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A Multi-Language Comparison of Influences on Author Verification using Character N-Grams
No full textWe create a new multi-language corpus for author verification based on Wikipedia talkpages, and evaluate the influence that differences in topic and time have on character n-gram author profiles. Topic alignment between two texts is found to increase author verification precision, and an authors writing style is found to change over time, but not more significantly after 3 years than after 1 year.Information ArchitectureWISElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The vanishing author in computer-generated works: a critical analysis of recent Australian case law
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The use of software is ubiquitous in the creation of many copyright works, yet the requirement in copyright law that every work have a human author who engages in independent intellectual effort means that its use may prevent copyright subsistence. Several recent Australian cases have refocused attention on authorship as an essential criterion of copyright subsistence, and these cases suggest that much computer-produced output may be authorless and thus lack copyright protection. This article, the first in a two-part series, analyses how each case deals with the question of authorship of computer-produced works and why the use of software diminishes copyright protection for a significant number of computer-generated works. The article critiques the application of conventional notions of human authorship developed in the pre-computer age to modern productions and suggests alternative approaches to authorship that satisfy both the major objectives of copyright policy and the need to adapt to the computer age. The article argues that, without a broader judicial approach to authorship of computer-generated works, Parliament must remedy the lacuna in protection for these ‘authorless’ works. Possible solutions for reform are suggested. In a forthcoming article, the author comprehensively examines those reform proposals
Diffusive author(s), cohesive author: Analysis of S/N (1994)
No full textThis study indicates the ways in which various aspects of the author(s) are brought forth in Dumb type’s performance art, the S/N production. Previous research has suggested a non-hierarchical organization of Dumb type and the absence of a “privileged author” in Dumb type’s collaborative work, S/N. However, the results that I have investigated from member’s interviews on the creative process of S/N along with my analysis of the recorded images of S/N, indicate a different aspect of the author(s). First, S/N was created through, so to speak, the collective ideas of the members of Dumb type. Further, S/N has at least nine quotations from previous performances, installations, and printed writings, besides the work-in-progress technique. Explicating one of the “author functions” as given by Michel Foucault, each text has plural subjects of the author. However, it has been revealed from members’ interviews that Teiji Furuhashi had a decision-making role in selecting the members’ ideas within the performance. Since then, S/N has had plural subjects of creation; however, Furuhashi is one of the subjects of creation along with the “privileged author.” S/N has plural authors (diffusive authors) yet at the same time, it has a “privileged author,” Teiji Furuhashi (cohesive author)
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
No full textn the last years, the interest in the concept of comorbidity and its societal as well as individual impact has increased. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic inflammatory disease starting in childhood which often persists into adulthood. Clinicians are facing an aging population with multiple morbid conditions occurring in one individual. Long-term outcome studies show the high prevalence and the potential interaction of co-existing diseases. For JIA recent studies reported that uveitis, asthma/atopic diseases, and diabetes mellitus are prevalent comorbidities in JIA with 11.6-30%, 10.8%, and 3.5%, respectively, followed by cardiovascular disease, malignancies, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Also in childhood, long-term outcome studies and registries might reveal associations of co-existing diseases and medication used. The impact of comorbidity on the patient's overall well-being should be taken into account. It is important to plan preventive and screening strategies in order to prevent or early detect and treat comorbidities and integrated follow-up once comorbidity exists
Dissipative Range Scaling of Higher Order Structure Functions for Velocity and Passive Scalars
No full textDifferently to Kolmogorov's second similarity hypothesis, we find that the 2n-th order velocity and scalar structure functions scale with n-th order moment of the energy dissipation and the scalar dissipation, respectively. The origins of this scaling are analyzed by the transport equations of the fourth order velocity and scalar increment moments and by direct numerical simulations
Fast implementation of iterative adaptive approach for wideband unambiguous radar detection
No full textAccepted author manuscriptMicrowave Sensing, Signals & System
Ratio of n-6/n-3 in the diets of beef cattle
No full textEffects of feeding heat-treated canola (C), soybean (S) and flax (F) or mixtures on growth and slaughter characteristics, taste and fatty acid (FA) composition of beef tissue were investigated using 128 crossbred steers to determine the potential of improving the nutritional quality of beef for humans. For Trial 1 (48 steers), dietary treatments were: roasted C, extruded C, roasted S, extruded S, roasted F and extruded F. For Trial 2 (80 steers), the dietary treatments were: S:F (1:1), S:C (1:1), C:F (1:1) and S:F:C (1:1:1), and the oilseeds were processed either by roasting or extruding before mixing. Soybean meal and soybean oil were used to give equivalent lipid and protein contents to each experimental diet. The basal diet consisted of grass silage, barley grain, vitamins and minerals. Steers were fed for a minimum of 100d then slaughtered at a uniform degree of finish. Growth and slaughter characteristics of the steers were only slightly affected by dietary treatment in that the soybean-fed steers consumed more feed and had a higher average daily gain than the canola or flax-fed animals in Trial 1. There was no difference in taste panel parameters for any of the treatments. Inclusion of flax in the diet increased the total n-3 content of meat. Similar results were found for canola and C18:1n-9 although this was not the case for soybean and the n-6 FA. For the n-6 FA in the PL and neutral lipid fractions of the meat samples, levels were correlated with high dietary levels of n-6 or n-9 with low levels of n-3 while for the n-3 FA, levels were correlated with high dietary n-3 levels and low n-6 levels. Oilseed processing method did not have an effect on any fatty acid levels. It is possible to modify the FA composition of beef meat toward a healthier profile by including heat-treated oilseeds in the diet to influence the degree of lipid metabolism in the rumen.ID: S0377840111004007; M3: Article; Accession Number: S0377840111004007; Author: M.A. McNiven (a, ⁎); Author: J.L. Duynisveld (b); Author: T. Turner (a); Author: A.W. Mitchell (a); Affiliation: Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of PEI, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada C1A 4P3; Affiliation: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Nappan, NS, Canada B0L 1C0; Keyword: Oilseeds; Keyword: Roasted; Keyword: Extruded; Keyword: Fatty acids; Keyword: Healthy fat; Number of Pages: 11; Language: English
After seven years in Key West, Florida, author John N. Cole learned to appreciat
No full textAfter seven years in Key West, Florida, author John N. Cole learned to appreciate Maine winters for their beauty and power
Satisfaction with current condition in juvenile idiopathic arthritis is linked to morning stiffness but not to burden of therapy
No full textIntroduction: Patient reported outcomes are increasingly being recognized as important instruments in the assessment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis
(JIA) disease course. Analysis of these outcomes gives insight into factors that are important to patients and which should therefore have a bearing on
the treatment decisions in the management of JIA.
Objectives: To identify factors that are associated with patient reported satisfaction in JIA.
Methods: A cross-sectional cohort of 239 anonymized JIA patients enrolled in PharmaChild in our centre and who completed at
least one juvenile arthritis multidimensional assessment report (JAMAR) was evaluated. In case a patient completed more than 1
JAMAR, the first was analysed. Primary outcome was the patient’s satisfaction with their current condition.
First, every item of the JAMAR, as well as JIA subtype, demographics and disease activity parameters was analysed in univariate
analysis, using the primary outcome. Secondly, a multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed using all variables with a
significant univariate relationship (defined by p <0.05).
Results: The majority of patients was female (150, 62.8%). The median (interquartile range, IQR) age at JAMAR completion was 13
years (9.9, 15.9), the median (IQR) disease duration 5 years (2.3, 8.1) and 34.3% was affected by oligoarthritis according to ILAR
criteria. The median (IQR) clinical juvenile arthritis disease activity score (cJADAS)-10 was 1.5 (0.0, 6.4). About one half of patients
(126, 52.7%) judged themselves in remission and 191 (79.9%) were on therapy.
Of 239 patients, 141 (59.0%) were satisfied with their current condition. Univariate analysis identified many variables with a
significant association with the patient’s satisfaction: age at disease onset, disease duration, age at completion of the JAMAR;
physician’s global assessment of disease activity (PGA), number of active and limited joint evaluated by the physician, JADAS-10,
JADAS-71 and cJADAS-10; patient VAS pain, VAS disease activity and VAS well-being; patient self-assessment of joint
involvement, presence of neck or back involvement according to the patient, presence and duration of morning stiffness, the current
state and course of patient’s illness.
Moreover, the sum of functional disabilities was associated with the patient’s satisfaction. Few patients expressed difficulties putting
their hands behind their neck (13, 5.4%) or biting in a sandwich or apple (15, 6.3%) and these were not associated with satisfaction.
The presence of problems at school caused by the illness and the sum of the items of quality of life were also associated with the
patient’s satisfaction.
Dissatisfied patients were more frequently on therapy (88.8% vs. 73.8%, p = 0.007), specifically NSAIDs (52.0% vs. 27.0%,
p=0.004). Interestingly, being on methotrexate therapy was not associated with satisfaction (p = 0.416). Moreover, the presence of
disturbances caused by medication showed only a borderline association (p = 0.052).
Due to correlations among the variables, many could not be included in the logistic regression. The final model included the
following predictors: age at completion of the JAMAR, age at disease onset, disease duration, morning stiffness, physician
assessment of limited joints, being on therapy, NSAIDs therapy, presence of disturbances caused by medications, problems at school
and patient VAS well-being.
Only morning stiffness and VAS well-being resulted significant predictors in the model (p = 0.001 and p = 0.005, respectively).
Conclusion: The results underline the influence of disease activity and the quality of life on the patient’s satisfaction. Contrariwise, therapy
(especially methotrexate) and its side effects were not associated with the outcome. These findings support the idea to adapt the standard of care for
JIA patients and aim at a rapid induction of disease remission and consequently an improvement of the quality of life, by early and aggressive treatmen
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