jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Resource-constrained project scheduling: An evaluation of adaptive control schemes for parameterized sampling heuristics

For most computationally intractable problems there exists no simple heuristic that consistently outperforms all other heuristics. One remedy is to bundle simple heuristics into composite ones in a fixed and predetermined way. Adaptive control schemes take this approach one step further by dynamically combining algorithms. Several such algorithms have been proposed recently in various settings, yet an experimental investigation comparing them with other contemporary methods has been lacking. The aim here is to close this gap by a comprehensive computational study on the field of resource-constrained project scheduling. Also shown is how to improve effectiveness of the best algorithm by means of randomized sampling. Finally, revealed are several advantages of adaptive control schemes over other algorithms which facilitate the OR practitioner's task of designing good algorithms for newly arising problems.

Topic: Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms
Subfield: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Character Animation from a Motion Capture Database

This thesis discusses methods that use information contained in a motion capture database to assist in the creation of a realistic character animation. Starting with an animation sketch, where only a small number of keyframes for some degrees of freedom are set, the motion capture data is used to improve the initial motion quality. First, the multiresolution filtering technique is presented and it is shown how this method can be used as a building block for character animation. Then, the hierarchical fragment method is introduced, which uses signal processing techniques, the skeleton hierarchy information and a simple matching algorithm applied to data fragments to synthesize missing degrees of freedom in a character animation, from a motion capture database. In a third technique, a principal component model is fitted to the motion capture database and it is demonstrated that using the motion principle components a character animation can be edited and enhanced after it has been created. After comparing these methods, a hybrid approach combining the individual technique s advantages is proposed, which uses a pipeline in order to create the character animation in a simple and intuitive way. Finally, the methods and results are reviewed and approaches for future improvements are mentioned.

Topic: Human Motion and Animation
Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
LHD FPellet #146148.1

Fueling Pellet Injectors (FPellet): Inject hydrogen isotope pellets into core plasma to control plasma density. The in-situ pipe gun type 20-barrel injector and the screw extruder type repetitive pellet injector are integrated.

Topic: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Relationship of Therapists' Attitudes, Children's Motor Ability, and Parenting Stress to Mothers' Perceptions of Therapists' Behaviors During Early Intervention

Abstract Background and Purpose. Federal law mandates family-centered care as the service delivery model in early intervention programs for children from birth to 36 months of age. This study investigated the relationship of therapists' attitudes, children's motor ability, and parenting stress to mothers' perceptions of physical therapists' family-centered behaviors during early intervention. Subjects and Methods. Twenty-five physical therapists and 75 mother-child dyads (3 from each therapist's caseload) participated. The mean chronological age for the children was 21.2 months (SD=7.3, range=6–35). Mothers participated in a structured interview using the Measures of Processes of Care (MPOC-56), and they completed the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) and a questionnaire. The Bayley-II Motor Scale was administered to the children. Therapists completed a modified version of the Measures of Processes of Care for Service Providers (MPOC-SP) and a questionnaire. Results. Scores for mothers on the MPOC-56 and for therapists on the MPOC-SP indicated strong positive perceptions and attitudes toward family-centered behaviors. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that parenting stress explained a considerable amount of the variance in mothers' perceptions of family-centered behaviors, whereas therapists' attitudes explained a considerable amount of the variance in mothers' perceptions of respectful and supportive care. Children's motor ability was inversely related to parenting stress. Discussion and Conclusion. Findings suggest that mothers perceive that physical therapists are using family-centered behaviors in early intervention. Findings from the questionnaires suggest that some early intervention policies may be barriers for therapists and prevent them from actualizing attitudes toward family-centered behaviors.

Topic: Family and Disability Support Research
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONGNURSESOF GOVERNMENTAL HOSPITAL IN AL-MEDINAH, SAUDI ARABIA:A CROSS-SECTIONALSTUDY

Introduction: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) considered to be one of the most common public health issues these days. Studies have addressed the issue of increasing prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) pain among different occupations. However, contributing factors to MSK pain have not been fully investigated among Nurses. Thus, this study aimed to approximate the prevalence and predictors of MSK pain among the nurses working in governmental hospitals in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Methods: cross-sectional study took place on nurses of King Salman Medical city (KSAMC). The Standardized Nordic questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms was utilized in our study. Results were analyzed descriptively using a Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis to estimate the odd ratio of experiencing disabling musculoskeletal symptoms. Results:Nearly 55% of the subjects were between ages 31 and 40 and 85% of the sample comprised of females. A multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed being a female nursesseem to have high odds and significant association with Neck pain OR = 5.5 (2.18-13.76, p&lt;.001) Conclusion: Health care workers, particularly nurses, are at a heigh risk for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs), and therefore, it is imperative that measures are taken to manage this global issue. Occupational therapists can play an integral role in this regard.

Topic: Occupational Health and Safety Research
Subfield: Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Improved digital automatic gain control for p.c.m. signals

A digital automatic gain control is described which uses an open-loop instead of a closed-loop configuration. This change has been made to eliminate oscillations in gain which occurred with sinusoidal input signals in the closed-loop system described previously. Results of a computer simulation of the new system are presented.

Topic: Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems
Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Successful Pregnancy in a Case of Congenital Adrenogenital Syndrome

This paper describes a typical patient with congenital adrenogenital syndrome who conceived following cortisone treatment and was delivered recently of a normal female infant by caesarean section. In this particular patient the signs of virilisatwn became manifested as late as 14 years. As far as we are aware, this is perhaps the first paper where serial steroidal analyses during prenatal and lactational amenorrhoea lasting up to eight months are reported .

Topic: Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Effect of Okra Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus (OYVMV) on Plant Growth and Yield

Okra yellow vein mosaic virus (OYVMV) is one of the most destructive diseases of okra plant. In the current study, effect of okra yellow vein mosaic virus (OYVMV) was assessed on plant growth and yield in naturally infected crop under agro-ecological conditions of Hyderabad district. The virus showed the significant reduction in plant height, number of leaves, flowers, fruits, and over all pickings and yield of all the locations wherever the crop was examined in the district. The significant reduction in plant height (48.67 cm) in infected plants as compared to healthy plants (62.96 cm) was recorded. Similarly, significant difference in the flowers formation per plant at all four locations was recorded in diseased (0.912) and healthy (2.165) plants. Fruit weight was also significantly reducing due to the disease prevalence at all four locations (73.25 g) as compared to healthy observed fruits (91.50 g). Interestingly, on overall basis there were more numbers of leaves (20.66) in infected plants as compared to healthy one (16.33). It is obvious from the results that virus (OYVMV) showed significant increase in number of leaves but reduced plant height, flowers, fruits and yield at all four observed locations, thus, pathologists and breeders are advised to work more on evaluation of resistant varieties using advanced molecular tools. The growers are also advised to adopt preventive as well as curative control measures so that the yield losses may be decreased.

Topic: Plant Virus Research Studies
Subfield: Plant Science
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
RELATION OF DIETARY THIAMINE AND PANTOTHENIC ACID CONCENTRATIONS TO THEIR TISSUE LEVELS

Relation of Dietary Thiamine and Pantothenic Acid Concentrations to Their Tissue Levels Get access Nutrition Reviews, Volume 5, Issue 2, February 1947, Pages 41–42, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.1947.tb04104.x Published: 01 February 1947

Topic: Biotin and Related Studies
Subfield: Cell Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Noise and Silence in<i>Rigoletto</i>'s Venice

Abstract In this article I explore how public acts of defiant silence can work as forms of historical evidence, and how such refusals constitute a distinct mode of audio-visual attention and political resistance. After the Austrians reconquered Venice in August 1849, multiple observers reported that Venetians protested their renewed subjugation via theatre boycotts (both formal and informal) and a refusal to participate in festive occasions. The ostentatious public silences that met the daily Austrian military band concerts in the city's central piazza became a ritual that encouraged foreign observers to empathise with the Venetians’ plight. Whereas the gondolier's song seemed to travel separate from the gondolier himself, the piazza's design instead encouraged a communal listening coloured by the politics of the local cafes. In the central section of the article, I explore the ramifications of silence, resistance and disconnections between sight and sound as they shape Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto , which premiered at Venice's Teatro la Fenice in 1851. The scenes in Rigoletto most appreciated by the first Venetian audiences hinge on the power to observe and overhear, suggesting that early spectators experienced the opera through a mode of engagement born of the local material conditions and political circumstances.

Topic: Musicology and Musical Analysis
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Computation Acceleration On Sgi Rasc: Fpga Based Reconfigurable Computing Hardware

In this paper a novel method of computation using FPGA technology is presented. In severalcases this method provides a calculations speedup with respect to the General PurposeProcessors (GPP). The main concept of this approach is based on such a design of computinghardware architecture to fit algorithm dataflow and best utilize well known computingtechniques as pipelining and parallelism. Configurable hardware is used as a implementationplatform for custom designed hardware. Paper will present implementation results ofalgorithms those are used in such areas as cryptography, data analysis and scientific computation.The other promising areas of new technology utilization will also be mentioned,bioinformatics for instance. Mentioned algorithms were designed, tested and implemented onSGI RASC platform. RASC module is a part of Cyfronet’s SGI Altix 4700 SMP system. Wewill also present RASC modern architecture. In principle it consists of FPGA chips and veryfast, 128-bit wide local memory. Design tools avaliable for designers will also be presented.

Topic: Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
Subfield: Hardware and Architecture
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Higher visceral fat rate estimated by bioelectrical impedance analysis increases risk for prehypertension in normal weight healthy adults

We read with interest the letter by Baretić and colleagues in response to our published article regarding the relationship between prehypertension and autonomic and metabolic dysfunction.1 We completely agree that little is known about the pathophysiology of prehypertension especially in nonobese, relatively healthy participants. Furthermore, it is a relevant public health issue to identify the attributing factors to prehypertension in order to prevent its progression. As discussed in our study, prehypertension is not a simple precursor state of an elevated blood pressure; rather, it is a comorbid state with autonomic and metabolic dysfunction.1 The work by Baretić et al demonstrated the pathologic role of “visceral fat” in the pathogenesis of prehypertension even if the participant has a normal weight (body mass index <25 kg/m2).2 We previously reported that patients with prehypertension had a greater increased fat mass and decreased muscle mass (kg; absolute value) compared to patients with optimal blood pressure using a bioelectrical impedance analysis device (InBody 720, BioSpace, Seoul, Korea). However, in that study, when we adjusted for the total body weight (fat % or muscle %; relative value), there was no significant difference between the two groups.3 Recent studies have revealed that “visceral fat” is more sensitive to lipolysis and secretes a higher amount of inflammatory cytokines, compared to “subcutaneous fat.” Furthermore, “visceral fat” had a close correlation with incident hypertension even after adjustment for traditional hypertension risk factors.4, 5 As the body composition analysis used in our study (InBody 720)3 did not report data regarding visceral fat, we could not further evaluate whether visceral fat differs between the optimal blood pressure and prehypertension groups. However, some body composition analyses have been reported to show the visceral fat level. It is an important issue regarding how to measure visceral fat and what kind of machines are used for that. Also, it seems that some patients were in a hypertension state considering that the highest 24-hour systolic blood pressure value was 137 mm Hg. Despite these limitations, a detailed analysis of the body composition, including visceral fat, would be helpful to identify a risk factor for incident hypertension in these normal weight prehypertensive patients. Finally, prehypertension is associated with autonomic/ metabolic disarrangement and subclinical target organ damage as well as higher visceral fat. In patients with prehypertension, early identification and active intervention of those parameters might be important to halt development of hypertension and structural and functional deterioration of the cardiovascular system. None.

Topic: Nutritional Studies and Diet
Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Neuronavigation-Guided Transcranial Acoustoelectric Brain Imaging: A New Modality for High Resolution Electrical Brain Mapping

This study is a key steppingstone towards pushing the limits of tABI and developing a novel, disruptive modality for noninvasive electrical brain imaging in humans.

Topic: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Linking Sfl1 Regulation of Hyphal Development to Stress Response Kinases in Candida albicans

Candida albicans is a commensal as well as a pathogen of humans. C. albicans is able to mount a cellular response to a diverse range of external stimuli in the host and switch reversibly between the yeast and hyphal growth forms. Hyphal development is a key virulence determinant. Here, we studied how C. albicans senses different environmental signals to control its growth forms. Our study results suggest that robust hyphal development requires downregulation of two transcriptional repressors, Nrg1 and Sfl1. Acidic pH or cationic stress inhibits hyphal formation via stress-responsive kinases and Sfl1.

Topic: Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Sunspot prominences and the yellow coronal line.

The results are given for part of a research program now in progress. Twenty-five cases of the occurrence of bright emission of the yellow coronal line 5694 A have been studied thus far. Of these, a preponderance shows the coronal line to be closely associated with sunspot prominences exhibiting unusually high activity and large velocities. Some speculations are given regarding the possible relationship of the yellow coronal line emission to the outbreak of solar flares. High Altitude Observatory, Harvard University, and University of Colorado, Climax, Colo,

Topic: Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy access by urologist or interventional radiologist: practice and outcomes in the <scp>UK</scp>

Objective To compare outcomes of urologist vs interventional radiologist ( IR ) access during percutaneous nephrolithotomy ( PCNL ) in the contemporary UK setting. Patients and Methods Data submitted to the British Association of Urological Surgeons PCNL data registry between 2009 and 2015 were analysed according to whether access was obtained by a urologist or an IR . We compared access success, number and type of tracts, and perceived and actual difficulty of access. Postoperative outcomes, including stone‐free rates, lengths of hospital stay and complications, including transfusion rates, were also compared. Results Overall, percutaneous renal access was undertaken by an IR in 3453 of 5211 procedures (66.3%); this rate appeared stable over the entire study period for all categories of stone complexity and in cases where there was predicted or actual difficulty with access. Only 1% of procedures were abandoned because of failed access and this rate was identical in each group. IR s performed more multiple tract access procedures than urologists (6.8 vs 5.1%; P = 0.02), but had similar rates of supracostal punctures (8.2 vs 9.2%; P = 0.23). IR s used ultrasonograhpy more commonly than urologists to guide access (56.6% vs 21.7%, P &lt; 0.001). There were no significant differences in complication rates, lengths of hospital stay or stone‐free rates. Conclusions Our findings suggest that favourable PCNL outcomes may be expected where access is obtained by either a urologist or an IR , assuming that they have received the appropriate training and that they are skilled and proficient in the procedure.

Topic: Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
A survey of the uses and benefits of prefabricated wrist and thumb supports

A survey of satisfaction was carried out into the pain relief and functional assistance provided by prefabricated wrist and thumb supports. The survey showed that patients whose supports are fitted by an occupational therapist using a standard protocol use these supports regularly and gain significant help with pain and function.

Topic: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Thermogravimetric Analysis and Pyrolysis Kinetics of Tannery Wastes in an Inert Atmosphere

Industrial wastes generated from tanneries contain large quantities of water-insoluble proteins, which may be used for the production of composite materials, renewable chemicals and energy. In this work, the pyrolysis kinetics of powdered sheep fur wastes (SFW) was studied by thermogravimetry (TG) at different heating rates from room temperature to 600°C in nitrogen atmosphere. TG results revealed that there are three stages in this process. The overall apparent activation energy (E) in the main pyrolysis stage was determined to be 275.6 kJ mol-1 by modified Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (MKAS) method. Because the pyrolysis of SFW could not be described by a single-step reaction, the experimental DTG curve of SFW was deconvoluted into three individual peaks followed by reconstruction of TG curves corresponding to three pseudo components. The average values of E obtained for these pseudo components are 234.7 kJ mol-1, 176.4 kJ mol-1, and 186.2 kJ mol-1, respectively. Generalized master-plots method indicated that the SFW pyrolysis may follow the random nucleation and growth mechanism (Avrami-Erofeev model). Reaction model functions f(?) for these pseudo components could be expressed as: f(?)=3.1(1-?)[-ln(1-?)]0.67; f(?)=3.6(1-?)[-ln(1-?)]0.72, and f(?)=3.9(1-?)[-ln(1-?)]0.74, respectively. These results may provide insight for further studies as well as for future application of pyrolysis technology for tannery wastes.

Topic: Bee Products Chemical Analysis
Subfield: Insect Science
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
LHD NB2arm #117961.1

The neutral beam (NB) shine-through profile is routinely monitored on the Large Helical Device (LHD) both to calibrate the port-through power of the NB and to evaluate the NB-deposition power to LHD plasmas. The profile is measured with a calorimeter (CM) array on an armor plate of the NB counter wall inside the LHD vacuum vessel.

Topic: Child and Animal Learning Development
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences