nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
Deep Learning Models for Predicting Phenotypic Traits and Diseases from Omics Data
Year: 2018

Computational analysis of high throughput omics data, such as gene expressions, copy number alterations and DNA methylation (DNAm) has become popular in disease studies in recent decades because such analyses can be very helpful to predict whether a patient has certain disease or its subtypes. However, due to the highdimensional nature of the data sets with hundreds of thousands of variables and very small number of samples, traditional machine learning approaches, such as support vector machines (SVMs) and random forests, have limitations to analyze these data efficiently. In this chapter, we reviewed the progress in applying deep learning algorithms to solve some biological questions. The focus is on potential software tools and public data sources for the tasks. Particularly, we show some case studies using deep neural network (DNN) models for classifying molecular subtypes of breast cancer and DNN based regression models to account for interindividual variation in triglyceride concentrations measured at different visits of peripheral blood samples using DNAm profiles. We show that integration of multi omics profiles into DNN based learning methods could improve the prediction of the molecular subtypes of breast cancer. We also demonstrate the superiority of our proposed DNN models over the SVM model for predicting triglyceride concentrations.
Benchmarks for Evaluating Optimization Algorithms and Benchmarking MATLAB Derivative Free Optimizers for Practitioners' Rapid Access
Venue: IEEE Access
Year: 2019

MATLAB(r) has built in five derivative free optimizers (DFOs) including two direct search algorithms (simplex search, pattern search) and three heuristic algorithms (simulated annealing, particle swarm optimization, and genetic algorithm) plus a few in the official user repository, such as Powell's conjugate (PC) direct search recommended by MathWorks(r) To help a practicing engineer or scientist to choose a MATLAB DFO most suitable for their application at hand, this paper presents a set of five benchmarking criteria for optimization algorithms and then uses four widely adopted benchmark problems to evaluate the DFOs systematically. Comprehensive tests recommend that the PC be most suitable for a unimodal or relatively simple problem, whilst the genetic algorithm (with elitism in MATLAB, GAe) for a relatively complex, multimodal or unknown problem. This paper also provides an amalgamated scoring system and a decision tree for specific objectives, in addition to recommending the GAe for optimizing structures and categories as well as for offline global search together with PC for local parameter tuning or online adaptation. To verify these recommendations, all the six DFOs are further tested in a case study optimizing a popular nonlinear filter. The results corroborate the benchmarking results. It is expected that the benchmarking system would help select optimizers for practical applications.
How Can Software Testing be Improved by Analytics to Deliver Better Apps?
Venue: 2020 IEEE 13th International Conference on Software Testing, Validation and Verification (ICST)
Year: 2020

Many consider software testing to be necessary yet given the nature of testing and practical project constraints it cannot be comprehensive or complete. The resulting software has bugs including those that affect some users. Analytics of usage of apps may help illuminate testing that has been performed on existing releases and also inspire improvements to future testing. The Android ecosystem provides unusually rich analytics tools for developers of apps released in Google Play so my research focuses on this ecosystem to evaluate several analytics tools including Google Play Console, Android Vitals, which are integrated into the platform and the operating system, together with additional mobile analytics offerings from Google and Microsoft.
Proposition d'une methodologie pour l'optimisation de formes structures mecaniques
Year: 2012

L'optimisation de formes de structures mecaniques est de nos jours incontournable dans l'industrie mecanique (automobile, aeronautique etc. Pour rester dans la competition mondiale, les entreprises se doivent de concevoir des structures qui, en plus de respecter des performances mecaniques precises, doivent etre moins couteuses avec des delais de plus en plus courts. Les ingenieurs doivent alors realiser des formes pour leurs structures qui soient un meilleur compromis entre les performances mecaniques et fonctionnelles, le poids, le cout de fabrication etc. Dans ce manuscrit, nous proposons une demarche d'integration de l'optimisation de formes de structures dans un processus de conception fonctionnelle d'un point de vue methodologique. Elle a pour avantages de prendre en compte l'integration des connaissances metiers necessaires a la conception de la structure dans le processus d'optimisation. Ce processus ne peut etre applique de maniere efficace que si l'on maitrise les fondamentaux de l'optimisation, ce qui nous a conduit dans un premier temps a faire un point sur l'etat de l'art en optimisation de formes en general, en presentant les algorithmes mis en jeux dans les differentes disciplines a disposition des ingenieurs. Notre proposition de processus d'optimisation a ete completee par des arbres de decision, permettant a l'ingenieur de faire des choix en fonction des problemes d'optimisation dans les metiers de la fonderie, de la plasturgie et de l'emboutissage. Ce processus d'optimisation integre a une demarche de conception fonctionnelle sera illustre par des exemples industriels nous permettant de valider notre proposition et de montrer l'efficacite des choix issus des arbres de decision.
Grado de aceptacion de los padres hacia tecnicas de manejo conductual en odontopediatria
Year: 2010

Las tecnicas de manejo conductual son metodos para controlar la conducta infantil. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar el grado de aceptacion de padres hacia tecnicas no farmacologicas de manejo. Se dividieron padres de ninos ASA I y II en dos grupos: grupo A con explicacion por escrito y fotografias de las tecnicas y grupo B solo con fotografias. Cada padre respondio una encuesta donde se recopilaron: Edad del nino(a) sexo, experiencias dentales previas dolorosas del padre, grado de estudios del padre y aceptacion de las tecnicas. Los resultados indicaron que el grupo B acepto mayor numero de tecnicas pero analizando individualmente cada tecnica este grupo obtuvo la menor aceptacion. Las tecnicas, lenguaje pediatrico y decir mostrar hacer fueron las mas aceptadas. La explicacion previa a los padres de las tecnicas de manejo conductual es necesaria al decidir utilizar tecnicas de modificacion del comportamiento y tecnicas de control fisico en sus hijos.
AN EMPERICAL ANALYSIS OF ADOPTION OF MOBILE BANKING SERVICES IN PUNE CITY: WITH REFERENCE TO DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION THEORY
Year: 2014

Mobile commerce has a massive potential in India. M commerce is attractive application for this generation with enhanced connectivity and wider reach. In India, banking services are relatively limited; especially in rural areas mobile commerce will be a very viable option. This research paper will focus the factors affecting to adoption process of mobile banking services, using diffusion of innovation theory. Innovations have made the traditional banking system more competitive with technological advancement. This paper will help to find out the relationship between diffusion of innovation theory and adoption process of the mobile banking services in Pune city. Innovation attributes are like relative advantage, complexity, observability, trailability and perceived risk. This paper will evaluate how these attributes are having an impact on adoption process of mobile banking in Pune city.
Supermassive black holes at high redshifts
Year: 2019

MeV blazars are the most luminous persistent sources in the Universe and emit most of their energy in the MeV band. These objects display very large jet powers and accretion luminosities and are known to host black holes with a mass often exceeding $10^9 M_{\odot} An MeV survey, performed by a new generation MeV telescope which will bridge the entire energy and sensitivity gap between the current generation of hard X ray and gamma ray instruments, will detect $1000 MeV blazars up to a redshift of $z=5 6$ Here we show that this would allow us: 1) to probe the formation and growth mechanisms of supermassive black holes at high redshifts, 2) to pinpoint the location of the emission region in powerful blazars, 3) to determine how accretion and black hole spin interplay to power the jet.
Inclusive Education in Indonesia: Equality Education Access for Disabilities
Year: 2018

Based on data from the World Bank, one out of ten poor people around the world is the disabled. Poverty experienced by the disabled is a direct and indirect result of the exclusion and marginalization of people with disabilities because of the stigma and prejudices about disability. One of the stigma and prejudice on people with disabilities arise in the educational setting. The United Nations [UN] report showed that 90 of all children with disabilities in developing countries still do not attend school, and the literacy rate of adults disabled predicted only 1 (United Nations) Since Indonesia ratified Salamanca declaration, about equal education access for persons with disabilities, some inclusive schools begin to set in Indonesia. The government started affirming that Children With Special Needs (CWSN) basically has the right to education as normal children, without discriminated, by placed CWSN in special schools that are different from normal children. This article attempts to review various studies regarding the implementation of inclusive schools in Indonesia, to get a picture about the process of eliminating discrimination against students with special needs in Indonesian school.
Thermal Performance Prediction of a Trapezoidal Cavity Absorber for a Linear Fresnel Reflector
Year: 2013

A trapezoidal cavity absorber for a linear Fresnel reflector concentrator is analyzed and optimized via CFD simulation. The heat loss coefficient is introduced; the influences of ambient temperature, absorber temperature, cavity depth, inclination of side walls, insulation thickness, glass window, and emissivity of selective absorption coating have been studied. The results show that radiation dominates the cavity heat loss, and heat loss through the glass window is higher than through the insulation layer; among these factors, impact of emissivity of selective absorption coating and insulation layer is greater than that of the other factors. The simulation results via CFD prove that cavity with a 100 mm depth shows the best thermal performance among the parameters that have been taken into account.
ALTERACIONES DEL CICLO MENSTRUAL DE ADOLESCENTES EXPUESTAS NO OCUPACIONALMENTE A UNA MEZCLA DE PLAGUICIDAS DE UNA ZONA AGRICOLA DE SAN LUIS POTOSI, MEXICO. ESTUDIO PILOTO
Year: 2020

Persistent organic pollutants are a group of chemical compounds of global concern due to the health damages caused by the exposure to them. Their capacity as endocrine disrupters is one of their main characteristics, being women in reproductive age the most vulnerable population. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of exposure to a mixture of pesticides in the menstrual cycle of a sample of 29 teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 years old from El Refugio, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, a community whose predominant activity is agriculture. The participants were trained to record in a diary/logbook all the events related to their menstrual cycle. Serum levels of sex hormones were measured by chemiluminescence, and plasma concentrations of organochlorine (OC) pesticides and the level of dialkyl phosphates metabolites (DAPs) of organophosphorus agrochemicals presented in urine were measured through gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Around 41.6 of the participants presented some alteration in their hormonal levels, mainly of follicle stimulating hormone and progesterone. Of these, OC pesticides in plasma were detected in 62 (SOC 1651.25 ng/g of lipid) and 66 had detectable levels of DAPs (SDAP 153.82 mg/g of creatinine) Together, these results suggest damage to the endocrine system that could be generated by exposure to a mixture of OC and organophosphorus pesticides could generate.
Nucleosynthesis simulations for a wide range of nuclear production sites from NuGrid
Year: 2008

Simulations of nucleosynthesis in astrophysical environments are at the intersection of nuclear physics reaction rate research and astrophysical applications, for example in the area of galactic chemical evolution or near field cosmology. Unfortunately, at present the available yields for such applications are based on heterogeneous assumptions between the various contributing nuclear production sites, both in terms of modeling the thermodynamic environment itself as well as the choice of specifc nuclear reaction rates and compilations. On the other side, new nuclear reaction rate determinations are often taking a long time to be included in astrophysical applications. The NuGrid project addresses these issues by providing a set of codes and a framework in which these codes interact. In this contribution we describe the motivation, goals and first results of the NuGrid project. At the core is a new and evolving post processing nuclesoynthesis code (PPN) that can follow quiescent and explosive nucleosynthesis following multi zone 1D stellar evolution as well as multi zone hydrodynamic input, including explosions. First results are available in the areas of AGB and massive stars.
Language Learning Strategies and English Language Proficiency: An Investigation of IUS Students
Year: 2012

Learning strategies are the thoughts and actions that individuals use to accomplish a learning goal. Many researchers have been writing on language learning strategies use in language acquisition (O'Malley and Chamot, 1990; Oxford 1990; Wenden and Rubin 1987) In these studies it has been found that effective learning strategies might contribute to successful language learning. Rubin (1975) and Stern (1977) were concerned about good language learner, and in their studies show that good language learner employ certain language learning strategies in the language learning process. This paper explores Language Learning Strategies used by IUS students when learning English language. The paper will also investigate the relationship between strategy use and proficiency in English between the students of different ethnic background. The gender differences will be look at as well to see if there are any differences in strategy use between male and female students at IUS. Oxford (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language learning (SILL) will be administered to measure learning strategy preferences and proficiency in English language will be based on results on Proficiency English Test. A multiple regression analysis will be conducted to examine relationship among six types of learning strategies and scores on Proficiency Exam Test. The t test will be employed in order to determine differences between male and female students in strategy use.
Pengukuhan kuasa pemerintahan kesultanan Melayu Kedah dalam undang undang Kedah
Year: 2018

Pada zaman pemerintahan kesultanan Melayu, Undang Undang Kedah merupakan salah satu naskhah utama dalam sejarah penulisan undang undang adat dan terpenting dalam menonjolkan kekuasaan golongan raja dalam mentadbir sesebuah negara selain membicarakan pelbagai aspek kehidupan masyarakat Melayu Kedah. Oleh itu, objektif kajian ini ialah mengenal pasti kaedah pengukuhan kuasa yang diwujudkan oleh raja di samping menghuraikan implikasi yang wujud hasil pengukuhan kuasa tersebut terhadap pemerintahan kesultanan Melayu Kedah. Hasil kajian menunjukkan pengukuhan kuasa pemerintahan kesultanan Kedah wujud melalui pelbagai kaedah iaitu pembatasan hubungan raja dengan rakyat, kawalan sosial dan pembentukan sifat kepatuhan rakyat kepada golongan raja. Sehubungan itu, perbincangan ini berlandaskan Teori Kuasa yang diperkenalkan oleh John R.P. French dan Bertram Raven (1959) di samping menggunakaan kaedah kepustakaan dan analisis kandungan. During the Malay Sultanate era, Undang Undang Kedah is one of the manuscripts that is important in highlighting the power of the king in administering a country and discussing various aspects of community life. Thus, this study will identify methods to strengthening the powers established by the king as well as describe the implications of strengthening the powers against the Malay sultanate of Kedah. Findings show that the strengthening of powers of the sultanate of Kedah is created through various methods such as limitations in relationship between the king and the folks, social control and through formation obedience of folks to the king. Therefore, discussion is based on the Power Theory introduced by John R.P. French and Bertram Raven (1959) library methods and content analysis.
Applications of fipronil (Adonis 3UL) and Metarhizium acridum for use against locusts have minimal effect on litter decomposition and microbial functional diversity in Australian arid grassland
Year: 2017

Litter and microbes are key drivers of nutrient cycles, particularly in arid ecosystems where decomposition rates are low. Locust control in arid regions represents a potentially important hazard to microbes, because local taxa are unlikely to have adapted to pesticide exposure and operations often occur during times of high microbial activity. We monitored the response of aboveground litter decomposition and soil bacteria functional diversity to aerial applications of fipronil (a chemical pesticide) barrier treatments and Metarhizium acridum (a fungal biopesticide) blanket treatments. Decomposition was monitored over 2 years (before and after treatments) using a replicated litter bag experiment, whereas changes in bacteria functional diversity were measured over 1 month. Analysis of litter mass loss indicated there were no pesticide treatment effects relative to control. Less litter decomposed in small than large mesh bags, and less litter decomposed during the second year of the study. Litter had higher mean nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) and a lower C:N ratio, during the first year of the study. In contrast, within treatment site analysis revealed a significant increase in litter mass remaining in bags at M. acridum treated subsites. However, these values were only 4% different from control sites, suggesting that the effect detected may not be biologically significant. There appeared to be no pesticide treatment effect on bacterial community functional diversity and no significant temporal variation. The lack of large scale pesticide treatment effects suggests that arid zone fungi and bacteria are resilient to such disturbances. Differences in decomposition was explained by differences in the activity of arthropods and in the shade provided by the two mesh sizes, and an annual decline could be attributed to lower litter C and N content and lower annual rainfall in Year 2. Results show the temporal variation possible in decomposition and microbe community measures in arid systems.
A Dual Circular Polarized Antenna for mmWave Wireless Communications
Venue: 2019 13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
Year: 2019

This paper presents our study on an antenna with dual circular polarization operating in W Band. The antenna is capable of transmitting and receiving two orthogonal circular polarized signals (Left Hand Circular Polarization and Right Hand Circular Polarization) simultaneously to achieve Full Duplex hence twofold spectrum efficiency in mmWave wireless communication systems. It mainly consists of a stepped septum polarizer and a profiled smooth wall horn. The fabricated antenna shows 21% relative bandwidth from 76.8 GHz to 95 GHz with AR 1.9 dB, the return loss is better than 15 dB and isolation 20 dB for both LHCP and RHCP. It is also quite suitable to be used as a feed for a reflector antenna when high gain is also required besides high spectrum efficiency.
Improving visual estimates of cervical spine range of motion.
Venue: American journal of orthopedics
Year: 2014

Cervical spine range of motion (ROM) is a common measure of cervical conditions, surgical outcomes, and functional impairment. Although ROM is routinely assessed by visual estimation in clinical practice, visual estimates have been shown to be unreliable and inaccurate. Reliable goniometers can be used for assessments, but the associated costs and logistics generally limit their clinical acceptance. To investigate whether training can improve visual estimates of cervical spine ROM, we asked attending surgeons, residents, and medical students at our institution to visually estimate the cervical spine ROM of healthy subjects before and after a training session. This training session included review of normal cervical spine ROM in 3 planes and demonstration of partial and full motion in 3 planes by multiple subjects. Estimates before, immediately after, and 1 month after this training session were compared to assess reliability and accuracy. Immediately after training, errors decreased by 11.9deg (flexion extension) 3.8deg (lateral bending) and 2.9deg (axial rotation) These improvements were statistically significant. One month after training, visual estimates remained improved, by 9.5deg, 1.6deg, and 3.1deg, respectively, but were statistically significant only in flexion extension. Although the accuracy of visual estimates can be improved, clinicians should be aware of the limitations of visual estimates of cervical spine ROM. Our study results support scrutiny of visual assessment of ROM as a criterion for diagnosing permanent impairment or disability.
Prototipo automatico para llenado, mezclado y sellado de envases de pintura
Year: 2019

El proyecto representa la automatizacion del proceso de llenado, mezclado y sellado de envases de pintura que comprende las etapas de llenado y mezclado, asi como; tapado y sellado de los envases de pintura; con el objetivo de mejorar la calidad de la mezcla y obtener el color deseado por el cliente. Por otro lado, se busca que las empresas reduzcan el tiempo de respuesta ante la solicitud de un cliente. El prototipo ha sido realizado con componentes electro neumaticos, tales como: cilindros neumaticos, sensores, electrovalvulas, valvulas solenoides, motores y un controlador logico programable (PLC S7 1200 CPU1214C AC DC RLY) asi como tambien, una faja transportadora y una cruz de Malta, que es un mecanismo que convierte un movimiento circular en un movimiento circular intermitente. El proyecto fue desarrollado por Tania Tiburcio, Melanie Tipacti y Elsa Tito