Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Chiral logarithms in quenched QCD

2014 From a strong coupling investigation of quenched QCD, and an analysis of a previous numerical simulation of quenched SU(2), we show that the infrared logarithms expected in the chiral limit of complete QCD are not suppressed by the suppression of all internal quark loops. This result explains the apparent nonvanishing of 03C0-mass extrapolations at zero quark mass, previously observed in several numerical studies. It has practical consequences for the precise determination from the lattice of physical quark masses. It calls for a better understanding of the nature of quenched QCD. J. Physique 48 (1987) 1111-1119 JUILLET 1987, Classification Physics Abstracts 12.35C
Testing a Model of Officer Intentions to Quit

Voluntary turnover among law enforcement personnel is a significant concern. However, few studies have considered potential intermediate linkages in the relationship between working conditions and officers’ quit/stay intentions. Utilizing a large cross-sectional sample of U.K.-based officers (n = 1,789, response rate = 25%), a mediational model of officer turnover intentions was tested. Findings indicated that a number of key psychosocial conditions specified in the U.K. Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool (e.g., job demands, role clarity) were associated with officer intentions to leave; however, when job stress and job satisfaction were entered into the model, these relationships were either reduced, or no longer significant. Findings indicated that task-oriented conditions were more strongly associated with job stress while relational or socially oriented conditions were stronger predictors of job satisfaction. These results highlight that monitoring stress and satisfaction may be a valuable component of officer retention efforts, and could offer early-warning of impending turnover among staff.
Taking Stock of What We Know About Mergers and Acquisitions: A Review and Research Agenda

Scholars from multiple fields have shown increasing interest in the causes and consequences of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Although this proliferation of research has the potential to significantly improve our understanding of M&A activity, absent is the necessary step of consolidating and integrating extant knowledge. Accordingly, this article develops a framework to organize and review recent empirical findings, principally from management, economics, and finance in which interest in acquisition behavior is high but also from other areas that have tangentially explored acquisition activity such as accounting and sociology. This article identifies patterns and theoretical gaps and provides recommendations for future research aimed at developing a more integrated M&A research agenda for management scientists.
Do 8-Month-Old Infants Consider Situational Constraints When Interpreting Others' Gaze as Goal-Directed Action?

Some actions of agents are ambiguous in terms of goal-directedness to young infants. If given reasons why an agent performed these ambiguous actions, would infants then be able to perceive the actions as goal-directed? Prior results show that infants younger than 12 months can not encode the relationship between a human agent's looking behavior and the target of her gaze as goal-directed. In the present experiments, 8-month-olds responded in ways suggesting that they interpreted an agent's action of looking at object-A as opposed to object-B as evidence for her goal directed toward object-A, if her looking action was rational given certain situational constraints: a barrier separated her from the objects or her hands were occupied. Therefore, the infants seem to consider situational constraints when attributing goals to agents' otherwise ambiguous actions; they seem to realize that within such constraints, these actions are efficient ways for agents to achieve goals.
A Comparison of 12 Weeks of Pilates and Aquatic Training on the Dynamic Balance of Women with Mulitple Sclerosis

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disabling chronic disease of the nervous system in which the myelin system of the central nervous system is deteriorated. The objective of this study is to understand the effect of Pilates exercises and aquatic training for a 12 week period on the dynamic balance of MS patients. Methods: The research method is semi-experimental. As a result, among the female patients visiting the MS clinic of Kashani hospital in Esfahan, 57 patients with disease intensity levels between 0 and 4.5 were taken as samples. The average length of the disease was 8 ± 2 years, 20;40 years old, and they were randomly divided into three groups of Pilates exercise group, aquatic training group, and the control group. The exercise schedule for the experiment groups consisted of 12 weeks, three sessions per week, and 1 hour for each session. The dynamic balance of the patients, before and after the exercises was measured by Six Spot Step Test. Results: The adjusted mean differences of Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) scores of the experimental groups are significantly different (P<0.05). Therefore, it can be said that Pilates exercise interventions and aquatic training can significantly increase the dynamic balance of the examinees in the post-experiment stage. Conclusions: Performing the Pilate exercises and aquatic training increases dynamic balance of the MS patients. Considering the role of dynamic balance on physical fitness and enabling the person in doing is daily chores and routines, and its direct effect on the quality of life, it leads the specialists in applying these exercises as a supplementary treatment along with the medicinal treatments for MS patients.
Global software development and collaboration: barriers and solutions

While organisations recognise the advantages offered by global software development, many socio-technical barriers affect successful collaboration in this inter-cultural environment. In this paper, we present a review of the global software development literature where we highlight collaboration problems experienced by a cross-section of organisations in twenty-six studies. We also look at the literature to answer how organisations are overcoming these barriers in practice. We build on our previous study on global software development where we define collaboration as four practices related to agreeing, allocating, and planning goals, objectives, and tasks among distributed teams. We found that the key barriers to collaboration are geographic, temporal, cultural, and linguistic distance; the primary solutions to overcoming these barriers include site visits, synchronous communication technology, and knowledge sharing infrastructure to capture implicit knowledge and make it explicit.
Cysteine String Proteins Associated with Secretory Granules of the Rat Neurohypophysis

The properties and subcellular distribution of cysteine string proteins (csps) were analyzed in peptidergic nerve terminals of the rat neurohypophysis. Polyclonal antibodies raised against recombinant rat brain csp recognized a 36 kDa protein in isolated neurosecretosomes from the post-pituitary. After chemical deacylation, a single 27 kDa form was detected that displayed identical properties to csps in a whole-brain synaptosomal fraction. Immunoisolation demonstrated that synaptophysin and csps were located in the same vesicles. Density gradient centrifugation of postsynaptosomal supernatants of neurohypophysial homogenates revealed that csps and VAMP were present in two distinct vesicle populations. Synaptophysin was only detected in the slowly migrating population corresponding to small synaptic vesicles, whereas arginine vasopressin was present in the more rapidly sedimenting population indicating that it contains large dense core vesicles (LDCVs). Immobilized antibodies against csp, synaptotagmin, or VAMP captured vesicular arginine vasopressin confirming the association of these proteins with LDCVs. Co-immunoprecipitation assays with proteins solubilized from neurohypophysial or whole-brain nerve terminals failed to reveal complexes containing csp and [125I]ωGVIA receptors. These results indicate that csps in the CNS are associated with both small synaptic vesicles and LDCVs. However, they do not provide support for the hypothesis that protein complexes implicated in exocytosis, which interact with presynaptic N-type calcium channels, contain csps.
Dissociating conceptual priming, perceptual priming and explicit memory

Abstract A distinction has recently been drawn between two forms of implicit tests, one sensitive to perceptual factors (implicit perceptual tests) and another sensitive to semantic factors (implicit conceptual tests). In two experiments, we examined the statistical relation between performance on an implicit perceptual test (kanji fragment completion test — a new test described in this article), on an implicit conceptual test (category association test) and on an explicit memory test (recognition). Stochastic independence was observed between the implicit perceptual and the explicit tests, between the two implicit tests (Experiment 1), and between the implicit conceptual and the explicit tests (Experiment 2). These results lend support to the distinction between perceptual and conceptual forms of priming.
Beyond the enterprise: Broadening the horizons of International HRM

In this article we argue that International HRM research will benefit from an extended research agenda that moves: i) beyond the enterprise, ii) beyond managerialism, and iii) beyond universalism. This will require both a wider range of theoretical resources to be brought to bear and a greater attentiveness to the interpenetrating levels of the empirical worlds that are subject to evaluation and explanation. The article reflects on the opportunities for drawing on theoretical frameworks from proximate research areas and advances a multi-level approach in order to achieve a more holistic and situated understanding of HRM in its international and comparative contexts.
The quality of guidance and feedback to students

The paper presents research findings on students’ experiences of the provision both of guidance and feedback, and with respect to examinations as well as coursework assignments. A first‐ and a final‐year bioscience course unit were surveyed in each of three contrasting university departments. The resulting dataset comprised 782 completed student questionnaires and 23 group interviews with a total of 69 students. Although the questionnaire data provided a robust overall picture of the students’ perceptions of guidance and feedback across the six units, the interview data made possible a much finer‐grained analysis of their experiences. At the core of this analysis was a guidance and feedback loop, within which six interrelated steps have been picked out, beginning with the students’ prior experiences of cognate assessments and closing with the potential of what has been learned from a given task to feed forward into subsequent work. By pinpointing potential troublespots, the framework can serve as a valuable diagnostic as well as analytical tool.
PENGARUH KONFORMITAS DAN HARGA DIRI TERHADAP KECENDERUNGAN MENJADI KORBAN KEKERASAN (BULLYING VICTIM) PADA REMAJA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh konformitas dan harga diri terhadap kecenderungan menjadi korban kekerasan pada remaja. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif dengan tipe penelitian kausal. Penelitian ini melibatkan 198 orang remaja yang duduk di kelas X (Sepuluh), XI (Sebelas), dan XII (Dua belas) di SMK Negeri 5 Samarinda. Analisa data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik regresi ganda. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan ada pengaruh antara konformitas dan harga diri terhadap kecenderungan menjadi korban kekerasan pada remaja (R = 0,277, p<0.05). Ditemukan pula bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang negatif antara konformitas terhadap korban kekerasan (β = -0,348, p<0,05) dan harga diri terhadap korban kekerasan (β = -0,497 ,p<0,05).
the unDeRlying inst ABility in st AtutOR y ChilD PROteCtiOn: unDeRst AnDing the systeM DynAMiCs DRiVing RisK AssuRAnCe leVels

A core component of the level of statutory assurance against the risk of child abuse is hazard detection through notifier surveillance, and through risk screening by both notifiers and the statutory child protection agency. Surveillance and screening are undertaken with a great deal of decision- making uncertainty and, as in most public risk-screening decisions, errors are common. In the New Zealand system it was found that increased attention to failed alarms (in the form of child deaths) drove reactive change to increase the level of risk assurance demanded of notifiers and the child protection agency. The combination of high error rates, high- stakes consequences for some errors and the ability to shift interventions thresholds, and competing pressures to meet incommensurable demands (i.e. to save all children from continued abuse, manage within resource constraints and avoid harming innocent families) suggests that deep instability in the underlying system will always be a feature of statutory child protection. The best that can be done is to tackle the main issues that contribute to the instability; specifically, intolerance of errors, lack of ability to defend errors, and the inability to transparently target a defendable and specified optimum level of risk assurance.
On the origins of self and the case of autism

Abstract This article examines what it means to have a self. My focus is on the essential components of self-experience, the kind of psychological architecture required to construct a self, rather than on the configurations or qualities of individual “selves. ” I adopt a developmental perspective and indicate how early childhood autism may afford unique insights into the role of perceptual-affective and interpersonal experience in determining the normal child's developing awareness of self.
Lifelong Learning with Non-i.i.d. Tasks

In this work we aim at extending the theoretical foundations of lifelong learning. Previous work analyzing this scenario is based on the assumption that learning tasks are sampled i.i. d. from a task environment or limited to strongly constrained data distributions. Instead, we study two scenarios when lifelong learning is possible, even though the observed tasks do not form an i.i. d. sample: first, when they are sampled from the same environment, but possibly with dependencies, and second, when the task environment is allowed to change over time in a consistent way. In the first case we prove a PAC-Bayesian theorem that can be seen as a direct generalization of the analogous previous result for the i.i. d. case. For the second scenario we propose to learn an inductive bias in form of a transfer procedure. We present a generalization bound and show on a toy example how it can be used to identify a beneficial transfer algorithm.
Hierarchical Dirichlet Trees for Information Retrieval

We propose a principled probabilisitc framework which uses trees over the vocabulary to capture similarities among terms in an information retrieval setting. This allows the retrieval of documents based not just on occurrences of specific query terms, but also on similarities between terms (an effect similar to query expansion). Additionally our principled generative model exhibits an effect similar to inverse document frequency. We give encouraging experimental evidence of the superiority of the hierarchical Dirichlet tree compared to standard baselines.
The Consequence of Consequence: Motivation, Anxiety, and Test Performance

When a student takes a test, his or her performance may be expected to be influenced by the perceived consequence of the test to the student. Motivation, anxiety, and ultimately performance will be affected by what the test means to the student in terms of results. This research investigates the relationships of test consequence, motivation, anxiety, and performance on a sample of undergraduates taking a child development course. An hourly examination was given under two experimental conditions; in one condition the exam counted as part of the course grade, and in the other condition it did not. Results indicated that the consequence of the test had a strong influence on motivation and a modest, but significant influence on performance. Motivation and anxiety were found to have opposite effects on performance. Results are discussed in terms of their relation to classroom practice and technical issues in measurement.
Aggression Replacement Training in Australia: Youth Justice Pilot Study

This article describes the findings of a 10-week pilot programme of aggression replacement training (ART) in an Australian youth justice, custodial setting. Five male subjects (17–18 years old) completed pre- and post-treatment self-report measures of aggression, social skills, and cognitive distortions typically associated with violent and antisocial behaviour. As expected, results showed a significant reduction in overall aggression and improved social skills from before to after assessment, but the predicted reduction in cognitive distortions was not supported. Treatment outcomes were examined relative to the specific multi-modal (cognitive, behavioural, and affective) components of ART. Hence, results are discussed in relation to a cognitive behavioural theory of change, which underpins ART. A single case study is presented to illustrate qualitative change throughout participation in ART. Overall the results provide preliminary support for the efficacy of ART in an Australian context, and further investigation with a larger, multi-informant sample is warranted.
Serum Levels of Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 and Soluble Endothelial Leukocyte Adhesion Molecule-1 in Alzheimer’s Disease

Serum soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (s-ICAM-1) and soluble E-selectin (s-ELAM-1) were evaluated in 25 patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), 54 patients with noninflammatory neurological diseases (NIND), and 15 control subjects. Patients with AD had a higher s-ICAM-1 level compared with the NIND patients and the control subjects (P< .001 and P< .04, respectively). The presence of high s-ICAM-1 values may be related to immunological processes involved in pathogenetic mechanisms of AD. The not statistically significant values of (s-ELAM-1), a glycoprotein considered an exclusive marker of endothelial activation, compared with the NIND patients and healthy subjects (P< .47 and P< .17, respectively), seem to suggest the neural rather than the endothelial s-ICAM origin in patients with AD.
College Women's Reactions to Sexual Assault Research Participation: Is it Distressing?

This study assessed college women's reactions to participating in sexual assault research. Women with sexual victimization histories reported more negative emotional reactions than nonvictimized women, but also greater benefits. Benefits to research participation outweighed costs for both women with and without sexual victimization histories. Women with and without sexual victimization histories evidenced significant improvements in several domains of mood over the course of the study, although victimized women improved less in several areas of mood. Participants' presurvey mood, assault severity, perpetrator aggression, self-blame, and perceived benefits to research participation all uniquely predicted participants' immediate negative emotional reactions to the research protocol. Descriptive analyses showed that only a small number of women reported negative emotional reactions to the research protocol.
Altered E-cadherin/β-catenin expression in oral squamous carcinoma with and without nodal metastasis

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the potential use of E-cadherin, a tumour-suppressor gene product involved in establishing cell–cell adhesion and one of its associated proteins, β-catenin, as markers of nodal metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Materials and methods: Thirty invasive OSCCs in patients with (n = 19) and without (n = 11) nodal metastases, as confirmed on histopathologic examination of the resected regional lymph nodes (n = 30), were examined for E-cadherin and β-catenin expression by immunohistochemistry. Results: There was a highly significant association (P < 0.0001) between E-cadherin and β-catenin expression and tumour differentiation by conventional Broders’ grading of the whole tumour. Irrespective of the nodal status and invasive tumour front (ITF) grading score, however, loss of expression was recorded at the ITF in 28 (93%) of 30 tumours and 22 (73%) of 30 tumours stained for E-cadherin and β-catenin respectively. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest an association between loss of expression of E-cadherin and β-catenin and a lower degree of differentiation; however, their use as markers of nodal metastasis in OSCC appears unreliable.
Underdetermination and Theory Succession from the Perspective of String Theory*

This article investigates the implications of string theory for the conception of scientific theory confirmation. The classical understanding of theory confirmation is based on the assumption that scientific theory building is underdetermined by the available empirical data. Several arguments are presented, which suggest a devaluation of this ‘principle of scientific underdetermination’ in the context of string theory. An altered conception of scientific progress emerges that is not based on the notion of theory succession.
The Schedule of Racist Events: A Measure of Racial Discrimination and a Study of Its Negative Physical and Mental Health Consequences

In this article, the authors develop a brief questionnaire that assesses racist discrimination in the lives ofAfricanAmericans, and conduct preliminary studies with it. The Schedule of Racist Events (SRE) is an 18-item self-report inventory that assesses the frequency of racist discrimination (specific, stressful racist events) in the past year (recent racist events) and in one's entire life (lifetime racist events), and measures the extent to which this discrimination was evaluated (appraised) as stressful (appraised racist events). Results revealed that the SRE has extremely high internal consistency and split-half reliability. Racist discrimination is rampant in the lives of African Americans and is strongly related to psychiatric symptoms and to cigarette smoking. These findings highlight the negative consequences of racismandprovide evidencefor the validity of the SRE as a measure of (culturally specific) stress.
The Theoretical and Socio –Cultural Dimensions of Kpando Women’s Pottery

Pottery plays a very important role in the indigenous culture of the various ethnic groups in Ghana. At Kpando in the Volta Region, the art of pottery making, the meaning and uses of the artefacts are enshrined in some deep philosophies that permeate the socio-cultural life of the people. However, the rich theoretical and cultural components of the art have not been fully documented, and are not well understood and appreciated. This knowledge gap has rendered this cultural landmark almost invisible in cultural anthropology and native art. This study therefore provides an intellectual review of indigenous pottery production at Kpando with the view to unearth their role in the social sustainability of the indigenous people. The paper takes a critical look at the ontology of the art, clay winning process, pottery production, their usage and associated taboos. The descriptive method of qualitative research was employed for the study. The findings of the study show that traditional pottery production in Kpando is principally women’s art and the artefacts have both theoretical and cultural undertones. Keywords: Pottery production, native art, theoretical undertone, Kpando women