Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Extraordinary body-self narratives: sport and physical activity in the lives of transgender people

Abstract Physical activity and sports can be regarded as particularly challenging social practices for transgender people, regarding the centrality of the body, gendered structures like changing rooms and competitions, and normative gender ideologies. In the emerging body of literature on transgender people and sport, the main focus has been on mainstream, competitive sports as non-inclusive. In this article, I present body-self narratives in physical activity and sports (PA/S) during different stages of their gender transition, based on interviews with 12 transgender people in the Netherlands. The results confirm that mainstream sports and physical activity spaces like swimming pools are often experienced as relatively unsafe by transgender people, both pre- and post-transition and especially during the ‘liminal’ transition phase. However, apart from places of shame for or control of the ‘wrong’ body-object and places of felt/enacted stigma, the body-self narratives also indicated that PA/S had been important enabling and empowering activities at different times in the lives of transgender people. For example, regarding gender (dis)identification or as coping strategy in de pre-transition phase and for ultimately gaining body-subject awareness, gender recognition and pride of the ‘right’ body-self.
The SskA and SrrA Response Regulators Are Implicated in Oxidative Stress Responses of Hyphae and Asexual Spores in the Phosphorelay Signaling Network of Aspergillus nidulans

Histidine-to-Aspartate (His-Asp) phosphorelay (or two-component) systems are common signal transduction mechanisms implicated in a wide variety of cellular responses to environmental stimuli in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. For a model filamentous fungi, Aspergillus nidulans, in this study we first compiled a complete list of His-Asp phosphorelay components, including 15 genes for His-kinase (HK), four genes for response regulator (RR), and only one for histidine-containing phosphotransfer intermediate (HPt). For these RR genes, a set of deletion mutants was constructed so as to create a null allele for each. When examined these mutant strains under various conditions stressful for hyphal growth and asexual spore development, two of them (designated ΔsskA and ΔsrrA) showed a marked phenotype of hypersensitivity to oxidative stresses (particularly, to hydrogen peroxide). In this respect, expression of the vegetative-stage specific catB catalase gene was severely impaired in both mutants. Furthermore, conidia from ΔsskA were hypersensitive not only to treatment with H2O2, but also to treatment at aberrantly low (4 °C) and high (50 °C) temperatures, resulting in reduced germination efficiency. In this respect, not only the catA catalase gene specific for asexual development, but also a set of genes encoding the enzymes for synthesis of certain stress tolerant compatible solutes, such as trehalose and glycerol, were markedly downregulated in conidia from ΔsskA. These results together are indicative of the physiological importance of the His-Asp phosphorelay signaling network involving the SskA and SrrA response regulators.
Assessment of Bronchial and Pulmonary Blood Supply in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Subtypes Using Computed Tomography Perfusion

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the dual blood supply of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its association with tumor subtype, size, and stage, using computed tomography perfusion (CTP). Materials and MethodsA total of 54 patients (median age, 65 years; range, 42–79 years; 15 women, 39 men) with suspected lung cancer underwent a CTP scan of the lung tumor. Pulmonary and bronchial vasculature regions of interest were used to calculate independently CTP parameters (blood flow [BF], blood volume [BV], and mean transit time [MTT]) of the tumor tissue. The mean and maximum pulmonary and bronchial perfusion indexes (PImean and PImax) were calculated. The tumoral volume and the largest tumoral diameter were assessed. Differences in CTP parameters and indexes among NSCLC subtypes, tumor stages and tumor dimensions were analyzed using non-parametric tests. ResultsAccording to biopsy, 37 patients had NSCLC (22 adenocarcinomas [ACs], 8 squamous cell carcinomas [SCCs], 7 large-cell carcinomas [LCC]). The mean bronchial BF/pulmonary BF, bronchial BV/pulmonary BV, and bronchial MTT/pulmonary MTT was 41.2 ± 30.0/36.9 ± 24.2 mL/100 mL/min, 11.4 ± 9.7/10.4 ± 9.4 mL/100 mL, and 11.4 ± 4.3/14.9 ± 4.4 seconds, respectively. In general, higher bronchial BF than pulmonary BF was observed in NSCLC (P = 0.014). Using a tumoral volume cutoff of 3.5 cm3, a significant difference in pulmonary PImax was found (P = 0.028). There was a significantly higher mean pulmonary BF in LCCs and SCCs compared with ACs (P = 0.018 and P = 0.044, respectively), whereas the mean bronchial BF was only significantly higher in LCCs compared with ACs (P = 0.024). Correspondingly, the PImax was significantly higher in LCCs and SCCs than in ACs (P = 0.001 for both). Differences between bronchial and pulmonary PImean and PImax among T stages and Union Internationale Contre le Cancer stages were not statistically significant (P values ranging from 0.691 to 0.753). ConclusionsThe known dual blood supply of NSCLC, which depends on tumor size and histological subtype, is reflected in CTP parameters, with parameters depending both on tumor size and histological subtype. This has to be accounted for when analyzing NSCLC with CTP.
A production-distribution coordinating model for third party logistics partnership

Recently, independent third party logistics providers who perform all or part of the firm's product distribution function allow many manufacturers to focus on its core competencies rather than on the distribution expertise. In this situation, collaboration between a manufacturer and a third party logistics provider is indispensable for successful production-distribution coordination. However, while information must be shared between them for coordination purpose, they hope to communicate with each other using minimum proprietary information regarding their own business. For efficient coordination of this type of supply chain, a new decentralized coordinating model based on minimum information sharing is proposed. This decentralized coordinating model is implemented on a multi-agent system. The preliminary result with a numerical example shows a very promising performance of the proposed model, when compared with that of an ideal centralized model.
Diversity in 2008, Homogeneity in 2012

Political image is a transactional process between candidates’ actions and speech and how voters assess them with their own individual ideas of the ideal presidential candidate. This 24-year longitudinal study of political communication serves to address the following four research questions. First, what attributes do voters find most important or desirable for a candidate to possess—in other words, what makes him or her an ideal presidential candidate? Second, how do these evaluations of ideal characteristics change across time and a different field of candidates? Third, how important are the candidates’ demographic variables? Fourth, how do the evaluations of ideal characteristics differ across the age, gender, and political party affiliation of the voters? These questions are posed and answered across 1988 to 2012 presidential campaign cycles in one of the longest research studies in the discipline of political communication.
Reducing Dueling Bandits to Cardinal Bandits

We present algorithms for reducing the Dueling Bandits problem to the conventional (stochastic) Multi-Armed Bandits problem. The Dueling Bandits problem is an online model of learning with ordinal feedback of the form "A is preferred to B" (as opposed to cardinal feedback like "A has value 2.5"), giving it wide applicability in learning from implicit user feedback and revealed and stated preferences. In contrast to existing algorithms for the Dueling Bandits problem, our reductions - named Doubler, MultiSBM and Sparring - provide a generic schema for translating the extensive body of known results about conventional Multi-Armed Bandit algorithms to the Dueling Bandits setting. For Doubler and MultiSBM we prove regret upper bounds in both finite and infinite settings, and conjecture about the performance of Sparring which empirically outperforms the other two as well as previous algorithms in our experiments. In addition, we provide the first almost optimal regret bound in terms of second order terms, such as the differences between the values of the arms.
Adult mortality and probable cause of death in rural northern Malawi in the era of HIV treatment

Objectives Developing countries are undergoing demographic transition with a shift from high mortality caused by communicable diseases (CD) to lower mortality rates caused by non‐communicable diseases (NCD). HIV/AIDS has disrupted this trend in sub‐Saharan Africa. However, in recent years, HIV‐associated mortality has been reduced with the introduction of widely available antiretroviral therapy (ART). Side effects of ART may lead to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, raising the prospects of an accelerated transition towards NCD as the primary cause of death. We report population‐based data to investigate changes in cause of death owing to NCD during the first 4 years after introduction of HIV treatment.
The Methodological Significance of the Lying Informant

This paper offers a review of methodological problems as dealt with by anthropologists (mostly since the 1960s), points up the lack of data about the lying informant and suggests reasons for its neglect, specifically the humanistic self-image of the anthropological field worker. The methodological significance of the lying informant is then discussed in terms of a typology of lying, with examples from different culture areas. It is maintained that lies are a form of communication, not its negation, and that a detailed and rigorous investigation of them can lead to the discovery of cultural values, dynamic aspects of social organization and the informal structure of networks.
Identification of chromosomal location of mupA gene, encoding low-level mupirocin resistance in staphylococcal isolates

Low- and high-level mupirocin resistance have been reported in Staphylococcus aureus. The expression of plasmid-encoded mupA is responsible for high-level mupirocin resistance. Low-level mupirocin-resistant strains do not contain plasmid-encoded mupA, and a chromosomal location for this gene has not previously been reported. We examined high- and low-level mupirocin-resistant S. aureus strains to determine if mupA was present on the chromosome of low-level-resistant isolates. Southern blot analysis of DNA from four mupirocin-resistant strains identified mupA in both high- and low-level mupirocin-resistant strains. Low-level mupirocin-resistant strains contained a copy of mupA on the chromosome, while the high-level mupirocin-resistant isolate contained a copy of the gene on the plasmid. PCR amplification of genomic DNA from each mupirocin-resistant strain resulted in a 1.65-kb fragment, the predicted product from the intragenic mupA primers. This is the first report of a chromosomal location for the mupA gene conferring low-level mupirocin resistance.
Images of Leadership Development From the Inside Out

The Problem With the codification of leadership into frameworks, models, and theories that can be taught, leadership, an art that is essentially subjective, symbolic, and context-specific, is “translated into” an objective, pragmatic, and universal domain. Development can be elusive when approached from this universal perspective if external models distract leaders from exploring their own views and practices of leadership. The Solution This article explores the subjective and symbolic reality of those in leadership roles to discover what leaders can learn about their leadership and its development from awareness of their own mental models. These models are illuminated by an exploration of leaders’ naturally occurring metaphors and implicit leadership theories (ILTs) using clean language to acknowledge experience exactly as described while minimizing external influence or interpretation. The Stakeholders Leadership development practitioners can benefit from the innovative personalized approach to surfacing and exploring leaders’ own metaphors facilitated by clean language, offered in this article. Examples are given of the range of leadership metaphors surfaced with this method. Researchers can appreciate a novel approach to qualitative research interviewing and identify future research in surfacing ILTs through naturally occurring metaphor facilitated by clean language.
Nonprofit Organizations Serving Domestic Violence Survivors

Using interviews of 26 nonprofit domestic violence advocates, this article analyzes how South Asian–focused nonprofit organizations in the United States address the domestic violence–related intersectional needs of Asian Indian marriage migrants and the challenges they encounter in doing so. Our research indicates that these organizations offer services addressing a combination of structural and cultural needs that emerge from their clients’ social locations, but these organizations also encounter challenges in providing services targeting the specific subgroups of Asian Indian marriage migrants. To meet the intersectional needs of clients, there should be greater coalition-building within and between Asian Indian–focused and mainstream organizations.
Torque calculation of hysteresis motor using vector hysteresis model

This paper presents how to determine the thickness of the hysteresis ring of hysteresis motor using the finite element method combined with a vector hysteresis model. From the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field intensity, the magnetization of each ring element is calculated by the vector hysteresis model and the torque can be obtained from the vector sum of each torque of each element or from the area of the hysteresis loop. From these calculations, it is found that the motor torque is not proportional to the thickness of the ring. As a result, an optimum thickness of the hysteresis ring exists and it can be determined by the proposed method.
Phosphene Perception Relates to Visual Cortex Glutamate Levels and Covaries with Atypical Visuospatial Awareness

Phosphenes are illusory visual percepts produced by the application of transcranial magnetic stimulation to occipital cortex. Phosphene thresholds, the minimum stimulation intensity required to reliably produce phosphenes, are widely used as an index of cortical excitability. However, the neural basis of phosphene thresholds and their relationship to individual differences in visual cognition are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the neurochemical basis of phosphene perception by measuring basal GABA and glutamate levels in primary visual cortex using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. We further examined whether phosphene thresholds would relate to the visuospatial phenomenology of grapheme-color synesthesia, a condition characterized by atypical binding and involuntary color photisms. Phosphene thresholds negatively correlated with glutamate concentrations in visual cortex, with lower thresholds associated with elevated glutamate. This relationship was robust, present in both controls and synesthetes, and exhibited neurochemical, topographic, and threshold specificity. Projector synesthetes, who experience color photisms as spatially colocalized with inducing graphemes, displayed lower phosphene thresholds than associator synesthetes, who experience photisms as internal images, with both exhibiting lower thresholds than controls. These results suggest that phosphene perception is driven by interindividual variation in glutamatergic activity in primary visual cortex and relates to cortical processes underlying individual differences in visuospatial awareness.
Teachers Grieve! What can We Do for Our Colleagues and Ourselves When a Student Dies?

discharged from a major medical facility, Ethan made medical history in his local area. More importantly, his parents took their first born home for the very first time. For Karen and Steven, what began as a journey to the hospital for the birth of their first child became a journey that no parent anticipates. After 5 months of struggling to breathe, Ethan received a tracheostomy and was placed on a ventilator. During the next 2 months of his hospitalization, his parents were taught how to perform the medical procedures to support him. Then, he was discharged to his home in the care of his parents and a home care nurse who visited twice weekly. Karen and Steven were elated to have their son home. Ethan did many things. He communicated with his sparkling eyes and smile. His smile could light a room and bring a return smile from any observer. Those sparkling eyes were his channel of communication since Ethan breathed with the help of a ventilator. He moved his arms and legs when someone spoke to him, but he could not use those limbs to roll or crawl or sit independently. My first visit with Ethan occurred when he was 9 months old. He was having difficulty with feeding and swallowing. From that time until his death at 15 1/2 months, I provided weekly home-based developmental services to Ethan. I became part of the team that, in addition to his parents, grandparents, and family pets, included a physical therapist and a nurse. During that time, there were celebrations for Ethan. First, he received longer hoses for the ventilator that allowed him to be carried from his bedroom to other parts of his home. What a day of celebration when he received a portable ventilator! Finally, he could leave his house. What joy came from going outside in his red wagon or a trip to grandma’s house! One Friday afternoon, when I returned to my office from home visits, my colleagues informed me of Ethan’s death. The death of a child was not within my bounds of comprehension. Nothing in my work or educational experience prepared me for experiencing the death of a child with whom I was working. All my hospice training was related to the death of adults, not a child who was just beginning life. What was I supposed to do? How could I help Ethan’s parents when I myself was grieving his death? How could I help myself? With the advances in life-saving and life-extending technology, teachers in special education are encountering more children with life-threatening conditions (Batshaw, 2002). School personnel may provide services to students who have a Do Not Resuscitate Order (Ashby, 1998). While the possibility of death exists, the death of a child is not within the normal range of expectations or training for special education personnel (Stepanek & Newcomb, 1996).
The maturational course of sequential memory and its relation to the development of frontal lobe functioning

The Maturational Course of Sequential Memory and Its Relation to the Development of Frontal Lobe Functioning. (August 2004) Cassandra Burns Romine, B.S., University of Utah Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Cecil R. Reynolds The multidimensional nature of the frontal lobes serves to organize and coordinate brain functioning, playing a central and pervasive role in human cognition. The organizational and strategic nature of frontal lobe functioning affects memory processes by enhancing the organization of to-be-remembered information. Among the specific memory systems presumed to be based on anterior cerebral structures is the temporal organization of memory. An essential component of memory that involves temporal organization is sequential ordering. The acquisition of abilities thought to be mediated by the frontal lobes, including sequential memory, unfolds throughout childhood, serving to condition patterns of behavior for the rest of the brain. Development of the frontal regions of the brain is known to continue through late adolescence and into early adulthood, in contrast to the earlier maturation of other cortical regions. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the development of sequential memory and to compare such findings to what currently is known regarding the development of frontal lobe functioning. Through an analysis of the previously collected standardization data of the Test of Memory and Learning (TOMAL; Reynolds & Bigler, 1994), a developmental function depicting the maturational process of sequential
Transnational heritage migrants in Istanbul: second-generation Turk-American and Turk-German ‘Returnees’ in their parents’ homeland

ABSTRACT This paper addresses several less-explored dimensions of current scholarship on globalisation, migration and transnationalism: north–south migration streams, the role of second-generation ‘heritage migrants’ and the importance of social capital within unequal transnational social fields. We compare two circuits of second-generation migrants, Turk-Germans and Turk-Americans, engaged in ‘intensive transnationalism’ having independently moved to reside in their parents’ homeland. Istanbul becomes the site of homeland return for these distinct streams of educated heritage migrants. Cross-national comparison of the children of the more stigmatised Turk-German ‘guest workers’ with the socially less salient Turk-Americans of middle-class backgrounds offers insight into the way class networks and national capital are distinctly leveraged by adult children with immigrant parents of distinct contexts of homeland exit.
An adaptive web-based system for learning programming

This paper presents an approach to learning programming by novice programmers through a web-based adaptive educational system called ALEA (Adaptive LEArning). ALEA supports learning programming by generating sequences of program examples that serve as exercises for a learner. The sequence is adapted to the needs of individual learners. At present, ALEA contains more than a hundred Lisp and Prolog program examples. The program examples are presented as specific instances of program schemata, which facilitate understanding of basic programming principles. We also discuss our experience in using web-based support for teaching programming.
Cloning and Characterization of a New Human UDP-N-Acetyl-α-d-galactosamine:PolypeptideN-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, Designated pp-GalNAc-T13, That Is Specifically Expressed in Neurons and Synthesizes GalNAc α-Serine/Threonine Antigen*

To date, 10 members of the UDP-N-acetyl-α-d-galactosamine:polypeptideN-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (pp-GalNAc-T) family have been cloned and analyzed in human. In this study, we cloned and analyzed a novel human pp-GalNAc-T from an NT2 cell cDNA library, and we named it pp-GalNAc-T13. In amino acid sequences, pp-GalNAc-T13 was highly homologous, showing 84.3% identity, to pp-GalNAc-T1. Real time PCR analysis revealed pp-GalNAc-T13 to be highly and restrictively expressed in the brain and present at very low or undetectable levels in other tissues, in contrast to the ubiquitous expression of pp-GalNAc-T1. pp-GalNAc-T13 was abundantly expressed in all neuroblastoma cells examined and primary cultured neurons but not in glioblastoma cells and primary cultured astrocytes. pp-GalNAc-T13 exhibited much stronger activity to transfer GalNAc to mucin peptides, such as Muc5Ac and MUC7, than did pp-GalNAc-T1. In addition, pp-GalNAc-T13 differed in substrate specificity to pp-GalNAc-T1. pp-GalNAc-T13 was able to form a triplet Tn epitope, three consecutive GalNAc-Ser/Thr structures, on peptides encoded in syndecan-3, a proteoglycan expressed in neurons.pp-GalNAc-T13-deficient mice have been established in a previous work. Immunohistochemical study showed a remarkable decrease in Tn antigen expression in the cerebellum of thepp-GalNAc-T13 knockout mouse. pp-GalNAc-T13 would be a major enzyme responsible for the synthesis of O-glycan and specifically the Tn antigen epitope in neurons.