Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Interpersonal Coordination in Computer-Mediated Communication

This article focuses on the nature and consequences of interpersonal coordination in face-to-face (FTF) and computer-mediated contexts. Interpersonal coordination refers to the tendency for individuals to implicitly synchronize their behavioral and linguistic communication patterns during social interactions. Research has found that individuals will unconsciously coordinate the timing and pace of their communication patterns, as well as their verbal and nonverbal behaviors when communicating (Chartrand & Lakin, 2013). Interpersonal coordination has been shown to impact verbal communication (Giles & Ogay, 2006; McGarva & Warner, 2003), nonverbal behaviors (Chartrand & Lakin, 2013), emotional responses (Kelly & Barsade, 2001), and computer-mediated interactions (Campbell, Cothren, & Burg, 2010). Groups that demonstrate higher levels of interpersonal coordination are characterized by increased cohesion, liking, and enhanced task performance compared to groups with lower levels of coordination (Blount & Janicik, 2002; McGrath & Kelly, 1986; van Baaren, Horgan, Chartrand, & Dijkmans, 2004).
Effect of Victories and Defeats on the Attitude of Soccer Fans: a Study Concerning Pitchman, Involvement and Fanaticism

This paper aims to analyze the attitude of soccer fans after the outcome of matches under the influence of a pitchman (celebrities and idols), involvement and fanaticism. The literature was supported by the concepts of happiness and attitude applied to sports, interacting with the literature on the influence of the pitchman (studies 1 and 2), involvement (study 3) and fanaticism (study 4). The data was collected in four rounds of the Brazilian soccer league, comprising 931 fans of the 16 best teams in the country. The data was analyzed using the GLM (General Linear Model). The findings indicate that the outcome of the match will have more influence on the attitude of fans than the endorsement of a pitchman, and that this influence is enhanced by the involvement and fanaticism of fans.
Therapeutic use of omega-3 fatty acids in bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe, chronic affective disorder, associated with significant disability, morbidity and premature mortality. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play several important roles in brain development and functioning. Evidence from animal models of dietary omega-3 (n-3) PUFA deficiency suggest that these fatty acids are relevant to promote brain development and to regulate behavioral and neurochemical aspects related to mood disorders, such as stress responses, depression and aggression, as well as dopaminergic content and function. Preclinical and clinical evidence suggests roles for PUFAs in BD. n-3 PUFAs seem to be an effective adjunctive treatment for unipolar and bipolar depression, but further large-scale, well-controlled trials are needed to examine its clinical utility in BD. The use of n-3 as a mood stabilizer among BD patients is discussed here. This article summarizes the molecular pathways related to the role of n-3 as a neuroprotective and neurogenic agent, with a specific focus on BDNF. It is proposed that the n-3–BDNF association is involved in the pathophysiology of BD and represents a promising target for developing a novel class of rationally devised therapies.
Polymorphisms of Dopamine Receptor Genes and Risk of L-Dopa–Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Disease

L-dopa–induced dyskinesia (LID) is a frequent motor complication of Parkinson’s disease (PD), associated with a negative prognosis. Previous studies showed an association between dopamine receptor (DR) gene (DR) variants and LID, the results of which have not been confirmed. The present study is aimed to determine whether genetic differences of DR are associated with LID in a small but well-characterized cohort of PD patients. To this end we enrolled 100 PD subjects, 50 with and 50 without LID, matched for age, gender, disease duration and dopaminergic medication in a case-control study. We conducted polymerase chain reaction for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in both D1-like (DRD1A48G; DRD1C62T and DRD5T798C) and D2-like DR (DRD2G2137A, DRD2C957T, DRD3G25A, DRD3G712C, DRD4C616G and DRD4nR VNTR 48bp) analyzed genomic DNA. Our results showed that PD patients carrying allele A at DRD3G3127A had an increased risk of LID (OR 4.9; 95% CI 1.7–13.9; p = 0.004). The present findings may provide valuable information for personalizing pharmacological therapy in PD patients.
2 Are the elderly less willing to spend on education ?

Empirical research has given cause to fear that the demographic ageing in industrialized countries is likely to exert a negative impact on educational spending. These papers have linked the share of the elderly with the per capita or per pupil spending on education at the local, state-wide or national level, trying to control for other exogenous effects. Although this line of research shows in many cases a negative correlation between the shares of elderly people and educational expenditures, a causal link is difficult to establish. This paper uses a unique and representative survey of Swiss voters of all age groups. The analysis shows that elderly people present a clear tendency to be less willing to spend money on education. They would rather prefer to spend public resources on health and social security than on education. Furthermore the paper shows that much of the negative correlation between the shares of elderly and educational spending is the result of the elderly being politically more conservative and in general less inclined to pay for expenditures in the public sector as a whole. JEL Classification: H52, H72, I22, J18
Performance of Different Gastric Cancer Screening Methods in Korea: A Population-Based Study

Background There is a lack of agreement on which gastric cancer screening method is the most effective in the general population. The present study compared the relative performance of upper-gastrointestinal series (UGIS) and endoscopy screening for gastric cancer. Methods A population-based study was conducted using the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) database. We analyzed data on 2,690,731 men and women in Korea who underwent either UGIS or endoscopy screening for gastric cancer between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2005. Final gastric cancer diagnosis was ascertained through linkage with the Korean Central Cancer Registry. We calculated positivity rate, gastric cancer detection rate, interval cancer rate, sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value of UGIS and endoscopy screening. Results The positivity rates for UGIS and endoscopy screening were 39.7 and 42.1 per 1,000 screenings, respectively. Gastric cancer detection rates were 0.68 and 2.61 per 1,000 screenings, respectively. In total, 2,067 interval cancers occurred within 1 year of a negative UGIS screening result (rate, 1.17/1,000) and 1,083 after a negative endoscopy screening result (rate, 1.17/1,000). The sensitivity of UGIS and endoscopy screening to detect gastric cancer was 36.7 and 69.0%, respectively, and specificity was 96.1 and 96.0%. The sensitivity of endoscopy screening to detect localized gastric cancer was 65.7%, which was statistically significantly higher than that of UGIS screening. Conclusion Overall, endoscopy performed better than UGIS in the NCSP for gastric cancer. Further evaluation of the impact of these screening methods should take into account the corresponding costs and reduction in mortality.
The determinants of service quality: satisfiers and dissatisfiers

Briefly describes five current debates in the service quality literature. One debate, of importance to operations academics and managers, is the identification of the determinants of service quality. Seeks to investigate whether there are some quality determinants that are predominantly satisfiers and others that are predominantly dissatisfiers. The analysis is based on 579 anecdotes, from personal account customers of a major UK bank, collected using the critical incident technique. The study′s main findings are that the predominantly satisfying determinants are attentiveness, responsiveness, care and friendliness; and the dissatisfiers are integrity, reliability, responsiveness, availability and functionality. Responsiveness is identified as a crucial determinant of quality as it is a frequent source of satisfaction, and the lack of it is a major source of dissatisfaction. Contrary to the existing literature, shows that the causes of dissatisfaction are not necessarily the obverse of the causes of satis.
Fruit: ultra-lightweight stream cipher with shorter internal state

A few lightweight stream ciphers were introduced for hardware applications in the eSTREAM project. In FSE 2015, while presenting a new idea (i.e. the design of stream ciphers with the shorter internal state by using a secret key, not only in the initialization but also in the keystream generation), Sprout was proposed. Unfortunately, Sprout is insecure. Because Grain-v1 is the lightest cipher in the portfolio of the eSTREAM project, we introduce Fruit-v2 as a successor of the Grain-v1 and Sprout. It is demonstrated that Fruit-v2 is safe and ultra-lightweight. The size of LFSR and NFSR in Fruit-v2 is only 80 bits (for 80-bit security level), while for resistance to the classical time-memory-data trade-off attack, the internal state size should be at least twice of the security level. To satisfy this rule and to design a concrete cipher, we used some new design ideas. The discussions are presented that Fruit-v2 can be more resistant than Grain-v1 to some attacks such as classical timememory-data trade-off. The main objective of this work is to show how it is possible to exploit a secret key in a design to achieve smaller area size. It is possible to redesign many of stream ciphers (by the new idea) and achieve significantly smaller area size.
Limits on the Accretion Rates onto Massive Black Holes in Nearby Galaxies

The radio emission from supermassive black holes in nearby early-type galaxies can be used to test possible explanations for their low luminosities. We calculate the expected contribution from thermal synchrotron emission from hot accretion flows to the high radio frequency observations of NGC 2300, NGC 1399, NGC 4278, and NGC 4594. We find that, in all cases, and in accordance with our previous findings, hot flows accreting close to their Bondi rates overestimate significantly the observed fluxes. This implies that simply assuming a low radiative efficiency for the accreting gas is not enough to explain their low luminosities. Smaller central densities and accretion rates, as expected in the presence of strong mass loss or convection in the flows, can help reconcile the models with observations. We also show that a significant contribution to the high-frequency radio spectra can be due to nonthermal synchrotron emission from the small-scale radio jets observed in these systems, allowing for even lower accretion rates in the inflows. We suggest that these outflows or jets may dump significant energy into the surrounding medium close to the accretion radius and thereby reduce the accretion rates onto these systems. We discuss the relationship between the radio flux and black hole mass for the observed sample and its potential importance for probing accretion models.
Patients'perspectives and motivators to participate in clinical trials with novel therapies for rheumatoid arthritis

Background and Purposes–Successful advances in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis rely on enrolment of patients into clinical trials with novel agents. The aim of this study was to assess the patients' perspectives and motivators to participate in clinical trials. Methods–Consecutive patients with rheumatoid arthritis attending three rheumatology departments in Romania underwent structured questionnaire interview regarding the motivation/possible causes of acceptance or drawbacks to participate in a clinical trial. Results–A total of 96 patients, mean age 48, 30% men 70% women answered. Response rate was 95%. Previous participation in other clinical trials was 23%. Patients were highly motivated to participate in order to help themselves or other patients and to enhance the knowledge about the disease. Patients were prone to ask for advice about their enrolment in the study from the family and their current physicians, including the general practitioner. The need for supplementary information about the study was felt because they had not dared to ask for the information, although they trusted their current doctor. A high percentage considered payment and free complete blood tests as a stimulus, especially among patients with lower levels of education (p=0.03, Fisher's ANOVA). Advertising for investigational medical product for purposes of patient recruitment was important for 57%, not only for safety or trust, but also for transparency and as a tool to get information. 73% of the persons agreed to the usefulness of patients association. 26% of them were willing to be actively involved, especially to report and include adverse events in the study settings. 58% were motivated if they knew other patients were consulted. Patients were not motivated because of the adverse events, placebo effect, treatment discontinuation, limited previous experience, availability of alternative therapies and doctor reimbursement for the study. Conclusions–The current study suggests that awareness of factors (positive and negative) which influence motivation to participate in a clinical trial may help to refine patient's education and to consider new strategies for future trials.
Patterns of cytokine expression in community-acquired pneumonia.

BACKGROUND Pneumonia continues to be a major cause of disease and death among patients worldwide. Aspects of the host response to infection, such as the release of cytokines, may be contributing to the persistent morbidity and mortality. METHODS Plasma levels of cytokines interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) were measured in critically ill patients with pneumonia (ICUP; n = 12) and less severely ill patients with pneumonia (NONICUP; n = 8), and in 2 additional control groups of patients, viz, severely ill postoperative patients without evidence of infection (POSTOP; n = 11) and less severely ill patients with nonpneumonia infections (NONP; n = 9). All four groups of patients were studied in a multivariate one-way analysis of variance using the parameter vector: plasma IL-1 beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, plasma urea, creatinine, and temperature. Thereafter the significance of individual parameters were assessed by univariate analysis and pairwise comparisons. RESULTS All cytokine concentrations were highest in the ICUP group. In the case of IL-1 beta, levels were significantly higher in the ICUP group when compared with the noninfected POSTOP group. The acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II scores were identical in these two groups (17 +/- 3 [SD] and 10 +/- 1, respectively, not significantly different). Intermediate levels were found in those groups with intermediate levels of infection. The IL-6 levels were not significantly different between the groups and in particular, the levels in the ICUP and POSTOP groups were similar. The TNF-alpha levels tended to mimic those of IL-1 beta, although the significant difference found was between the ICUP and NONICUP groups which had significantly different APACHE II scores (17 +/- 3 vs 4.4 +/- 1, respectively). No association between cytokine levels and patient mortality was demonstrated. CONCLUSION Among the cytokines, IL-1 beta appeared to be associated with the severity of infection, IL-6 appears to reflect severity of stress whether of infection or noninfective origin, and TNF-alpha may be a marker of severity of pneumonia.
The Treasury Bill Auction and the When-Issued Market: Some Evidence - eScholarship

We empirically examine the link between the when-issued market and the auction for Treasury bills. We find that on average it is cheaper to buy Treasury bills in the auction than in the when-issued market just before the auction closes. Surprisingly, primary dealers often submit bids in the auction that are higher in price than the concurrent when-issued ask price. We present evidence to show that this is due to the cost of revealing positive information too early by trading in when-issued markets before the auction. In addition, we examine what determines the dispersion of bids in the auction as well as test for collusive behavior in the bidding process.
Factors Affecting the Integration of Computers in Western Sydney econdary Schools

Integration is based on the assumption that computers should be an integral part of the learning process, both for servicing curriculum needs and as an object for study. The integration of computers into everyday classroom activity has proved to be more slow and difficult than expected, creating the notion that there are incentives enhancing the adoption of technology in some schools and barriers or organizational constraints blocking wider acceptance in others. A study of six schools was conducted to nxplore the integration of computers across the curriculum in Western Sydney (Australia) secondary schools. The study used a survey drawn from existing literature on teachers' intentions to use information technologies as teaching strategies. Teacher computer skill was tabulated and examined for its influence on each of seven categories: anxiety, self confidence, perceived relevance, pedagogical practices, staff development, access to resources, and policy formation. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare groups of teachers. Results showed significant differences between groups on the anxiety, self confidence, perceived relevance, and pedagogical practices scales. Post hoc analysis using the Newman-Keuls technique was used to determine how the groups differed. Analysis of the data shows fluctuation in the way teachers feel about computers. These feelings manifest themselves within the skill base of teachers and in turn influence teacher intentions to use computers as tools for learning and discovery. The analysis found a pool of highly skilled computer-using teachers, most from the mathematics and technology faculties, who could act as catalysts for the creation of a computer culture. A computer culture could serve to promote motivation, cooperation, and collaboration among faculty as a means of altering the ways teachers feel about computers. For this group to succeed, it must be aware that the appropriate culture is based on the use of computers for learning rather than learning about computers and computing. The fact that there is diversity in teachers' computing skills highlights the multiplicity of the problems faced by advocates of integrating computers across the curriculum. For any long term solution, sufficient time must be provided for teachers to learn how to use technology in their teaching and to plan for its use. (Contains 36 references and 8 tables.) (Author/SWC) Factors Affecting the Integration of Computers in Western Sydney econdary Schools U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 0 This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. "PERMISSION TO liEPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY
Three-Dimensional Energy Transmitting Boundary in the Time Domain

Although the energy transmitting boundary is accurate and efficient for the FEM earthquake response analysis, it could be applied in the frequency domain only. In the previous papers, the author proposed an earthquake response analysis method using the time domain energy transmitting boundary for two dimensional problems. In this paper, this technique is expanded for three dimensional problems. The inner field is supposed to be a hexahedron shape and the approximate time domain boundary is explained, first. Next, two dimensional anti-plane time domain boundary is studied for a part of the approximate three dimensional boundary method. Then, accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method are confirmed by example problems.
A qualitative theory of large games with strategic complementarities

We study the existence and computation of equilibrium in large games with strategic complementarities. Using monotone operators defined on the space of distributions partially ordered with respect to the first-order stochastic dominance, we prove existence of a greatest and least distributional Nash equilibrium. In particular, we obtain our results under a different set of conditions than those in the existing literature. Moreover, we provide computable monotone distributional equilibrium comparative statics with respect to the parameters of the game. Finally, we apply our results to models of social distance, large stopping games, keeping up with the Joneses, as well as a general class of linear non-atomic games.
Struggling to achieve desired results from your AR projects? Insights from the Evaluative Study of Action Research may help

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to share the results of a global inquiry into the outcomes and impacts of action research (AR) projects. This is one of a series of papers associated with the Evaluative Study of Action Research (ESAR), an initiative launched by an international team of seven action researchers, to understand if the espoused intents articulated in AR projects are realized and why certain project inputs and processes may result in more effective outputs and outcomes than others. After identifying nearly 500 global AR projects through a snowball sampling methodology, a mixed methods approach was used to distribute a survey of Likert-scale and open-ended questions to project leads. In total, 195 projects were approved for inclusion in the ESAR global AR directory and 174 participants completed the related short survey. A key finding of our study was that the majority of global projects (85.7%) resulted in changes in outcomes. Furthermore, there was no particular combination of inputs, or implementation tactic, to predictably create such change. Our research supports the use of AR as a methodology to identify and achieve espoused change among groups while remaining adaptive to embrace the nuances of unpredictable, contextual and culturally specific situations.
A novel uniform eddy current probe with GMR for non destructive testing applications

Defect detection in conductive plates represents an important issue. The work presents the usage of a novel uniform eddy current probe (UECP) architecture that includes a magnetometer sensor based on a set of giant magnetoresistances as part of a non-destructive testing (NDT) system developed using a virtual instrument system technology. A practical approach concerning the UECP design and implementation and experimental results obtained on cracks and non-uniformities of welding lines performed in aluminum plates are presented. A comparison between the proposed novel eddy current probe architecture and the GMR pancake eddy current probe is included in the paper.