"abstract": "Tutkimuksen tavoitteena on empiirisesti analysoida yrityksen omistusrakenteen vaikutuksia sen investointeihin tutkimus- ja kehitystoimintaan (T&K). Aluksi tarkastelemme kysymysta paamies-agentti mallin pohjalta ja kaymme lapi empiirista kirjallisuutta aiheen ymparilta. Tiedostamme, etta kysymyksen ekon... | {
"abstract": "This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R & D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R & D intensity presentsempirical results concerning this... | {
"abstract": "A recently developed quantile regression technique, which parsimoniously describes the entire conditional distribution, is applied to every March Current Population Survey since 1964. The study examines changes in the returns to schooling and experience at different points of the wage distribution and ... |
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"abstract": "Cette these propose differentes methodes theoriques et numeriques pour simuler a cout reduit le comportement des plasmas ou des faisceaux de particules chargees sous l’action d’un champ magnetique fort. Outre le champ magnetique externe, chaque particule est soumise a champ electromagnetique cree par l... | {
"abstract": "The presence of a large external magnetic field in a plasma introduces an additional time-scale which is very constraining for the numerical simulation. Hence it is very useful to introduce averaged models which remove this time-scale. However, depending on other parameters of the plasma, different sta... | {
"abstract": "working topic is modeling, numerical simulation and visualization of phenomena coming from plasma physics and beam physics. Our applications are characterized in particular by their large size, the existence of multiple time and space scales, and their complexity. Different approaches are used to tackl... |
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"abstract": "Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative tumor and can arise due to immunosuppression. Approximately 95% of KS lesions show polymerase chain reaction (PCR) evidence of HHV8 infection [1]. KS is classically seen as a complication of HIV infection and in older men of Mediterranean, Central and Easter... | {
"abstract": "Despite a significant improvement of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) prognosis since the use of plasma exchange, morbidity and mortality remained significant because of poor response to standard treatment or exacerbations and relapses. Rituximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed agains... | {
"abstract": "Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a rare thrombotic microangiopathy, is defined by a mechanical hemolytic anemia, severe thrombocytopenia, and visceral ischemia due to systemic platelet-rich microthrombi. Specifically in TTP microthrombi, von Willebrand factor, not fibrinogen, is the protein t... |
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"abstract": "Object detection is a fundamental building block of video analytics applications. While Neural Networks (NNs)-based object detection models have shown excellent accuracy on benchmark datasets, they are not well positioned for high-resolution images inference on resource-constrained edge devices. Common... | {
"abstract": "Many mobile applications running on smartphones and wearable devices would potentially benefit from the accuracy and scalability of deep CNN-based machine learning algorithms. However, performance and energy consumption limitations make the execution of such computationally intensive algorithms on mobi... | {
"abstract": "Microarray images consist of thousands of spots, e ach of which corresponds to a different biological material. The microarray segmentation problem is to work out which pixels belong to which spots, even in presence of noise and corruption. We propose a solution based on deep neural networks, which ach... |
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"abstract": "University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. March 2014. Major: Biomedical Engineering. Advisor: Paul A. Iaizzo. 1 computer file (PDF); vii, 224 pages, appendix A.",
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"title": "Implications of Percutaneous Delivery of Cardiac Devices on Interatrial Septal Anatomy and Biomechani... | {
"abstract": "We report here on a case of double-orifice mitral valve with mitral regurgitation in a 75-year-old female who had complaints of mild dyspnea. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed two orifices that were supplied by their own chordae from a different papillary muscle. Color Doppler e... | {
"abstract": "Congenital diverticula of the ventricles are rare and Skapinker (1951) was able to collect only twelve reported cases. In most of these, as in Skapinker's own patient, the diverticulum arose from the left ventricle but in two it communicated with both ventricles. Skapinker resected the diverticulum in ... |
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"abstract": "Adipose-derived stem/stromal cells (ASCs) have tremendous potential for use in regenerative medicine; their secretome is especially important for regenerative processes. We hypothesized that exposure of ASCs to an electromagnetic field (EMF) can influence the proregenerative potential of cells by influ... | {
"abstract": "The electromagnetic field (EMF) has a great impact on our body. It has been successfully used in physiotherapy for the treatment of bone disorders and osteoarthritis, as well as for cartilage regeneration or pain reduction. Recently, EMFs have also been applied in in vitro experiments on cell/stem cell... | {
"abstract": "It is known that cells under stress accumulate various dinucleoside polyphosphates, compounds suggested to function as alarmones. In plants, the phenylpropanoid pathways yield metabolites protecting these organisms against various types of stress. Observations reported in this communication link these ... |
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"abstract": "Abstract Objective: The spiritual well-being of terminally ill cancer patients is an important indicator of the quality of their lives and of the quality of hospice care, but no validated tools are available for assessing this indicator in Taiwan. Method: The present cross-sectional study validated the... | {
"abstract": "This study explored the psychometric qualities and construct validity of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS; Ellison in J Psychol Theol 11:330–340, 1983) using a sample of 470 Korean adults. Two factor analyses, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, were conducted in order to ... | {
"abstract": "Abstract As studies continue to reveal favorable findings for the use of cannabidiol in the management of childhood epilepsy syndromes and other disorders, best practices for the large-scale production of Cannabis are needed for timely product development and research purposes. The processes of two ins... |
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"abstract": "Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) has been chosen in Release 11 as the best technique to improve both cell coverage and quality. system throughput in highly congest the existing CoMP handover scheme in LTE CoMP technique available. A capacity based CoMP handover scheme is proposed for better system capacit... | {
"abstract": "Coordinated multi-point transmission and reception (CoMP) is introduced in LTE-A to mitigate co-channel interference and improve the cell-edge user experience. In this paper we propose a joint transmission scheme for LTE-CoMP and we enhance the performance of CoMP with two techniques: 1dynamic MIMO cel... | {
"abstract": "Multiple antenna wireless communication systems have recently attracted significant attention due to their higher capacity as compared to the systems that employ a single antenna. For systems with a large number of antennas, there is a strong motivation to develop techniques with reduced hardware and c... |
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"abstract": "Despite the impressive progress that has been made on both the empirical and conceptual fronts of boredom research, there is one facet of boredom that has received remarkably little attention. This is boredom's relationship to morality. The aim of this article is to explore the moral dimensions of bore... | {
"abstract": "BRAHAbl (1911) ONCE SAID that “anxiety and depression are related to each other in the same way as are fear and grief. We A fear a coming evil; we grieve over one that has occurred” (p. 137). A temporal frame of reference is, indeed, what relates these affects to each other in Abraham’s formulation. An... | {
"abstract": "Theoretical developments about the nature of semantic representations and processes should be accompanied by a discussion of how these theories can be validated on the basis of empirical data. Here, I elaborate on the link between theory and empirical research, highlighting the need for temporal inform... |
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"abstract": "As human and elephant populations grow in Kenya, elephants increasingly leave parks to eat farmers’ crops while foraging, which creates epicenters of human-elephant conflict (HEC). This conflict compromises farmers’ food and economic security, impedes elephant conservation initiatives, and threatens th... | {
"abstract": "Throughout the sub-Saharan African countries, in which populations of the African Elephant (Loxodontaafricana) exist, farmers come into conflict with these pachyderms. Attracted by nutritious crops on the fields they destroy substantial amounts of harvest by crossing through the plantations and feeding... | {
"abstract": "The objective of this study is to analyse the performance of Quercus ilex plantations established under semiarid conditions on different soils formed on calcareous and gypsiferous parent material. We studied eighteen 300 m2 plots in which 1 year-old seedlings had been planted after subsoiling on the co... |
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"abstract": "The first cumulative index to the contents of the NACADA Journal, covering the first 15 years of publication, was published in 1995. This second cumulative index covers the subsequent 15 years of the Journal, making it possible for readers to follow the progress of scholarship in academic advising conc... | {
"abstract": "The accounting profession is in a state of flux— some might even say crisis. Recent ethical lapses, such as the Enron debacle, have called into question the professionalism of a few, tainting the reputation of many accountants. In this study, we examined the attitudes of accounting students at a compre... | {
"abstract": "Text transmitted electronically through computer-mediated communication networks is an increasingly available yet little documented form of written communication. This article examines the syntactic and stylistic features of an emergent phenomenon called Interactive Written Discourse (IWD) and finds th... |
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"abstract": "Detailed pathophysiological manifestations of early disease in the context of prediabetes are poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate the extent of early signs of metabolic and cardio-cerebrovascular complications affecting multiple organs in individuals with prediabetes. Subjects without a his... | {
"abstract": "OBJECTIVES\nThis study assessed whether impaired fasting glucose (IFG), insulin resistance, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) had effects on cardiac remodeling, independent of obesity, in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) trial.\n\n\nBACKGROUND\nRecent studies have suggested that central obes... | {
"abstract": "OBJECTIVE\nStudies have demonstrated increased left ventricular mass (LVM) and diastolic dysfunction among diabetic patients without clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD), but few have assessed the potential contribution of subclinical CVD to ventricular abnormalities in diabetes. We examined whether d... |
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"abstract": "The microvasculature of the nervous system is exceptionally specialised and its restrictive nature implied by its moniker, blood-brain barrier (BBB), with blood-retinal barrier (BRB) relating to the retinal vasculature. The importance of these barriers is evident during disease states where their funct... | {
"abstract": "The evidence for the functional importance of extravascular Starling pressures now seems overwhelming, and when these terms are taken into account it is difficult to uphold the traditional conception that upstream microvascular filtration is largely matched by a sustained downstream reabsorption. Trans... | {
"abstract": "Quantification of the permeability of connective tissue linings isolated from implanted capsules was achieved by two types of experiments. The objective of the first type was to determine the restriction offered by the lining to diffusion of l25I-labeled human serum albumin. The restricted diffusion co... |
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"abstract": "Real world systems are inherently nonlinear in nature. Over the last few decades, nonlinear systems are regarded as the most significant issue in control theory. In this work, a nonlinear full state feedback H-infinity controller is proposed for nonlinear systems. The black hole optimization method (BH... | {
"abstract": "Various meta-heuristic optimization approaches have been recently created and applied in different areas. Many of these approaches are inspired by swarm behaviors in the nature. This paper studies the solving optimization problems using Black Hole Algorithm (BHA) which is a population-based algorithm. ... | {
"abstract": "One of the recent trends adopted by malware authors is to use packers or software tools that instigate code obfuscation in order to evade detection by antivirus scanners. With evasion techniques such as polymorphism and metamorphism malware is able to fool current detection techniques. Thus, security r... |
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"abstract": "Administrative data offer cost‐effective, whole‐of‐population stroke surveillance yet the lack of validated measures of functional status is a shortcoming. The number of days spent living at home after stroke (‘home‐time’) is a patient‐centred outcome that can be objectively ascertained from administra... | {
"abstract": "Objective: To describe home-time, stratified by stroke type, in a complete population and to determine its correlation with modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores. Methods: We used linked administrative data to derive home-time in all patients admitted for a cerebrovascular event in Alberta, Canada, betwee... | {
"abstract": "Study Objective: This study examines the pattern of incidence and health service utilisation of cerebrovascular disease cases in urban and rural areas within a publicly funded health care system. Design: A population-based study covering a large geographic region, using population-wide administrative h... |
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"abstract": "Processing of commercial bioactive glasses in the form of scaffolds, fibers and coatings on metal implants is a major challenge due to their high crystallization tendency leading to loss of many desirable functionalities relevant to bone tissue engineering applications. In this context, this work focus... | {
"abstract": "Strontium borophosphate glasses of composition xSrO·(1 - x)·[0.68B2O3·0.32P2O5], 0.40 ≤ x ≤ 0.68, have been prepared by fast quenching of high-temperature melts and studied using Raman spectroscopy. In order to comprehend and confirm the obtained spectroscopic Raman data, crystalline compounds and glas... | {
"abstract": "The structure of binary (PbO)x(P2O5)(1−x) glasses was investigated using Raman scattering and infrared spectroscopy, over the compositional range x = 0.5–0.68. The distribution of the phosphate groups (PO2)−, (PO3)2−, (P2O7)4− and (PO4)3−, determined from the simulation of Raman spectra in the 800–1500... |
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"abstract": "Panoramic interaction represented by omnidirectional images and virtual reality will be an important format of information technology in the future. How to evaluate the quality of omnidirectional images accurately and quickly is essential for the user experience of panoramic interaction. In this paper,... | {
"abstract": "In this work, we introduce a new content-adaptive compression scheme, called image primitive coding, which exploits the input image for training a dictionary. The atoms composed of the learned dictionary are named as image primitives. The coding performance between the learned image primitives and the ... | {
"abstract": "An ideal quality assessment model should simulate the properties of the visual brain to be consistent with human evaluation. The visual brain appears to have both evolved to seek an efficient, decorrelated representation of image information and to “match” the statistics of the natural image. On one ha... |
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"abstract": "Non-autoregressive translation (NAT) models remove the dependence on previous target tokens and generate all target tokens in parallel, resulting in significant inference speedup but at the cost of inferior translation accuracy compared to autoregressive translation (AT) models. Considering that AT mod... | {
"abstract": "As a new neural machine translation approach, Non-Autoregressive machine Translation (NAT) has attracted attention recently due to its high efficiency in inference. However, the high efficiency has come at the cost of not capturing the sequential dependency on the target side of translation, which caus... | {
"abstract": "There has been much recent work on training neural attention models at the sequence-level using either reinforcement learning-style methods or by optimizing the beam. In this paper, we survey a range of classical objective functions that have been widely used to train linear models for structured predi... |
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"abstract": "Ghrelin is a peptide hormone, which plays an important role in appetite regulation. The effects of exercise on ghrelin plasma concentrations are still not clear, especially in children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate the response of acylated and total ghrelin concentrations to... | {
"abstract": "Exercise responses were obtained from 149 children and young adults (average age 14.5 years) and divided by sex and body surface area (BSA): children with BSA < 1 in; children with BSA 1-1.19 m2; males with BSA 2 1.2 ma; and females with BSA > 1.2 in. Total work, mean and maximal power outputs were mor... | {
"abstract": "Twenty-three children with valvar or discrete subvalvar aortic stenosis underwent a controlled, progressive bicycle exercise test within 6 months before and 3–30 months after surgery for left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. The patients were divided into three groups according to the preoperativ... |
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"abstract": "In consideration of both the struggle facing smallholders and rural societies in Sweden and the environmental crisis, the potential of breeding and cultivation of perennial legumes in Sweden has been examined. The essay is comprised of a literature study and a pilot experiment. \n \n In the literature ... | {
"abstract": ": Perennial cereal crops could limit the negative impacts of agriculture on the environment and climate change. In cold temperate climates, perennial plants must be adapted to seasonal changes and abiotic stresses, such as frost, to be able to regrow for several years. Wild crop relatives that are pere... | {
"abstract": "Coastal Bermuda grass (CBG) is an agricultural residue with considerable potential as a feedstock for lignocellulosic-based ethanol. The treatment of biomass with water at high temperature, termed autohydrolysis, can be used to recover sugars in the filtrate and to improve enzyme digestibility of the p... |
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"abstract": "Inference in log-linear models scales linearly in the size of output space in the worst-case. This is often a bottleneck in natural language processing and computer vision tasks when the output space is feasibly enumerable but very large. We propose a method to perform inference in log-linear models wi... | {
"abstract": "Locality Sensitive Hashing (LSH) techniques have recently become a popular solution for solving the approximate Maximum Inner Product Search (MIPS) problem, which arises in many situations and have in particular been used as a speed-up for the training of large neural probabilistic language models. In ... | {
"abstract": "It is known that the inconsistent distributions and representations of different modalities, such as image and text, cause the heterogeneity gap, which makes it very challenging to correlate heterogeneous data and measure their similarities. Recently, generative adversarial networks (GANs) have been pr... |
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"abstract": "\n Earthquakes are a major global risk. The current earthquake early warning systems based on public seismic stations face challenges such as high cost, low density, high latency, no alert zone, and difficulty in predicting ground motions at the location of the user. This article pursues an alternative... | {
"abstract": "The article describes the design of the Community Seismic Network, which is a dense open seismic network based on low cost sensors. The inputs are from sensors hosted by volunteers from the community by direct connection to their personal computers, or through sensors built into mobile devices. The ser... | {
"abstract": "Ubiquitous smartphones have created a significant opportunity to form a low-cost wireless Citizen Sensor network and produce big data for monitoring structural integrity and safety under operational and extreme loads. Such data are particularly useful for rapid assessment of structural damage in a larg... |
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"abstract": "Psoriasis is a chronic recurrent inflammatory skin disease with prevalence of 1–3%. Nail psoriasis affects 10–90% of patients with plaque psoriasis. The aim of the article is to review the literature for the correlation between nail psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) to provide rheumatologists a s... | {
"abstract": "Nail psoriasis has traditionally been considered as one of the most difficult forms of psoriasis to treat. The most recent studies have found a higher prevalence of fungal infections in psoriatic nails and therefore cultures before and during treatment are necessary. Over the last few years, novel psor... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nHigh-dose cyclosporine therapy significantly alleviates psoriasis within 2 to 4 weeks but is associated with a high rate of side effects. Reports are conflicting on the frequency and promptness of relapse after discontinuation of cyclosporine therapy.\n\n\nOBJECTIVE\nOur purpose was to comp... |
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"abstract": "Braided convolutional codes (BCCs) are a class of spatially coupled turbo-like codes with a structure that is similar to product codes or generalized LDPC codes. We derive explicit input/output transfer functions of the component convolutional decoders for the binary erasure channel (BEC). These are th... | {
"abstract": "Analytic expressions for the exact probability of erasure for systematic, rate- 1/2 convolutional codes used to communicate over the binary erasure channel and decoded using the soft-input, soft-output (SISO) and a posteriori probability (APP) algorithms are given. An alternative forward-backward algor... | {
"abstract": "Digital library is a very interesting phenomenon in the world of libraries. In this era of globalization, the digital library is needed by students, faculty, and the community in the search for quick reference through internet access, so that students, faculty, and the community does not have to come d... |
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"abstract": "Resumen es: El serogrupo Ballum de Leptospira constituye en la actualidad la primera causa de leptospirosis humana en Cuba. Vacunas de celulas enteras quimicamente i...",
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"title": "Inmunogenicidad y capacidad protectora en hamsters de vacunas antileptospirósicas monovalentes ... | {
"abstract": "Johnson, Russell C. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis), and Palmer Rogers. Differentiation of pathogenic and saprophytic leptospires with 8-azaguanine. J. Bacteriol. 88:1618–1623. 1964.—The use of the purine analogue, 8-azaguanine, as a differential agent for the separation of pathogenic and saprop... | {
"abstract": "Leptospira interrogans is a diverse species in which individual serovars have distinctive restriction fragment length polymorphisms that are useful in strain identification. Many of these polymorphisms can be detected using hybridization probes derived from insertion sequences; an observation that sugg... |
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"abstract": "Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is the most common condition that affects the health of the pregnant woman and her fetus. It can diminish the woman’s quality of life and also contributes to health care costs and time lost from work. The purpose of the current study was to explore the effect of decreas... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nNausea, retching and vomiting are very commonly experienced by women in early pregnancy. There are considerable physical, social and psychological effects on women who experience these symptoms. This is an update of a review of interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy last p... | {
"abstract": "The association of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy with the outcome of pregnancy was investigated in a historical cohort of 903 women in Los Angeles, California, USA. Multivariahle statistical methods were employed to control for the potential confounding effects of age, ethnicity, occupation, and ant... |
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"abstract": "Answering complex natural language questions with crisp answers is crucial towards satisfying the information needs of advanced users. With the rapid growth of knowledge bases (KBs) such as Yago and Freebase, this goal has become attainable by translating questions into formal queries like SPARQL queri... | {
"abstract": "The strongly typed syntax of grammar formalisms such as CCG, TAG, LFG and HPSG offers a synchronous framework for deriving syntactic structures and semantic logical forms. In contrast---partly due to the lack of a strong type system---dependency structures are easy to annotate and have become a widely ... | {
"abstract": "Boxer is an open-domain software component for semantic analysis of text, based on Combinatory Categorial Grammar (CCG) and Discourse Representation Theory (DRT). Used together with the CC (b) discourse structure triggered by conditionals, negation or discourse adverbs was overall correctly computed; (... |
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"abstract": "Machine learning in the context of noise is a challenging but practical setting to plenty of real-world applications. Most of the previous approaches in this area focus on the pairwise relation (casual or correlational relationship) with noise, such as learning with noisy labels. However, the group noi... | {
"abstract": "There is an emerging trend to leverage noisy image datasets in many visual recognition tasks. However, the label noise among the datasets severely degenerates the \\mbox{performance of deep} learning approaches. Recently, one mainstream is to introduce the latent label to handle label noise, which has ... | {
"abstract": "I draw a geographically and temporally disaggregated model of the location and course of the Algerian civil war, using new battle event and location data from press reports. I show that the war was located in areas and at moments in time in which both the rebels and the government were about equally st... |
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"abstract": "Selenium (Se) uptake by primary producers is the most variable and important step in determining Se concentrations at higher trophic levels in aquatic food webs. We gathered data available about the Se bioaccumulation at the base of aquatic food webs and analyzed its relationship with Se concentrations... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundSelenocysteine (Sec) is a selenium-containing amino acid that is co-translationally inserted into nascent polypeptides by recoding UGA codons. Selenoproteins occur in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, but the selenoprotein content of organisms (selenoproteome) is highly variable and some organ... | {
"abstract": "PlantRNA database (http://plantrna.ibmp.cnrs.fr/) compiles transfer RNA (tRNA) gene sequences retrieved from fully annotated plant nuclear, plastidial and mitochondrial genomes. The set of annotated tRNA gene sequences has been manually curated for maximum quality and confidence. The novelty of this da... |
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"abstract": "Lipid droplets in the liver are coated with the perilipin family of proteins, notably adipocyte differentiation-related protein (ADRP) and tail-interacting protein of 47 kDa (TIP47). ADRP is increased in hepatic steatosis and is associated with hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance, and glucose intoleranc... | {
"abstract": "Resistin has been linked to components of the metabolic syndrome, including obesity, insulin resistance, and hyperlipidemia. We hypothesized that resistin deficiency would reverse hyperlipidemia in genetic obesity. C57Bl/6J mice lacking resistin [resistin knockout (RKO)] had similar body weight and fat... | {
"abstract": "Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of equity ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for over 2,000 listed firms in China. The paper examines both the pattern of state ownership and the dynamics of stock returns and volatility. Firms under the control of SOEs dominate th... |
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"abstract": "We introduce a multiscale approach that combines segmentation with classification to detect abnormal brain structures in medical imagery, and demonstrate its utility in automatically detecting multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions in 3-D multichannel magnetic resonance (MR) images. Our method uses segmentati... | {
"abstract": "PURPOSE ::: To automatically segment multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions into three subtypes (i.e., enhancing lesions, T1 \"black holes\", T2 hyperintense lesions). ::: ::: ::: MATERIALS AND METHODS ::: Proton density-, T2- and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted brain images of 12 MR scans were pre-processed th... | {
"abstract": "Image segmentation is an indispensable process in the visualization of human tissues, particularly during clinical analysis of magnetic resonance (MR) images. Unfortunately, MR images always contain a significant amount of noise caused by operator performance, equipment, and the environment, which can ... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT Combretum micranthum G. Don, also known as kinkéliba, is native to West Africa where the plant grows wild as a shrub, liana, or tree and is valued for its numerous attributes including health and nutritional benefits. Despite this, genetic information commensurate with its economic value is la... | {
"abstract": "Herbal tea kinkéliba prepared from the leaves of Combretum micranthum has been widely consumed in West African countries for its flavor, nutritional and medicinal properties. Under bio-guided screening, the kinkéliba leaves were chemically investigated using various chromatographic and spectrometric me... | {
"abstract": "Abstract The effect of high-intensity pulsed electric fields (HIPEF) on the Salmonella Enteritidis and Escherichia coli O157:H7 populations inoculated in apple, pear, orange and strawberry juices as influenced by treatment time and pulse frequency was investigated. Combinations of HIPEF (35 kV/cm, 4 μs... |
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"abstract": "Background: The music intervention caregiver singing (CS) has been shown to be beneficial in facilitating care of persons with dementia in residential care, but no studies have focused on possible differences with respect to dementia diagnosis, which might be important due to possible different symptom... | {
"abstract": "’Music therapeutic caregiving’, when caregivers sing for or together with persons with severe dementia during care situations, has been suggested as a way to reduce problematic behaviors in dementia care. The present study implemented this technique as an intervention in dementia care. Six caregivers p... | {
"abstract": "Although the cognitive and psychiatric symptoms associated with Alzheimer disease have received increasing attention over the past decade, the study of insight in this illness has been relatively neglected. This paper reports on the relationship between level of insight and severity of dementia in a la... |
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"abstract": "Background The priming technique can speed up the onset of cisatracurium during intubation. However, there have been no reports on the effect of the priming technique on duration or recovery profile of cisatracurium. Therefore, we attempted to determine whether or not a priming technique with rocuroniu... | {
"abstract": "Background Both ketamine and priming may accelerate the onset time of neuromuscular blocking agents. We investigate the effect of low dose ketamine and cisatracurium priming on the intubating condition and onset time of cisatracurium. Methods After Institutional Review Board approval, 120 consecutive p... | {
"abstract": "Interleukin‐8 (IL‐8), a pro‐inflammatory cytokine with potent neutrophil chemotactic activity, was studied for its effect on eosinophil migration responses, in vitro. Normal density eosinophils were isolated from healthy, non‐atopic subjects <0.35 × 109 eosinophils/1) and individuals with various disea... |
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"abstract": "The durations that muscular force and power outputs can be sustained until failure fall predictably on an exponential decline between an individual's 3-s burst maximum to the maximum performance they can sustain aerobically. The exponential time constants describing these rates of performance loss are ... | {
"abstract": "For both different individuals and modes of locomotion, the external forces determining all-out sprinting performances fall predictably with effort duration from the burst maximums attained for 3 s to those that can be supported aerobically as trial durations extend to roughly 300 s. The common time co... | {
"abstract": "Sprint-cycling performance is paramount to competitive success in over half the world-championship and Olympic races in the sport of cycling. This review examines the current knowledge behind the interaction of propulsive and resistive forces that determine sprint performance. Because of recent innovat... |
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"abstract": "Antimicrobial resistance is a major health concern worldwide. A narrowing of the antibiotic development pipeline and a resurgence in public opinion towards ‘natural’ therapies have renewed the interest in using essential oils as antimicrobial agents. The drawbacks of bulk dosing of essential oils can b... | {
"abstract": "The effect of pH on the antimicrobial activity of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil formulations was studied. Microemulsions, liposomal dispersions, multiple emulsions and a colloidal bed of sterile clay were formulated using 5% w/w of tea tree oil. A number of formulations were prepared at various ... | {
"abstract": "Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of sweet potato waste was performed to investigate the effect of process parameters including reaction temperature (180-300 °C) and residence time (0-120 min) on the characteristics of hydrochars. The results showed that the increase of reaction temperature and residenc... |
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"abstract": "Mental stress represents a pivotal factor in cardiovascular diseases. The mechanism by 15 which stress produces its deleterious effects is still under study but one of the most explored 16 pathway is cell senescence. In this scenario, circulating microRNAs appear to be mobile regulatory 17 elements of ... | {
"abstract": "Background Mental stress is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Meditation and music listening are two techniques that are able to counteract it through the activation of specific brain areas, eliciting the so-called Relaxing Response (RR). Epidemiological evidence reveals that the... | {
"abstract": "Allostatic load has been proposed as a cumulative measure of dysregulation across multiple physiological systems, and has been postulated to impact health risks. In the allostatic load model, increased risk is hypothesized to result not only from large and clinically significant dysregulation in indivi... |
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"abstract": "Converting riparian buffers in agricultural areas from annual row crops to short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) grown for biofuel can provide both water quality benefits and a financial incentive for buffer adoption among agricultural producers. A randomized complete block design was used to determine wa... | {
"abstract": "The science of hydrology is on the threshold of major advances, driven by new hydrologic measurements, new methods for analyzing hydrologic data, and new approaches to modeling hydrologic systems. Here I suggest several promising directions forward, including (1) designing new data networks, field obse... | {
"abstract": "Catchment models are by definition simplified representations of the real world system. This aggregation takes place in space and time and has several important consequences. First, there are no generally applicable rules to perform this aggregation, and the resulting model structure is usually a funct... |
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"abstract": "This paper uses administrative unemployment insurance (UI) data and an unemployment benefits extension for workers aged 45 or older in Taiwan to estimate the effects of the extended benefits on unemployment duration and reemployment outcomes. Using the regression discontinuity design, we estimate that ... | {
"abstract": "This paper puts together the non-distortionary liquidity effect of unemployment insurance and job match quality. We identify a big impact on subsidized unemployment duration and a small impact on wages on the job that follows the unemployment spell. Wage gains are heterogeneous and concentrated on indi... | {
"abstract": "This paper investigates the price volatility and trading volume relationship in the forward freight agreement (FFA) market for dry bulk ships over the period 2007–2011. It is found that FFA price changes have a positive impact on trading volume, suggesting a momentum effect as higher capital gains enco... |
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"abstract": "Background: Cleft lip and palate (CLP) have complex etiology and even after successful cleft surgeries in a CLP child, there are chances of relapse as there may be a lack of something at the cellular level. Several growth factors like TGF-β, IGF, and BMP7 are involved in modulating chondrocyte homeosta... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Clefts that occur in children are a special topic. Avoiding risk factors, and also an early diagnosis of cleft possibility can result in minimizing or avoiding them. If on the other hand when clefts occur they require a long-term, multistage specialized treatment. Etiology of clefts seems to b... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nOrofacial clefts occur when the lips or the roof of the mouth do not fuse properly during the early weeks of pregnancy. There is strong evidence that periconceptional use of folic acid can prevent neural tube defects but its effect on oral clefts has generated debate.\n\n\nAIM\nTo identify ... |
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"abstract": "An investigative study was carried out in Langat River to determine the heavy metal pollution in the sediment with 22 sampling stations selected for the collection of sediment samples. The sediment samples were digested and analyzed for extractable metal (48Cd, 29Cu, 30Zn, 33As, 82Pb) using the Inducti... | {
"abstract": "Faecal sterols detection is a promising method for identifying sources of faecal pollution. In this study, faecal contamination in water samples from point source (sewage treatment plants, chicken farms, quail farms and horse stables) was extracted using the solid phase extraction (SPE) technique. Faec... | {
"abstract": "Thirty-five samples of cow feces (cowpat and cow manure) and pig slurries subjected to different treatment processes and different storage times before land spreading were extracted and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine their fecal stanol profiles. The fresh pig slurry data ... |
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"abstract": "The incidence of spinal fractures in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) continues to increase despite the improvements in medical treatment. Depleted flexibility and altered biomechanics along with secondary osteoporosis make them more prone to unstable spinal injuries with minor or even unknown trauma. Diffi... | {
"abstract": "Fracture of an ankylosed spine is often overlooked. Because the force that damages an ankylosed spine is frequently slight, patients do not realize they are injured. Doctors can miss the fracture for the same reason and because patients already have a history of back pain. Plain radiographs sometimes f... | {
"abstract": "Objective: The purpose of this study is to describe an uncommon patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and syringomyelia (SM) resulting in obvious dyspnea and dysphagia, whose symptoms markedly improved after the surgical intervention of anterior cervical approach osteophyte resec... |
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"abstract": "While it is clear that natural disasters have serious welfare consequences for affected populations, less is known with respect to how local labour markets in low income countries adjust to such large shocks, in particular the general equilibrium effects of the increase in the demand for construction a... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, we use micro panel data to examine the effects of oil price changes on employment and real wages, at the aggregate and industry levels. We also measure differences in the employment and wage responses for workers differentiated on the basis of skill level. We find that oil price increase... | {
"abstract": "AbstractConflict between parties is a common issue in construction projects. In the present article, the conflicts between contractor and employer in delayed Design-Bid-Build projects have been studied. Defining a case study, a dispute resolution method has been proposed. This case has been considered ... |
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"abstract": "Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) is considered to be one of the most serious obstacles in the high speed optical telecommunication systems. This thesis focuses on a deterministic approach to both compensation and emulation of PMD. Most PMD compensation schemes in the literature rely on feedback loops... | {
"abstract": "New integrated optical all-pass filters are presented that can be used for tunable dispersion compensation, dispersion slope compensation, and as building blocks in tunable bandpass filters. The dispersion slope compensation capability is demonstrated using ring resonators in /spl Delta/=2% Ge-doped si... | {
"abstract": "We report, for the first time to our knowledge, achievement of all-fiber distributed Gires-Tournois etalons (DGTEs) based on fiber Bragg gratings. DGTEs with both separated structure and overlapped structure were investigated. Such grating-based DGTEs show periodic spectral characteristics that are sim... |
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"abstract": "We describe a system whereby multiple humans and mobile robots interact robustly using a combination of sensing and signalling modalities. Extending our previous work on selecting an individual robot from a population by face-engagement, we show that reaching toward a robot - a specialization of pointi... | {
"abstract": "This video presents a computer vision based system for interaction between a single human and multiple robots. Face contact and motion-based gestures are used as two different non-verbal communication channels; a user first selects a particular robot by simply looking at it, then assigns it a task by w... | {
"abstract": "We precisely characterize a class of cyclic lambda-graphs, and then give a sound and complete axiomatization of the terms that represent a given graph. The equational axiom system is an extension of lambda calculus with the letrec construct. In contrast to current theories, which impose restrictions on... |
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"abstract": "Macular Retinoschisis Associated With Pathologic Myopia Patients with pathologic myopia may experience reduced vision attributable to choroidal neovascularization, lacquer cracks, chorioretinal atrophy, posterior staphyloma, macular hole, and retinal detachment. With the advent of optical coherence tom... | {
"abstract": "This is a clinicopathological paper on the histologic findings in myopia-associated macular foveoschisis. The findings on ophthalmic pathological study of a 73-year-old woman with high myopia are reviewed. Multiple retinoschisis cavities involving both the macula and retinal periphery were disclosed. O... | {
"abstract": "Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is regarded as the most common pathogen that negatively influences the overall outcome of hematopoietic stem cell (HSCT) and solid organ (SOT) transplantation. While CMV causes a benign and often-asymptomatic infection in immunocompetent individuals, it causes severe, morbid, and ... |
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"abstract": "Adhesion is a critical step in the initial stage of Vibrio alginolyticus infection; therefore, it is important to understand the underlying mechanisms governing the adhesion of V. alginolyticus and determine if environmental factors have any effect. A greater understanding of this process may assist in... | {
"abstract": "Adhesion is an important virulence factor of Vibrio alginolyticus. This factor may be affected by environmental conditions; however, its molecular mechanism remains unclear. In our previous research, adhesion deficient strains were obtained by culturing V. alginolyticus under stresses including Cu, Pb,... | {
"abstract": "The Pneumococcal serine-rich repeat protein (PsrP) is a pathogenicity island encoded adhesin that has been positively correlated with the ability of Streptococcus pneumoniae to cause invasive disease. Previous studies have shown that PsrP mediates bacterial attachment to Keratin 10 (K10) on the surface... |
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"abstract": "We study the rise in marriages between residents of HK and China following the handover of HK to China in 1997. Cross-boundary marriages accounted for almost half the marriages registered in HK in 2006. Because of large differences in male income between China and HK, marriages of HK men with Mainland ... | {
"abstract": "The worldwide boom in higher education since 1970 has been truly remarkable. Given the great breadth of benefits that college education provides, and the fact that these benefits appear to be rising over time, a worldwide rise in college education may not be surprising—but the different responses of me... | {
"abstract": "We construct a model of household decision-making in which agents consume a private and a public good, interpreted as children's welfare. Children's utility depends on their human capital, which depends on the time their parents spend with them and on the parents' human capital. We first show that as r... |
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"abstract": "To enable the physically correct simulation of the interaction of a 3D character with its environment the internal joint forces of a physical model of the character need to be estimated. Recently, derivative-free sampling-based optimization methods, which treat the objective function as a black box, ha... | {
"abstract": "We present a novel, general-purpose Model-Predictive Control (MPC) algorithm that we call Control Particle Belief Propagation (C-PBP). C-PBP combines multimodal, gradient-free sampling and a Markov Random Field factorization to effectively perform simultaneous path finding and smoothing in high-dimensi... | {
"abstract": "In this paper a suboptimal solution to the nonlinear quadratic regulator and tracking problem with infinite final time is investigated. The plant may well be time-varying and nonlinear in state and control. The plant is represented by an apparent linearization and the suboptimal control at any given in... |
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"abstract": "The BioInstrumentation Laboratory at MIT developed a needle-free injector that is driven by a Lorentz-force actuator. The current model was able to generate pressures of up to 20 MPa in order to drive a jet of water based solution. In order to improve the needle-free injector, a new Lorentz-force actua... | {
"abstract": "We have constructed a portable needle-free drug injection (NFI) device based upon a custom voice-coil linear actuator. Our actuator is optimized to provide high instantaneous force (>200 N) and power (4 kW) while still allowing a total stroke of 25 mm. The actuator is relatively inexpensive, compact, a... | {
"abstract": "A method for assessing the resistance of rubbers to cutting by sharp objects is described. It involves the application of the cutting implement -a razor blade-to the tip of a crack in a stretched tear test piece. The method enables effects of friction on the cutting process to be substantially eliminat... |
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"abstract": "This paper introduces VisEN, a novel visual narrative framework that has been shown to facilitate, support, and enhance student engagement in an adaptive Online Learning Environment (OLE). VisEN provides explorable visual narratives personalized to students in order to support them in engaging with cou... | {
"abstract": "Exploring and managing the abundance of data that Learning Analytics generate is a challenge for both teachers and students. This paper introduces a Learning Dashboard that provides an overview, context and content of learner traces to help students with awareness of feedback and progress, and assist t... | {
"abstract": "A leaky-wave antenna (LWA) with circular polarization based on the composite right/left-handed (CRLH) substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) is investigated and presented. Series interdigital capacitors have been introduced into the circuit by etching the slots on the waveguide surface achieving a CRLH f... |
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"abstract": "We present estimations for the amounts of Arcobacter (A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus and A. skirrowii) and Campylobacter (C. jejuni, C. coli and C. fetus) species in retail chicken, pork and beef meat using PCR‐MPN. Arcobacter butzleri, A. cryaerophilus and C. jejuni were found in 100, 60 and 55% of chi... | {
"abstract": "Pigs are important reservoirs for Arcobacter. Since 1978, Arcobacter species have been associated with reproduction disorders, but excretion by clinically healthy pigs has been frequently reported as well. Information on Arcobacter colonization of the porcine gastrointestinal tract is lacking. In the p... | {
"abstract": "Broiler carcasses (n=325) were sampled at three sites along the processing line (prescalding, prechilling, and postchilling) in a commercial poultry processing plant during five plant visits from August to October 2004. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was used to determine the genomic fingerpri... |
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"abstract": "........................................................................................17 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................17 METHODS.........................................................................................20 RESULTS........... | {
"abstract": "Diverse functions have been assigned to the visual appearance of webs, spiders and web decorations, including prey attraction, predator deterrence and camouflage. Here, we review the pertinent literature, focusing on potential camouflage and mimicry. Webs are often difficult to detect in a heterogeneou... | {
"abstract": "Oxidation of tryptophan to kynurenine and 3-hydroxykynurenine (3-HK) is the major catabolic pathway in mosquitoes. However, 3-HK is oxidized easily under physiological conditions, resulting in the production of reactive radical species. To overcome this problem, mosquitoes have developed an efficient m... |
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"abstract": "Background:Cardiovascular disease contributes to excess morbidity and mortality in HIV infection, and endothelial dysfunction may contribute to this pattern. We aimed to determine the endothelial function in treated and untreated HIV-infected individuals and investigate potential associations with vira... | {
"abstract": "Objectives:In HIV infection, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as a clinical problem, and elevated D-dimer has been reported. The pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying this remain unclear. We aimed to investigate whether untreated HIV-infected individuals display evidence of functional coagulop... | {
"abstract": "Diflubenzuron and teflubenzuron are benzoylureas that are used in aquaculture to control sea lice. Flubenzurons have low toxicity to many marine species such as fish and algae but by their nature are likely to have significant adverse effects on nontarget species such as crustaceans and amphipods. Alth... |
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"abstract": "Managing water resources in western US has been a challenge for decision makers. In the last few decades, the rapid growth rates of population along with the alarming rates of global warming have added to the complexity of this issue. In this study, remote sensing techniques have been applied to evalua... | {
"abstract": "The aim of this research was to assess the irrigation performance of the Salihli Right Bank, Salihli Left Bank, Ahmetli, Gokkaya, Turgutlu, Mesir, Sarikiz, Gediz, Menemen Right Bank and Menemen Left Bank Water User Associations (WUAs) in the Lower Gediz Basin in western Turkey, using remote sensing tec... | {
"abstract": "The primary objective of this study was to assess the water productivity (WP) of the annual (wheat, barley, and corn) and biennial (alfalfa and Rhodes grass) crops cultivated under centerpivot irrigation located over desert areas of the Al-Kharj region in Saudi Arabia. The Surface Energy Balance Algori... |
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"abstract": "In this paper, we focus on the low-power scheduling problem with multiple threshold and/or supply voltage technologies in high-level synthesis. We propose a unified scheduling approach which is applicable to various optimization problems, including: 1) dynamic power and resource usage co-optimization; ... | {
"abstract": "Deploying multiple supply voltages (multi-Vdds) on one chip is an important technique to reduce dynamic power consumption. In this work we present an optimality study for resource binding targeting designs with multi-Vdds. This is similar to the voltage-island design concept, except that the granularit... | {
"abstract": "The aim of this paper is to study the long-term effects of stuttering treatment according to the Lidcombe Program in Sweden and to answer questions whether underlying factors may have affected the ...",
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"abstract": "Cluster of differentiation 93 (CD93) is a glycoprotein expressed in activated endothelial cells. The extracellular portion of CD93 can be secreted as a soluble form (sCD93) under inflammatory conditions. As diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a well-known inflammatory disease, we hypothesized that sCD93 would... | {
"abstract": "Background Inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of acute myocardial infarction (MI). However, it is unclear whether marker of immune activation will provide prognostic information in these patients. We hypothesized that circulating levels of soluble CD93 (sCD93), a soluble form of transmem... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nBrain (B-type) natriuretic peptide is a neurohormone synthesized predominantly in ventricular myocardium. Although the circulating level of this neurohormone has been shown to provide independent prognostic information in patients with transmural myocardial infarction, few data are availabl... |
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"abstract": "The classical concept of efference copies in the context of internal forward models has stimulated productive research in cognitive science and neuroscience. There are compelling reasons to argue for such a mechanism, but finding direct evidence in the human brain remains difficult. Here we investigate... | {
"abstract": "We present new evidence based on fMRI for the existence and neural architecture of an abstract supramodal language system that can integrate linguistic inputs arising from different modalities such that speech and print each activate a common code. Working with sentence material, our aim was to find ou... | {
"abstract": "Since the early days of generative grammar, the study of unbounded dependencies such as wh-questions and relative clauses has occupied a central place in both syntactic theory and language processing research. The problem that such constructions pose is as follows. In a normal wh-question, a wh-phrase ... |
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"abstract": "The oxidation of the pseudohalide thiocyanate (SCN(-)) by Euphorbia peroxidase, in the presence or absence of added calcium, is investigated. After incubation of the native enzyme with hydrogen peroxide, the formation of Compound I occurs and serves to catalyze the thiocyanate oxidation pathways. The a... | {
"abstract": "The catalytic turnover of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) to oxidize SCN− is a hundredfold lower than that of lactoperoxidase (LPO) at optimum pH. While studying the mechanism, HRP was found to be reversibly inactivated following pseudo-first order kinetics with a second order rate constant of 400 M−1 min... | {
"abstract": "Different methods have been developed for the preparation of yeast mitochondria [l-3] . In the methods described, two main techniques for the breakage of the yeast cells are used; in one of them, enzymes are used first to digest the cell wall, and then a rather gentle method is used for the breakage it... |
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"abstract": "Research Aims : We examine the intellectual capital (IC) performance and its connection with firm value. We also investigate whether the adoption of an enhanced quality standard MFRS 139 that affect recognition and measurement of financial instrument’s fair values, moderates the relationship between IC... | {
"abstract": "Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide new evidence, made possible by human capital data that became available after IFRS adoption, on the productivity of intellectual capital and its components. These productivity measures are modelled to determine their value-relevance in the share market,... | {
"abstract": "We examine whether the value relevance of reported intangibles differs between financial reporting regimes pre- and post- adoption of Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards, AGAAP and AIFRS respectively. Using AIFRS and AGAAP measures of goodwill and identifiable intangib... |
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"abstract": "The primary assumption of conventional supervised learning or classification is that the test samples are drawn from the same distribution as the training samples, which is called closed set learning or classification. In many practical scenarios, this is not the case because there are unknowns or unse... | {
"abstract": "In open set recognition, a classifier must label instances of known classes while detecting instances of unknown classes not encountered during training. To detect unknown classes while still generalizing to new instances of existing classes, we introduce a dataset augmentation technique that we call c... | {
"abstract": "Generative adversarial networks (GANs) are able to model the complex highdimensional distributions of real-world data, which suggests they could be effective for anomaly detection. However, few works have explored the use of GANs for the anomaly detection task. We leverage recently developed GAN models... |
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"abstract": "By expanding the macro part of macro-finance models, historical fluctuations in US bond yields turn out to be largely consistent with the rational expectations hypothesis. We estimate a medium-scale macro-finance DSGE model of the term structure to establish this. Our finding contrasts with existing ma... | {
"abstract": "Abstract We study the properties of the nominal and real risk premia of the term structure of interest rates. We develop and solve the bond pricing implications of a structural monetary version of a real business cycle model, with taxes and endogenous monetary policy. We show the relation of this model... | {
"abstract": "We show that the price of a Treasury bond and an inflation-swapped TIPS issue exactly replicating the cash flows of the Treasury bond can differ by more than $20 per $100 notional. Treasury bonds are almost always overvalued relative to TIPS. Total TIPS-Treasury mispricing has exceeded $56 billion, rep... |
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"abstract": "We present a method to analyze daily activities, such as meal preparation, using video from an egocentric camera. Our method performs inference about activities, actions, hands, and objects. Daily activities are a challenging domain for activity recognition which are well-suited to an egocentric approa... | {
"abstract": "We present a probabilistic generative model for simultaneously recognizing daily actions and predicting gaze locations in videos recorded from an egocentric camera. We focus on activities requiring eye-hand coordination and model the spatio-temporal relationship between the gaze point, the scene object... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, we present a new feature representation for first-person videos. In first-person video understanding (e.g., activity recognition), it is very important to capture both entire scene dynamics (i.e., egomotion) and salient local motion observed in videos. We describe a representation framew... |
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"abstract": "This document presents the classical results of Two-Scale Convergence Theory and an application to Homogenization of linear Singularly Perturbed Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations.",
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"abstract": "In this paper, we propose a new method to forecast the drift of objects in the near coastal ocean over a period of several weeks. The proposed approach consists in estimating the probability of events linked to the drift using Monte Carlo simulations. It couples an averaging method which permits us to ... | {
"abstract": "The aim of this thesis is to address the issue of the broader geopolitical architecture of Eurasia using as a case study the Russian-Turkish diachronic relations which are being examined through an original and fresh geopolitical/geocultural theoretical framework introduced also in the pages of this re... |
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