jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Sampling via Rejection-Free Partial Neighbor Search

The Metropolis algorithm involves producing a Markov chain to converge to a specified target density $π$. In order to improve its efficiency, we can use the Rejection-Free version of the Metropolis algorithm, which avoids the inefficiency of rejections by evaluating all neighbors. Rejection-Free can be made more efficient through the use of parallelism hardware. However, for some specialized hardware, such as Digital Annealing Unit, the number of units will limit the number of neighbors being considered at each step. Hence, we propose an enhanced version of Rejection-Free known as Partial Neighbor Search, which only considers a portion of the neighbors while using the Rejection-Free technique. This method will be tested on several examples to demonstrate its effectiveness and advantages under different circumstances.

Topic: Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods
Subfield: Statistics and Probability
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Conodont Horizons in the West and South-West of England

Abstract A large number of Devonian and Carboniferous limestones from the West and South-West of England have been sampled for conodont faunas. Only 15 yielded conodonts, but the faunas show striking similarities to those of America and Germany. The presence of “Ordovician” forms in these assemblages is noted and an explanation offered.

Topic: Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
Subfield: Ocean Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
OUTLINE OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROPRIATE DOMESTIC RABBIT MANAGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANIMAL PROTECTION AND WELFARE CONSIDERATIONS

The following recommendations on animal species appropriate management in housing and care for domestic rabbits, kept under supervision and responsibility of humans were drafted and compiled by executive members of the World Rabbit Science Association (WRSA) in connection with international agreed specialists in practice and science of breeding and management, biology and pathology of rabbits including rabbit diseases control. The recommendations shall be the general and world-wide competent guideline for correct rabbit housing and care in regard of the appreciated rules of animal welfare and protection against cruelties.

Topic: Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
The development and application of a mobile-based data collection system for a growth monitoring programme in selected primary care centres in the Republic of Mauritius

There is increased interest in child nutrition globally which has resulted in high-level commitments to address child malnutrition. However, monitoring these commitments are hindered by non-existent or weak paper-based child nutrition surveillance systems. We describe the development and application of a mobile-based data collection system in near real-time for children aged 0–5 years attending government growth monitoring sessions in selected primary care centres in the Republic of Mauritius. The mobile-based data collection form was designed using KoBoToolbox and was used in the growth monitoring programme across two districts in the north of the country. We observed nine primary care centres over a period of 18 days and collected routine data on weight from 576 children. A short questionnaire and interviews were conducted with a member of healthcare staff involved in the growth monitoring programme to measure the usability and explore the perceptions of an electronic data collection form. Prevalence estimates of child underweight and overweight were also calculated. Eight out of 10 (80%) participants obtained a System Usability Scale score &gt;80. Healthcare staff believed that the mobile-based form had the potential to reduce their workload and reduce data transmission time. An important deployment-related issue was the need for adequate training in the use of a mobile device to collect nutrition surveillance data. Overall, 5.5% (95% CI 3.9% to 7.7%) of children were underweight and 4.4% (95% CI 3.0% to 6.5%) were overweight. Through the development and implementation of this mobile-based data collection system, we have shown the value and potential usability for mobile technologies to strengthen the child nutrition surveillance system in the Republic of Mauritius.

Topic: Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Isolation and characterization of the oxygen-evolving photosystem II complex from the economical red alga Bangia fusco-purpurea

The highly pure and active photosystem II (PSII) complex was isolated from Bangia fusco-purpurea (Dillw) Lyngb., an important economic red alga in China, through two steps of sucrose density gradient ultracentrifugation and characterized by the room absorption and fluorescence emission spectra, DCIP (2,6-dichloroindophenol) reduction, and oxygen evolution rates. The PSII complex from B. fusco-purpurea had the characteristic absorption peaks of chlorophyll (Chl) a (436 and 676 nm) and typical fluorescence emission peak at 685 nm (Ex = 436 nm). Moreover, the acquired PSII complex displayed high oxygen evolution (139 μmol O2/(mg Chl h) in the presence of 2.5 mM 2,6-dimethybenzoqinone as an artificial acceptor and was active in photoreduction of DCIP (2,6-dichloroindophenol) by DPC (1,5-diphenylcarbazide) at 163 U/(mg Chl a h). SDS-PAGE also suggested that the purified PSII complex contained four intrinsic proteins (D1, D2, CP43, and CP47) and four extrinsic proteins (33-kD protein, 20-kD protein, cyt c-550, and 14-kD protein).

Topic: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
The population history of Southeast Asia viewed from morphometric analyses of human skeletal and dental remains

The population history of Southeast Asia is complex because of the various migration processes and the intermixing of populations since prehistoric times. The limited number of prehistoric human remains and uncertainty over their dating are additional problems in studies of this region. In general terms, Southeast Asia is thought to have been originally occupied by indigenous people (sometimes referred to as Australo-Melanesians), who exchanged genes with immigrants from north and/or east Asia leading to the formation of present day Southeast Asians (van Stein Callenfels 1936, Mijsberg 1940, von Koenigswald 1952, Coon 1962, Jacob 1967, Bellwood 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, Brace et al. 1991). It should be noted that the term Australo-Melanesian is commonly used to refer to either the recent indigenous people of Australia, New Guinea and island Melanesia or the people of that regional phenotype. This population history scenario for Southeast Asia is known as the Immigration or Two-layer model. The Two-layer hypothesis is supported by a wide range of genetic, linguistic and archaeological evidence. Classic genetic markers and recent mitochondrial DNA analyses (Ballinger et al. 1992, Cavalli-Sforza et al. 1994, Omoto and Saitou 1997, Tan 2001) have found many biological similarities between Chinese and Southeast Asian samples.

Topic: Forensic and Genetic Research
Subfield: Genetics
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Basic Concept of Islamic Education from the Perspective of K.H. Hasyim Asy'ari

The basic concept of Islamic education has emerged along with the emergence of Islam in the world. The Qur'an as a source of knowledge became a different motivator for Muslim intellectuals in the Middle age, so Islam developed rapidly in the century. Along the times, many basic concepts of Islamic education were born; one was from K.H Hasyim Asy'ari: a Kiai and a big figure in the freedom fight. By referring to the Qur'an and Hadith, he emphasized that the basis of Islamic education aims to create perfect humans. He described the concept of Islamic education clearly in several of his books. This study uses a qualitative method of library research, which aims to describe the basic idea of Islamic education from the perspective of K.H Hasyim Asy'ari, which is widely revealed in several of his books, one of them is Adabul 'Alim wa Muta'allim. Library research is the study research that utilizes library data as a data source. Thus, to find out in detail his concept of education, which is focused on not only religious education such as the study of the interpretation of the Qur'an, hadith, ushuluddin, books of the madhhab fiqh, nahwu, Musharraf, and material that discusses Sufism but also studies general, adapted to the times.

Topic: Education and Character Development
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
A Study on Effect Evaluation of Payment Method Change in the Mail-order Industry

This paper presents investigating the customer characteristics of payment method change in the mail order industry. This time we are focusing on the transactional activity of bad debt customers. These kinds of investigations have not made intensively, such as the shipping address, the recipient name, and the payment method so far and the conventional method for predicting such knowledge depends on the employees' working experiences. For these backgrounds, we observed the transaction data with the bad debt customer information gathered from a mail order company and characterized the customer with machine learning. From the results of the analysis, we are succeeded in characterizing the potential customers. Intensive research revealed that the characteristics of customers who make fraud transactions. This result will make use of the revenue expansion with the improvement of the bad debt collections in the target industry.

Topic: Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction
Subfield: Accounting
Field: Business, Management and Accounting
Domain: Social Sciences
PD15-06 IMMEDIATE SHOCKWAVE-LITHOTRIPSY VERSUS DELAYED SECONDARY SHOCKWAVE-LITHOTRIPSY AFTER EMERGENCY URETERAL STENTING IN PATIENTS WITH URETERAL OR PYELOURETERAL UROLITHIASIS

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: The most common cause of acute colic flank pain is a ureteral obstruction caused by ureterolithiasis. Emergency intervention is often necessary due to intractable pain. Options include insertion of a ureteral stent or emergency shockwave lithotripsy(SWL). Definitive guidelines are lacking whether the one or the other option should be preferred in absence of signs of infection. We assessed efficacy and safety of immediate SWL (eSWL) without previous ureteral stenting compared to secondary ESWL after emergency ureteral stenting (sSWL). METHODS: A total of 104 eligible patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were treated between 01/2015 and 11/2017 due to an obstructive ureterolithiasis. Patients were matched regarding stone size and stone localization and assigned to group eSWL (n= 52) or group sSWL (n= 52). Within 48 hours the eSWL group was treated by shock waves, the sSWL group by stenting and 23 ± 14.6 days later by secondary SWL. We evaluated the stone-free rate 6 weeks after SWL, complication- and reintervention rates. Subgroup analysis was carried out for stone size and stone location. RESULTS: Overall there was no significant difference in complication- and stone-free-rate in both groups. Re-intervention rate was significantly higher in group sSWL (54% versus 33%, p= 0.0456). For stones sized 6-9 mm, stone-free-rate was significantly higher in group eSWL (72% versus 45%; p= 0.04). No significant differences were observed regarding re-intervention- and complication-rate in the subgroup analysis. CONCLUSIONS: eSWL seems to be an effective and safe emergency procedure when compared to sSWL and should be considered as a treatment option in patients without absolute indications for an immediate ureteral drainage. Source of Funding: none

Topic: Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Studies of Variola Virus and Immunity in Smallpox. I. Variola Virus Hemagglutinins

Journal Article Studies of Variola Virus and Immunity in Smallpox. I. Variola Virus Hemagglutinins Get access Ronald L. Anthony, Ronald L. Anthony From the Division of Virus Diseases, Institute of International Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Douglass L. Taylor, Douglass L. Taylor From the Division of Virus Diseases, Institute of International Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Richard W. Daniel, Richard W. Daniel From the Division of Virus Diseases, Institute of International Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar June L. Cole, June L. Cole From the Division of Virus Diseases, Institute of International Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Fred R. McCrumb, Jr. Fred R. McCrumb, Jr. From the Division of Virus Diseases, Institute of International Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 121, Issue 3, March 1970, Pages 295–302, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/121.3.295 Published: 01 March 1970 Article history Received: 26 September 1969 Revision received: 24 November 1969 Published: 01 March 1970

Topic: Poxvirus research and outbreaks
Subfield: Virology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
[Troponins and the indication for treatment with IIb/IIa inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation. Is it time for an "INR" value of troponins?].

At the present time non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes are the most important cause of hospital admissions. Troponin determination in clinical practice is a key element of diagnosis, risk evaluation and prognosis, and now, defines the population that will benefit from IIb/IIIa inhibitors treatment. Probably a "universal standard value of Troponins" is needed to uniform our therapeutic criteria. The "minor elevations" for troponin-I are considered < 0.4 ng/dL and 0.5 ng/dL for troponin-T. The treatment of non ST elevation acute myocardial infarction with IIb/IIIa inhibitors may reduce the total amount of troponins and myocardial damage.

Topic: Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
The Stakes and Threats of the Convergence Between Media and Telecommunication Industries

Abstract Convergence between media (TV and press industry) and telecoms is growing in the USA and in Europe (especially France). Streaming video services and the use of smartphones to watch TV require efficient connections and explain this growth pattern, despite early failure to establish causality. New business models based on contents and personal data emerge. Companies want to expand their subscriber bases, which questions the economic power on gatekeeping content and Internet access. Regulators should adapt their tools and objectives to new challenges as afforded by convergence.

Topic: Digital Platforms and Economics
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Field: Business, Management and Accounting
Domain: Social Sciences
The role of national identification in explaining political and social civic engagement

The present research examines the relationship between distinct forms of national identification—constructive patriotism, conventional patriotism, and glorification—and both political and social engagement. Three correlational studies were conducted in Poland. In Study 1 ( N = 234) and Study 2 ( N = 316), using self-report measures, it was found that constructive patriotism positively predicts both forms of civic engagement. Conventional patriotism positively predicted social engagement (Studies 1 and 3). Glorification negatively predicted political engagement. Study 3 ( N = 969) supported the link between these different forms of national identification and political and social engagement, using both self-report and behavioural measures of civic engagement. The findings suggest that national identification can both promote and deter civic engagement.

Topic: Social and Intergroup Psychology
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Third generation pacemaker-cardioverter-defibrillator: a case study

Articles| February 01 1995 Third generation pacemaker-cardioverter-defibrillator: a case study LM Porterfield; LM Porterfield Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar JG Porterfield JG Porterfield Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Crit Care Nurse (1995) 15 (1): 43–45. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn1995.15.1.43 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Citation LM Porterfield, JG Porterfield; Third generation pacemaker-cardioverter-defibrillator: a case study. Crit Care Nurse 1 February 1995; 15 (1): 43–45. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn1995.15.1.43 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentCritical Care Nurse Search Advanced Search You do not currently have access to this content.

Topic: Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
MELD: A Logical Approach to Distributed and Parallel Programming

Abstract : With the industry-wide shift to multi-core processors and the rise of large-scale clusters as the engines for web services, it is clear that the future is all about exploiting parallelism. Unfortunately, writing parallel or concurrent software has long been a notoriously difficult task for programmers. In particular, the goals of maintaining correctness while also achieving high performance are far more challenging in a parallel or concurrent environment compared with a single-threaded system. Meld is a logic-based programming language that has proven effective for programming massively distributed systems. In this report, we describe Meld and how it can also be used to program more traditional parallel machines. We evaluate Meld on a small set of benchmarks and describe some of the methods we use to make it an effective tool for parallel programming. While more work needs to be done, it is clear that the use of a single language for describing both computation and coordination can lead to clear, concise, and efficient implementations.

Topic: Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Density functional study of gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane

Density functional theory calculations using Becke's three-parameter exchange functional in combination with the Lee-Young-Parr correlation functional (B3-LYP) and standard 6-311 + G(d,p) basis set were carried out to study the conformational stability and vibrational spectra of gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. Calculations reveal the existence of two stable conformers trans and gauche. The calculated energy for the gauche conformation was found to be 608 cm−1 above the minimum energy of the trans conformation. Temperature dependence of Raman spectra of liquid APTES and DFT calculation enabled us to identify the vibrational bands characteristic for both conformers. It has been shown that there is an increase in the population of gauche conformer with increasing temperature.

Topic: Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Quasi-Linear Displacement Measurement with Laser Feedback Interferometry

In laser feedback interferometry (LFI), a laser diode is shone onto a target and the reflection from that target is injected back into the laser cavity. It has been demonstrated that changes in the laser dynamics induced by the fed back light can be exploited to measure target displacement, absolute position, or velocity [1,2]. In particular, displacement sensors have been demonstrated to reach minimum detectible displacements (MDD) as small as a few nanometers. However, such small MDD levels require post-processing of the measured signals and/or to modify, and thus increase the complexity of, the LFI setup [3,4].

Topic: Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Synthesis of meso-mono-phenylporphyrins with active groups in the benzene rings

The mono-meso-allyloxy- and acrylamidophenylporphyrins were synthesized from the corresponding hydroxy- and aminophenylporphyrins. All the compounds were characterized by IR, UV-Vis, 1H NMR and mass spectra.

Topic: Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Semi-Device-Independent Characterization of Multiphoton Indistinguishability

Multiphoton indistinguishability is a central resource for quantum enhancement in sensing and computation. Developing and certifying large-scale photonic devices requires reliable and accurate characterization of this resource, preferably using methods that are robust against experimental errors. Here, we propose a set of methods for the characterization of multiphoton indistinguishability, based on measurements of bunching and photon-number variance. Our methods are robust in a semi-device-independent way, in the sense of being effective even when the interferometers are incorrectly dialed. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach using an advanced photonic platform comprising a quantum dot single-photon source and a universal fully programmable integrated photonic processor. Our results show the practical usefulness of our methods, providing robust certification tools that can be scaled up to larger systems.

Topic: Quantum Information and Cryptography
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
RESEARCH ARTICLE Cost-Effectiveness of Bronchial Thermoplasty, Omalizumab, and Standard Therapy for Moderate-to-Severe Allergic Asthma

Background Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a recently developed treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe asthma. A few studies have suggested the clinical efficacy of this intervention. However, no study has evaluated the cost-effectiveness of BT compared to other alterna-tive treatments for moderate-to-severe allergic asthma, which currently include omalizumab and standard therapy. Objective To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of standard therapy, BT, and omalizumab for moderate-to-severe allergic asthma in the USA. Methods A probabilistic Markov model with weekly cycles was developed to reflect the course of asthma progression over a 5-year time horizon. The study population was adults with moderate-to-severe allergic asthma whose asthma remained uncontrolled despite using high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS, with or without long-acting beta-agonists [LABA]). A

Topic: Asthma and respiratory diseases
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences