nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
Behavioral, cognitive, and motor performance and physical development of five year old children who were born after intracytoplasmic sperm injection with the use of testicular sperm.
Venue: Fertility and sterility

To evaluate at the age of 5 years the behavioral, cognitive, and motor performance and physical development of children born after testicular sperm extraction (TESE) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) DESIGN A prospective longitudinal cohort study.  Two university medical centers.  A total of 103 5 year olds who were born after TESE ICSI. INTERVENTION(S) The follow up of the children was performed by questionnaires at birth and again at 1 year and at 4 years of age. Five year old children were invited for individual assessment. Behavioral performance was assessed with the use of the Child Behavior Checklist for parents and teachers. Cognitive performance was assessed with the use of the Dutch Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence test, 3rd version. Motor performance was assessed with the use of the Dutch Movement Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd version. Physical development was assessed by means of physical examination and medical history.  Behavioral, cognitive, and motor performance and physical development. RESULT(S) Eighty nine children were completely assessed, and 14 were partially assessed at the age of 5 years. The 5 year old cohort assessed significantly better on behavioral and cognitive performance and significantly worse on motor performance but still in the normal range compared with the theoretic distribution in the general population. Four children (3.8% of the 5 year old cohort had developmental problems/delays. Two of them were previously diagnosed with a form of autism (pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified) Two children had developmental problems based on our behavioral, cognitive, and/or motor assessments. CONCLUSION(S) The long term effects on development and health in children born after TESE ICSI procedures seem to be reassuring.
Unsupervised Text Segmentation Using Semantic Relatedness Graphs
Venue: *SEMEVAL

Segmenting text into semantically coherent fragments improves readability of text and facilitates tasks like text summarization and passage retrieval. In this paper, we present a novel unsupervised algorithm for linear text segmentation (TS) that exploits word embeddings and a measure of semantic relatedness of short texts to construct a semantic relatedness graph of the document. Semantically coherent segments are then derived from maximal cliques of the relatedness graph. The algorithm performs competitively on a standard synthetic dataset and outperforms the best performing method on a real world (i.e. non artificial) dataset of political manifestos.
SISO PID fuzzy controller for BLDC motor speed control base on low cost MSP430 solution
Venue: 2016 5th International Symposium on Next Generation Electronics (ISNE)

The proposed of this paper is single input single output (SISO) PID fuzzy controller in Brushless DC (BLDC) motor, and we design a low cost MSP430G2553 microcontroller solution to implement industry production advantage. BLDC motor replaced traditional brush DC motor which improved commutation problem. This paper proposed SISO PID fuzzy controllers which fuzzy adjust expert knowledge compensated PID linear controller output, and low power consumption MSP430 implemented SISO PID fuzzy controller to control BLDC motor speed.
Pitch angle controller design on the wind turbine with Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) base on Firefly Algorithms (FA)
Venue: 2016 International Seminar on Application for Technology of Information and Communication (ISemantic)

This paper explains about Fire fly Algorithm method (FA) as parameter tuning of Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller. PID is used to control wind turbine speed with pitch angle controller. FA method is used in tuning the control speed on wind turbine with Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) When wind speed is low in under the average value, speed control have to be able to maintain a level speed. Then it will give maximum output, so the turbine efficiency will be rise. Pitch angle setting is required in conditions of wind speed above the desired. Little change of pitch angle can influence power output. Pitch angle control is one of the way to adapt aerodynamic torque in wind turbine when wind speed is above on speed value and some other variable controls. From the experiments of the test, the results of the running programs show that tuning the system using the method of FA obtained the most optimal power output and stable compared to the Ziegler Nichols method and the PID Controller.
The single and synergistic effects of the major tea components caffeine, epigallocatechin 3 gallate and L theanine on rat sperm viability.
Venue: Food function

Caffeine, epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) and L theanine are the major components of tea (Camellia sinensis L. and the main representatives of the classes of methylxanthines, catechins and free amino acids present in this beverage. There are many studies reporting tea's health benefits, however it is not clear if those effects are mediated by a single component or a synergistic action. This study aimed to evaluate the individual and synergistic effects of tea's major components on rat epididymal spermatozoa survival and oxidative profile during 3 day storage at room temperature (RT) For that, spermatozoa were incubated with caffeine (71 mg mL( 1) EGCG (82 mg mL( 1) or L theanine (19 mg mL( 1) alone or in combination. Spermatozoa viability was assessed by the eosin nigrosin staining technique. The oxidative profile was established by evaluating the levels of carbonyl groups, protein nitration and lipid peroxidation. Supplementation of sperm storage medium with the three compounds together improved sperm viability, after 24, 48 and 72 h of incubation, relative to the control and the groups incubated with each component individually. However, at the end of the 72 h of incubation, there was an increase in protein oxidation in the group exposed to the three compounds, illustrating that the combined treatment triggers different alterations in sperm proteins during their maturational process in the epididymis. This study highlights the importance of the synergism between tea components for the beneficial effects usually attributed to this beverage, particularly in sperm storage at RT.
Seeding strategies in search based unit test generation
Venue: Softw. Test. Verification Reliab.

Search based techniques have been applied successfully to the task of generating unit tests for object oriented software. However, as for any meta heuristic search, the efficiency heavily depends on many factors; seeding, which refers to the use of previous related knowledge to help solve the testing problem at hand, is one such factor that may strongly influence this efficiency. This paper investigates different seeding strategies for unit test generation, in particular seeding of numerical and string constants derived statically and dynamically, seeding of type information and seeding of previously generated tests. To understand the effects of these seeding strategies, the results of a large empirical analysis carried out on a large collection of open source projects from the SF110 corpus and the Apache Commons repository are reported. These experiments show with strong statistical confidence that, even for a testing tool already able to achieve high coverage, the use of appropriate seeding strategies can further improve performance.
Practical guidelines for best practice on Total Reflection X ray Fluorescence spectroscopy: Analysis of aqueous solutions

Despite the fact that Total Reflection X ray Fluorescence (TXRF) is becoming more and more popular as a quantification technique in analytical chemistry due to its simplicity and robustness, there are still some key aspects related to the sample preparation that need to be improved. In this work, the effect of different parameters is investigated: measurement time, carrier position, sample volume and sample drying time. The measurement time and the sample volume on the carriers mainly affect the recovery rate and relative standard deviation of the quantified metal from aqueous solutions. The most important parameters that play a fundamental role in the calibration of a TXRF machine such as choice of the standard element and concentration ratio between the analyte and the standard are discussed. Practical and easy guidelines for the correct preparation of aqueous samples are presented. These can be used by both less and more experienced TXRF users, interested in measuring metal ion concentrations in aqueous samples.
Analytical approaches for determination of bromine in sediment core samples by X ray fluorescence spectrometry.
Venue: Talanta

Bromine has been recognized as a valuable indicator for paleoclimatic studies. Wavelength dispersive X ray fluorescence (WDXRF) and total reflection X ray fluorescence (TXRF) methods were applied to study the bromine distributions in lake sediment cores. Conventional WDXRF technique usually requires relatively large mass of a sediment sample and a set of calibration samples. Some analytical approaches were developed to apply WDXRF to small sediment core samples in the absence of adequate calibration samples with a known Br content. The mass of a sample to be analyzed was reduced up to 200 300mg and the internal standard method with correction using fundamental parameters was developed for Br quantification. TXRF technique based on the direct analysis of a solid suspension using 20mg of sediment sample by internal standard method was additionally tested. The accuracy of the WDXRF and TXRF techniques was assessed by the comparative analysis of reference materials of sediments, soil and biological samples. In general, good agreement was achieved between the reference values and the measured values. The detection limits of Br were 1mg/kg and 0.4mg/kg for WDXRF and TXRF respectively. The results of the Br determination obtained with different XRF techniques were comparable to each other and used for paleoclimatic reconstructions.
Quality and standardization in technology enhanced learning
Venue: 2016 ITU Kaleidoscope: ICTs for a Sustainable World (ITU WT)

Education and technological advances have enabled digital learning technologies to become a key pillar holding up one of the main United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Quality Education. Technology enhanced learning strategies have led to innovative ICT applications for the development of new improved learning and teaching practices aiding to guarantee inclusive and equitable quality education and promote opportunities for all. Nonetheless, there is still a big challenge to get hold of all the capabilities of these technology enhanced learning strategies: improving the learner quality of experience (QoE) This paper presents an innovative technology enhanced learning initiative that aims to attract students to STEM education and improve access for students with disabilities through the analysis of the learner QoE. Moreover, in this paper some of the required standards and specifications to be used for developing this initiative are identified. Another key contribution of the paper is that it explores the necessity of new related standards and introduces some novel proposals for standardization in this area.
App MFoL mobile application development for learning mandarin as a foreign language

Article history: Received 5 September 2016 Received in revised form 23 October 2016  This research proposes to investigate and to identify the effects of mobile application in the learning of basic Mandarin as a foreign language in higher educational institutions in Malaysia. It explores the usage of mobile learning and the effectiveness of technology enhanced approaches in the teaching and learning of Chinese as a foreign language in Malaysia with particular reference to basic communication competency in listening and speaking. This paper covers the initial findings of the developing and testing of Mobile Application In The Learning Of Mandarin as a Foreign Language (App MFoL) App MFoL is intended to assist Malay speakers in understanding the Mandarin language as well as improving cultural understanding between nations.
Whitman's Sympathies

This essay explores five figures of "sympathy" at work in Walt Whitman's writings, with a focus on Leaves of Grass. Of particular note is the way Whitman presents sympathy as not only a moral sentiment but also a more than human natural force that draws bodies together. Sympathy was a key term in the lexicon of nineteenth century American political debates, and we find in Whitman and others elements of a non modern sense of sympathy as a vital or physical force operating below, through, and beyond human bodies.
Activist Leadership and Questions of Sexuality with Young Women: A South African Story

This article maps the work of the Young Women's Leadership Project, a feminist action research project on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) with young women students at six Southern African universities, coordinated by the African Gender Institute (AGI) at the University of Cape Town. Drawing on the sexuality and gender advocacy work of the project at the Universities of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Cape Town, Witwatersrand, and Eduardo Mondlane in Mozambique, the essay explores the experiences of the young women who are activists for sexual and reproductive health rights on their respective campuses, making the case for feminist activism outside of the classroom as a transformative feminist pedagogy. We argue that such "extra curricular" projects, imagined through a commitment to African feminist theories and processes, are essential to the possibility of strengthening feminist resilience, innovation, and resistance to neoliberal notions of "young leadership" and "the value of higher education." The article maps a broad profile of the politics of gender and sexuality in Southern Africa, documents key aspects of the work of the broader project, and goes on to present a detailed analysis of the project's work on gender and sexuality at the University of Cape Town, along with an analysis of the importance of intersectionality in gender and sexuality education.
Neural dissociations between meaningful and mere inconsistency in impression updating.
Venue: Social cognitive and affective neuroscience

Recent neuroimaging work has identified a network of regions that work in concert to update impressions of other people, particularly in response to inconsistent behavior. However, the specific functional contributions of these regions to the updating process remain unclear. Using fMRI, we tested whether increases in activity triggered by inconsistent behavior reflect changes in the stored representations of other people in response to behavioral inconsistency, or merely a response to the inconsistency itself. Participants encountered a series of individuals whose behavior either changed in an attributionally meaningful fashion or was merely inconsistent with the immediately preceding behavior. We observed that left ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (vlPFC) and left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) were preferentially recruited in response to unexpected, immoral behavior, whereas a separate set of regions (including dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, posterior cingulate cortex and temporoparietal junction/inferior parietal lobule) was preferentially recruited in response to more mundane inconsistencies in behavior. These results shed light on the distributed systems supporting impression updating. Specifically, while many regions supporting updating may primarily respond to moment to moment changes in behavior, a subset of regions (e.g. vlPFC and IFG) may contribute to updating person representations in response to trait relevant changes in behavior.
Phonocardiogram signal compression using sound repetition and vector quantization
Venue: Comput. Biol. Medicine

A phonocardiogram (PCG) signal can be recorded for long term heart monitoring. A huge amount of data is produced if the time of a recording is as long as days or weeks. It is necessary to compress the PCG signal to reduce storage space in a record and play system. In another situation, the PCG signal is transmitted to a remote health care center for automatic analysis in telemedicine. Compression of the PCG signal in that situation is necessary as a means for reducing the amount of data to be transmitted. Since heart beats are of a cyclical nature, compression can make use of the similarities in adjacent cycles by eliminating repetitive elements as redundant. This study proposes a new compression method that takes advantage of these repetitions.  Data compression proceeds in two stages, a training stage followed by the compression as such. In the training stage, a section of the PCG signal is selected and its sounds and murmurs (if any) decomposed into time frequency components. Basic components are extracted from these by clustering and collected to form a dictionary that allows the generative reconstruction and retrieval of any heart sound or murmur. In the compression stage, the heart sounds and murmurs are reconstructed from the basic components stored in the dictionary. Compression is made possible because only the times of occurrence and the dictionary indices of the basic components need to be stored, which greatly reduces the number of bits required to represent heart sounds and murmurs. The residual that cannot be reconstructed in this manner appears as a random sequence and is further compressed by vector quantization. What we propose are quick search parameters for this vector quantization.  For normal PCG signals the compression ratio ranges from 20 to 149, for signals with median murmurs it ranges from 14 to 35, and for those with heavy murmurs, from 8 to 20, subject to a degree of distortion of ~5% (in percent root mean square difference) and a sampling frequency of 4kHz.  We discuss the selection of the training signal and the contribution of vector quantization. Performance comparisons between the method proposed in this study and existing methods are conducted by computer simulations.  When recording and compressing cyclical sounds, any repetitive components can be removed as redundant. The redundancies in the residual can be reduced by vector quantization. The method proposed in this study achieves a better performance than existing methods.
The revised guidelines of the Medical Council of India for academic promotions: Need for a rethink
Venue: Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Measuring academic achievements is never an easy task. This is particularly sowhen individuals are assessed for promotions in several fields with differing job descriptions. Assessment by peers is time consuming and may be prone to bias; thus, objective criteria are required to minimize these concerns. The Medical Council of India (MCI) has laid down guidelines for appointments and promotions of teachers in medical institutions in India. Among the criteria used for promotions, publication of research is an essential requirement. Though the need for this requirement has been debated, it is believed that the quality of teaching improves when medical teachers are involved in research. Many countries have made it mandatory for their medical faculty to do research; some other countries incentivize the conduct and publication of research. Reports have also lamented that the physician scientist might become an endangered species [1, 2] Thus, linking publications with promotions might benefit both the individual and society. The flip side is that the time spent on research might take teachers away from teaching or clinical duties, particularly in under staffed specialty departments. Further, the quality of research is likely to be poor when the resources and training in research are lacking  Poor quality may even discredit research as a professional activity. Insistence on a certain amount of published research to maintain teaching credentials may lead to the phenomenon of 'publish or perish' [4] Finally, it is important to consider that biomedical research may, at times, be relevant to non biomedical journals and criteria for awarding credit to such publications should also be devised. The MCI requires that the medical faculty engages in research. One measure to achieve this goal is the mandatory 'thesis' for postgraduate (Masters; MD/MS/DNB) and post doctoral (DM/MCh/DNB) courses. Each student, regardless of specialty, is required to undertake a research study with a faculty member as the guide and often oneto a few faculty members from the same or related subjects as co guides. Apart from providing training in doing research, the thesis is expected to inculcate an appreciation for research methodology and critical analysis. This experience is relevant to students who will become full time researchers and is also beneficial to medical practitioners who may never conduct further research but should be able to discern the merits of newer management options for their patients. The MCI's initial guidelines for promotion to the position of Associate Professor and Professor required publication of at least two research papers by the candidates  In September 2015, the MCI issued a 'clarification' on what constitutes 'research publications' for promotion of teaching faculty of medical colleges/institutions in Peush Sahni india.editors@gmail.com
Cumulative release characteristics of controlled release nitrogen and potassium fertilizers and their effects on soil fertility, and cotton growth
Venue: Scientific reports

To investigate the interacting effects of polymer coated urea (PCU) and polymer coated potassium chloride (PCPC) on cotton growth, an experiment was conducted with containerized plants in 2014 and 2015. There were two kinds of nitrogen fertilizer, PCU and urea, which were combined with PCPC at three application rates (40, 80 and 120 kg ha 1) The kinds of nitrogen fertilizer formed the main plot, while individual rates of PCPC were the subplots. The results suggested N and K release patterns for PCU and PCPC in the soil were closely matched to the N and K requirements by cotton. Soil inorganic nitrogen contents significantly increased by using PCU instead of urea, and the same trend was observed with soil available potassium contents, which also had increased rates. Meanwhile, the number of bolls and lint yields of cotton in the PCU treatments were 4.9 35.3% and 2.9 40.7% higher than from urea treatments. Lint yields also increased by 9.1 12.7% with PCPC80 and PCPC120 treatments compared with PCPC40 treatment at the same nitrogen type. Hence, application of PCU combined with 80 kg ha 1 of PCPC fertilizer on cotton increased the yields and fertilizer use efficiencies in addition to improving fiber quality and delaying leaf senescence.
Making Knowledge in Boundary Infrastructures: Inside and Beyond a Database for Rare Diseases

This paper provides an ethnographical study of the ways in which infrastructure matters in the production of knowledge in the social worlds of rare diseases. We analyse the role played by a relational database in this respect, which exists at the crossroads of a large and complex network of individuals, institutions, and practices. This database forms part of a "boundary infrastructure" in which knowledge production constitutes one output of infrastructural work, that needs to be articulated with other kinds of activities and matters of concern. We analyse how members of the network negotiate the place and forms of knowledge production in relation to these other purposes, and highlight the political nature of the distinction between knowledge and information, which frames collective action. We also show how infrastructural inversion serves to articulate knowledge production with other forms of mobilisation, thereby shaping and reconfiguring the boundary infrastructure as a whole.  knowledge infrastructures, boundary infrastructures, relational databases, rare diseases