nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
Ground layer composition affects tree fine root biomass and soil nutrient availability in jack pine and black spruce forests under extreme drainage conditions
Year: 2017

In the boreal forest, long lasting canopy gaps are associated with lichens on dry sites and with Sphagnum spp. on wet sites. We hypothesize that ground layer composition plays a role in maintaining gaps through its effects on fine root biomass (diameter 2 mm) and soil nutrient availability. Along gradients of canopy openness in both jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb. lichen and black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill. B.S.P. moss forests, the relationships between canopy closure, ground layer composition, tree fine root biomass, and soil nutrients were analyzed and decomposed using path analysis. The effects of lichen and Sphagnum spp. removal on tree fine root biomass and soil nutrients were tested in situ. Although variations in pine fine root biomass were mainly explained by stand aboveground biomass, lichen removal locally increased fine root biomass by more than 50% resin extractable soil potassium by 580% and base cations by 180% While Sphagnum cover was identified as a key driver of stand above.
Bedouin Arabic multiple opacity with indexed constraints in Parallel OT
Year: 2020

Opaque interactions between phonological processes (Kiparsky 1973) can be a significant challenge to Optimality Theoretical accounts of phonology (Idsardi 2000, Bakovic 2011) McCarthy (2007) presents the case of multiple opacity in Bedouin Arabic that seems to require extrinsic process ordering (as provided by OT CC, McCarthy 2007, and Serial Markedness Reduction, Jarosz 2014) It is a counterexample to the Stratal OT approach: one of the opaque processes in the interaction applies across words, which implies that it applies at the phrase level, and should be transparent according to Stratal OT. At the same time, McCarthy points out multiple opacity as a challenge to non derivational approaches like Turbidity Theory (Goldrick 2001) or Coloured Containment (van Oostendorp 2008) I offer an account of this complex interaction in terms of a modified version of indexed constraint theory (Pater 2000) constraints are indexed to binary non phonetic features on individual segments (Nazarov 2019, see also Becker 2009 and Round 2017) This account is compatible with Parallel OT and requires no extrinsic ordering between processes: the processes interact opaquely because of indexation. A restrictive (Richness of the Base proof) account of the opaque interaction is achieved by restricting how segments with particular indices may be realized.
Spectral Element Simulation of Rotating Particle in Viscous Flow
Year: 2016

Spectral element methods (SEM) are superior to general finite element methods (FEM) in achieving high order accuracy through p type refinement. Owing to orthogonal polynomials in both expansion and test functions, the discretization errors in SEM could be reduced exponentially to machine zero so that the spectral convergence rate can be achieved. Inherited the advantage of FEM, SEM can enhance resolution via both h type and p type mesh refinement. A penalty method was utilized to compute force fields in particulate flows involving freely moving rigid particles. Results were analyzed and comparisons were made; therefore, this penalty implemented SEM was proven to be a viable method for two phase flow problems.
Patellofemoral Arthroplasty
Venue: JBJS essential surgical techniques
Year: 2019

The first report of patellofemoral arthroplasty (PFA) was published in 19791. Reviews in 2005 and 20072,3 called for studies comparing PFA with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis. A blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT) was initiated in 2007 for this purpose, and the first report with 2 year results was awarded the Mark Coventry Award of the Knee Society in 20174. It was found that (1) patients recover more quickly from PFA than from TKA; (2) during the first 2 years after surgery, PFA treated patients have better average knee function than TKA treated patients; and (3) PFA treated patients regain their preoperative range of movement within the first postoperative year whereas TKA treated patients do not regain it within the first 2 years4.  There are general principles that are common to all brands of PFA implants. These include (1) an indication based on bone on bone contact in the patellofemoral joint with a preserved tibiofemoral joint; (2) replacing all surfaces of the patellofemoral joint, with metal on the femoral side and polyethylene on the patellar side; (3) ensuring a smooth transition from normal articular cartilage to the trochlear component; and (4) creating normal patellofemoral tracking.  The primary treatment of any degenerative condition should be nonoperative, but when such measures are insufficient surgical treatment may be indicated. Many procedures have been suggested for relieving patellofemoral pain, but if there is bone on bone contact in the patellofemoral joint, the only current surgical option (except for experimental treatments) is joint replacement i.e. either PFA or TKA.  Our general principle for joint replacement of the knee is to replace only the affected compartment if unicompartmental changes are found. If =2 compartments are affected, we perform TKA. This principle is challenged both by proponents of performing TKA in all cases of knee osteoarthritis and by proponents of bicompartmental knee replacement for 2 compartment disease. The 2 year results of our blinded RCT comparing PFA and TKA4 support our current practice of PFA. In our practice, we have found PFA to be a rewarding procedure when the correct indications are used. PFA is likely to remain a fairly rare procedure, but any knee arthroplasty center should be able to offer it.
La Comunicacion de marketing y el nivel de Percepcion de los usuarios del Albergue Municipal Temporal para animales domesticos de la ciudad de Ambato.
Year: 2015

El Albergue Municipal Temporal de animales domesticos es una institucion dedicada a brindar un hogar temporal y atencion medica a todos los animales domesticos que por diversas causas viven en malas condiciones. Las actividades que realiza el Albergue estan dirigidas a la creacion de una conciencia de respeto entre animales y personas, sin embargo, no se han realizado acciones de publicidad para que el Albergue se conozca en la ciudad de Ambato, lo que no ha permitido que el Albergue cumpla con sus objetivos, principalmente el reducir y controlar la sobrepoblacion de perros y gatos en la ciudad de Ambato. A traves de la investigacion que se ha realizado se puede observar un claro desconocimiento de la Institucion por parte de los ambatenos, por lo que es de vital importancia que se planteen estrategias de publicidad que impulsen la imagen y objetivos del Albergue entre los habitantes de la ciudad. Actualmente vivimos en una era de gran avance tecnologico que ha permitido acortar tiempo y distancia en las comunicaciones entre personas y organizaciones, es importante utilizar estas herramientas para la difusion del Albergue Municipal Temporal, y asi mismo invitar a las personas a que colaboren con los objetivos del Albergue convirtiendose en portavoces de una cultura que cuide y respete a toda la fauna urbana. En conformidad con la investigacion que se ha desarrollado, la propuesta incluye la elaboracion de estrategias de publicidad que permitiran incrementar el nivel de percepcion de los usuarios del Albergue Municipal Temporal de animales domesticos.
Hyperspectral Image Classification Based on a Shuffled Group Convolutional Neural Network with Transfer Learning
Venue: Remote. Sens.
Year: 2020

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been widely applied in hyperspectral imagery (HSI) classification. However, their classification performance might be limited by the scarcity of labeled data to be used for training and validation. In this paper, we propose a novel lightweight shuffled group convolutional neural network (abbreviated as SG CNN) to achieve efficient training with a limited training dataset in HSI classification. SG CNN consists of SG conv units that employ conventional and atrous convolution in different groups, followed by channel shuffle operation and shortcut connection. In this way, SG CNNs have less trainable parameters, whilst they can still be accurately and efficiently trained with fewer labeled samples. Transfer learning between different HSI datasets is also applied on the SG CNN to further improve the classification accuracy. To evaluate the effectiveness of SG CNNs for HSI classification, experiments have been conducted on three public HSI datasets pretrained on HSIs from different sensors. SG CNNs with different levels of complexity were tested, and their classification results were compared with fine tuned ShuffleNet2, ResNeXt, and their original counterparts. The experimental results demonstrate that SG CNNs can achieve competitive classification performance when the amount of labeled data for training is poor, as well as efficiently providing satisfying classification results.
Hardware SPICE Extension for Automotive SPICE 3.1
Venue: EuroSPI
Year: 2018

Automotive SPICE is an assessment model which is published and maintained by the VDA and the SPICE User Group (www.automotivespice.com) Version 3.1 has been published in Nov. 2017 and in Jan. 2018 a guideline for interpreting (Blue Gold Book) ASPICE 3.1 has been published by the VDA. Also Automotive SPICE 3.1 in Annex D outlines that the plugin concept will foresee that a hardware and a mechanics SPICE assessment model will be integrated in the future. The SOQRATES working group (www.soqrates.de) which includes a group of leading Automotive suppliers developed a hardware SPICE model in 2016 2017 which can be plugged into Automotive SPICE 3.1 and used for hardware assessment. Also in the working party the ISO 26262 norm has been reviewed since product safety assessments according to the ISO 26262 functional safety norm include hardware assessment. All base practices of the hardware SPICE assessment model therefore have been extended with further checklists to include a functional safety scope. The paper describes the main elements of the hardware SPICE assessment model, how it can be plugged into Automotive SPICE 3.1, and where it is mainly used in the first trial projects.
Effects of a High Protein and Omega 3 Enriched Diet with or Without Creatine Supplementation on Markers of Soreness and Inflammation During 5 Consecutive Days of High Volume Resistance Exercise in Females.
Venue: Journal of sports science medicine
Year: 2016

We examined if two different dietary interventions affected markers of soreness and inflammation over a 5 day high volume resistance training protocol in females that resistance trained 8 weeks prior. Twenty eight females (age: 20 1 yr; body mass: 63.5 1.6 kg, height: 1.67 0.01 m) completed 4 weeks of pre training (weeks 1 4) followed by a subsequent 4 week training period along with a dietary intervention (weeks 5 8) Dietary interventions from weeks 5 8 included: a) no intervention (CTL, n 10) b) a higher protein diet supplemented with hydrolyzed whey protein (50 g/d) and omega 3 fatty acids (900 mg/d) (DI, n 8) and c) the DI condition as well as creatine monohydrate (5 g/d) (DI+C, n 10) During week 9, participants resistance trained for five consecutive days whereby 8 sets of 10 target repetitions at 70% one repetition maximum (1RM) were performed each day for bench press, back squat, deadlift, and hip thrusters with the intent of eliciting muscle soreness and inflammation. Prior to and 24 h following each of the 5 bouts muscle soreness (DOMS) was assessed via questionnaire, and fasting blood was obtained and analyzed for serum cortisol, interleukin 6 (IL 6) and C reactive protein (CRP) No group*time (G*T) or time effects were observed for training volume over the 5 d overreaching protocol. Furthermore, no group*time (G*T) or time effects were observed for serum cortisol, IL 6 or CRP, and DOMS actually decreased in all groups 24 h following the fifth day training bout. This study demonstrates that, regardless of protein, omega 3 fatty acid and/or creatine supplementation, 5 days of consecutive resistance training does not alter perceived muscle soreness, training volume, and/or markers of inflammation in novice resistance trained females.
Impact of external and internal factors on management accounting practices: a study of Pakistan
Year: 2018

The accounting system plays an important role in the company's organizational structure. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the integration of management accounting practices is subject to coordination between external and internal factors and accounting management practices.  Therefore, the authors move to the contingency model to determine the most significant external "unexpected factors" that explain the introduction of management practices for the management of the various stages of development. The exploratory study examines a sample of Pakistani companies from various sectors.  This study reveals that the main factors of uncertainty that affect the organizational structure, environmental uncertainty, advanced production technology, just in time method strategy, integrated management of quality and structure findings reveal that MAP affected all process and changes all system in simple to complex system in Pakistani's industries.  This study is to acquisition the impact of external factors on management accounting practices, to find the impact of internal factors on management accounting practices, to establish the management accounting practices undertaken by the companies in Pakistan.  The study contributes to the literature by enhancing our understanding for the impact of external and internal factors on management accounting practices in Pakistan.
Aplicacion topica de crema con nanoparticulas con vitamina E para prevenir radiodermatitis en cancer de mama: protocolo de ensayo clinico
Venue: Journal of wound care
Year: 2020

Poco se conoce sobre la eficacia de productos para la prevencion de radiodermatitis, que afecta al 90 95% de las mujeres con cancer de mama. El uso de antioxidantes es promisorio, sin embargo, poco estudiado. Los autores desarrollaron un protocolo de ensayo clinico para evaluar el efecto potencial de la aplicacion de crema con nanoparticulas con vitamina E para prevenir radiodermatitis aguda en mujeres con cancer de mama.  El protocolo sugiere que 108 mujeres adultas con cancer de mama, que esten recibiendo radioterapia, sean incluidas en este ensayo clinico, controlado, aleatorizado y triple ciego, en un hospital oncologico. Se preve la distribucion de pacientes en tres grupos de 36 personas: el grupo A recibira una crema con nanoparticulas lipidicas con vitamina E, el grupo B obtendra una crema sin nanoparticulas ni vitamina E, y el grupo C usara una crema con nanoparticulas sin vitamina E. Los resultados primarios evaluaran la incidencia, el grado y el tiempo de surgimiento de la radiodermatitis. Los resultados secundarios se centraran en la calidad de vida, los sintomas y la temperatura local. Las pacientes seran evaluadas tres veces por semana, desde el inicio de la radioterapia hasta dos semanas despues de la ultima sesion. El presente proyecto fue aprobado por el comite de etica en investigacion de las instituciones involucradas.  Little is known about the efficacy of products that aim to prevent radiodermatitis, which affects between 90 95% of women with breast cancer. The use of antioxidants is promising, however, there is a lack of evidence on their effectiveness. Here, the authors present a clinical trial protocol to evaluate the potential effects of applying a nanoparticle cream with vitamin E to prevent radiodermatitis in patients with breast cancer.  The protocol recommends that 108 women with breast cancer, who are receiving radiotherapy, be included in a triple blinded, randomised, controlled study in an oncology hospital. Patients will be divided in three groups of 36 people each: group A will receive a cream with lipid nanoparticles and vitamin E, group B will obtain a cream without nanoparticles or vitamin E, and group C will receive a cream with nanoparticles without vitamin E. The primary endpoints will evaluate the incidence, degree and time of onset of radiodermatitis. The secondary endpoints will focus on quality of life, symptoms and local temperature. Patients will be assessed three times a week, from the start of their radiotherapy treatment to two weeks after the last session. This protocol was approved by the research ethics committee of the institutions involved.
Sensory Nudges: The Influences of Environmental Contexts on Consumers' Sensory Perception, Emotional Responses, and Behaviors toward Foods and Beverages
Venue: Foods
Year: 2020

Food products with highly acceptable flavors are not always successful in the marketplace. Sales of identical food products sold in two different stores often differ. Patrons' choices of specific menu items vary depending on menu designs at restaurants. Such examples suggest that consumer behavior related to eating, preparing, or purchasing foods and beverages is typically complex, dynamic, and sensitive. There is a growing body of evidence that environmental cues surrounding foods and beverages can modulate consumer perception and behavior in the context of eating and drinking. In light of increasing interest in environmental cues, this Special Issue was designed to introduce recent research that highlights how sensory cues derived from environmental cues can modulate consumer perceptions, emotional responses, and behavior related to foods and beverages. The eleven articles addressed in this Special Issue provide informative and insightful findings that may be applied to a wide range of food related sites, including grocery stores, retail markets, restaurants, dining facilities, and public dining areas. The findings from these articles also suggest that product developers, sensory professionals, retailers, marketers, and business owners should consider not only sensory aspects of food products, but also sensory cues derived from surrounding contexts to better understand consumer perception, acceptability, and behavior toward their food products.
Corporate social marketing in tourism: to sleep or not to sleep with the enemy?
Year: 2017

Social marketing is regarded as an effective consumer oriented approach to promoting behavioural change and improved well being for individuals, communities and society. However, its potential for tourism, especially sustainable tourism, remains under researched. This article examines the utilisation of social marketing by tourism businesses. A search strategy identified 14 behavioural change programmes that involved tourism businesses. Half of these programmes label themselves social marketing; the others tend to be part of corporate social responsibility efforts, using a form of corporate social marketing (CSM) Most programmes seek to encourage pro environmental behaviours in tourists, tourism businesses and other stakeholders including suppliers. Although tourism businesses can develop social marketing programmes alone, typically they collaborate with public and non profit agencies as partners and sponsors. The strength of the tie between the promoted behaviour and the sale of a company's product varies considerably. It is suggested that social marketing can make significant contributions to environmentally sustainable tourism. However, this research also suggests that social marketing is not a substitute for, but rather an essential complement to, technological and regulatory approaches to climate change. Changing behaviour is a long process: without a long term commitment from private sector companies, CSM programmes will fail to achieve behavioural change goals.
Triangle Based Representative Possible Worlds of Uncertain Graphs
Venue: DASFAA
Year: 2016

Uncertain graph data has been collected, processed and analyzed in a wide range of applications. Under the possible world model, an uncertain graph represents a probability distribution over all its possible worlds. Each possible world is a deterministic graph in which the uncertain graph may be present in practice. To deal with the hardness of computations on uncertain graphs, Parchas et al. first proposed the concept of a degree based representative possible world. This approach is distinguished from the sampling approach in that it computes on one representative possible world instead of on a large number of possible worlds sampled at random. However, the degree based representative possible world only tries to preserve vertex degrees. In this paper, we are motivated by the fact that motif structures such as triangles can affect the structural properties of graphs and propose the concept of a triangle based representative possible world. We also develop an algorithm for finding the triangle based representative possible world of an uncertain graph. We conducted extensive experimental evaluations and show that the triangle based representative possible world outperforms the degree based representative possible world in preserving the structural characteristics of an uncertain graph in expectation.
Generation, Classification and Segmentation of Point Clouds in Logistic Context with PointNet+ and DGCNN
Venue: 2020 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Robotic and Control Engineering (IRCE)
Year: 2020

Many possible use cases for deep learning based 3D object recognition in logistic environments have been proposed [1] Nonetheless, the applicability of this technology in a logistic context has yet to be explored. Additionally, no dataset regarding point clouds in a logistic setting yet exists. Therefore, this paper investigates the generation of point clouds for logistics and the use of deep learning for classification and segmentation of the generated datasets. First, we generate different datasets regarding logistics with a virtual sensor. Afterwards, two state of the art networks are evaluated and compared: PointNet+ and DGCN   Three different tasks are considered: The classification of logistic objects under the closed world as well as the open set assumption is assessed. Finally, the segmentation of logistic scenes is evaluated. Additionally, since simple surfaces can be removed reliably by traditional means, the effect of removing these as preprocessing step is evaluated as well. Both networks are able to reliably classify logistic objects with and without floor, even in the presence of unknown classes. However, while the segmentation performs well on average, some negative outliers do exist. Using transfer learning by pretraining the network with point clouds presenting the complete shape leads to a better performance.
Technical Overview of the PAL XFEL Low Conductivity Water Cooling System
Year: 2016

Bongho Lee# Hyung Gyun Kim, Seung Hwan Kim, Kyung Ryul Kim, Chiwon Sung, Iksu Mok, Jungmu Yang,  Chan Kim, Kwang Woo Kim, Hiroshi Matsumoto, In Soo Ko, PAL, POSTECH, Korea Jong Heung Jeon, Taeyoung, Korea Kyoung Tae Kim, HMT,  started operation of an X ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) based on 10GeV linear accelerator in FY2015. For accurate temperature control of the various XFEL accelerator devices, a lowconductivity water (LCW) cooling system were installed. The LCW pump station generates LCW controlling the temperature variation within 0.1 The LCW is supplied to klystrons including modulators and various control devices. On the other hand, the precision temperature controlled water to minimize temperature variation down to 0.02 This water is supplied to accelerating columns, wave guide and SLED. Therefore, this paper shows the design, construction and operation of the LCW cooling system.