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that the reference technologies are similar across all producers, so closing these gaps are reasonably attainable with appropriate interventions such as improved management or low cost inputs.The estimated gaps provided here are most likely to be closed by providing greater access to improved agro-economic management p... | In conclusion, we believe the combination of field surveys with spatial data can be used to identify management priorities for improving production at a variety of administrative levels. |
Prolonged exposure to elevated glucocorticoids as a consequence of increased hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis activity during ageing associates with impaired hippocampal synaptic plasticity and spatial memory decline in rodents and in humans.Evidence, mainly from animal studies, suggest that age-related spatial memo... | We have previously shown that pharmacological inhibition of the intracellular glucocorticoid-amplifying enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) improves spatial memory in aged mice.Here, we examined the effects of UE2316, a selective 11β-HSD1 inhibitor which accesses the brain, on both spatial and con... |
of UE2316 in already aged mice suggests that the impairing effects of elevated glucocorticoids on memory are not wholly attributable to irreversible effects on brain structure.In contrast to spatial memory, the effects of glucocorticoids on fear memory are more long lasting.Previous studies have shown that glucocortico... | High glucocorticoid levels induced by stress enhance the memory of fearful events and may contribute to the development of anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder.In contrast, elevated glucocorticoids associated with ageing impair spatial memory.However, it is not known whether inhibition of 11β-HSD1 will have any be... |
Mango is the second most important tropical fruit in the world after banana.Mango, as most fruits, is an important source of macro-, micronutrients, and a broad range of phytochemicals.There has been an increase in world demand for minimally processed mango products with a prolonged shelf-life, though maintaining the h... | The effects of pretreatment with vacuum impregnation (VI) and high pressure (HP) and adding pectin methylesterase (PME) with calcium on the quality of osmotic dehydrated mango of different ripeness were investigated.Unripe and ripe ‘Kent’ mango cubes were osmotic dehydrated (OD at 50 °C in 60 °Brix sucrose solution con... |
OD-HP of unripe mango.C* values were generally maintained between 50 and 60 in unripe mango implying carotenoid pigment stability, except for OD-VI of unripe mango, but were slightly increased in ripe mango.The OD setting seems to be suitable for preservation of color quality of mango.An unchanged C* value was also fou... | Use of unripe mango in OD showed two to five-fold higher soluble solid gain (SSG) compared to ripe mango for all treatments.Unripe mango pretreated with OD-VI showed the lowest water loss (WL) and the highest SSG.OD-HP had a similar but less pronounced effect as OD-VI on WL and SSG.Hue (h*) were generally preserved and... |
There is increasing evidence for the prognostic value of right heart myocardial deformation in the monitoring of both acquired and congenital heart diseases.We present the reference ranges of right ventricular longitudinal strain and strain rates obtained from feature tracking cardiac MRI according to deciles of age, a... | Feature tracking of the right heart on cardiac MRI is a novel and promising technique for the measurement of right heart myocardial strain.We present here the reference ranges for right ventricular longitudinal strain and strain rate, as well as peak strain of the right atrium within a cohort of 100 healthy individuals... |
as follows:Most of PCMs have a solid–liquid phase change process when used in buildings to store the thermal energy.Accordingly, first they should be stabilised to prevent exudation in the process of phase change.There are some porous materials that can be used to adsorb the phase change materials by applying their own... | Improving energy efficiency in buildings is central to achieving the goals set by Paris agreement in 2015, as it reduces the energy consumption and consequently the emission of greenhouse gases without jeopardising human comfort.The literature includes a large number of articles on energy performance of the residential... |
All the data have been collected at this location: Technical University of Munich, Theresienstraße 90, 80333 Munich, Germany.On , live readings can be monitored and downloaded with different temporal resolutions for different periods.Available PV measurements provide the following data:Energy generated throughout the s... | Modelling and optimization of energy management systems (EMS) require different data types for operation and validation.In this article, a multi-purpose dataset is provided for EMS applications.It includes PV measurement data for the PV generation and prediction algorithms associated with EMS systems.Weather data has a... |
was highly expressed in GFAP-positive SVZ cells with radial-like processes.This suggests Nde1 is present in SVZ-type B stem cells.In the SGZ, Nde1, but not Ndel1, was co-localized with Ki67 in actively dividing neural stem cells.These data suggest that Nde1 is more likely than Ndel1 to be involved in adult neural stem ... | Mental and neurological illnesses affect one in four people.While genetic linkage analyses have shown an association of nuclear distribution factor E (NDE1, or NudE) and its ohnolog NDE-like 1 (NDEL1, or Nudel) with mental disorders, the cellular mechanisms remain unclear.In the present study, we have demonstrated that... |
pattern of the reinforcing bars has little or no effect on the obtained bond properties.Three different crack orientations were tested and the results showed similar ultimate bond strengths.For double cracked specimens the order in which the cracks are formed has no significant influence on the bond behaviour.Confineme... | Abstract Due to the relatively low tensile strength of concrete, cracks are inherent in reinforced concrete structures.A common cause of cracking is the corrosion of internal steel reinforcement, a deterioration process that can affect the bond behaviour and anchorage capacity of reinforcing bars.Corrosion leads to a r... |
A central capability of intelligent systems is the ability to continuously build upon previous experiences to speed up and enhance learning of new tasks.Two distinct research paradigms have studied this question.Meta-learning views this problem as learning a prior over model parameters that is amenable for fast adaptat... | We introduce the online meta learning problem setting to better capture the spirit and practice of continual lifelong learning. |
chromatographic method was performed using plasma samples from children with nephrotic syndrome.The samples were derived from children included in a MMF pharmacokinetic study.The aim of this study was to design Bayesian estimators for forecasting pharmacokinetics and dose adjustment using a limited number of blood samp... | Results The enzymatic assay demonstrated high precision.The %CV for Within Run Imprecision ranged from 5.5% at 1.2 mg/L to 1.5% at 14.1 mg/L and Total Imprecision ranged from 9.3% to 2.5%.The method comparison with plasma samples from children yielded overall a good correlation and a good agreement between both methods... |
of the plasma MPA using EMIT, PETINIA or CEDIA -based procedures.Immunoassays are particularly convenient because they can be run on various automated clinical chemistry analyzers found in many laboratories worldwide.However, a well-described problem is the clinically relevant overestimation of the MPA concentrations b... | We have adapted this assay on the ABX Pentra 400 analyzer (HORIBA).Objective To investigate the analytical performances of the Roche Total Mycophenolic Acid® assay on the ABX Pentra 400 and to compare it to an LC-MS method using samples from children with nephrotic syndrome treated with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF).Mate... |
for diffusion, compared with its Kynar counterpart.The loss and agglomeration of catalyst could change the physicochemical characteristics of the electrode materials, such as concentration of redox active sites, surface area, pore volume and pore size distribution, particle size and morphology, making a critical impact... | The rechargeable Li-air battery has a key role to play as a storage system for renewable energy and as the power system for electric vehicles.Effective cathode materials are required to improve its capacity, cycling ability and rate capability.In this work, an ionic conductive Li-Nafion® binder and Li-Nafion® membrane ... |
Air pollution is a complex mixture of gases, particulate matter, metals and organic compounds .Recently global concerns increased due to the adverse effects of air pollution on human health .In this regard, the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared that air pollution is definitive carcinogenic for humans... | Exposure time was 5 h per day (9.00 a.m.–2.00 p.m.) for 4 days per week.A new method for separation of PM 2.5 from other PM in the ambient air by ECO-PM sampler was presented.A new method for separation of PM 2.5 from gaseous pollutants in the ambient air by HEPA filter and active carbon was presented. |
Ca > Cu > Cd > Na > Fe > Cr > Ni > Mn > Pb.Also, the order of metals bound with PM2.5 based on mean concentration in 6 months exposure was Ca > Al > Cu > Cd > Na > Fe > Cr > Ni > Mn > Pb.The results showed that the concentration of Al was highest while compared with other metals bound PM2.5 after 3 months exposure whil... | In the previous studies regarding the effects of exposure to ambient air pollution on biological markers and/or behavior of animals, the gaseous pollutants are not separated from the particulate matter (PM).Hence the synergetic effect of gaseous pollutants and PM was not considered.In this regard, current study was aim... |
fold to re-establish the chain mechanism.A second question concerns the composition of the subunit chain and, specifically, whether the chain contains a mix of subunits linked head to tail, each of which is required at different stages of assembly.On reaching the tip, surplus subunits will fold as they exit the channel... | Flagella, the helical propellers that extend from the bacterial surface, are a paradigm for how complex molecular machines can be built outside the living cell.Their assembly requires ordered export of thousands of structural subunits across the cell membrane and this is achieved by a type III export machinery located ... |
positive electrode may have for different internal parameters as well quantifying the general performance implications for the battery.While the numerical results presented are only applicable to the specific battery type employed, the authors assert the modelling approach and rationale are transferable to other cell t... | This study investigates the impact of a multi-layered porosity profile on the electrical and thermal performance of a lithium-ion battery.Consideration is given to key attributes of the battery, namely its specific power and energy and the temperature distribution that may generated throughout the cell under electrical... |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a progressive, destructive disease of the airways and lung parenchyma with no clear pathological or clinical starting points.The insidious and progressive nature of the disease can result in severe, irreversible damage by the time symptoms present and a diagnosis is made.1,The e... | Methods: We did a retrospective analysis of a clinical cohort in the UK with data from Jan 1, 1990 to Dec 31, 2009 (General Practice Research Database and Optimum Patient Care Research Database).We assessed patients aged 40 years or older who had an electronically coded diagnosis of COPD in their primary care records a... |
to be diagnosed in primary care.During the 20 years preceding diagnosis, opportunities to diagnose COPD related to lower respiratory events were missed in both primary and secondary care.Opportunities were missed during all four, 5-year periods, with many patients having opportunities missed in two or more 5-year perio... | If these events did not lead to a diagnosis of COPD, they were deemed to be missed opportunities.Opportunities for diagnosis were missed in 32900 (85%) of 38859 patients in the 5 years immediately preceding diagnosis of COPD; in 12856 (58%) of 22286 in the 6-10 years before diagnosis, in 3943 (42%) of 9351 in the 11-15... |
studies would require establishing background levels of use of respiratory health-care resources in the short term and long term for the healthy non-COPD population.We noted that the yearly frequency of missed opportunities increased in the 5 years immediately before diagnosis, therefore a 5-year review window of discr... | Background: Patterns of health-care use and comorbidities present in patients in the period before diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are unknown.We investigated these factors to inform future case-finding strategies.We identified missed opportunites to diagnose COPD from routinely collected pati... |
show that lack of mucosal immunity is a major challenge in eradication of polio and prevention of transmission.Polio eradication efforts are hampered by reintroduction of virus in polio free countries.Recent silent polio outbreak observed in Israel, which has used IPV for many decades, is one such example.Environmental... | IPV does not provide mucosal immunity and introduction of IPV to mitigate consequences of circulating vaccine-derived polio virus from OPV has very limited effect on transmission and OPV campaigns are essential for interrupting wild polio virus transmission, even in developed countries with a high coverage of IPV and p... |
paralysis .Patients with paralytic poliomyelitis showed significantly lower IgG and IgA levels than non-polio AFP.Moreover, a cross-sectional survey showed that the mean serum IgG and IgA levels of children with AFP were significantly lower than healthy children g/L and IgA level- 1.2 ± 0.818 g/L).Moreover, two 7-month... | The problem is magnified in many countries with limited resources.Our results show that VP1-IgG1 titers in single or double dose IPV dropped to background levels after one year of immunization.This decrease correlated with >50% reduction in seropositivity in double dose and <10% seropositivity in single dose IPV agains... |
standardized, enlarged, and integrated databases of NMR data on small molecules as well as archives representing the NMR metabolic fingerprints of standard biological fluids and tissue extracts from humans and model organisms.Standardization of best practices for sample preparation, data collection and analysis should ... | The two leading analytical approaches to metabolomics are mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.Although currently overshadowed by MS in terms of numbers of compounds resolved, NMR spectroscopy offers advantages both on its own and coupled with MS. NMR data are highly reproducible and... |
a synergistic therapeutic effect of melatonin and ribavirin.To examine whether melatonin also exhibits an anti-viral activity, A549 cells were infected with 0.5 multiplicity of infection of PR8 virus and treated infected cells with solvent or melatonin with various concentrations for 24 h.The titer of PR8 virus in the ... | Under influenza A virus infection, an uncontrolled inflammatory response in the lungs frequently leads to severe pneumonia.The anti-inflammatory and immune modulatory effects of melatonin may provide a beneficial effect for this disease.In this study, we found that melatonin treatment significantly decreases the expres... |
This data set is an aggregation of the embrittling potencies in binary metallic alloys from a large number of previously published studies.As such, the relevant methods for obtaining each individual data point are those from the original studies, and are listed in the data.The value of the present data is simply in agg... | Segregation-induced changes in interfacial cohesion often control the mechanical properties of metals.The change in the work of separation of an interface upon segregation of a solute to the interface, termed the embrittling potency, is an atomic-level quantity used to predict and understand embrittlement phenomena.We ... |
as we acquired around 20 points across the chromatographic peak for all the “quantifier” transitions.The chromatographic profiles obtained from these optimized methods in H1975 cells is shown in Fig. 5.The quantitative data associated with all experiments has been summarized in Supplementary Table 1, .The CVs for the p... | The data presented here describes the use of targeted proteomic assays to quantify potential biomarkers of Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) sensitivity in lung adenocarcinoma and is related to the research article: “Quantitative targeted proteomic analysis of potential markers of ... |
should have a capacity for plasma membrane targeting .Using immunolocalization, we have found that Physcomitrella PINs A–C can indeed target the plasma membrane; we did not detect signal elsewhere in cells, and we did not detect signal colocalizing with an ER marker.Physcomitrella PIN localization usually formed a cons... | Results We have found that treating gametophytic shoots of the moss Physcomitrella patens with exogenous auxins and auxin transport inhibitors disrupts apical function and leaf development.PIN-mediated auxin transport regulates apical cell function, leaf initiation, leaf shape, and shoot tropisms in moss gametophytes.C... |
objectives.Confocal imaging was undertaken as previously described , except for immunolocalizations; a Leica TCS 5 was used, with excitation from the Diode 405 and HeNe 594 laser lines, and emission was collected at 410–480 nm and 600–670 nm.E.L.D., R.R., and C.J.H. conceived this study.All authors contributed to exper... | Background Plant body plans arise by the activity of meristematic growing tips during development and radiated independently in the gametophyte (n) and sporophyte (2n) stages of the life cycle during evolution. |
signaling.Up to now, miR-142-3p has been found to be lowly expressed and function as a tumor suppressor in several various categories of cancers including breast cancer , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastric cancer , pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma , acute myeloid leukemia and NSCLC .Consistently, the present study demo... | MALAT1 is well documented to be highly expressed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its overexpression closely associates the malignant phenotype of NSCLC cells and poor prognosis of NSCLC patients.MALAT1 is also identified to enhance β-catenin expression and under the negative regulation of miR-142-3p.However, ... |
The mean concentrations of clavulanic acid and standard deviations for processed samples with initial concentrations of 0.636 mmol/L, 0.329 mmol/L, 0.127 mmol/L, and 0.082 mmol/L stored at −80, −20, 4 and 25 °C, are presented.Concentration data of the chromophore clavulanate-imidazole with initial concentrations of 0.3... | Clavulanic acid (CA) is a β-lactam antibiotic with a strong inhibitory effect on β-lactamase enzymes.CA is produced in submerged cultures by the filamentous Gram-positive bacterium Streptomyces clavuligerus (S. clavuligerus).CA is an unstable molecule in aqueous solution and its stability depends strongly on temperatur... |
The overall data represent the genome annotation framework of earthworm Eisenia fetida.Table 1 denotes the summary statistics of the identified repetitive elements and total number of bases masked in the assembled genome.The genome annotation summary, describing the protein coding genes and their annotation statistics ... | The present article reports the complete draft genome annotation of earthworm Eisenia fetida, obtained from the manuscript entitled “Timing and Scope of Genomic Expansion within Annelida: Evidence from Homeoboxes in the Genome of the Earthworm E. fetida” (Zwarycz et al., 2015) and provides the data on the repetitive el... |
standard compound.These optimized GC–MS conditions were applied to a large number of samples.Sensitivity of the method was highly dependent on the instrument conditions and therefore ion source cleaning was performed and 40–50 cm of column was cut at the inlet side and the liner was change after 200 injections to ensur... | High throughput GC-MS methods for quantification of alkylresorcinols (AR), biomarkers of whole grain wheat and rye intake, in plasma and adipose tissue and their metabolites in urine were developed and optimised.Alkylresorcinols in plasma (200. μL) and adipose tissues (10-50. mg) were extracted with diethyl ether, wher... |
BjCBP80 transcript levels.In salt stress, BjCBP20 levels remained steady in 24 h while BjCBP80 levels decreased in 3 h and slowly the levels increased up to 24 h. Under osmotic stress, transcript levels of both genes decreased initially and then increased to the peak in 8 h and were seen to come to normal levels by 12 ... | Nuclear cap binding complex proteins, CBP20 and CBP80, participate in mRNA transcript processing and also play an important role in abiotic stress tolerance.Brassica juncea is a major oilseed crop, and in this study, we reported the cloning and characterization of CBP20 and CBP80 genes from this species.Two genomic seq... |
tailings that result from the hot water extraction process.This study has shown that LG Oil Sands are amenable to microwave heating, and that the oil phase can be removed and recovered without the need for water or solvents.The oil is fractionated as it is removed, leaving a heavy hydrocarbon residue remaining in the s... | This study establishes the feasibility of microwave heating for extracting oil from Oil Sands in ex-situ processes.Previous studies in this area have shown some potential, but have not characterised the dielectric properties of the Oil Sands used, nor related them to the mineral composition, both of which are vital if ... |
Click Through Rate prediction is a critical task in industrial applications, especially for online social and commerce applications.It is challenging to find a proper way to automatically discover the effective cross features in CTR tasks.We propose a novel model for CTR tasks, called Deep neural networks with Encoder ... | DNN and Encoder enhanced FM with bilinear attention and max-pooling for CTR |
observed in the leaves for both treatments was also observed for the roots.The uptake of Evans Blue in response to drought and salinity treatments increased by 53% and 55%, respectively, when compared to the untreated controls.Therefore, no significant difference in Evans Blue uptake was observed in the roots of drough... | Abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity are major environmental factors that influence crop productivity worldwide.These adverse conditions induce osmotic stresses in plant cells by decreasing water availability, thus leading to loss of cell turgor and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are de... |
orientation.Therefore, printing continuous natural fibre like cFF/PLA offered better control of mechanical performance than short fibre biocomposite counterparts.It also opened the design envelope for biocomposites through potential gradual material and even 4D printing .This study presented a novel continuous flax fib... | Recently, interest has been increasing in natural fibres as composite reinforcing fillers for polymer-based filaments manufactured with the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) process, despite their moderate mechanical properties compared to pure polymer.An innovative way was proposed in the present work to optimize the me... |
Immunization is the most cost-effective health innovation and investment, effective in reducing illness and death from infectious diseases, including influenza .Influenza viruses, especially type A and B, cause considerable mortality and morbidity every year, and may cause seasonal influenza outbreaks, epidemics and pa... | Bio Farma Trivalent Influenza HA (Flubio®) vaccine has been used in adolescents and adults, resulted in increased seroconversion, seroprotection rates and geometric mean titer (GMT).Materials and methods: This was a phase II, open-labeled, clinical trial conducted on healthy children aged 6 month-11 years, vaccinated w... |
days following each immunization.Diary cards were collected at the visit to clinic, home visit by field visitors, or by calling the parents.Any SAE occurs during the trial period should be reported immediately and recorded in Case Report Form.We estimated a total of 323 subjects needed, with α = 0.05 and value of antic... | A Total of 405 subjects were included and divided into three groups: A(6–35 months), B(3–8 years), and C(9–11 years).Safety was assessed up to 28 days following each dose.After vaccination, all subjects achieved seroprotection and increased seroconversion rates, with post-vaccination antibody titer of ≥1:40 HI for all ... |
≥4 times increment of antibody titer in 28 days after immunization were significantly different for each strain.In general, among all subject groups, children below 3 years had the lowest pre- and post-immunization GMT.These support the fact that immunity in children is not as high as in adolescent and adult because of... | Introduction: High rate of influenza infection in children made influenza vaccination strongly recommended for all person aged >6 months in Indonesia.However, no data is available regarding its efficacy and safety in children.This study aimed to assess the immunogenicity and safety of Flubio® vaccine in infants and chi... |
with high values of δ13C, which need further study.Almahasheer et al. reported that soil δ13 C values increased with depth in mangroves.In this study, the SOC δ13 C values in these four sites showed lower values at the surface fractions, and they increased with depth at 0–60 cm soil depth, while irregularly fluctuating... | Although several studies have assessed soil organic carbon (SOC) of individual mangrove forests in China, no study has comprehensively investigated mangrove SOC and quantitatively estimated carbon sources ranging in latitude from tropical to subtropical latitudes.Therefore, this study explored the distribution patterns... |
Existing research into dementia care shows that it is often marked by a failure to consider the management of appearance as anything other than a disaggregated set of care tasks."There is an overwhelming assumption in policy and practice that the work of maintaining a person's appearance can be easily assumed by anothe... | The research used 'appearance biographies', a method which allows for a range of topics to be considered about appearance throughout the life course, acting as a conduit for reminiscence and life story work.A key question posed by the authors is whether appearance and the work invested in it are legitimate consideratio... |
dementia to manage their appearance.As Baldwin suggests, we can understand this as a form of joint-authorship, in a context where appearance is recognised as a narrative of self-identity."Baldwin's framework for tracing the narrative agency of a person with dementia further includes paying attention to their contributi... | Appearance and the work invested in it by and for people with dementia are a neglected issue within dementia studies.In policy and practice there exists an assumption that the role of supporting a person to manage their appearance is easily assumed by another within caring encounters, only to be subsumed within the dai... |
magnitude, between the leaching of 239,240Pu and 241Am under sulphur-oxidising conditions.As discussed above, if Pu existed as distinct particles, it would be expected that the Am decay product formed in situ, would be physically trapped within the particle and hence, that they would show similar mobilization under bio... | Understanding the biogeochemical behaviour and potential mobility of actinides in soils and groundwater is vital for developing remediation and management strategies for radionuclide-contaminated land.Pu is known to have a high Kd in soils and sediments, however remobilization of low concentrations of Pu remains a conc... |
a tumor suppressor in glioma.Subsequently, MIR4697HG gain-of-function experiments were applied and verified the tumor-inhibitory role of MIR4697HG in glioma.To study whether there is an upper-stream gene modulating expression of MIR4697HG, we retrieved in UCSC database and recognized transcription factors of MIR4697HG.... | Background: Studies have revealed the aberrant expression of lncRNAs is responsible for human carcinogenesis.MIR4697 host gene (MIR4697HG) is an upregulated lncRNA that promoted cell growth and metastasis in other cancers.In this study, we tested the expression of MIR4697HG in glioma cells and detected the comparativel... |
paper.The optimal design of the conical shells requires a detailed analysis of the buckling load and buckling form respect to the change of considered parameters.The influence of the material properties on the buckling load curves proved the importance of the selection of the appropriate material.The analysis based on ... | The current paper deals with the impact of geometrical and material parameters of the laminated conical shell on the load carrying capacity based on the finite element analysis.Various parameters were taken into account, that is, stiffness ratio, cone angle or shell height.Moreover, the mechanical behavior of conical s... |
irradiation.Although the fraction of He in the irradiation is ∼10%, whiskers-like structures were partially observed The fraction of whiskers-like structure is smaller than that of He irradiation for the similar plasma conditions.Thickness of eroded layer for D + He irradiation is ∼3.5 µm which is more than that for th... | Characteristic surface morphology changes are reported for various materials by He plasma exposure.Thus, we exposed SiC specimens to He or simultaneous deuterium (D) and He (D + He) plasma by various conditions and then observed surface morphology changes by SEM.As a result, needle-like structures and whiskers-like str... |
shown by the presence of thick loess between the terrace deposits and WP.At location 4, the thickness of the loess between terrace deposits and WP indicates a long duration, as does the thickness of loess between tephras WP and Toya.Assuming constant loess deposition, the deposition rate between WP and Toya is 2.02–2.3... | We investigated late Quaternary deep-sea sequences of the C9001C cores (D/V Chikyu shakedown cruise) to refine the tephrostratigraphy and reconsider the marine terrace chronology along the Pacific coast of northern Honshu, Japan.We correlated several spikes with known dated tephras: G1 with Towada-Ofudo (To-Of: last MI... |
step using PSUB.The maximum decrease of the groundwater water head is −2.68 m, and the maximum surface settlement is 0.216 m. Although all extract wells have the same pumping rate, areas that are far away from the constant total head boundaries have the largest subsidence.The plug-in SUB+ and the program PSUB provide a... | Extensive groundwater extraction leads to the drawdown of the groundwater table, which can increase the stress of soils and lead to land subsidence.Analyses of land subsidence generally require numerical models based on the poroelasticity theory.FEFLOW is a well-known commercial finite element software that is one of t... |
may offer a new paradigm for understanding cancer and for novel therapeutics.And with the advancement of micro- and nano-tool technologies, we are breaking new barriers and beginning to understand better how closely physics and biological processes are linked.As a result, we are seeing an increase in the effort to unde... | The role of tumor microenvironment in cancer progression is gaining significant attention.It is realized that cancer cells and the corresponding stroma co-evolve with time.Cancer cells recruit and transform the stromal cells, which in turn remodel the extra cellular matrix of the stroma.This complex interaction between... |
the glasshouse air, indicating among the identified bacteria, species of Pseudomonas, Arthrobacter, Bacillus, Curtobacterium, Microbacterium, Micrococcus, Kocuria, Solibacillus and Exiguobacterium.These bacteria are common inhabitants of soil and plants, being also involved in degradation of different organics e.g., pl... | Especially abundant collection of distinct vegetation can be found in glasshouses of botanical gardens.However, bioaerosol concentrations, particle size distribution and species composition have not been studied in these facilities.The results indicate that different plants, assembled in the closed area as the garden g... |
is consistent with previous studies that suggest that when actions are observed from a third-person perspective, there is more activation over the ipsilateral motor cortex, i.e. observing a right-handed action increases activity in the right hemisphere.This study demonstrated that 12-month-old infants, like adults, sho... | Previous studies have shown that sensorimotor cortex activation is somatotopically-organised during action execution and observation in adulthood.Here we aimed to investigate the development of this phenomenon in infancy.We elicited arm and leg actions from 12-month-old infants and presented them, and a control group o... |
and an internal simulation of the entire action occurs.This does not rule out that propositional representations exist in addition to analogous representations, but analogous representations are not sufficient to explain imagery entirely.In the applied field, MI is repeatedly and systematically used in mental practice ... | We investigated whether deviations from optimal performance are predicted in motor imagery.In Experiment 1, novices and experts imagined and executed dart throws.In imagination, they reported the final position of the dart.Experts performed better than novices in execution and imagination.Distance to the target and bia... |
were 0.25, 0.29, 0.29, and 0.39 kGy, respectively, with CS > CM = NMEC > UPEC.The mean D10-value for the clinical isolates was 0.27 kGy vs. 0.34 kGy for the non-clinical isolates.As expected, the ExPEC D10-values were greater than those of recA mutants, which are typically < than 0.05 kGy.Sommers et al. found the D10-v... | They cause significantly more illnesses and deaths in humans than Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).Ionizing radiation is used commercially for improving the safety and shelf-life of foods.In this study we inoculated ground chicken meat with 25 individual isolates of clinical uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) and newborn... |
37% less than in the physiological configuration, and Δp increases by 76%.After migration of the main vortex, a secondary negative vortex is formed within the sinus.This supports the valve closure, providing values of Rc similar to the optimal surgical configuration.As a result, Eloss is intermediate between those foun... | Purpose The physiological flow dynamics within the Valsalva sinuses, in terms of global and local parameters, are still not fully understood.This study attempts to identify the physiological conditions as closely as possible, and to give an explanation of the different and sometime contradictory results in literature.M... |
whether firm-related content has been posted, the variable Number of firm-related post measures the actual density of Weibo posts.We also need to consider potential omitted variables when we examine the content of Weibo posts.For example, board chairs disclose firm-specific information selectively, and therefore offici... | Social media platforms are becoming increasingly important channels for information dissemination.This study examines how microblogging by top executives affects the information environment for listed firms in an emerging market.Using a manually collected data set of Sina Weibo, one of China's most popular and largest ... |
cystic fibrosis include occlusion, infection, leakage, pain or discomfort, venous thrombosis, stenosis, and port extrusion .In patients with cancer, common TIVAD complications include infection, sepsis, thrombosis, skin dehiscence, and pain .While some overlap exists, the complication profile for TIVAD use for LSDs is ... | Totally implantable vascular access devices (TIVADs) are commonly used in conjunction with enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs).This case series describes potential complications associated with long-term TIVAD use, such as compromise of skin integrity, infection, or port failures.Bes... |
to Snx18-knockdown cells.Co-localization between LPAR1-flag with Rab7 positive vesicles was similar, suggesting that SNX18 does not affect trafficking to late endosomes.To validate a functional connection between SNX18 and LPAR1 recycling, chemotaxis assays were performed.SNX18-silenced N-WASP rescued cells showed mark... | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is one of the most invasive and metastatic cancers and has a dismal 5-year survival rate.We show that N-WASP drives pancreatic cancer metastasis, with roles in both chemotaxis and matrix remodeling.We describe a signaling loop whereby N-WASP and the endocytic adapter SNX18 promote lysop... |
Graphene is a one-atom thick, flat, carbon monolayer with a hexagonal carbon aromatic structure.As one of the basic carbon allotropes, it can be transformed into other carbon materials, such as carbon nanotubes and fullerenes.Since the 1970s, studies on growing graphene monolayers on crystals have been carried out, and... | Here, we have used synchrotron X-ray reflectivity (XRR) to study the structure of commercially available graphene samples (prepared via chemical vapor deposition, and marketed as graphene monolayers) on SiO2/Si at different temperatures.X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, photoemission electron microscopy and atomic forc... |
average of 3–4 graphene monolayers.This is probably due to XRR measurements giving an average thickness over a much larger footprint, while AFM measures the local apparent thickness that is affected by the interaction between the tip and the surface.The total thickness of graphene and the contaminant layers from XRR fi... | Understanding surface structure of graphene is important for its integration into composite materials.Our results indicate that the samples we characterized consisted of 3–4 layers of graphene, which should thus be more accurately described as few layer graphene (FLG).Furthermore, a “contaminant” layer, comprising poly... |
the long-term turnover, we calculated the effective turnover-time of 129I in the rooting zone of the soil, being approximately 6000 years for the methylation and approximately 300 years for the root uptake.However, it should be noted that an organic-rich soil with slow methylation is assumed in the present application.... | Terrestrial environments impacted by atmospheric releases of 129I from nuclear plants become contaminated with 129I; however, the relative importance of each land-surface 129I-transfer pathway in the process of the contamination is not well understood.In this study, transfers of 129I in an atmosphere-vegetation-soil sy... |
of pollen grains and spores.Our samples were also taken from a relatively narrow geographical and temporal range, compared to the time ranges and geographical ranges dealt with in the fossil record.Therefore, we suggest that the effects of any UVB fluxes are likely to be minimal in this sample set, as UVB changes occur... | The uniform morphology of different species of Poaceae (grass) pollen means that identification to below family level using light microscopy is extremely challenging.Poor taxonomic resolution reduces recoverable information from the grass pollen record, for example, species diversity and environmental preferences canno... |
Herpes zoster, or shingles, results from reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus that reside in nerve cells following a primary infection manifesting as chickenpox, typically acquired during childhood.HZ is characterized by a unilateral dermatomal rash and pain, which usually lasts between two weeks and one month... | Background: The United Kingdom introduced routine vaccination with the live-attenuated zoster vaccine for 70 year-olds in 2013, with the vaccine also offered to 79 year-olds as part of a catch-up campaign.In the subsequent years, the catch-up campaign was extended to also include adults aged 78 years.Methods: This retr... |
first HZ event during the study period with the date of onset being the date of earliest evidence of HZ.Community-based HZ and PHN cases were identified by Read codes and hospitalized cases by ICD-10 codes.Lopalco and DeStefano have proposed that four types of host factors can affect VE, namely age, presence of conditi... | We derived HZ incidence by risk groups, overall vaccine effectiveness (VE) and modified VE expressed as relative differences in VE from Poisson regression models.Two out of the 14 investigated risk factors modified the HZ VE.Notably, lower VE was observed in diabetics and in persons with a history of HZ with relative d... |
zoster versus 64% in those without previous zoster .The authors postulated that this finding might be explained by a differential uptake among those with a relatively recent zoster episode, whereby persons with a recent zoster would be less likely to be vaccinated compared with subjects with a less recent zoster .We co... | We investigated 14 pre-identified potential risk factors for potential modified vaccine effectiveness.Results: Overall VE was 66.8% [95% CI: 62.2; 71.0].Contrary to clinical trial results, age did not affect the observed VE.Further study is required to gain insights into why certain risk groups are less protected.Ident... |
The dependency of the generalization error of neural networks on model and dataset size is of critical importance both in practice and for understanding the theory of neural networks.Nevertheless, the functional form of this dependency remains elusive.In this work, we present a functional form which approximates well t... | We predict the generalization error and specify the model which attains it across model/data scales. |
range for currently available ILRs of similar size .Reported results for each scenario are the average over 10 iterations of one simulated year.Both systems in the baseline comparison achieved full demand fulfillment due to an absence of electrical outages, with similar non-storage costs.We therefore compared the two b... | Results At their current price premium, the annual cost of each solar refrigerator is 132% more than each electric refrigerator at the district level and 241% more at health facilities.Solar refrigerators provided savings over electric refrigerators when one-day electrical outages occurred more than five times per year... |
observed at the district level only.Results suggest that WHO and Gavi guidelines may be appropriate but conservative, as the actual thresholds at which solar refrigerators can provide value may include places with more reliable electricity.Our analysis provides insight into the difference in costs between electric and ... | Background Gavi recommends solar refrigerators for vaccine storage in areas with less than eight hours of electricity per day, and WHO guidelines are more conservative.The question remains: Can solar refrigerators provide value where electrical outages are less frequent?Conclusion Our study supports WHO and Gavi guidel... |
as advected by the evolving 3-D wind fields was produced by FLEXPART using meteorological data from ECMWF.The principal conclusions related to the role of Saharan dust on Be7 variations are:It was shown that for long-range transport, the overall impact of Sahara can be reproduced using a single point source in the Bodé... | Atmospheric Transport Modelling (ATM) results were combined with 7Be observations collected during the 2009–2015 period by the three radionuclide stations from the International Monitoring System (IMS), located in Mauritania (18.1 N, 15.9 W), Kuwait (29.3 N, 47.9 E) and Panama (9.0 N, 79.5 W), to study the influence of... |
depended uncertainty is considered for measurement evaluation at temperatures higher than 90 °C, see Table 4.As the information basis regarding this issue is insufficient both in literature as from side of the manufacturers of Coriolis sensors, this uncertainty at temperatures higher than 90 °C is not scientifically ba... | Performance tests of concentrating solar collectors are based on energy balance studies which require accurate measurements of fluid mass flow rate, temperature difference over the collector length and the knowledge of the specific heat capacity of the used heat transfer fluid (HTF).Especially at operation temperatures... |
Flame retardants are endocrine disrupting chemicals that are used in household furniture and electronic devices to prevent the spread of fire.Exposure to these chemicals can disturb the hormone balance and prenatal exposure is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and reproductive disorders.Exposure occurs throu... | Endocrine disrupting flame retardant (FR) chemicals form a human health concern, that is investigated mostly from the perspective of adult- and early life exposure.No overview of studies on toddler exposure and health effects exist.However, toddlerhood is a critical developmental period and toddlers are at increased ri... |
ingestion is expected to increase FR exposure as well.Sahlström et al. investigated serum, feces and house dust concentrations measured in the same mother-toddler cohort.The concentrations of octa- and deca-BDE in house dust were correlated to the concentrations in matched serum and feces samples from the toddlers, but... | This review showed that toddlers are exposed to a range of FRs, that thyroid hormone disruption is associated with FR exposure and that factors in the indoor environment, including products such as plastic toys, might increase FR exposure.Considering the limited amount of studies, and the variety of biological matrices... |
Unsupervised monocular depth estimation has made great progress after deeplearning is involved.Training with binocular stereo images is considered as agood option as the data can be easily obtained.However, the depth or disparityprediction results show poor performance for the object boundaries.The mainreason is relate... | This paper propose a mask method which solves the previous blurred results of unsupervised monocular depth estimation caused by occlusion |
learning predictive model yields different predicted values for physiological activity between optical isomers and is currently proceeding with the evaluation of its accuracy.In principle, the Deep Snap procedure makes it possible to capture more detailed information by further reducing the angles of rotation.It may be... | Quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) analysis uses structural, quantum chemical, and physicochemical features calculated from molecular geometry as explanatory variables predicting physiological activity.Recently, deep learning based on advanced artificial neural networks has demonstrated excellent perfo... |
carbohydrate consumed.With over 70% of the nurses ever providing dietary advice to diabetics; these findings makes one to worry about the quality of advice provided to the diabetes patients.Nurses’ knowledge in this regard requires improvement probably through refresher courses.The coexistence of high cholesterol and L... | Although nutrition education for diabetes patients is the responsibility of dieticians and/or nutritionist, nurses have an important role to play.This study measured the knowledge level of nurses' and associated factors in the nutritional management of diabetes.In this cross-sectional study a sample of 200 nurses compl... |
need to be improved.We did not use prespecified imaging criteria; doing so might have improved the accuracy of diagnosis.CADISS was designed as a pragmatic trial and therefore the choice of antiplatelet drugs was at the discretion of the clinician.Prescription of dual antiplatelet treatment for all patients might have ... | In some observational studies it has been associated with a high risk of recurrent stroke.Methods: We did this randomised trial at hospitals with specialised stroke or neurology services (39 in the UK and seven in Australia).We included patients with extracranial carotid and vertebral dissection with onset of symptoms ... |
as rapidly developing clinical signs of focal disturbance of cerebral function, lasting more than 24 h or leading to death, with no apparent cause other than that of vascular origin.We planned to enrol 250 participants on the basis of observational studies.2–4,We did no interim analyses.All enrolled patients were inclu... | We compared their efficacy in the Cervical Artery Dissection in Stroke Study (CADISS), with the additional aim of establishing the true risk of recurrent stroke.The primary endpoint was ipsilateral stroke or death in the intention-to-treat population.The trial was registered with EUDract (2006-002827-18) and ISRN (CTN4... |
Yw and/or ETc in the regions covered in our study or for similar biophysical environments.We recognize that some regions have additional sources of uncertainty due to coarse model calibration as a result of lack of high quality experimental data and scarcity of weather and soil data.The relative contribution of these f... | Water productivity (WP) is a robust benchmark for crop production in relation to available water supply across spatial scales.Quantifying water-limited potential (WPw) and actual on-farm (WPa) WP to estimate WP gaps is an essential first step to identify the most sensitive factors influencing production capacity with l... |
Deep learning networks have achieved state-of-the-art accuracies on computer vision workloads like image classification and object detection.The performant systems, however, typically involve big models with numerous parameters.Once trained, a challenging aspect for such top performing models is deployment on resource ... | We show that knowledge transfer techniques can improve the accuracy of low precision networks and set new state-of-the-art accuracy for ternary and 4-bits precision. |
that may produce practice effects.Practice effects may have masked some of the cognitive decline that participants experienced.Such practice effects are likely responsible for the slight, non-significant, increase in Logical Memory score across age, as the same story was used at each of the waves and the participants m... | It is critical to discover why some people's cognitive abilities age better than others'.We applied multivariate growth curve models to data from a narrow-age cohort measured on a multi-domain IQ measure at age 11 years and a comprehensive battery of thirteen measures of visuospatial, memory, crystallized, and processi... |
The datasets of this article provides information on the use of Phosphorus in detergents and the emission of phosphorus due to the use of detergents.Tables 1 and 2 show the Phosphorus use by laundry and dishwasher detergents, respectively, on a regional and a global basis per capita.Tables 3 and 4 showed the volume of ... | This data article provides the data of Phosphorus emissions from laundry and dishwasher detergents as part of the Phosphorus emissions from households.The household emissions are presented in the research article “Global nitrogen and phosphorus in urban waste water based on the Shared Socio-economic pathway” (van Puije... |
its pure phase/crystalline planes as it was before use and there is no significant variation in the morphology is observed.SnO2 QDs are intact and firmly adorned during in situ growth on two dimensional g-C3N4 nanostructures as can be seen in Fig. S8.In order to get confirmed about the Reactive Oxidation Species respon... | Quantum dots being zero dimensional and much smaller in size have special properties and density of states that can be exploited for various commercial applications relative to bulk counterparts.Current study focus the facile fabrication of SnO2 qunatum dots decorated on 2-D material g-C3N4.Using a simple route SnO2/g-... |
°C gave the values for Cu, Zn, Sn and Se which suggested a stoichiometric composition as Cu2.0Zn1.0Sn0.6Se4.9.The EDX analyses for films deposited at 450 °C were Cu, Zn, Sn and Se which gives a stoichiometric composition of Cu1.9Zn1.2Sn0.9Se4.3.The Raman spectrum of the films) deposited at 400 °C showed a strong peak a... | Structure, morphology and optical properties of the deposited films were studied.The band gaps of CZTSe and CFTSe films were found to be between 1.0 and 1.2 eV. |
due to an optimised utilisation of the power grid infrastructure and energy storage.A further cost reduction has been observed in the Area-wide scenario, where all the regions were allowed to interconnect across the American continent.It is presumed regions can exchange electricity with the neighbouring regions through... | The Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, as the two biggest climate action initiatives, address the need to shift towards a fully sustainable energy system.The deployment of renewable energy, especially solar and wind power, decreases carbon dioxide emissions, but presents issues of resource intermitt... |
Control II group, the accuracies decreased from 62.5% to 53.9% in subjects with increased Occasion scores.In the medium-term drinkers, classification accuracies were 64.7%, 71.4%, and 90.5% in subgroups of binge scores that were <4, equal to 5, or 6, respectively.It was difficult to elucidate the cause and effect of bi... | Adolescents undergo multiple changes that involve the co-development processes of brain, personality and behavior; therefore, certain behavior, such as alcohol consumption, can have disruptive effects on both brain development and personality maturation.However, these effects remain unclear due to the scarcity of longi... |
provide potential targets for such interventions in adolescents with a history of binge drinking.IMAGEN data are available by application to consortium coordinator Dr. G. Schumann after evaluation according to an established procedure.Matlab codes for main algorithms used in this work are provided at the following webs... | Adolescent binge drinking has been associated with higher risks for the development of many health problems throughout the lifespan. |
Intestinal and mesenteric injuries are less common than solid organ injuries and due to the diagnostic difficulties they can result in therapeutic delay.The intestinal injuries include hematoma, seromuscular tear, perforation and ischemia.Clinical and radiological signs can be obvious for mesenteric and intestinal inju... | He sustained a chest injury, a pelvic fracture and diffuse abdominal tenderness.The patient had tachycardia (120 pulses/min) and normal blood pressure (120/90 mm Hg).The computed tomography (CT) showed only free fluid.We placed two chest tubes (due to pneumothorax and hemothorax at both sides) and the patient went to t... |
intervention for all hemodynamically stable patients with suspected bowel or mesenteric injury has led to a high rate of non-therapeutic laparotomy up to 44% for intestinal lesions and up to 31% for mesenteric injuries .The decision to restore intestinal continuity depends on patient condition as well as the degree and... | Introduction: A blunt abdominal trauma especially in organs less commonly injured (such as small bowel and mesentery injury), are difficult to diagnose.Presentation of case: We report a case of a blunt abdominal trauma, in a 43 year old male presented in the Emergency Department after a truck vehicle accident.Finally, ... |
Differential or ratiometric processing is often employed to enhance the signal to noise ratio or the sensitivity of biosensing systems.It is driven by the demand to develop highly sensitive instruments capable of resolving small signals related to biological processes.In this study, we present an analytical approach to... | These measurements are performed to improve signal to noise ratio of the sensing systems for sensitive detection of dynamic biological processes.The use of these formulations is discussed in the context of the differential intensity surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system that is widely used to characterise molecular in... |
though the correlative multiplicative noise is canceled by performing the division.Since the sensitivity depends on the noise performance, the contribution of the uncorrelated additive noise is expected to affect the detection limit of the system.In this section, we show how the detector unbalance affects the noise of/... | This paper presents formulations to evaluate noise in differential and ratiometric measurements that are often performed in biosensing.Applying these formulations, we also show how the sensitivity of the differential intensity SPR system changes during the experiment. |
IV was detected in 9/85 monocolonized samples and 2/6 samples in which multiple serotypes were detected, for an overall rate of 12% of GBS strains.Among co-colonized samples, 1/6 had 3 separate serotypes detected and the remainder had 2 serotypes.While all of the serotypes detected in co-colonized samples were also det... | Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a neonatal pathogen frequently transmitted from maternal asymptomatic vagino-rectal colonization.Co-colonization with multiple GBS serotypes, which has implications for type-specific vaccination strategies, is difficult to detect with standard microbiologic techniques.6/91 (6.6%) GBS-posi... |
WM and reallocate neuronal resources, but should be considered preliminary until confirmed with a larger sample and more exhaustive study design.Lastly, due to the lack of statistical power in the current study design, some of the behavioral and EEG omnibus interactions were not statistically significant, while the hyp... | Mindfulness-based training (MBT) and transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) methods such as direct current stimulation (tDCS) have demonstrated promise for the augmentation of cognitive abilities.The current study investigated the potential compatibility of concurrent “electrical” MBT and tDCS (or eMBT) by testing i... |
Massively multi-label prediction/classification problems arise in environments like health-care or biology where it is useful to make very precise predictions.One challenge with massively multi-label problems is that there is often a long-tailed frequency distribution for the labels, resulting in few positive examples ... | We propose a new method for using ontology information to improve performance on massively multi-label prediction/classification problems. |
indicate that the OFC is particularly sensitive to a social stimulus rather than the emotional content present in stimuli.Second, although designed to investigate one aspect of visual attention, our study did not measure visual behavioral data.It is therefore, impossible to determine the level of visual attention to em... | Attention modulation when confronted with emotional stimuli is considered a critical aspect of executive function, yet rarely studied during childhood and adolescence, a developmental period marked with changes in these processes.We employed a novel, and child-friendly fMRI task that used emotional faces to investigate... |
understanding in valuation studies:Ecosystem service valuations should take account of the effects of multiple anthropogenic pressures.Our analysis illustrated that both local management activities and larger-scale ‘external’ pressures can affect ecosystem service delivery.In some cases different pressures can have opp... | Quantification and valuation of ecosystem services are critically dependent on the quality of underpinning science.While key ecological processes may be understood, translating this understanding into quantitative relationships suitable for use in an ecosystem services context remains challenging.Using blanket bogs as ... |
fact that all the selected test isolates could, in fulfilment of Koch’s postulates, form effective root nodules on groundnut is in contrast to the results of Chen et al. who found that only species of Bradyrhizobium nodulated groundnut, whereas Wong et al. reported that groundnut nodules formed by fast-growing rhizobia... | In this study, groundnut-nodulating native rhizobia in South African soils were isolated from root nodules.Genetic analysis of isolates was done using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-PCR of the intergenic spacer (IGS) region of 16S-23S rDNA.Partial sequence analysis of the 16S rDNA, IGS of 16S rDNA-23S ... |
There has been a growing interest in the occurrence of micro-organic contaminants in the last few decades within both terrestrial and aquatic environments, and in their environmental fate and potential toxicity.A wide variety of MO compounds is used in huge quantities for diverse purposes including arable agriculture, ... | A large variety of micro-organic (MO) compounds is used in huge quantities for a range of purposes (e.g.Interest in the occurrence of MO contaminants in the terrestrial and aquatic environments continues to grow, as well as in their environmental fate and potential toxicity.However, the contamination of groundwater res... |
in line with statecharts.This approach emphasizes the viewpoint of groupware and collaborative software, where actors are represented simply as user profiles, which are, essentially, also documents.The unification affects slightly the intuitiveness of the modeling notation, as it is not immediately visible which entiti... | Modeling collaboration processes is a challenging task.Existing modeling approaches are not capable of expressing the unpredictable, non-routine nature of human collaboration, which is influenced by the social context of involved collaborators.We propose a modeling approach which considers collaboration processes as th... |
Unsupervised bilingual dictionary induction is useful for unsupervised machine translation and for cross-lingual transfer of models into low-resource languages.One approach to UBDI is to align word vector spaces in different languages using Generative adversarial networks with linear generators, achieving state-of-the-... | An empirical investigation of GAN-based alignment of word vector spaces, focusing on cases, where linear transformations provably exist, but training is unstable. |
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