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LiaaS: Lawful Interception as a Service (2018)

Machine learning techniques are the key to success for big data analytics in forthcoming 5G and cloud networks. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and mobile networks are still relying on traditional Lawful Interception (LI) mechanisms that use error prone meta data and are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. While new identity methods are used to monitor suspected end users, the major challenge is the amount of data that needs to be monitored to find the traffic of interest related to the specific targets. On the other hand, for a conversation (audio or video) between two or multiple attendees, such as a conference call or interview, extracting, briefing and classifying important information can be prone to errors and exhaustion of resources if it is done by humans. This paper proposes an intelligent, secure, fast and reliable platform called Lawful interception as a Service (LiaaS) to detect, analyze and intercept content from different media such as voice and video call. The proposed platform also extracts the minutes of conversation and the most important information from the media (audio or video) so any desired detail can be searched from it.
Unsupervised feature selection using rough set and teaching learning-based optimisation (2013)

Feature selection is a valuable technique in data analysis for information preserving data reduction. This paper proposes to consider an information system without any decision attribute. The proposal is useful when we get unlabeled data, which contains only input information (condition attributes) but without decision (class attribute). TLBO clustering algorithm is applied to cluster the given information. Decision table could be formulated using this clustered data as the decision variable. Then rough set and TLBO algorithms are applied for selecting features. The experiments are carried out on datasets of UCI machine repository and from the website http://www.ailab.si/orange/datasets.asp to analyse the performance study of our proposed approach with other approaches like genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimisation and differential evolution techniques. The results clearly reveal that our proposed approach outperforms other approaches investigated in this paper.
Increased bactericidal activity of dilute preparations of povidone-iodine solutions (1982)

Recent confirmation of intrinsic bacterial contamination of 10% povidone-iodine solution has raised questions regarding the bactericidal mechanism of iodophors and the possibility for survival of vegetative bacterial cells in iodophor solutions. In this laboratory investigation, five different species were exposed to various dilutions of three commercial preparations of 10% povidone-iodine solution; survival was assessed after exposure for time periods varying between 0 and 8 min. All brands of povidone-iodine solution tested demonstrated more rapid killing of Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium chelonei at dilutions of 1:2, 1:4, 1:10, 1:50, and 1:100 than did the stock solutions, S. aureus survived a 2-min exposure to full-strength povidone-iodine solution but did not survive a 15-s exposure to a 1:100 dilution of the iodophor. Both stock and dilute preparations of 10% povidone-iodine solution demonstrated rapid bactericidal action against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas cepacia, and Streptococcus mitis.
Synthesis Of 2'-Amino-3'-Methoxyflavone (Pd 98059) (1999)

Abstract 2'-Amino-3'-methoxyflavone selectively blocks the activity of MAP kinase kinase (MEK) by inhibiting the activation of MAP kinase. This paper reports a straightforward synthesis of PD 98059 and 2-fert-butyl-8-methoxy-l,4-dihydro-quinolin-4-one.
Does choice lead to racially distinctive schools? Charter schools and household preferences (2001)

Abstract A persistent fear regarding school choice is that it will lead to more racially distinctive schools. A growing number of studies compares choosing households to non‐choosing households, but few have examined the possibility that choosers sort themselves out based upon school preferences that are correlated with race and ethnicity. This report addresses this issue by analyzing the responses of 1,006 charter school households in Texas. It first examines the expressed preferences of choosing households, then compares expressed preferences with behavior. A comparison of the characteristics of the traditional public schools that choosers leave with the characteristics of the charter schools they choose indicates that race is a good predictor of the choices that choosing households make. Whites, African Americans, and Latinos transfer into charter schools where their groups comprise between 11 and 14 percentage points more of the student body than the traditional public schools they are leaving. © 2002 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
Einführung (2002)

Ein zunehmender Anteil der Wirtschaftsleistung wird von Einrichtungen erbracht, die sich sowohl von erwerbswirtschaftlichen Unternehmungen als auch von staatlichen Einrichtungen unterscheiden. Diesen ist gemeinsam, daß sie, obwohl private Organisationen, nicht primär auf die Erzielung von Gewinnen, sondern auf Bedarfsdeckung ausgerichtet sind.1 Da sie somit nicht in das herkömmliche Zwei-Sektoren-Modell von "Wirtschaft" einerseits und "Staat" andererseits einzuordnen sind, hat die Literatur diesen nichterwerbswirtschaftlichen oder Nonprofit-Organisationen (NPO) einen eigenen, den sogenannten "dritten Sektor" zugewiesen.2 Ausgehend von der Frage, wodurch sich NPO konkret von profitorientierten Unternehmen bzw. staatlichen Einrichtungen unterscheiden (1 B I 1), soll nachfolgend dargestellt werden, warum es zur Entstehung von NPO kommt und warum diese einzelne Bereiche unserer Wirtschaft, wie etwa das Krankenhauswesen, bis heute dominieren (1 B I 2), obwohl sie in der Wahl ihrer Finanzierungsstrategie sehr viel weniger Spielraum haben als die kommerzielle Konkurrenz (1 B II).
Passive MEMS Valves With Preset Operating Pressures for Microgas Analyzer (2008)

In this paper, we present integrated disk-in-cage poppet valves with tuned spring stiffness for gas flow control of a microgas analyzer. The valves require zero power and close at preset offset pressures (0-35 psig) to switch from gas sample loading onto a preconcentrator to concentrated constituent sample injection into a microgas chromatograph. Air flow rates of 4.5 mL/min at pressures of - 2.5--5 psig (vacuum sample loading) were measured. Hydrogen leak rates of 0.1 muL/s (0.006 mL/min) were measured with valves closed at 15 psig. Analytical and numerical modeling was used to guide design of valve spring constants (ranging from 10 to 1500 N/m) that control the valve open position, flow rate, and closing pressure. The parameter design space is limited to a range of seat overlap, valve size, and spring stiffness that will allow adequate flow rate, sealing, and closing at predictable pressures. A linear curve defining closing pressure as a function of spring constant, valve gap, valve size, and seat overlap fit measured closing pressure data and can be used to predict closing pressure for future designs.
Studies in Sampling Techniques and Time Series Analysis (2011)

This book has been designed for students and researchers who are working in the field of time series analysis and estimation in finite population. There are papers by Rajesh Singh, Florentin Smarandache, Shweta Maurya, Ashish K. Singh, Manoj Kr. Chaudhary, V. K. Singh, Mukesh Kumar and Sachin Malik. First chapter deals with the problem of time series and the rest of four chapters deal with the problems in estimation in finite population.
Strategies that fit emerging markets. (2005)

It's no easy task to identify strategies for entering new international markets or to decide which countries to do business with. Many firms simply go with what they know-and fall far short of their goals. Part of the problem is that emerging markets have "institutional voids": They lack specialized intermediaries, regulatory systems, and contract-enforcing methods. These gaps have made it difficult for multinationals to succeed in developing nations; thus, many companies have resisted investing there. That may be a mistake. If Western companies don't come up with good strategies for engaging with emerging markets, they are unlikely to remain competitive. Many firms choose their markets and strategies for the wrong reasons, relying on everything from senior managers' gut feelings to the behaviors of rivals. Corporations also depend on composite indexes for help making decisions. But these analyses can be misleading; they don't account for vital information about the soft infrastructures in developing nations. A better approach is to understand institutional variations between countries. The best way to do this, the authors have found, is by using the five contexts framework. The five contexts are a country's political and social systems, its degree of openness, its product markets, its labor markets, and its capital markets. By asking a series of questions that pertain to each ofthe five areas, executives can map the institutional contexts of any nation. When companies match their strategies to each country's contexts, they can take advantage of a location's unique strengths. But first firms should weigh the benefits against the costs. If they find that the risks of adaptation are too great, they should try to change the contexts in which they operate or simply stay away.
Spectrally Pure Excitation Signals: Only a Dream? (2004)

For accurate testing of a nonlinear device-under-test (DUT), the spectral purity of the input signal is utterly important. This paper describes a method to create very pure signals, such as sine waves, dual-tones, or multitones, using only power measurements. The signals are generated with an arbitrary waveform generator. Any unwanted spectral line is removed, independent of its exact origin. This allows to apply the correct signal to the DUT, even if the signal source is not perfect or is followed by filters or amplifiers with a small nonlinear distortion. Measurements are used to demonstrate the capabilities of the method.
A 4-to-10.5 Gb/s Continuous-Rate Digital Clock and Data Recovery With Automatic Frequency Acquisition (2015)

A continuous-rate digital clock and data recovery (CDR) with automatic frequency acquisition is presented. The proposed automatic frequency acquisition scheme implemented using a conventional bang-bang phase detector (BBPD) requires minimum additional hardware, is immune to input data transition density, and is applicable to subrate CDRs. A ring-oscillator-based two-stage fractional-N phase-locked loop (PLL) is used as a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) to achieve wide frequency range, low noise, and to decouple the tradeoff between jitter transfer (JTRAN) bandwidth and ring oscillator noise suppression in conventional CDRs. The CDR is implemented using a digital D/PLL architecture to decouple JTRAN bandwidth from jitter tolerance (JTOL) corner frequency, eliminate jitter peaking, and remove JTRAN dependence on BBPD gain. Fabricated in a 65 nm CMOS process, the prototype CDR achieves error-free operation (BER <; 10 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">-12</sup> ) from 4 to 10.5 Gb/s with pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) data sequences ranging from PRBS7 to PRBS31. The proposed automatic frequency acquisition scheme always locks the CDR loop within 1000 ppm residual frequency error in worst case. At 10 Gb/s, the CDR consumes 22.5 mW power and achieves a recovered clock long-term jitter of 2.2 ps <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">rms</sub> /24.0 ps <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">pp</sub> with PRBS31 input data. The measured JTRAN bandwidth and JTOL corner frequencies are 0.2 and 9 MHz, respectively.
Epidemiology, surveillance and control of infectious diseases in the European overseas countries and territories, 2011 (2011)

The 25 European overseas countries and territories (OCTs) are closely associated with the European Union (EU) through the four related UE Member States: Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In 2008 and 2009, these four EU Member States, in association with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), reviewed the OCTs’ needs, with the objectives of documenting their capacity to prevent and respond to infectious diseases outbreaks, and identifying deficiencies. This Euroroundup is based on the review’s main findings, and presents an overview of the OCTs’ geography and epidemiology, briefly introduces the legal basis on which they are linked to the EU and describes the surveillance and infectious disease response systems. As a result of their diversity the OCTs have heterogeneous epidemiological profiles. A common factor, however, is that the main burden of disease is non-communicable. Nevertheless, OCTs remain vulnerable to infectious diseases outbreaks. Their capacity for surveillance, early detection and response to such outbreaks is generally limited, with laboratory capacity issues and lack of human resources. Avenues for capacity strengthening should be explored by the OCTs and the related EU Member States, in collaboration with ECDC and regional public health networks where these exist.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMBINED LEVITATION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM USING GROUND COILS ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE GUIDEWAY (1989)

Characteristics of a combined levitation and guidance system arranging ground coils on the surface of the side wall is studied. It is shown analytically that the system can generate levitation force and guidance force by the same ground coil and can raise drag ration. And using numerical examples some features of the levitation force and stiffnesses are shown.
Didaktik der Menschenrechtsbildung (2002)

Zunächst werden in diesem Beitrag Praxisprobleme bei der Umsetzung von Menschenrechtsbildung dargestellt. Dabei wird die Bedeutung einer neuen Kooperations- und Partizipationskultur mit Kindern betont. Nur wenn es gelingt, Kinder ernst zu nehmen, kann Menschenrechtsbildung möglich werden. Ein weiteres Praxisproblem sieht die Autorin in der Wahrnehmungskultur des Menschen, die vor allem durch eine kulturelle Kategorisierung (Alter, Geschlecht, Kultur, Schicht, Sprache etc.) bestimmt ist. Im zweiten Teil wird für eine "didaktische Wende" plädiert, die weg von der klassischen Belehrungsdidaktik und hin zu einer individualisierten Ermöglichungsdidaktik führt, die das Lernen in den Mittelpunkt stellt und nicht das Lehren. Die entscheidende Grundlage einer Didaktik der Menschenrechtsbildung müsse ein Verschiedenheitskonzept werden. (DIPF/Orig.)
Functional and molecular characterization of prostaglandin E<sub>2</sub>dilatory receptors in the rat craniovascular system in relevance to migraine (2010)

Our results suggest that EP(4), and to a lesser degree EP(2), receptors mediate the dilatory effect of PGE(2) in the craniovascular system in rats. Thus, antagonism of these receptors might be of therapeutic relevance in migraine.
Using GPS to Measure the Deflections and Frequency responses of the London Millennium Bridge (2007)

The following paper was initially published in the ICE Bridge Engineering Journal1 and reproduced for the conference with their kind and full permission. Previous work by the authors on the Humber Bridge has proved that it is possible to use carrier phase kinematic GPS (Global Positioning System) to give the absolute 3D position of receivers fixed on such a structure. Through gathering the GPS positional data at a rate of up to 10 Hz, both the displacement and the movement of the structure can be calculated. Trials conducted on the London Millennium Footbridge in 2000 monitored movements using three GPS receivers. GPS data were obtained over a total period exceeding 11 hours and were post-processed. The London Millennium Bridge is well documented; it runs approximately north-south from St Paul's on the north bank towards the Tate Modern on the south bank of the Thames. After initial processing, the results gave plausible vertical and lateral (sideways) displacements, but also described implausible longitudinal movements along the axis of the bridge. DSP (Digital Signal Processing) techniques applied to the data are reported. Due to the satellite constellation in the UK, a large void exists from the zenith to the horizon in a northerly direction. This lack of GPS satellites results in poor satellite geometry in the North-South direction, and hence poor North-South precision, and so this geometric phenomenon explains the unsatisfactory element of the Millennium Bridge results. More importantly a technique to overcome the issues is described. A software based GPS data simulator, developed at the IESSG, was then used to re-create the actual Millennium Bridge data. Subsequently pseudolite data was simulated, and showed that if a pseudolite had been used on the day of the field trials more reliable results would have been obtained. Notwithstanding this, the lateral vibration frequencies obtained from the GPS data agree extremely well with those found in the modal surveys carried out by Amp, even when displacement amplitudes are small. Abstract Introduction Kinematic GPS Experimental Method Results Discussion Conclusions Acknowledgements References
Feature selection via discretization (1997)

Discretization can turn numeric attributes into discrete ones. Feature selection can eliminate some irrelevant and/or redundant attributes. Chi2 is a simple and general algorithm that uses the /spl chi//sup 2/ statistic to discretize numeric attributes repeatedly until some inconsistencies are found in the data. It achieves feature selection via discretization. It can handle mixed attributes, work with multiclass data, and remove irrelevant and redundant attributes.
Spectroscopic intravascular photoacoustic imaging of neovasculature: phantom studies (2009)

An acceleration of angiogenesis in the adventitial vasa-vasorum is usually associated with vulnerable, thin-cap fibroatheroma in atherosclerotic plaques. Angiogenesis creates microvasculature too small to be detected and differentiated using conventional imaging techniques. However, by using spectroscopic photoacoustic imaging, we take advantage of the wavelength-dependent optical absorption properties of blood. We used a vessel-mimicking phantom with micro blood vessels. The phantom was imaged with intravascular photoacoustic imaging across a range of wavelengths. The image intensities were cross-correlated with the known absorption spectra of blood. The resulting cross-correlation image was able to reveal the location of the artificial blood vessels differentiated from non-blood vessel components.
Simulation of Aerodynamic Uplift Consequences on Pressure Repartition – Application on an Innovative Wiper Blade Design (2001)

<div class="htmlview paragraph">For wiper systems on automobiles, poor wiping at high vehicle speed is mainly due to lack of pressure under the blade caused by aerodynamic lift. This paper describes a method using aerodynamic simulation results in a mechanical calculation. The calculation purpose is to determine the consequences of aerodynamic uplift on pressure repartition under a wiper blade positioned on a car windshield. We illustrate this method by comparing the results of an innovative wiper blade design with the one of a classical blade.</div>
Surgery Grippers for Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery (2004)

From a collaboration between the University of Paris 6 and the University of Genoa a miniature arm for minimally invasive surgery has been designed. The arm, specially suitable for suturing during heart surgery operations, is designed following a modular approach; the apparatus is formed by a sequence of actuation modules carrying, at the end, a surgical instrument. To enhance the system modularity, each module of the arm is provided with independent actuation and control. The paper describes the design of surgery grippers to be used as arm end-effectors. A full scale prototype of the arm will be produced and tested on a surgery theatre by the end of the year 2004. Keywords
Soy protein. (2003)

Soy protein comes from soybeans and offers multiple health benefits, some of which are just beginning to be discovered. This column reviews the health benefits of soy products with a special focus on women and children's health. To date, little has been written or researched that is directly related to perinatal health. Thus, the column has a more broad focus so that childbirth educators have a general resource to gain knowledge related to the use of soy-based foods.
Cell and agonist‐specific regulation of genes for matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors by primary glial cells (2006)

An imbalance in the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) : tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP) ratio may be associated with tissue injury. Here, we studied the regulation of TIMP and MMP gene expression in primary glial cultures to ascertain the factors involved in the regulation of these genes in conditions of inflammatory neuropathology. Astrocytes were found to basally express TIMP-1 and TIMP-3 mRNA while microglia expressed only TIMP-2 mRNA. TIMP-4 mRNA was not detectable in either cell type. Treatment with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), IFN-gamma, interleukin-3 (IL-3), IL-6 or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) did not alter expression of the TIMP genes. However, in astrocytes, but not in microglia, serum, IL-1beta or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) evoked a dose- and time-dependent increase in TIMP-1 mRNA and a coincident down-regulation of the TIMP-3 gene. Astrocytes were found to express mRNA constitutively for MMPs -3, -11 and -14. In contrast, microglia expressed only MMP-12 mRNA under basal conditions. IL-1beta enhanced MMP-3 mRNA levels while LPS increased the MMP-3, -9, -12, -13 and -14 mRNAs. Our findings reveal that regulatory control of TIMP and MMP gene expression by glial cells is agonist- and cell-type specific, and suggest that innate immune signals govern the temporal and spatial expression patterns of TIMP and MMP genes in neuroinflammatory conditions of the CNS.
Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease (2016)

Genetic factors contribute importantly to the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), and in the past decade, there has been major progress in this area. The tools applied include genome-wide association studies encompassing >200,000 individuals complemented by bioinformatic approaches, including 1000 Genomes imputation, expression quantitative trait locus analyses, and interrogation of Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, Roadmap, and other data sets. close to 60 common SNPs (minor allele frequency>0.05) associated with CAD risk and reaching genome-wide significance (P<5 × 10(-8)) have been identified. Furthermore, a total of 202 independent signals in 109 loci have achieved a false discovery rate (q<0.05) and together explain 28% of the estimated heritability of CAD. These data have been used successfully to create genetic risk scores that can improve risk prediction beyond conventional risk factors and identify those individuals who will benefit most from statin therapy. Such information also has important applications in clinical medicine and drug discovery by using a Mendelian randomization approach to interrogate the causal nature of many factors found to associate with CAD risk in epidemiological studies. In contrast to genome-wide association studies, whole-exome sequencing has provided valuable information directly relevant to genes with known roles in plasma lipoprotein metabolism but has, thus far, failed to identify other rare coding variants linked to CAD. Overall, recent studies have led to a broader understanding of the genetic architecture of CAD and demonstrate that it largely derives from the cumulative effect of multiple common risk alleles individually of small effect size rather than rare variants with large effects on CAD risk. Despite this success, there has been limited progress in understanding the function of the novel loci; the majority of which are in noncoding regions of the genome.