jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
An efficient reconfigurable architecture and implementation of edge detection algorithm using Handle-C

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Computer manipulation of images is generally defined as digital image processing (DIP). DIP is employed in variety of applications, including video surveillance, target recognition, and image enhancement. Some of the algorithms used in image processing include convolution, edge detection and contrast enhancement. These are usually implemented in software but may also be implemented in special purpose hardware to reduce speed. In this work the canny edge detection [1986] architecture has been developed using reconfigurable architecture and hardware modeled using a C-like hardware language called Handle-C. The proposed architecture is capable of producing one edge-pixel every clock cycle. The hardware modeled was implemented using the DK2 IDE tool on the RC1000 Xilinx Vertex FPGA based board [M. Newman]. The algorithm was tested on standard image processing benchmarks and significances of the result are discussed.
‘I Don't Know What I'd Do if My Kid Was Being Violent to Me, but These Parents Just Keep Pushing Through’: A Narrative Inquiry of Practitioner Responses to Child to Parent Violence

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

ABSTRACT Child to parent violence (CPV) is a serious concern. However, there is a paucity of research exploring practices for supporting families experiencing this violence. Many responses for CPV sit within a criminal justice setting and are underpinned by skill development and psychological approaches. This study is aimed at examining ‘What responses from services, including the conditions that enable responses, are identified as supportive for families experiencing CPV in services?’ Utilising a narrative inquiry methodology, this study analyses interviews with mothers who experience CPV ( n = 11) and practitioners who work with CPV ( n = 19). Three overarching themes for responding to CPV were found: (1) relatings underpin responses, (2) response‐ability and CPV and (3) strategies for addressing CPV. Foundational to all responses is the need for connections between parent and child, worker and family, and worker and worker, with a range of practices to foster connection identified in this study. Practitioners frame the response‐ability of the violence varyingly, which makes addressing the violence both possible and impossible. Responses for addressing CPV by practitioners predominantly include psychological based, behaviour based, skills/education based, relationship based and referrals to other services. Recommendations for practice with families experiencing CPV are explored, as are future research and education.
Direct and spillover effects of agricultural advisory services: evidence from the Farm Science Centre in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Agricultural advisory services are the most important knowledge-delivery institutions for accelerating the adoption of advanced technologies, and for improving farmers’ learning abilities for their implementation. These technologies have implications for the larger goal of agricultural development and farmers’ welfare. This study explores the spillover effects of an innovative public-sector program in India that provides agricultural advisory services. At the Farm Science Centre (known locally as Krishi Vigyan Kendra [KVK]), scientists demonstrate modern technologies and develop capacity-building programs. This paper examines the extent of direct and spillover benefits of KVKs. It also evaluates the impact of KVKs on the adoption of improved technologies for primary beneficiaries (those who receive the benefits directly from KVKs), and for those farmers who receive information flow from them. The study is based on a primary survey of 1,496 wheat farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India. Spillover information flows are captured by: a) farmers who visit frontline demonstration (FLD) sites by their own curiosity and are categorized as secondary beneficiary farmers, and b) farmers who obtain information flows from primary and secondary beneficiaries being in their social network and are categorized as network beneficiary. Identification is achieved by exploiting non-universal coverage of KVKs, and through the\navailability of recall-based panels for pre- and post-intervention years on the adoption of improved technologies. The study applied matched difference-in-difference (MDID) approach to examine the effect of frontline demonstrations (FLDs) and training programs. It also examine pre-intervention trends to provide a check on the validity of our estimates. Findings revealed that 3% of primary beneficiaries of FLDs can generate information spillover to 31% of farmers. For capacity building, the results showed that 3% of primary beneficiaries can generate information spillover to 27% of farmers. The key channel for spillover information flow was the network beneficiary. On a further note, the study establishes evidence of a positive impact on the adoption of a modern wheat variety—namely HD-2967—by primary beneficiaries, as well as secondary and network beneficiaries. Consistent with the information transmission channels, the magnitude of impact estimates are highest for primary followed by secondary and network beneficiaries. From a policy perspective, the study suggests a scaling-up of KVK’s interventions. Establishing evidence on the role of social network channel to diffuse information flows for public-sector programs provides new insights for strengthening the outreach of such programs. Moreover, the evidence of intra-regional spillover effects have an implications for accounting these effects in conducting a cost-benefit analysis of these programs.
Sex, lies and the locker room: A critical discourse analysis of athletes coming out in the media

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract Oppression and hostility is still evident towards LGBT athletes within modern sport organizations, where hegemonic masculinities contribute to the opposition to LGBT members of the athletic community. Given the homophobia that continues to impact sport, the aim of this study is to ascertain, through the lens of grounded theory, what discourses are used to address the coming out of professional athletes in online news sites and the hegemonic power that is reflected through that discourse. Through the analysis, four themes emerged as significant. One particular theme stood out as the most substantial: the locker room seen as a space where masculinity is negotiated, suggesting the possibility that many masculinities exist within that milieu. The study’s findings highlight the urgency that is needed in order to make sport a safe and non-hostile space for all athletes.
Influence of Job Fit, Perceived Support, and Organizational Identification in the Sales Force: An Analysis of Antecedents and Outcomes

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

Controlling turnover is an important issue for all organizations. But, the situation is especially relevant for professional salespeople where turnover and the costs associated with replacing salespeople are both high. While previous research has examined antecedents related to salesforce turnover, sparse research exists examining how the level of support salespeople perceive they receive from their sales manager and the organization are related to their intention to leave. In addition, the degree to which salespersons identity and fit with the organization’s goals and values also have been studied infrequently. The results indicate that perceived support, job fit, and organizational identification are important variables related to salesforce turnover.
Original Article NADH Dehydrogenase Subunit-2 237 Leu/Met Polymorphism Modulates the Effects of Coffee Consumption on the Risk of Hypertension in Middle-Aged Japanese Men

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background: Habitual coffee consumption has been reported to lower blood pressure in the Japanese population. The NADH dehydrogenase subunit-2 237 leucine/methionine (ND2-237 Leu/Met) polymorphism is associated with longevity and modifies the effects of alcohol consumption on blood pressure in the Japanese population. The objective of this study was to determine whether this polymorphism also modifies the effects of coffee consumption on blood pressure or the risk of hypertension in middle-aged Japanese men. Methods: A total of 398 men (mean age ± standard deviation, 53.8 ± 7.8 years) were selected from among individuals visiting the hospital for regular medical check-ups. Hypertension was defined as a systolic blood pressure ≥140mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90mmHg, or antihypertensive drug treatment. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism using the restriction enzyme AluI was performed to determine ND2-237 Leu/Met genotype. Results: In subjects with ND2-237Leu, coffee consumption was significantly and negatively associated with diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.007). The odds ratio (OR) for hypertension was significantly lower in subjects with ND2-237Leu who consumed 2 or 3 cups of coffee per day than in those who consumed less than 1 cup of coffee per day (OR, 0.517; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 0.276 to 0.968; P = 0.039). After adjustment, the OR remained
Triangle workpiece precision dimensional inspection

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

In response to the difficulties in measuring the dimensions of triangular precision workpieces and the high cost of inspection, this paper proposes a fast and accurate detection algorithm based on partial-area-effect model. Firstly, image preprocessing is performed through morphological operations. Then, the OTSU adaptive threshold is introduced into the partial-area-effect model algorithm to improve detection accuracy. Afterwards, straight edge information is extracted using 8-connected region Hough transform. Finally, the improved least squares method combining least squares with RANSAC method is used to fit the length of the straight line. This method has fast computation speed, high detection accuracy, with maximum measurement error less than 0.004mm, average measurement error accuracy less than 0.003mm, and average detection time less than 1.5s. It meets the accuracy requirements for workpiece inspection.
Personality Functioning, Narcissism and Borderline Traits in the General Population Predict Deviations from the Optimal Time Perspective

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Abstract The aim of this article is to clarify and describe the relationships between levels of personality functioning, pathological personality traits from the borderline and narcissistic functioning, and time perspective (TP). The study was conducted online, and 210 participants completed eight questionnaires: Inventory of Personality Organization, Boredom Proneness Scale, Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale, Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire, Depressive Experience Questionnaire, and Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. The results reveal that the pathological personality functioning was consistently associated with a deviation on each dimension of TP and the Deviation from the Balanced Time Perspective (DBTP) while the higher functioning personality indicator was associated with a balanced time perspective. When accounting for all traits in the regression, pathological personality traits predicted variance of Past-Negative, Present-Hedonistic, Present-Fatalistic, and the DBTP. Borderline and narcissistic traits were associated with the DBTP but demonstrated different time perspective profiles. Borderline traits showed an overall negative TP with a tendency to seek quick and intense pleasure in the present with no regards toward the future. These results show that there can be TP profile differences between borderline personalities, depending on their specific trait profile. Impulsivity plays an important role in how borderline personalities cope with their negative temporalities. Vulnerable narcissism is characterized by a negative past with the ability to recruit the future, while grandiose narcissism denotes an overall more balanced time perspective than their vulnerable counterpart.
TENOR Boston 2023: The Eighth International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

This paper introduces SuperOM, a class built for the software SuperCollider in order to create a bridge to OpenMu- sic and thus facilitate the creation of musical scores from SuperCollider patches. SuperOM is primarily intended to be used as a tool for SuperCollider users who make use of assisted composition techniques and want the output of such processes to be captured through automatic notation transcription. This paper first presents an overview of existing transcription tools for SuperCollider, followed by a detailed description of SuperOM and its implementation, as well as examples of how it can be used in practice. Finally, a case study in which the transcription tool was used as an assistive composition tool to generate the score of a sonification – which later was turned into a piano piece – is discussed.
A review of the functions of transcription factors and related genes involved in cassava (<i>Manihot Esculenta</i> Crantz) response to drought stress

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Cassava navigates drought stress via diverse mechanisms including avoidance, tolerance, resistance or recovery from effects of drought. The crop's inherent tolerance to drought stress is underpinned by a set of genes involved in several molecular pathways. Among these include transcription factors (TFs) with key roles in abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathways. ABA is a ubiquitous phytohormone that is critical in plant growth and development processes as well as responses to abiotic stresses such as drought. This review focuses on and summarizes the current developments in the identification, characterization and functions of TFs and related genes (RGEs) implicated in ABA pathways that regulate cassava's response to drought stress. The different drought-induced experiments set up either at the field or controlled environments and omics approaches applied by researchers for gene discovery and characterization are highlighted. The roles of these drought-induced genes in other crops or plants are compared with cassava. The review reveals functions of key candidate TFs and REGs including AREBs/ABFs, NACs, bHLH, WRKY, MYC/MYB, HD-Zip, TCP, HSFs, AP2/ERFBPs, NFYA5, SLAC1, ABI1, SCaBP5, PKS3, PYR1, AP2/ERFs, DREB1A, DREB2A/B, RD29A/B, RD19, ERD1 among others. These genes are potential molecular markers that could aid in rapid introgression of drought tolerance traits not only in farmer-preferred and drought susceptible cassava genotypes, but also in other crops for improved production. Through this omics-based drought-mitigation, the negative effects of climate change could be reduced.
Investigation of processes leading to the decline of South Australia’s Caladenia species

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Of the 300 species of orchids recorded in South Australia, over one-third have been listed as vulner- able, rare, or endangered (Barker et al. 2005). While direct habitat loss is likely to be the major cause for reductions in the former ranges of species, indirect consequences of habitat fragmentation may be responsible for the continued decline of many species within remnant fragments.
Impaired anti-pneumococcal antibody response in patients with AIDS-related persistent generalized lymphadenopathy.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Pre- and post-immunization serum antibodies to pneumococcal polysaccharides (PPS) and tetanus toxoid (TT) were measured in 25 patients with persistent generalized lymphadenopathy and serum antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The increase in post-immunization anti-PPS antibodies was lower than 40% in 16/25 patients. Isotype analysis indicated that the IgM, IgA, IgG2, but not the IgG1 antibody responses were lower in patients that in healthy controls, whereas pre-immunization values were similar. For TT, no difference was found between the patients and the healthy group in total and IgG1 antibody response whereas IgG4 response was lower in patients. No significant association was found between the defect in anti-PPS antibody response and associated thrush or constitutional symptoms or other immunological parameters. These findings suggest that defective response to a thymo-independent polysaccharide antigen is a distinctive consequence of HIV infection.
Green Marketing and AI-Driven Branded Entertainment

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

This chapter explores the fusion of green marketing and AI-driven branded entertainment, focusing on ethical, strategic, and creative innovations in sustainable advertising. As brands increasingly adopt green marketing to resonate with environmentally conscious consumers, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way branded content is produced, personalized, and delivered. The chapter discusses ethical concerns, such as transparency, data privacy, and potential manipulation, while highlighting the strategic benefits of AI in promoting sustainability. It also examines the evolving role of advertising professionals, emphasizing the new competencies required to navigate this AI-driven landscape. Case studies of successful campaigns illustrate how AI can effectively engage audiences and drive sustainable consumer behavior.
Investigating flexibility potential on district heating local thermal substations

Field: Energy (Physical Sciences)

Recent decade research activity has focused on the reduction of the global building sector energy consumption since its contribution to the global primary energy consumption has been made known. Progress towards the optimal provision of heating load to buildings has been achieved with the implementation of district heating networks (DHN). The DHN flexibility is considered as a crucial factor to the evolution of thermal networks, as well as their decarbonization. This work investigates prospects on how thermal comfort intertwines with building parameters, such as thermal mass category and end-user heating power. The substation is exposed to different controlling strategies and peak-shaving scenarios. The simulations have uncovered a non-linear correlation between maximum peak-shaving potential of a substation and the discomfort of the end-user. Future work involves a more specific approach in peak-shaving potential identification and implementation of predictive controlling strategies and building surrogate model.
Cooperative beamforming in multiuser MIMO networks: Fast SINR fairness algorithms

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

This paper studies efficient signal transmission strategies in a multiuser MIMO network where multiple source nodes form a large virtual MIMO array to perform cooperative beamforming. In order to reduce instantaneous feedback needs, we investigate joint power control and cooperative beamforming techniques to maximize the minimum weighted average SINR based on statistical channel information, which consists of the covariance matrices in the beamforming network. Since the joint optimization problem over power, transmit beamformer and receive beamformer is non-convex, we analyze two sub-problems: the joint optimization of power and transmit beamformer under fixed receive beamformer, and the joint optimization of power and receive beamformer under fixed transmit beamformer. For both sub-problems, we use nonlinear Perron-Frobenius theory to characterize the optimal solution and present decentralized algorithms with provable geometrically fast convergence rate. By combining the developed techniques and the network duality, we provide an effective iterative algorithm for the joint optimization problem.
Performance of Rigid Pavement Rehabilitation Treatments in the Long-Term Pavement Performance SPS-6 Experiment

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The results of a study conducted to assess the relative performance of different jointed rigid pavement rehabilitation treatments, including the influence of pretreatment condition and other factors, are presented. The data used in the study were drawn from the Long-Term Pavement Performance Studies' Specific Pavement Study (SPS) SPS-6 and General Pavement Study (GPS) GPS-7B experiments. The rehabilitation treatments used in the SPS-6 experiment were minimal and intensive nonoverlay repair, 4-in. asphalt overlays with minimal and intensive preoverlay preparation, 4-in. overlays with sawed and sealed joints, and 4- and 8-in. asphalt overlays of cracked and seated concrete slabs. Overall, the rigid pavement rehabilitation treatments in the SPS-6 experiment could be ranked from most to least effective in the following order: 8-in. overlay of cracked or broken and seated pavement, 4-in. overlay (of either intact or cracked or broken and seated pavement, with or without sawing and sealing of joints and with either minimal or intensive preoverlay repair), concrete pavement restoration with diamond grinding, and concrete pavement restoration without diamond grinding. Concrete pavement restoration with diamond grinding yielded an initial posttreatment international roughness index (IRI) of 1.05 m/km, on average, whereas restoration without diamond grinding yielded no benefit in IRI and in fact tended to leave the pavement rougher than before. In the long term, both restoration and overlay treatments reduced long-term roughness, rutting, and cracking levels compared with those on the control sections, but the conditions of the restored test sections are approaching those of the control sections faster than those of the overlay sections.
A polymer-supported organotin reagent for prosthetic group labeling of biological macromolecules with radioiodine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

In this study, we investigated the use of poly-mer-bound precursor for generating a radiolabeled prosthetic group to be used for conjugate labeling of biological macromolecules. For the approach, a trialkyltin chloride in which the tin was bound to a hydrophilic PEG-based resin support via one of the alkyl groups was synthesized. This resin was then used to prepare a resin-bound trialkyltin benzoic acid, which in some cases was further derivatized on-resin by converting it to a succinimidyl ester. Exposure of the resin-bound compounds to electrophilic radioiodine (<sup>125</sup>I) in either an aqueous or methanol solvent liberated either free radiolabeled [<sup>125</sup>I]iodobenzoic acid or its succinimidyl ester without co-release of the resin-bound precursors. Radiochemical yield was between 35% and 75%, depending on the solvent system and precursor. As example applications for the released compounds, the amine-reactive <i>N</i>-succinimidyl-[<sup>125</sup>I]iodobenzoate prosthetic group was used for conjugate radiolabeling of a peptide, tomato plant systemin, and two proteins, albumin and IgG antibody. These results demonstrate that resin-bound organotin precursors in which the compound to be labeled is tethered to the support via the tin group to be substituted can be used to produce radioiodine-labeled aromatic prosthetic groups in good specific activity without the need for HPLC purification. This solid-phase approach is potentially adaptable to kit-formulation for performing conjugate radiolabeling of biological macromolecules.