nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
How Playstyles Evolve: Progression Analysis and Profiling in Just Cause 2
Venue: ICEC

Evaluating progression of players in a game can take a variety of forms, but ideally combines playstyle or performance analysis with one or more aspects of progression, e.g. through a level or mission based structure. Furthermore, visualization of the results of analysis are essential to ensure that action can be taken on them. In this paper behavioral profiling through Archetype Analysis is combined with progression analysis, expanding on previous work in the area, and extending it into the context of Open World Games. The proposed methodological framework is applied to the case of the action adventure title Just Cause 2, focusing on the main storyline. The results show how players navigate the content of the title, and how some playstyles remain constant throughout the game, whereas others emerge or disappear with player progress. Additionally, player performance as a function of progression is evaluated across a number of key metrics.
Defining occult injuries of the distal forearm and wrist in children
Venue: Journal of children's orthopaedics

PurposeThe nonspecific terms "wrist sprain" and "suspected occult bony injury" are frequently documented as diagnoses in occult paediatric wrist injuries. To date, however, no one has accurately defined their true underlying pathology. The primary objective of this study was to identify the true pathoanatomy of occult acute paediatric wrist injuries. Our secondary objective was to compare our findings with existing adult data in order to determine any population differences that might be clinically relevant.MethodsWe performed a single centre retrospective case series evaluating MRI findings in acute paediatric wrist injuries presenting to the hand injury unit between 2011 and 2014. All patients underwent standardised radiographs of the wrist and, where clinically indicated, of the scaphoid. Where no bony anomaly was identified, MRI scanning was offered. Cohen's kappa coefficient was used to calculate the agreement between clinical and MRI diagnosis.Results57 patients met the final inclusion criteria. Occult fractures and bony contusions comprised the majority of the pathologies, at 36.5 and 35.0 respectively. There were no cases of isolated soft tissue injury. MRI effected management change in 35.1 of cases. Paediatric wrists demonstrated differences in injury pattern and distribution when compared to an adult population.ConclusionThis study defines for the first time the true pathology of occult paediatric wrist injuries. The current definition of a wrist sprain was not applicable to a single case and therefore appears to be inappropriate for use in the paediatric population. A precise knowledge of the likely pathology facilitates accurate information delivery whilst reducing parental uncertainty and treatment variation.
Understanding Manycore Scalability of File Systems
Venue: USENIX Annual Technical Conference

We analyze the manycore scalability of five widely deployed file systems, namely, ext4, XFS, btrfs, F2FS, and tmpfs, by using our open source benchmark suite, FXMARK. FXMARK implements 19 microbenchmarks to stress specific components of each file system and includes three application benchmarks to measure the macroscopic scalability behavior. We observe that file systems are hidden scalability bottlenecks in many I/O intensive applications even when there is no apparent contention at the application level. We found 25 scalability bottlenecks in file systems, many of which are unexpected or counterintuitive. We draw a set of observations on file system scalability behavior and unveil several core aspects of file system design that systems researchers must address.
Effectiveness of Virtual Team for Improving Communication Breakdown in IBS Project Delivery Process

Technological innovation and globalization force the organizations collaborate across time, culture, and geographical boundaries. It becomes one of the ordinary practices to the construction sector and has given rise to the concept of global teams known as a virtual team. Virtual team drives by advance technology to solve the communication issues and perceived as an effective, efficient, and creative team structure. Effective communication is an essential process to develop project success in the construction Industrialised Building System (IBS) project. However the implication of the fragmented approach in the IBS project development process was reflected in the lack of communication between multidisciplinary project teams cause various problem such as lower performance and a higher turnover of staff. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the effects of communication, subject to different project stage and to identify the key factors to enhance virtual team communication processes between the practitioners.
Joint Event Extraction via Recurrent Neural Networks
Venue: NAACL

Event extraction is a particularly challenging problem in information extraction. The stateof the art models for this problem have either applied convolutional neural networks in a pipelined framework (Chen et al. 2015) or followed the joint architecture via structured prediction with rich local and global features (Li et al. 2013) The former is able to learn hidden feature representations automatically from data based on the continuous and generalized representations of words. The latter, on the other hand, is capable of mitigating the error propagation problem of the pipelined approach and exploiting the inter dependencies between event triggers and argument roles via discrete structures. In this work, we propose to do event extraction in a joint framework with bidirectional recurrent neural networks, thereby benefiting from the advantages of the two models as well as addressing issues inherent in the existing approaches. We systematically investigate different memory features for the joint model and demonstrate that the proposed model achieves the state of the art performance on the ACE 2005 dataset.
Digital Humanities
Venue: Informatik Spektrum

Einleitung Als Digital Humanities ,digitale Geisteswissenschaften" wird seit rund 10 15 Jahren ein Forschungsfeld bezeichnet, das schon seit den 1960er Jahren unter Bezeichnungen wie ,Computer and the Humanities" oder ,Humanities Computing" besteht. Sehr allgemein gesprochen kann jede Verwendung des Computers zur Aufbereitung, Analyse und Prasentation von Forschungsdaten in den Geisteswissenschaften zu diesem Feld gezahlt werden. Die Geisteswissenschaften, die sich heute auch ofter selbst als Kulturwissenschaften bezeichnen, weisen eine ausgesprochen grosse Fachervielfalt auf. Zu ihrem Kern gehoren die diversen Philologien oftmals ausdifferenziert in eine Linguistik und eine Literaturwissenschaft, manchmal erganzt um eine Spezialdisziplin fur die Fruhzeit der Sprache und Literatur z. B. die Germanistik, Anglistik bis hin zur Agyptologie oder Altorientalistik, sowie die Geschichtswissenschaften, die Kunstgeschichte, die Musikwissenschaft sowie die Philosophie.
Charge 2e/3 Superconductivity and Topological Degeneracies without Localized Zero Modes in Bilayer Fractional Quantum Hall States.
Venue: Physical review letters

It has been recently shown that non Abelian defects with localized parafermion zero modes can arise in conventional Abelian fractional quantum Hall (FQH) states. Here we propose an alternate route to creating, manipulating, and measuring topologically protected degeneracies in bilayer FQH states coupled to superconductors, without the creation of localized parafermion zero modes. We focus mainly on electron hole bilayers, with a 1/3 Laughlin FQH state in each layer, with boundaries that are proximity coupled to a superconductor. We show that the superconductor induces charge 2e/3 quasiparticle pair condensation at each boundary of the FQH state, and that this leads to (i) topologically protected degeneracies that can be measured through charge sensing experiments and (ii) a fractional charge 2e/3 ac Josephson effect. We demonstrate that an analog of non Abelian braiding is possible, despite the absence of a localized zero mode. We discuss several practical advantages of this proposal over previous work, and also several generalizations.
Formation of (2E) 4 Hydroxy 2 nonenal and (2E) 4 Hydroxy 2 hexenal by Plant Enzymes: A Review Suggests a Role in the Physiology of Plants

It is demonstrated that (3Z) nonenal (NON) and (3Z) hexenal (HEX) are oxidized in a cascade by lipoxygenase (LOX) and hydroperoxide peroxygenase (HP peroxygenase) into (2E) 4 hydroxy 2 nonenal (HNE) and (2E) 4 hydroxy 2 hexenal (HHE) respectively. In turn, HNE inactivates LOX terminating the cascade. The hydroxy alkenals produced serve to inhibit plant pathogens, which initiated the cascade. In addition to LOX, other unknown oxygenases may be involved in the cascade.
Challenges in the Operationalization of Mental Health Quality Measures: An Assessment of Alternatives.
Venue: Psychiatric services

Interest in measuring the quality of mental health services has increased, but challenges remain in moving from general standards of quality and best practices to specific, implementable quality measures. The International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership identified 656 mental health quality measures and then applied a modified Delphi approach to assess various available alternative quality measures. Panel members considered issues of data source, segmentation, and thresholds. Policy makers and organizations will need to make difficult choices about accountability, purpose, feasibility, and validity in order to operationalize quality measurement. Empirical data can help guide them in this process.
Environmental Impact Assessment of Quarries and Stone Cutting Industries in Palestine: Case Study of Jammain

Although quarries and the stone industries represent a significant industrial sector in Palestine in terms of production and exports and thus enhancing the economic situation, these operations have adverse impact on the environment and human health. The present study revealed that particulate matter (dust) produced as a result of the different activities associated with these industries causes several problems to the environment and people living in the area. Measurements of air quality showed that high concentrations of different particulate matter are in the study area. In this regard, the majority of the people (70% of the respondents) confirmed that air is permanently dusty, and the conditions are not limited to working hours, where higher effects are normally noticed in summer season. Also, the study showed that these industries have negative impact on water resources, and about 68% of the respondents confirmed that groundwater in polluted as a result of these industries and their wastes. Concerning the health situation, the study demonstrated that there is high prevalent rate of diseases caused as a result of these industries and particularly due to air pollution; cough and cold, dyspnea, inflammation of nasal, Asthma and hearing impairment due to noise pollution were the most prevalent diseases. Furthermore, these industries cause stress and discomfort to people and affect their homes as different degrees of crack are developed due to vibrations.
Color stability of esthetic restorative materials used in pediatric dentistry: An in vitro study
Venue: Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Children consume foods that are colorful which contain food additives that stain not only the tooth structure but also the restorations. As esthetics is of prime concern for both parents and children nowadays, long term color stability of restorative materials is of utmost importance.  To evaluate the color stability of two tooth colored restorative materials (conventional glass ionomer cement [GIC] and giomer) when immersed in various consumable drinks and food (aerated beverage, ice candy, and health drink) at different immersion periods (low, moderate, and high)  A total of 100 specimens were made with each restorative material. Ten were used as a control and remaining (n 90) as experimental. The experimental specimens were divided into three groups based on media of immersion (n 30 each) and were further divided into three subgroups based on immersion time (n 10 each) The color changes (DE values) were measured using spectrophotometer.  Both the tested materials showed color change; however, conventional GIC showed greater DE values when compared to giomer and the samples exposed to aerated beverage resulted in highest color change. It is also noticed that greater the exposure time, higher are the DE values.  Giomer showed more resistance to color change than conventional GIC with all the tested media and immersion regimes.
The benefits of casein phosphopeptid amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP ACP) in pediatric dentistry

The pathogenesis of enamel caries involves an imbalance in the physiological process of remineralization/ demineralization of the dental structure. White spot lesions are the earliest macroscopic evidence of enamel caries. The subsurface loss will continue if early treatment was not made, and eventually the surface layer will collapse and lead to a cavity formation. Casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP ACP) is a unique, naturally derived protein based remineralizing mechanism. By its incorporation at this stage, the lesion can be reversed. It will have a strong impact on the public health aspects of caries control. The aim of this review is to describe the chemical nature, mechanism of action, and effectiveness of CPP ACP as a remineralizing agent and its various uses in clinical conditions as well as the different methods of application of CPP ACP products in modern practice.
Medical Emergencies in Pediatric Dentistry.
Venue: Acta stomatologica Croatica

Medical emergencies that are life threatening can occur in dental practice. Complications may arise because of an underlying disease or a reaction to medication. Reactions to medications may be allergic and toxic. The most common reactions are toxic reactions to local anesthetics, whereas allergies occur mainly as a consequence of the application of antibiotics, usually penicillin. In response to stress, vasovagal syncope typically occurs. Other causes may be related to an underlying disease specific pathology (such as acute asthma attack, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, or seizures) or accidents (aspiration of a foreign body causing obstruction of the respiratory system) For all the above conditions, guidelines have been established that need to be known. If complications occur or necessary measures are not taken, it can lead to cardiac and respiratory arrest. Therefore, cardiopulmonary resuscitation is needed. All procedures and dosages should be adapted to the age of the child.
Mobile Post Emergency Monitoring System for Nuclear Power Plants
Venue: ICTERI

In this paper, a concept of designing the post emergency system for monitoring the equipment and territory of nuclear power plant after a severe accident was developed. Power and communications network lines are found out as the most vulnerable ones during the accident monitoring, and selfdescriptiveness and survivability and veracity are recognized as system basic parameters. To ensure the self descriptiveness it's proposed to equip measurement and control modules with backup wireless communication channels and deploy the repeaters network based on drones. To provide the survivability modules possess the backup power battery, and repeaters appear in the appropriate places after the accident. Moreover an optimization of drone's location is proposed according to the minimum energy consumption criterion. To ensure the veracity it's expected to design the noise immune protocol for message exchange and archiving and self diagnostics of all system components. Formulas for estimating the reliability level of the post emergency monitoring system were obtained.
Choosing native tree species for establishing man made forest: A new perspective for sustainable forest management in changing world

Subiakto A, Rachmat HH, Sakai C. 2016. Choosing native tree species for establishing man made forest: A new perspective for sustainable forest management in changing world. Biodiversitas 17: 620 625. Establishment of tree plantation on degraded lands and forest clearly favored some exotic species such as Gmelina arborea, Acacia, and Eucalyptus. High productivity, less harvesting time, and deeper silvicultural knowledge are the beneficial factor for choosing those exotics species. However, the use of a wide variety of native tree species becomes more significantly important in reforestation projects due to the greater biodiversity benefits and wider environmental services. This research was carried out as a multiyear observation and continuous experiment to value how native tree species can be prospective alternatives in providing and supporting human need. The performances of two native Indonesian Shorea species, Shorea leprosula and Shorea selanica, were evaluated at a dipterocarp planting trial in two different sites in Indonesia. Growth data was obtained from 15 and 17 years old plots, twelve 100 m X 100 m square plots on mineral soils (Gunung Dahu Experimental Forest/GDEF, Bogor) and eight resembled plots on frequently flooded peat land (PT. Arara Abadi/PT. AA, Riau) Survival rates were varied, ranged from 36 77% diameter at breast height from 13.7 24.9 cm, tree height from 10.8 16.9 m, mean volume from 0.119 m/tree 0.567 m/tree, and total volume from 79.420 m/ha 215.412 m/ha. Growth rates of planted saplings were affected by species, site and spacing distance. The development of man made dipterocarps forest in the tropic, especially in South East Asia can be as prospective as developing an exotic fast growing plantation. Eventhough in situ conservation would give the most benefit in conserving genetic resources of native tree species, establishing man made dipterocarp forest still have higher environmental value than using exotic tree species such as acacia. Moreover, establishing man made dipterocarp forest is considered more environmental friendly and possess lower to no risk of species invasion compare to those of developing exotic trees plantation.
The role of planted forests in the provision of habitat: an Irish perspective
Venue: Biodiversity and Conservation

The continued decline of natural forests globally has increased interest in the potential of planted forests to support biodiversity. Here, we examine the potential conservation benefits of plantation forests from an Irish perspective, a country where remaining natural forests are fragmented and degraded, and the majority of the forest area is comprised of non native Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong. Carr. and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L. Karst. plantations. We examine the true value of Irish plantation forests to native biodiversity, relative to remaining natural forest fragments, and to prior and alternative land use to afforestation. We find that plantation forests provide a suitable surrogate habitat primarily for generalist species, as well as providing habitat for certain species of conservation concern. However, we find that plantation forests provide poor habitat for native forest specialists, and examine potential management strategies which may be employed to improve habitat provision services for this group.
Making Through the Lens of Culture and Power: Toward Transformative Visions for Educational Equity

In this essay, Shirin Vossoughi, Paula Hooper, and Meg Escude advance a critique of branded, culturally normative definitions of making and caution against their uncritical adoption into the educational sphere. The authors argue that the ways making and equity are conceptualized can either restrict or expand the possibility that the growing maker movement will contribute to intellectually generative and liberatory educational experiences for working class students and students of color. After reviewing various perspectives on making as educative practice, they present a framework that treats the following principles as starting points for equity oriented research and design: critical analyses of educational injustice; historicized approaches to making as cross cultural activity; explicit attention to pedagogical philosophies and practices; and ongoing inquiry into the sociopolitical values and purposes of making. These principles are grounded in their own research and teaching in the Tinkering Afterschool.
Unsupervised energy prediction in a Smart Grid context using reinforcement cross building transfer learning

In a future Smart Grid context, increasing challenges in managing the stochastic local energy supply and demand are expected. This increased the need of more accurate energy prediction methods in order to support further complex decision making processes. Although many methods aiming to predict the energy consumption exist, all these require labelled data, such as historical or simulated data. Still, such datasets are not always available under the emerging Smart Grid transition and complex people behaviour. Our approach goes beyond the state of the art energy prediction methods in that it does not require labelled data. Firstly, two reinforcement learning algorithms are investigated in order to model the building energy consumption. Secondly, as a main theoretical contribution, a Deep Belief Network (DBN) is incorporated into each of these algorithms, making them suitable for continuous states. Thirdly, the proposed methods yield a cross building transfer that can target new behaviour of existing buildings (due to changes in their structure or installations) as well as completely new types of buildings. The methods are developed in the MATLAB(r) environment and tested on a real database recorded over seven years, with hourly resolution. Experimental results demonstrate that the energy prediction accuracy in terms of RMSE has been significantly improved in 91.42% of the cases after using a DBN for automatically extracting high level features from the unlabelled data, compared to the equivalent methods without the DBN pre processing.
Health literacy and crisis: Public relations in the 2010 egg recall

This study examines instructional messages and constraints of health literacy in communicating messages of self protection in a crisis. Specifically, the identifiable public relations strategies of the FDA, CDC, and other prominent spokespersons were assessed and a content analysis of television coverage during the first week of the 2010 Salmonella egg recall was performed to determine the ability of the accountable agencies and organizations to communicate messages of self protection through the media. This study contends that practitioners must take health literacy into consideration when developing messages that must first pass through media gatekeepers. Implications are provided for improving media relations in a crisis that increases health risks and expanding the scope of crisis communication research.
Experimental Validation of an Adaptive Total Energy Control System Strategy for the Longitudinal Dynamics of a Fixed Wing Aircraft

AbstractThis paper presents the experimental validation of an adaptive total energy control strategy to regulating the airspeed and the flight path angle of a fixed wing aircraft. The control strategy is developed from a nonlinear description of the total energy control system approach. An open source computational fluid dynamics software is used to estimate the aerodynamic characteristics of the experimental aircraft. The stability properties are analyzed considering the linearized closed loop dynamics around an equilibrium point.