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Compensation method for the influence of angle of view on animal temperature measurement using thermal imaging camera combined with depth image.
Venue: Journal of thermal biology

In the study, we proposed an animal surface temperature measurement method based on Kinect sensor and infrared thermal imager to facilitate the screening of animals with febrile diseases. Due to random motion and small surface temperature variation of animals, the influence of the angle of view on temperature measurement is significant. The method proposed in the present study could compensate the temperature measurement error caused by the angle of view. Firstly, we analyzed the relationship between measured temperature and angle of view and established the mathematical model for compensating the influence of the angle of view with the correlation coefficient above 0.99. Secondly, the fusion method of depth and infrared thermal images was established for synchronous image capture with Kinect sensor and infrared thermal imager and the angle of view of each pixel was calculated. According to experimental results, without compensation treatment, the temperature image measured in the angle of view of 74deg to 76deg showed the difference of more than 2degC compared with that measured in the angle of view of 0deg. However, after compensation treatment, the temperature difference range was only 0.03 1.2degC. This method is applicable for real time compensation of errors caused by the angle of view during the temperature measurement process with the infrared thermal imager.
Miniature optical planar camera based on a wide angle metasurface doublet corrected for monochromatic aberrations
Venue: Nature communications

Optical metasurfaces are two dimensional arrays of nano scatterers that modify optical wavefronts at subwavelength spatial resolution. They are poised to revolutionize optics by enabling complex low cost systems where multiple metasurfaces are lithographically stacked and integrated with electronics. For imaging applications, metasurface stacks can perform sophisticated image corrections and can be directly integrated with image sensors. Here we demonstrate this concept with a miniature flat camera integrating a monolithic metasurface lens doublet corrected for monochromatic aberrations, and an image sensor. The doublet lens, which acts as a fisheye photographic objective, has a small f number of 0.9, an angle of view larger than 60deg x 60deg, and operates at 850 nm wavelength with 70% focusing efficiency. The camera exhibits nearly diffraction limited image quality, which indicates the potential of this technology in the development of optical systems for microscopy, photography, and computer vision.
Beyond Self Reports: Using Eye Tracking to Measure Topic and Style Differences in Attention to Social Media Content

Research on social media content overwhelmingly relies on self reports, which we suggest are meaningfully limited and likely biased. Instead, we apply an under utilized method corneal eye tracking for gauging attention to content in social media. We expose subjects to different types of Facebook content and track their gaze as they browse through posts. Substantively, we find that news and social content garner equal attention, with politics trailing behind both. We also find that the style of the post matters for attention patterns, with richer content (e.g. pictures, links) enhancing attention especially for social and news posts. Methodologically, we conclude that participants are unable to accurately report the topics and types of content available on the Facebook feed, even immediately after exposure. We discuss the implications of these findings and also make recommendations for appropriate methods in this area.
Biological Stability of Drinking Water: Controlling Factors, Methods, and Challenges
Venue: Front. Microbiol.

Biological stability of drinking water refers to the concept of providing consumers with drinking water of same microbial quality at the tap as produced at the water treatment facility. However, uncontrolled growth of bacteria can occur during distribution in water mains and premise plumbing, and can lead to hygienic (e.g. development of opportunistic pathogens) aesthetic (e.g. deterioration of taste, odor, color) or operational (e.g. fouling or biocorrosion of pipes) problems. Drinking water contains diverse microorganisms competing for limited available nutrients for growth. Bacterial growth and interactions are regulated by factors, such as (i) type and concentration of available organic and inorganic nutrients, (ii) type and concentration of residual disinfectant, (iii) presence of predators, such as protozoa and invertebrates, (iv) environmental conditions, such as water temperature, and (v) spatial location of microorganisms (bulk water, sediment, or biofilm) Water treatment and distribution conditions in water mains and premise plumbing affect each of these factors and shape bacterial community characteristics (abundance, composition, viability) in distribution systems. Improved understanding of bacterial interactions in distribution systems and of environmental conditions impact is needed for better control of bacterial communities during drinking water production and distribution. This article reviews (i) existing knowledge on biological stability controlling factors and (ii) how these factors are affected by drinking water production and distribution conditions. In addition, (iii) the concept of biological stability is discussed in light of experience with well established and new analytical methods, enabling high throughput analysis and in depth characterization of bacterial communities in drinking water. We discussed, how knowledge gained from novel techniques will improve design and monitoring of water treatment and distribution systems in order to maintain good drinking water microbial quality up to consumer's tap. A new definition and methodological approach for biological stability is proposed.
Copepods (Cyclopoida) associated with top shells (Vestigastropoda: Trochoidea: Tegulidae) from coastal waters in southern Japan, with descriptions of three new species.
Venue: Zootaxa

Four species of copepods are described based on specimens of both sexes from tegulid top shells (Vestigastropoda) caught from coastal waters of southern Japan. Three species, including two undescribed and one known of the genus Panaietis (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Anthessiidae) were found in the pharynx and esophagus of gastropods.  was found in the mantle cavity of the host. This copepod differs from its congeners in the proportions of the caudal ramus, the armature and proportion of the antenna, the armature of the exopod and general shape of the endopod of leg 4, and the presence of a post rostral process.
PerKApp: A context aware motivational system for healthier lifestyles
Venue: 2016 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2)

In this paper we present PerKApp, a context aware system for inducing the user to adopt healthier lifestyles, based on a novel combination of persuasion technologies, natural language generation techniques, and deep knowledge representation tools. In our view, personalized and tailored messages generated according to the characteristic of user, user preferences and the context are extremely useful to increase the effectiveness of persuasion efforts in terms of user acceptance of the proposed behaviors. The architecture of PerKApp is designed with the goal of ease scalability and extendibility to other domains by redefinition of the knowledge and linguistic content.
What Do You Have to Offer Me?" A Relationship Building Activity for Demonstrating Social Exchange Theory

In this article, we describe an interactive classroom activity designed to help students encounter social exchange theory in action. During the "What Do You Have to Offer Me?" exercise, each student selected seven cards, each containing a characteristic related to personality, physical characteristics, family history, finances, ideology, and occupation. Students were then asked to mill around the room and find someone with whom they would be interested in developing a relationship, based on the assigned characteristics. Once all students found a partner and were seated, students reflected on the process of the activity, as well as its application to social exchange theory. In addition to providing details of the activity, we conclude with student reflections and evaluative data on the exercise.
Rationality and self interest as economic exchange strategy in borderline personality disorder: Game theory, social preferences, and interpersonal behavior
Venue: Neuroscience Biobehavioral Reviews

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe and persistent impairments in interpersonal functioning. Given the complexity of social interactions, studying the interactive behavior of BPD patients is challenging. One way to implement both tight experimental control and realistic, externally valid settings is to use game theoretical experiments. This review discusses findings from economic exchange studies in BPD against the background of game theoretical literature. BPD patients do not seem to derive utility from mutual cooperation with others and appear not to "forgive" a partner's unfairness. By pursuing a strategy of negative reciprocity, BPD patients seem to act mostly "rationally" and in their own self interest. Their "grim trigger strategy" resembles the theoretical ideal of the rational and self interested agent homo economicus. Finally, we summarize how research findings from economics and clinical psychiatry may be mutually enriching and propose new research ideas in this fascinating field.
Automate surgical tasks for a flexible Serpentine Manipulator via learning actuation space trajectory from demonstration
Venue: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Surgical robotic systems with miniaturized flexible Tendon driven Serpentine Manipulators (TSM) have enjoyed increasing popularities among surgeons and researchers for their advantages of working in constrained and torturous human lumen such as oral cavity and upper GI tract. However, they suffer from sufficient nonlinearities and model uncertainties due to friction, tension varying, tendon slacking, etc. Model based control is insufficient to overcome such uncertainties and automate challenging surgical related tasks. The objective of this work is to automate certain clinical tasks to alleviate surgeon fatigue and promote task efficiency in kinematics free and sensor free circumstances. We present a data driven approach based on Learning from Demonstration (LfD) which utilizes statistical machine learning models to encode system underlying dynamics and generalize smooth motor trajectories by direct actuation space learning. Motion segmentation is enabled with soft margin Support Vector Machine (soft SVM) in complicated tasks. We also make attempts to retrieve task specific properties by Locally Weighted Regression (LWR) We evaluated the approach on two surgical related tasks: compliant insertion and simplified Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) The flexible TSM successfully reproduced both tasks and demonstrated superior trajectory performance. A video is available at: https:/youtu.be/rLQo6xKtyMI.
Effective Crowd Annotation for Relation Extraction
Venue: NAACL

Can crowdsourced annotation of training data boost performance for relation extraction over methods based solely on distant supervision? While crowdsourcing has been shown effective for many NLP tasks, previous researchers found only minimal improvement when applying the method to relation extraction. This paper demonstrates that a much larger boost is possible, e.g. raising F1 from 0.40 to 0.60. Furthermore, the gains are due to a simple, generalizable technique, Gated Instruction, which combines an interactive tutorial, feedback to correct errors during training, and improved screening.
Nanochemistry and Nanomedicine for Nanoparticle based Diagnostics and Therapy.
Venue: Chemical reviews

Diagnostics and Therapy Guanying Chen, Indrajit Roy,,SS Chunhui Yang, and Paras N. Prasad* +Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics and Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States +School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
Experimental Investigations of Acoustic Characteristics of Two Counter Rotating Rotors

The presented investigations are continuation of earlier researches performed in the Institute of Turbomachinery (Lodz University of Technology, Poland) The main aim of this paper is to investigate the acoustics properties of the chosen configuration of a flow set up consisting of two coaxial counter rotating rotors. Description and analysis of measurements are presented. As a consequence, conclusions about possibility of noise reduction of such a system are presented. According to the EU Directives, the main areas of application are multi purpose helicopters with two coaxial counter rotating rotors, drones and future passenger aircrafts with next generation aeroengines.
Two way assessment of barriers to Lean Green Manufacturing System: insights from India
Venue: Int. J. Syst. Assur. Eng. Manag.

Manufacturing systems across the globe are under pressure to improve the competitiveness and environmental performance. However, neither of lean manufacturing (LM) nor green manufacturing (GM) concepts distinctly provides a comprehensive workable solution to the challenges of the competitiveness and environmental performance. There is a need to make a bridge between LM and GM. So, a hybrid system of Lean Green Manufacturing System (LGMS) is proposed which can handle the challenges of the manufacturing systems completely. However, adoption of such manufacturing systems in the existing industrial framework poses many issues which hinder the implementation of such system, although it leads to holistic improvement of manufacturing system performance. These issues are termed as 'barriers' In this research, a comprehensive and thorough study of the LM, GM and LGMS has been done to identify the barriers. These barriers are suitably analyzed to bring out some insights which can help them mitigate. This will enable the voluntary transition towards LGMS more realistically. Barriers will be analyzed and validated with the help of two way assessment approach. This research will contribute to the scientific literature by providing a validated list of barriers and few high impact barriers which will provide the ground for policy makers in industry and government to frame policies which are more implementable.
ASOCSA 2011 24 Barriers to Sustainable Implementation of Lean Construction in the Ghanaian Building Industry

Adoption of lean construction in the construction industry will improve quality and efficiency, eliminate waste and increase value for the client. It is a production based management strategy that enables construction companies to maximize profits by maximizing efficiency and eliminating waste of resources. Lean production efforts in some countries have not been successful due to the many barriers to its successful implementation. This study was undertaken to identify possible barriers to successful and sustainable implementation of lean construction in the Ghanaian building industry and possible measures to overcome such barriers.  A structured questionnaire survey of 400 technical managers of construction organizations was carried out to identify possible barriers to implementation of lean construction and possible measures to overcome them in Ghana. Factor analysis using SPSS version 16 package was adopted to group the barriers identified. Measures identified were evaluated based on mean scores and ranked according to their strengths.  Difficulty in understanding lean concepts, inconsistency in government policies, poor project definition, incomplete designs, lack of standardization and lack of long term relationship with suppliers were some of the barriers identified and grouped into Managerial, Technical and Teamwork issues. Barriers to Sustainable Implementation of Lean Construction JHB, South Africa in the Ghanaian Building Industry ISBN: 978 0 86970 713 5
Synthesis, Photoluminescence and Bio Targeting Applications of Blue Graphene Quantum Dots.
Venue: Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology

Chemical derived graphene oxide, an atomically thin sheet of graphite with two dimensional construction, offers interesting physical, electronic, thermal, chemical, and mechanical properties that are currently being explored for advanced physics electronics, membranes, and composites. Herein, we study graphene quantum dots (GQD) with the blue photoluminescence under various parameters. The GQD samples were prepared at different temperatures, and the blue photoluminescence intensity of the solution improved radically as the heating temperatures increased. Concerning PL peak and intensity of the quantum dots, the results demonstrated dependence on time under heating, temperature of heating, and pH adjusted by the addition of sodium hydroxide. After hydrothermal synthesis routes, the functional groups of graphene oxide were altered the morphology showed the stacking configuration, and self assembled structure of the graphene sheets with obvious wrinkles appeared at the edge structures. In addition, absorption, PL, and PLE spectra of the graphene quantum dots increase with different quantities of sodium hydroxide added. Finally, using GQD to target PNTIA cells was carried out successfully. High uptake efficiency and no cytotoxic effects indicate graphene quantum dots can be suitable for bio targeting.
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Advancing acculturation theory and research: the acculturation process in its ecological context.
Venue: Current opinion in psychology

Continued intercultural contact leads to challenges and changes. As part of this process, the acculturating individual deals with acculturative stressors whose negative effects on well being can be buffered or exacerbated by coping reactions. A second component of the acculturation process involves the acquisition, maintenance, and change of cultural behaviors, values and identities associated with heritage and settlement cultures. Both acculturative stress and acculturative change unfold in an ecological context. Within the family, acculturation discrepancies between parents and children affect acculturation trajectories and outcomes. At the institutional level, the school and workplace exert significant influences on the acculturation of young people and working adults, respectively. At the societal level attitudes, policies and prejudice affect the acculturation experiences of sojourners and immigrants and influence their psychological and socio cultural adaptation.
Exposure to and Attitudes Regarding Transgender Education Among Urology Residents.
Venue: The journal of sexual medicine

Transgender individuals are underserved within the health care system but might increasingly seek urologic care as insurers expand coverage for medical and surgical gender transition.  To evaluate urology residents' exposure to transgender patient care and their perceived importance of transgender surgical education.  Urology residents from a representative sample of U.S. training programs were asked to complete a cross sectional survey from January through March 2016.  Respondents were queried regarding demographics, transgender curricular exposure (didactic vs clinical) and perceived importance of training opportunities in transgender patient care.  In total, 289 urology residents completed the survey (72% response rate) Fifty four percent of residents reported exposure to transgender patient care, with more residents from Western (74% and North Central (72% sections reporting exposure (P .01) Exposure occurred more frequently through direct patient interaction rather than through didactic education (psychiatric, 23% vs 7% P .001; medical, 17% vs 6% P .001; surgical, 33% vs 11% P .001) Female residents placed greater importance on gender confirming surgical training than did their male colleagues (91% vs 70% P .001) Compared with Western section residents (88% those from South Central (60% P .002) Southeastern (63% P .002) and Mid Atlantic (63% P .003) sections less frequently viewed transgender related surgical training as important. Most residents (77% stated transgender related surgical training should be offered in fellowships.  Urology resident exposure to transgender patient care is regionally dependent. Perceived importance of gender confirming surgical training varies by sex and geography. A gap exists between the direct transgender patient care urology residencies provide and the didactic transgender education they receive.
A new bio inspired optimisation algorithm: Bird Swarm Algorithm
Venue: J. Exp. Theor. Artif. Intell.

A new bio inspired algorithm, namely Bird Swarm Algorithm (BSA) is proposed for solving optimisation applications. BSA is based on the swarm intelligence extracted from the social behaviours and social interactions in bird swarms. Birds mainly have three kinds of behaviours: foraging behaviour, vigilance behaviour and flight behaviour. Birds may forage for food and escape from the predators by the social interactions to obtain a high chance of survival. By modelling these social behaviours, social interactions and the related swarm intelligence, four search strategies associated with five simplified rules are formulated in BSA. Simulations and comparisons based on eighteen benchmark problems demonstrate the effectiveness, superiority and stability of BSA. Some proposals for future research about BSA are also discussed.
dragon: Multidimensional range queries on distributed aggregation trees
Venue: Future Gener. Comput. Syst.

Distributed query processing is of paramount importance in next generation distribution services, such as Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber physical systems. Even if several multi attribute range queries supports have been proposed for peer to peer systems, these solutions must be rethought to fully meet the requirements of new computational paradigms for IoT, like fog computing. This paper proposes dragon an efficient support for distributed multi dimensional range query processing targeting efficient query resolution on highly dynamic data. In dragon nodes at the edges of the network collect and publish multi dimensional data. The nodes collectively manage an aggregation tree storing data digests which are then exploited, when resolving queries, to prune the sub trees containing few or no relevant matches. Multi attribute queries are managed by linearizing the attribute space through space filling curves. We extensively analysed different aggregation and query resolution strategies in a wide spectrum of experimental set ups. We show that dragon manages efficiently fast changing data values. Further, we show that dragon resolves queries by contacting a lower number of nodes when compared to a similar approach in the state of the art.