nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
Label Propagation across Graphs: Node Classification using Graph Neural Tangent Kernels
Year: 2021

Graph neural networks (GNNs) have achieved superior performance on node classification tasks in the last few years. Commonly, this is framed in a transductive semi supervised learning setup wherein the entire graph including the target nodes to be labeled is available for training. Driven in part by scalability, recent works have focused on the inductive case where only the labeled portion of a graph is available for training. In this context, our current work considers a challenging inductive setting where a set of labeled graphs are available for training while the unlabeled target graph is completely separate, i.e. there are no connections between labeled and unlabeled nodes. Under the implicit assumption that the testing and training graphs come from similar distributions, our goal is to develop a labeling function that generalizes to unobserved connectivity structures. To that end, we employ a graph neural tangent kernel (GNTK) that corresponds to infinitely wide GNNs to find correspondences between nodes in different graphs based on both the topology and the node features. We augment the capabilities of the GNTK with residual connections and empirically illustrate its performance gains on standard benchmarks.
Super Resolution Imaging and Microscopy by Dielectric Particle Lenses
Year: 2019

Imaging by microspheres and dielectric particle lenses emerged recently as a simple solution to obtaining super resolution images of nanoscale devices and structures. Calibrated resolution of \lambda /6 \lambda /8 has been demonstrated, making it possible to directly visualize 15 50 nm scale objects under a white light illumination. The technique has undergone rapid developments in recent years. Major advances such as the development of surface scanning functionalities, higher resolution metamaterial superlens, biological superlens and integrated bio chips as well as new applications in interferometry, endoscopy and others, have been reported. This chapter aims to provide an overall review of the technique including its background, fundamentals and key progresses. The outlook of the technique is finally discussed.
The effect of recovery satisfaction on citizens loyalty perception: a case study of mobile government services
Year: 2020

Use of mobile services is an integral part of today's life. Organizations, government agencies as well as service providers in the market employ mobile services or application in reaching their citizens or users worldwide. Notably, service failure issues might frustrate users in using mobile service, but usually, service providers would employ the strategy of recovery as solution. Recovery strategy aims to sustain the relationship with users following service failure. Somehow, the factors that might impact recovery process are unclear. It is also unclear if users will use the service again following the completion of recovery process. Hence, in this study, a survey on 743 adults was carried out, and the data were analyzed using SEM to determine the factors that impact users' recovery satisfaction the most and the impact of recovery satisfaction on citizens loyalty to use mobile government in the future. The finding of this study illustrated that expect of self efficacy, all factors proposed in the research model found to has a significant impact on recovery satisfaction. Among all the supported hypothesis, the highest impact on recovery satisfaction comes from perceived trust in government as the initial predictor to use the service
Using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Polymerase Chain Reaction of Barbodes spp. in Thailand
Year: 2011

The genetic diversity of Barbodes species in Thailand is presently unavailable. The objectives of this study were to study external morphology and genetic diversity using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Polymerase Chain Reaction (RAPD PCR) of three Barbodes species; Barbodes altus, B. gonionotus and Barbodes sp.  Two of twelve screened decanucleotide primers (OPA07 and UBC122) were selected for the genetic analysis of Barbodes genera.  Thirty five reproducible and polymorphic fragments (250 2150 bp in length) were generated across the investigated species. The percentages of polymorphic band were 7.69, 3.85 and 6.25% for B. altus, B. gonionotus and Barbodes sp. respectively. The UPGMA indicated a similarity coefficient between B. gonionotus and Barbodes sp. up to 90% The candidate species specific marker of UBC122 primer was found in only Barbodes sp.  This approach indicates that Barbodes sp. may be a variant species of B. gonionotus.
Effects of Accounts Receivable Financing Practices on Growth of SMEs in Kakamega County, Kenya
Year: 2018

Accounts receivable financing practice is the act of exchanging Accounts Receivables with money, and is defined as any type of financing which distinctly relies on AR, either as collateral or as eligibility requirement. Financing firm operations through Accounts receivables is gaining prominence world over which enables firms access finances easily. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of Accounts receivable financing practice on growth of SMEs in Kenya. Descriptive survey design and purposive random sampling were used. A sample size of 359 out of 5401 was used. Secondary data was obtained from Kakamega County Revenue Department, for the period under study. The assumptions which form a basis for use of the regression model were tested using homoscedasticity and autocorrelation. Ordinary Least Square method was used to determine the cause effect relationship between variables while hypothesis was tested at 5% significance level. The overall model was found to be significant with F=31.692 and p value (0.00 less than 0.05) The findings revealed that Accounts receivable financing practice when adopted by SMEs lead to growth. The study recommended that owners and managers should be enlightened on the importance of the various methods and practices of financing accounts receivables in order to enhance growth. The findings would form a basis for government and policy makers to formulate strategies and policies that would help reduce the levels of tied up capital in form of accounts receivable. The study also forms a basis for further research and adds to the existing body of knowledge.
A Note On The Effect Of M&A Announcements On Stock Price Behavior And Financial Performance Changes: The Case Of Arab Malaysian Bank Berhad And Hong Leong Bank Berhad
Year: 2011

This study examines the effect of MA Event study; Malaysian; Financial performance INTRODUCTION ne explanation of the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 1998 is that the financial crisis resulted from the Contagion Effect after the Thai Baht collapse.  (2002) states that leaving a fixed currency regime for a developing economy implies significant other problems, all of which were present in Thailand. These problems would include balance of payments deficits, government spending deficits, and increasing inflation. Investors leaving the Baht also left other Asian currencies leading to currency collapse in the region.  (2002) further states that investors assumed that if Thailand was having fundamental economic problems, the other Asian countries might be having similar problems. Unlike the rest of the Asian countries affected by the Financial Crisis, Malaysia did not implement an IMF program but used a number of policy changes to control the effects of the Financial Crisis. Malaysia pegged the ringgit to the dollar and imposed selected capital controls to stabilize the currency (ringgit) and stop the capital outflow which was beyond the capability of the government to control. One of the early programs of the Malaysian government to resolve the effects of the Financial Crisis was restructuring the financial system of Malaysia
A hybridization of evolutionary fuzzy systems and ant Colony optimization for intrusion detection
Venue: ISC Int. J. Inf. Secur.
Year: 2010

A hybrid approach for intrusion detection in computer networks is presented in this paper. The proposed approach combines an evolutionary based fuzzy system with an Ant Colony Optimization procedure to generate high quality fuzzy classification rules. We applied our hybrid learning approach to network security and validated it using the DARPA KDD Cup99 benchmark data set. The results indicate that in comparison to several traditional and new techniques, the proposed hybrid approach achieves better classification accuracies. The compared classification approaches are C4.5, Naive Bayes, k NN, SVM, Ripper, PNrule and MOGF IDS. Moreover the improvement on classification accuracy has been obtained for most of the classes of the intrusion detection classification problem. In addition, the results indicate that the proposed hybrid system's total classification accuracy is 94.33% and its classification cost is 0.1675. Therefore, the resultant fuzzy classification rules can be used to produce a reliable intrusion detection system.
Midwives' and health visitors' collaborative relationships: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies.
Venue: International journal of nursing studies
Year: 2016

Interprofessional collaboration between midwives and health visitors working in maternal and child health services is widely encouraged. This systematic review aimed to identify existing and potential areas for collaboration between midwives and health visitors; explore the methods through which collaboration is and can be achieved; assess the effectiveness of this relationship between these groups, and ascertain whether the identified examples of collaboration are in line with clinical guidelines and policy.  A narrative synthesis of qualitative and quantitative studies. DATA SOURCES Fourteen electronic databases, research mailing lists, recommendations from key authors and reference lists and citations of included papers.  Papers were included if they explored one or a combination of: the areas of practice in which midwives and health visitors worked collaboratively; the methods that midwives and health visitors employed when communicating and collaborating with each other; the effectiveness of collaboration between midwives and health visitors; and whether collaborative practice between midwives and health visitors meet clinical guidelines. Papers were assessed for study quality.  Eighteen papers (sixteen studies) met the inclusion criteria. The studies found that midwives and health visitors reported valuing interprofessional collaboration, however this was rare in practice. Findings show that collaboration could be useful across the service continuum, from antenatal care, transition of care/handover, to postnatal care. Evidence for the effectiveness of collaboration between these two groups was equivocal and based on self reported data. In relation, multiple enablers and barriers to collaboration were identified. Communication was reportedly key to interprofessional collaboration.  Interprofessional collaboration was valuable according to both midwives and health visitors, however, this was made challenging by several barriers such as poor communication, limited resources, and poor understanding of each other's role. Structural barriers such as physical distance also featured as a challenge to interprofessional collaboration. Although the findings are limited by variable methodological quality, these were consistent across time, geographical locations, and health settings, indicating transferability and reliability.
Knife Pleated Skirt Multimedia Video Tutorial to Improve Learning Quality
Year: 2019

Knife pleated skirt is one of the learning materials in the fashion pattern analysis course, UPI FPTK Fashion Education. Based on a preliminary study of 25 2013 fashion design students who had participated in the knife pleated skirt study, currently the learning used is still conventional, namely by demonstrating and using job sheet, power point, and fragment media. From the results of the preliminary study it was found that there were problems in learning how to determine the amount of fabric needed with the number of pleats and body size. For students who are slow in receiving the material, there needs to be a repetition of learning that can help students without the limited space and time to learn knife pleated skirt material. This study aims to overcome the problems experienced by students, by creating new learning media, namely multimedia knife pleated skirt video tutorials. The method used in this study is the Research and Development (R D) method, with the stages carried out namely identification, planning, making, validation and testing, and the assessment phase. From the results of validation and field trials, it can be described that the making of knife pleated skirt video tutorials was made into a decent category with the assessment percentage of each validator and user was 95.97% by multimedia experts, 93.21% of material experts, and 91.24% by users. Thus, it can be concluded that the creation of a knife pleated skirt multimedia video tutorial is suitable for use. Keywords research and development method; multimedia video tutorial; knife pleated skirt
SHORT AND LONG TERM EFFECTS OF PULSED WAVE AND CONTINUOUS WAVE ULTRASOUND FOR THE TREATMENT OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
Year: 2020

Sonotherapy is used in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) treatment; continuous or pulsed ultrasound waves are commonly used. The aim was to assess the short and long term effects of CTS treatment using continuous and pulsed ultrasound waves.  This study was a randomized clinical trial. Forty eight patients with mild and moderate CTS (20 unilateral and 28 bilateral) were subjected to complex physiotherapy. Complex physiotherapy included whirlpool massage, neuromobilization, and sonotherapy (continuous wave and pulsed wave ultrasound) The patients were randomly placed in two treatment groups and were subjected to sonotherapy with continuous or pulsed ultrasound waves. Seventy six hands were assessed before, immediately after, and one year after treatment. Outcome measures included the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (CTS SSS FSS) computer measured global handgrip force, provocative and functional tests, assessments of vegetative disorders, and sensation disorders.  Significant improvements in symptoms and parameters were observed after sonotherapy in both groups immediately after and one year after treatment. Long term effects of CTS SSS FSS for pulsed wave amounted to p=0.0018, p=0.0001 while p=0.0003, p=0.0021 for continuous wave, respectively. Between the groups, a statistically significant difference was found in the change of muscle strength (p=0.0374) and Luthy's sign result (p=0.0262) between examination one and examination 3.  Short and long term effects of continuous and pulsed ultrasound wave in CTS treatment is comparable. Effects are influenced by energy density transmitted to tissues. Pulsed wave appears more effective in the long term in improving the condition of hand muscles.
The Set of Assumptions Randomized Control Trials Make and Their Implications for the Role of Such Experiments in Evidence Based Child and Adolescent Development Research.
Venue: New directions for child and adolescent development
Year: 2019

This chapter highlights the key assumptions underlying Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) and illustrates them with regard to the practice of RCTs in the realm of child and adolescent development. Given the prominence of RCTs in policy research, we analyze the possible ways in which these assumptions might not be met by single randomized experiments, thereby making it difficult to draw valid causal inference from single studies. We frame this discussion within the categories of internal validity, statistical conclusion validity, construct validity, and external validity and address the debate about the "gold standard" status accorded to RCTs.
Date fruit: chemical composition, nutritional and medicinal values, products.
Venue: Journal of the science of food and agriculture
Year: 2013

Date fruit has served as a staple food in the Arab world for centuries. Worldwide production of date fruit has increased almost threefold over the last 40 years, reaching 7.68 million tons in 2010. Date fruit can provide many essential nutrients and potential health benefits to the consumer. Date fruit goes through four ripening stages named kimri, khalal, rutab and tamer. The main chemical components of date fruit include carbohydrates, dietary fibre, enzymes, protein, fat, minerals, vitamins, phenolic acids and carotenoids. The chemical composition of date fruit varies according to ripening stage, cultivar, growing environment, postharvest conditions, etc. The nutritional and medicinal activities of date fruit are related to its chemical composition. Many studies have shown that date fruit has antioxidant, antimutagenic, anti inflammatory, gastroprotective, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, anticancer and immunostimulant activities. Various date fruit based products such as date syrup, date paste, date juice and their derived products are available. Date by products can be used as raw materials for the production of value added products such as organic acids, exopolysaccharides, antibiotics, date flavoured probiotic fermented dairy produce, bakery yeasts, etc. In this paper the chemical composition and nutritional and medicinal values of date fruit as well as date fruit based products are reviewed.
Influence of Neighborhood Size and Cross Correlation Peak Fitting Method on Location Accuracy
Venue: Sensors
Year: 2020

A known technique to obtain subpixel resolution by using object tracking through cross correlation consists of interpolating the obtained correlation function and then refining peak location. Although the technique provides accurate results, peak location is usually biased toward the closest integer coordinate. This effect is known as the peak locking error and it strongly limits this calculation technique's experimental accuracy. This error may differ depending on the scene and algorithm used to fit and interpolate the correlation peak, but in general, it may be attributed to a sampling problem and the presence of aliasing. Many studies in the literature analyze this effect in the Fourier domain. Here, we propose an alternative analysis on the spatial domain. According to our interpretation, the peak locking error may be produced by a non symmetrical sample distribution, thus provoking a bias in the result. According to this, the peak interpolant function, the size of the local domain and low pass filters play a relevant role in diminishing the error. Our study explores these effects on different samples taken from the DIC Challenge database, and the results show that, in general, peak fitting with a Gaussian function on a relatively large domain provides the most accurate results.
Designing a Permissioned Blockchain Network for the Halal Industry using Hyperledger Fabric with multiple channels and the raft consensus mechanism
Venue: J. Big Data
Year: 2021

Halal Supply Chain Management requires an assurance that the entire process of procurement, distribution, handling, and processing materials, spare parts, livestock, work in process, or finished inventory to be well documented and performed fit to the Halal and Toyyib. Blockchain technology is one alternative solution that can improve Halal Supply Chain as it can integrate technology for information exchange during the tracking and tracing process in operating and monitoring performance. This technology could improve trust, transparency, and information disclosure between supply chain participants since it could act as a distributed ledger and entitle all transactions to be completely open, yet confidential, immutable, and secured. This study uses a Blockchain Network with three channels and uses raft consensus algorithm in designing web interfaces and testing their capabilities. From the web interface, there were no failures in the validity test during the invoke test and the query test. In addition, the web interface was also successfully tested to thwart the formation of a block in case of data input errors from the user. The server can also do the process as a provider of information and validator for the web interface. From the results of simulations conducted on the Blockchain Network that was made, Blockchain's transaction speed is fast and all the transaction is successfully transferred to other peers. Thus, Permissioned Blockchain is useful for Halal Supply Chain not just because it can secure transactions from some of the halal issues, but the transaction speed and rate to transfer data are very effective.
Central Airway Obstruction: Benign Strictures, Tracheobronchomalacia, and Malignancy related Obstruction.
Venue: Chest
Year: 2016

The purpose of this article is to provide an update on methods for palliating symptoms in patients with histologically benign and malignant central airway obstruction. We review the published literature within the past decade on postintubation, posttracheostomy, and TB and transplant related airway strictures; tracheobronchomalacia; and malignant airway obstruction. We review terminology, classification systems, and parameters that impact treatment decisions. The focus is on how airway stent insertion fits into the best algorithm of care. Several case series and cohort studies demonstrate that airway stents improve dyspnea, lung function, and quality of life in patients with airway obstruction. Airway stenting, however, is associated with high rates of adverse events and should be used only when curative open surgical interventions are not feasible or are contraindicated.
Effects of mirror training on motor performance in healthy individuals: a systematic review and meta analysis
Venue: BMJ Open Sport Exercise Medicine
Year: 2019

Mirror training (MTr) is a rehabilitation technique for patients with neurological diseases. There is no consensus on its effects on motor function in healthy individuals. This systematic review and meta analysis considers the effects of MTr on motor function in healthy individuals.  This is a systematic review and meta analysis.  We searched six databases for studies assessing the effects of MTr on motor function in healthy individuals, published between January 1995 and December 2018. The Cochrane risk of bias was used to assess the quality of the studies. A meta analysis was conducted with narrative synthesis.   Fourteen randomised controlled trials involving 538 healthy individuals were eligible. Two short term studies showed MTr was inferior to passive vision pattern (standardised mean difference 0.57 (95% CI 0.06 to 1.08) I2=0% p=0.03) The methods varied and there is limited evidence supporting the effectiveness of MTr compared with three alternative training patterns, with insufficient evidence to support analyses of age, skill level or hand dominance.  The limited evidence that MTr affects motor performance in healthy individuals is weak and inconsistent among studies. It is unclear whether the effects of MTr on motor performance are more pronounced than the direct vision pattern, passive vision pattern or action observation. Further studies are needed to explore the short term and long term benefits of MTr and its effects on motor learning in healthy individuals.