nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
Estudio y diseno de un prototipo para el monitoreo de acuarios utilizando tecnologia Wifi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n) enfocada al IoT (Internet of things) mediante una plataforma Raspberry Pi y el sistema operativo Android

El Proyecto se encuentra enfocado al desarrollo de una aplicacion para el Internet de las cosas (IoT) en base a la implementacion de un prototipo para el monitoreo de acuarios por medio de la utilizacion de software libre y tecnologias de bajo costo, con el fin de proporcionar una solucion confiable, economica y facil de utilizar para el usuario. Para cumplir con este proposito se utiliza una comunicacion entre la plataforma Raspberry Pi y Arduino mediante el modelo cliente servidor, para el monitoreo de los parametros del acuario, Arduino utiliza sensores de pH, conductividad electrica, temperatura y humedad ambiental, luz y temperatura en el agua para obtener y enviar informacion a una base de datos que se encuentra almacenada en la Raspberry Pi. En el desarrollo de esta aplicacion Android, se permite visualizar por medio de Internet los parametros y las alarmas que pudieran existir en el acuario mediante cualquier dispositivo que tenga acceso a la red. El prototipo realiza acciones automaticamente cuando detecta parametros fuera de rango, mediante la activacion de equipos electricos que funcionan a 120V permitiendo controlar y mejorar el habitat en el acuario.
[QUALITY OF LIFE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LEG ULCER]
Venue: Acta medica Croatica casopis Hravatske akademije medicinskih znanosti

Wound represents a disruption of anathomic and physiologic continuity of the skin. Regarding to the healing process, wounds can be classified as acute or chronic wounds. Quality of life is primarily concerned with the impact of chronic wounds. A wound is considered chronic if healing does not occur within expected period of time regarding to its etiology and localization. Chronic wounds can be classified as typical and atypical. The majority of wounds (95 percent) are typical ones which include ischaemic, neurotrophic and hypostatic ulcer and two separate entities: diabetic foot and decubital ulcers. An 80 percent of chronic wounds localized on lower leg are result of chronic venous insufficiency, in 5 10 percent cause is of arterial etiology, whereas the remainder is mostly neuropathic ulcer. Chronic wounds represent a significant burden to patients, health care professionals and the entire health care system. Chronic wounds affect the elderly population and it is estimated that 1 2 percent of western population suffer from it. This estimate is expected to rise due to an increasing population of the elderly and the diabetic and obesity epidemic. The WHO definition of health is "A state of complite physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" Based on this definition, quality of life in relation to health may be defined as "the functional effect of an illness and it's consequent therapy upon a patient, as perceived by the patient" The domains that contribute to this effect are physical, psychological and social functioning. The patient's own perceptions of an illness were found to play an important role in explainig quality of life. Chronic wounds significantly decrease the quality of life in a number of ways such as reduced mobility, pain, unpleasant odor, sleep disturbances, social isolation and frustration, and inability to perform everyday duties. Among the most common psychological reactions to chronic diseases, including chronic wounds, are depression, anxiety, aggression and frustration. Psychological factors may not only be a consequence of delayed healing, but may also impact on wound healing. Anxiety and depression have direct influences on endocrine and immune function. About the impact of disease on quality of life and individuals' perceptions of illness, there are questionnaires and methods to analyze this, but the challenge is to move from a focus on wound management to understanding the specific needs of each individual within the context of their life.
Identifying relationships between symptom clusters and quality of life in adults with chronic mixed venous and arterial leg ulcers
Venue: International wound journal

The objective of this study was to identify symptom clusters and their effect on quality of life (QOL) of adults with chronic leg ulcers of mixed venous and arterial aetiology. A secondary analysis of data from four existing prospective longitudinal studies conducted by a wound healing research group in Australia was undertaken. A total of 110 patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected for this study. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to identify symptom clusters and correlational analyses to examine relationships between the identified symptom clusters and QOL. The EFA identified two distinct symptom clusters: a 'systemic symptom cluster' consisting of pain, fatigue and depressive symptoms; and a 'localised leg symptom cluster' including pain, fatigue, oedema, lower limb inflammation and exudate. Physical QOL correlated significantly with the systemic symptom cluster (r 0*055, P 0*0001) and the localised leg symptom cluster (r 0*054, P 0*0001) whereas mental QOL was associated only with the systemic symptom cluster (r 0*038, P 0*01) The results suggest that appropriate intervention strategies targeting specific symptom clusters should be developed. Targeting patients with symptom clusters is particularly important because they are at high risk and the most vulnerable for reduced QOL.
Spatiotemporal dynamics of urban green spaces and human wildlife conflicts in Tokyo
Venue: Scientific reports

Although urban green spaces are increasingly important both for humans and wildlife, an increase in urban green spaces may also increase human wildlife conflicts in urban areas. However, few studies have examined the relationship between the size of green spaces and the level of conflicts with wildlife in multiple taxa, including invertebrates and vertebrates. To better understand current pest statistics and predict changes that will occur as the area of green spaces increases, we analysed a dataset compiling the number of pest consultations in 53 metropolitan districts in Tokyo over a 20 year period and its relationships with the area of green space. Stinging insects (e.g. wasps) made up over 50% of pest consultations, followed (in order) by rats and other nuisance animals (e.g. snakes) The number of consultations per unit population did not correlate, or was even negatively correlated, with the proportions of green spaces (mainly forest) for many indoor pests, but did positively correlate for some outdoor pests, such as wasps and snakes. Therefore, wasps and snakes can increase when urban green spaces increase. Because even minor nuisances are relevant for urban lifestyles, considerations of ways to minimise conflicts with wildlife are critical for urban green space management.
Exploring the Value of Urban Trees and Green Spaces in Leeds, UK

In 2014, around 54% of the world's population were living in towns and cities, and this number is projected to increase to nearly 70% by the middle of the century. Almost two thirds of the urban area that will exist by the year 2030 is yet to be built, so it is vital that we take the opportunity to create and maintain healthy and sustainable urban environments. Urban green spaces such as domestic gardens, parks and woodlands provide a multitude of benefits to human urban populations, and a vital habitat for wildlife. By improving physical fitness and reducing depression, the presence of green spaces can enhance the health and wellbeing of people living and working in cities. Green spaces also indirectly impact our health by improving air quality and limiting the impact of heatwaves by reducing urban temperatures. In addition, urban vegetation stores carbon, helping to mitigate climate change, and reduces the likelihood of flooding by storing excess rain water. We will present an overview of the existing literature around the impacts of green spaces in urban populations and describe the Leeds Forest Observatory (LFO) an outdoor laboratory being established in collaboration with Leeds City Council. We will also outline our plans to assess the local and city wide woodland resource using the i Tree software, designed to facilitate economic valuation of urban trees through their role in carbon storage, air quality control and flood reduction.
Authentic leadership and its impact on creativity of nursing staff: A cross sectional questionnaire survey of Indian nurses and their supervisors.
Venue: International journal of nursing studies

Nurses play a dominant role in the healthcare sector. However, the working condition of nurses in India is far from satisfactory due to a variety of factors. This is further compounded by the lack of respect for nurses and their profession. Therefore, there is a need to examine factors that could mitigate this situation.  The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between authentic leadership and employee creativity, while determining the mediating effect of knowledge sharing behaviour and moderating effect of use of information technology on this association.  A questionnaire based survey was used to collect the data. Macro process (Hayes) was used to examine the mediating role of knowledge sharing behaviour and the moderating role of use of information technology in the relationship between authentic leadership and employee creativity.  Data was collected from 43 small and medium sized hospitals in the state of Uttarakhand, India.  The participants in the present study were 405 nurses and their 81 supervisors from the above hospitals.  Results indicate that authentic leadership is positively linked to the creativity of employees. Further, knowledge sharing behaviour is found to mediate the relationship between authentic leadership and employee creativity, while use of information technology acts as a moderator between knowledge sharing behaviour and employee creativity. The findings of this investigation can help healthcare managers understand the importance of knowledge creation and knowledge sharing among healthcare workers. This paper draws attention to the need for hospital administrators to establish an appropriate information technology infrastructure to effectively manage the knowledge pool of the organization. This study also highlights the importance of effective leadership style, namely authentic leadership, in positively influencing employee creativity in healthcare institutions, a service oriented industry.  This study contributes to existing research on authentic leadership and employee creativity by showing that knowledge sharing behaviour and use of information technology are important and relevant variables that affect the degree of influence that authentic leadership has on employee creativity.
Energy Efficient Data Collection Algorithms Based on Clustering for Mobility Enabled Wireless Sensor Networks
Venue: ICCCS

Energy consumption has always been a challenging issue in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) In this paper, we consider the collaboration optimization problem for load balancing with mobility assisted features. In particular, we present a cluster based network structure, in which sensor nodes are partitioned into layers according to transmission radius. Based on a distributed scheme for clustering and cluster heads, rendezvous points (RPs) are introduced and searched through greedy algorithm with geometrical relationship between a specific cluster head and its members. After that, mobile sinks are then introduced to replace the cluster heads in the place where RP has been found. Furthermore, mean squared error of energy in a cluster is used to reduce transmitted packets. Considering another factor, i.e. the data packet, of energy consumption model, we propose an energy optimal algorithm through the quantization approach to balance network load and allocate node's transmitted traffic. Finally, we analyze the cluster lifetimes in different scenarios and achieve balance to save significant energy.
Optimal Design of RCD Parameters in Flyback Converter
Venue: 2016 International Symposium on Computer, Consumer and Control (IS3C)

To obtain the optimal design method of RCD in flyback converter, the influence of the clamp voltage VC on the feedback energy Wf generated by the feedback voltage Vf was analyzed. It is indicated that VC must be larger than Vf and Wf decreases with the increment of VC. The energy Wlk from the leakage inductor was researched, let Wf=Wlk, the critical clamp voltage VCK was obtained, on this basis, the optimal design methods of the RCD parameters were proposed. The validity of theoretical analysis and the design methods were verified by the simulation and experimental results.
An accurate design method of RCD circuit for flyback converter considering diode reverse recovery
Venue: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT)

Considering the diode reverse recovery, an accurate design method of RCD circuit in flyback converter is proposed. The proposed method can achieve smaller clamp voltage errors and less power dissipation than traditional design method according to the design requests. In order to improve the design accuracy of clamp voltage and reduce the power loss, detailed analysis of RCD clamp circuit including diode reverse recovery charge is performed. Based on the analysis, the process of an accurate design method of RCD circuit is presented. Experiments are done to verify the analysis and the proposed design method through a 5V/1A flyback prototype.
Theatre and time ecology: deceleration in Stifters Dinge and L'Effet de Serge

This article explores the production of 'time ecology' in two works of postdramatic theatre: Heiner Goebbels' Stifters Dinge (2007) and Philippe Quesne's L'Effet de Serge (2007) By focusing on the practice of deceleration, it argues that theatre's ecological potential resides not so much in its ability to represent the world, but rather in its capacity for producing new types of temporal experience that purposefully seek to break with modernity's regime of historicity and the accelerated rhythms that it has given rise to. Importantly, my concern with deceleration is not an argument for slowness per se; on the contrary, I am interested in highlighting the presence of multiple and interpenetrating timescales and rhythms. As well as exposing the full extent of theatre's temporal potential, such a concern with postdramatic 'chronographies' offers an implicit critique of dramatic theatre's extant practices of eco dramaturgy that, all too often, attempt to construct a linear narrative which is invested in conventional sequential models of temporality (beginning, middle, end)
Efficient Attribute Based Secure Data Sharing with Hidden Policies and Traceability in Mobile Health Networks
Venue: Mob. Inf. Syst.

Mobile health (also written as mHealth) provisions the practice of public health supported by mobile devices. mHealth systems let patients and healthcare providers collect and share sensitive information, such as electronic and personal health records (EHRs) at any time, allowing more rapid convergence to optimal treatment. Key to achieving this is securely sharing data by providing enhanced access control and reliability. Typically, such sharing follows policies that depend on patient and physician preferences defined by a set of attributes. In mHealth systems, not only the data but also the policies for sharing it may be sensitive since they directly contain sensitive information which can reveal the underlying data protected by the policy. Also, since the policies usually incur linearly increasing communication costs, mHealth is inapplicable to resource constrained environments. Lastly, access privileges may be publicly known to users, so a malicious user could illegally share his access privileges without the risk of being traced. In this paper, we propose an efficient attribute based secure data sharing scheme in mHealth. The proposed scheme guarantees a hidden policy, constant sized ciphertexts, and traces, with security analyses. The computation cost to the user is reduced by delegating approximately 50% of the decryption operations to the more powerful storage systems.
Experiencing the Death of a Formerly Abusive Parent

EXPERIENCING THE DEATH OF A FORMERLY ABUSIVE PARENT HEATHER SPENCE Antioch University Seattle Seattle, WA It is well documented that approximately 25 33% of children experience abuse, many of those at the hands of a primary caretaker. Within the literature on child maltreatment, there exists a paucity of research about the long term effects of early maltreatment on adult attachments with the previous abuser, including the experiences of adults who experience the death of their previous caretakers. Additionally, most of the research on grief and bereavement assumes positive affect for the deceased by survivors. This dissertation is an in depth examination of five adults, aged 50 70 years old, who experienced the recent death of a parent or stepparent who had sexually or physically abused them during their childhood. Individual interviews were conducted and analyzed, using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Six primary themes were identified, and include: Effects of Abuse, Survival, Healing Process, Adult Relationship with Abuser, Responses to Death, and Next Steps. Each participant described their story through a developmental perspective, sharing how they had changed from the abuse as well as their coping and healing processes. Responses to death included differences from the existing grief and bereavement literature, including emotional reactions, changes in attachment styles, as well as further healing from the abuse. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA, http:/aura.antioch.edu/ and Ohio Link ETD Center, https:/etd.ohiolink.edu/etd
Statistical Analysis for High Dimensional Data: The Abel Symposium 2014

This book features research contributions from The Abel Symposium on Statistical Analysis for High Dimensional Data, held in Nyvgar, Lofoten, Norway, in May 2014. The focus of the symposium was on statistical and machine learning methodologies specifically developed for inference in big data situations, with particular reference to genomic applications. The contributors, who are among the most prominent researchers on the theory of statistics for high dimensional inference, present new theories and methods, as well as challenging applications and computational solutions. Specific themes include, among others, variable selection and screening, penalised regression, sparsity, thresholding, low dimensional structures, computational challenges, non convex situations, learning graphical models, sparse covariance and precision matrices, semi and non parametric formulations, multiple testing, classification, factor models, clustering, and preselection. Highlighting cutting edge research and casting light on future research directions, the contributions will benefit graduate students and researchers in computational biology, statistics and the machine learning community.
Towards a Methodology for the Development of Secure Cryptographic Software
Venue: 2016 International Conference on Software Security and Assurance (ICSSA)

Historically, software security has approached the development of cryptographic software merely as a feature to be added. This stance did not have a positive influence on the design of advanced security functionalities into modern software. Thus, this work proposes a methodology for development of secure cryptographic software, providing a structured way to approach cryptography into secure development methods. Our methodology captures the (otherwise casual) practices of secure software development employed by modern software factories when building security critical software with cryptographic technologies. In time, we compare our work with other methods, provide actual examples, as well as analyze architectural aspects and specialized tool support for secure coding and verification of cryptographic software. We do believe this work contributes to bridge the gap between modern cryptographic software and today's development methods for secure software.
METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS OF A SET OF SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS

This article discusses the issues of standardizing commercial production of secure software products. It studies administrative and technical controls for minimizing the number of vulnerabilities during development and operational support of secure automated systems software. We classified standards and guidelines on secure software development. We analysed applicability of the available methodological approaches to secure software development during evaluation of conformance to the information security requirements, including during certification of the software products. The article proves feasibility of harmonizing the developed regulatory requirements and practical measures with the methods stipulated in ISO 15408 and ISO 12207 international standards. We introduced the notion of secure software and developed a basic set of requirements that allows, among other things, evaluating the conformance of the software development processes to secure software requirements. We prove that the set of requirements shall rest, first of all, on the accepted security policies and up to date threats. Sample requirements under development are provided. We developed an original conceptual model for analysis and synthesis of a set of controls for secure software development that rests on a set of generated requirements. The article shows that the conceptual model gives the software developers an opportunity to make a science based choice of software development controls. We developed general methods for selecting a set of secure software development controls. We provide indirect proof of efficiency of the suggested approach. It should be noted that the suggested approach was used as a basis for the national standard on development and production of secure software.
Biopesticides from Natural Products: Current Development, Legislative Framework, and Future Trends

The importance of biomass as a source of chemicals, biofuels, and energy is widely accepted. Currently, the attention is mainly focused on the valorisation of by products from lignocellulosic materials. Chemical compounds derived from plants and microorganisms that provide good protection for crops against weeds, pests, and diseases (biopesticide active substances) have been used to formulate pesticides. Their use is increasingly encouraged by new pesticide regulations that discourage the use of harmful active substances. This article reviews the current and future situation of biopesticides, especially natural chemical products, and focuses on their potential within the European pesticide legislative framework. Moreover, this article highlights the importance of the different modes/mechanisms of action of the active substances obtained from natural sources, the role of chemistry in biopesticide development, and how the adoption of integrated pest management practices contributes to a greater trend towards biopesticides.
Trajectory planning for car like vehicles: A modular approach
Venue: 2016 IEEE 55th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)

We consider the problem of trajectory planning with geometric constraints for a car like vehicle. The vehicle is described by its dynamic model, considering such effects as lateral slipping and aerodynamic drag. We propose a modular solution, where three different problems are identified and solved by specific modules. The execution of the three modules can be orchestrated in different ways in order to produce efficient solutions to a variety of trajectory planning problems (e.g. obstacle avoidance, or overtake) As a specific example, we show how to generate the optimal lap on a specified racing track. The numeric examples provided in the paper are good witnesses of the effectiveness of our strategy.