Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
STUDENTS’NEEDS ANALYSIS IN THECONTENT OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEXTBOOK

Learning English in Vocational High School (SMK) is different from that in Senior High School. In SMK, the orientation is to prepare students to be able to take part in the business & industry work. Consequently, English teachers in vocational school are expected to have the ability to analyze the needs of the students so that they can design an appropriate teaching-learning process. The aim of this study was to identify some factual information about the needs of vocational students in learning English, especially in the English-language skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) and some of language components in English (Grammar & Vocabulary), and to analyze the appropriacy between the content of English textbooks with the vocational students’ needs. The subjects in this study were the vocational school teachers and English textbooks of 7 (seven) SMK which has the TKJ department in Bandung and Cimahi. The results showed that the needs of students towards learning English is to meet the academic professions and the future needs of the students, which involved the skills of the language and some of the language components. Whereas in the case of appropriacy between the content of the English textbooks and the vocational students’ needs, it was found that the English textbooks was more focused on describing the English language competences in general and not specifically focused on the Department of TKJ itself.
Limbic-thalamo-cortical projections and reward-related circuitry integrity affects eating behavior: A longitudinal DTI study in adolescents with restrictive eating disorders

Few studies have used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to investigate the micro-structural alterations of WM in patients with restrictive eating disorders (rED), and longitudinal data are lacking. Twelve patients with rED were scanned at diagnosis and after one year of family-based treatment, and compared to twenty-four healthy controls (HCs) through DTI analysis. A tract-based spatial statistics procedure was used to investigate diffusivity parameters: fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean, radial and axial diffusivities (MD, RD and AD, respectively). Reduced FA and increased RD were found in patients at baseline in the corpus callosum, corona radiata and posterior thalamic radiation compared with controls. However, no differences were found between follow-up patients and controls, suggesting a partial normalization of the diffusivity parameters. In patients, trends for a negative correlation were found between the baseline FA of the right anterior corona radiata and the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire total score, while a positive trend was found between the baseline FA in the splenium of corpus callosum and the weight loss occurred between maximal documented weight and time of admission. A positive trend for correlation was also found between baseline FA in the right anterior corona radiata and the decrease in the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory Revised total score over time. Our results suggest that the integrity of the limbic–thalamo–cortical projections and the reward-related circuitry are important for cognitive control processes and reward responsiveness in regulating eating behavior.
G Protein–Coupled Receptors Targeting Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) continue to be important discovery targets for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Many GPCRs are directly involved in the development of insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction, and in the etiology of inflammation that can lead to obesity-induced T2DM. This review summarizes the current literature describing a number of well-validated GPCR targets, but also outlines several new and promising targets for drug discovery. We highlight the importance of understanding the role of these receptors in the disease pathology, and their basic pharmacology, which will pave the way to the development of novel pharmacological probes that will enable these targets to fulfill their promise for the treatment of these metabolic disorders.
A study on surface slant encoding in V1

Inter-ocular differences in spatial frequency occur during binocular viewing of a surface slanted in depth. Cortical cells with inter-ocular differences in preferred spatial frequency (dif-frequency cells) are expected to detect surfaces slanted in depth or vertical surface slant. Using our reaction-diffusion model, we obtain receptive fields and responses of simple cells in layer IV in cat V1. The dif-frequency cells in the model cortex have tilt in binocular receptive field but we show that tilt by itself does not indicate slant selectivity. We studied cell responses to binocular combination of spatial frequencies (SFs) by varying the SF ratio of the input gratings to the left and right eye in the range of 0.35–3. This range of SF ratio corresponds to surface slant variation of −85° to 85°. The mean binocular tuning hwhh (half width at half height) is 41°. Except for a small number (2.5%) of cells, most dif-frequency cells respond almost equally well for fronto-parallel surfaces. In the literature cells with inter-ocular difference in preferred orientation (IDPO) were expected to encode horizontal surface slant. In the model cat V1 mean hwhh in binocular orientation tuning curve for cells with IDPO is 39°. The wide binocular tuning width in dif-frequency cells and cells with IDPO imply that in cat V1 neither dif-frequency cells nor cells with IDPO detect surface slant.
A Hybrid Approach Based on Genetic Algorithm for Mixed-Integer Bilevel Programming Problems

Bilevel programming problem is characterized as hierarchical structure, involving two optimization problems at deferent levels. When some variables are restricted into integer set, the problem is very challenging for most canonical optimization approaches. In the present paper, a class of nonlinear mixed-integer bilevel programs is taken into account in which the follower is an integer linear program, and a hybrid approach based on genetic algorithm is developed for solving the problems of this kind. Firstly, a genetic algorithm is used to explore the space of leader’s variable values. Secondly, in order to obtain the optimal solution to the follower’s problem, all potential bases of the follower's relaxed problem are determined and then the solution functions of the problem are presented by using these bases for distinct leader’s variable values. Finally, if the solution to the follower’s problem provided by the solution functions is not satisfy integer requirements, the follower is further solved by using traditional optimization 1 Department of Mathematics, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China. E-mail: hclwxy@aliyun.com Article Info: Received : October 29, 2013. Revised : November 29, 2013. Published online : December 1, 2013. 332 A hybrid approach for mixed-integer BLPP technique. Some computational examples are solved and the results show that the proposed algorithm is efficient and robust. Mathematics Subject Classification: 90C11, 90C26, 90C30
Ideological tensions, pedagogical gaps: Multilingual engineering scholars' response to language variation in academic writing

IDEOLOGICAL TENSIONS, PEDAGOGICAL GAPS: MULTILINGUAL ENGINEERING SCHOLARS' RESPONSE TO LANGUAGE VARIATION IN ACADEMIC WRITING Ghanashyam Sharma June 25, 2012 This dissertation examines how nonnative English speaking (NNES) faculty and students in engineering respond to language variation and how that response influences their teaching and learning of academic writing. Using grounded theory approach to analyzing data gathered from multiple rounds of interview, writing samples, informal discussions, and class observation among ten participants, the study draws on and responds to two related bodies of scholarship in composition studies and writing in the disciplines (WID). Contrary to claims in much of current scholarship on engineering writing, the findings of this study show that in spite of subscribing to views about language and writing that writing scholars consider problematic (as illustrated in chapter two), engineering faculty use a range of effective practices for teaching writing. Some of these practices include letting students use writing for different contexts and purposes, providing feedback, and integrating writing as a means of academic and professional development. Thus, the study argues that WID research and programs should recognize and build on best practices on the ground before confronting the problematic views.
The Bahamas

The Bahamas faces an unprecedented crisis as it battles the fallout from two consecutive large shocks. It was just recovering from the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian in the fall of 2019, when the COVID-19 pandemic led to a sudden stop in tourism, creating large fiscal and external financing needs. The authorities’ policy response to the pandemic has been timely, but limited fiscal space constrains the ability to pursue a deeper emergency response.
ALMA Deep Field in SSA22: Source Catalog and Number Counts

We present results from a deep 2′ × 3′ (comoving scale of 3.7 Mpc × 5.5 Mpc at z = 3) survey at 1.1 mm, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in the SSA22 field. We observe the core region of a z = 3.09 protocluster, achieving a typical rms sensitivity of 60 μJy beam−1 at a spatial resolution of 0. ″7. We detect 18 robust ALMA sources at a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) > 5. Comparison between the ALMA map and a 1.1 mm map, taken with the AzTEC camera on the Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment (ASTE), indicates that three submillimeter sources discovered by the AzTEC/ASTE survey are resolved into eight individual submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) by ALMA. At least 10 of our 18 ALMA SMGs have spectroscopic redshifts of z ≃ 3.09, placing them in the protocluster. This shows that a number of dusty starburst galaxies are forming simultaneously in the core of the protocluster. The nine brightest ALMA SMGs with S/N > 10 have a median intrinsic angular size of ( physical kpc at z = 3.09), which is consistent with previous size measurements of SMGs in other fields. As expected, the source counts show a possible excess compared to the counts in the general fields at S1.1mm ≥ 1.0 mJy, due to the protocluster. Our contiguous mm mapping highlights the importance of large-scale structures on the formation of dusty starburst galaxies.
Dynamic Weighted Majority: An Ensemble Method for Drifting Concepts

We present an ensemble method for concept drift that dynamically creates and removes weighted experts in response to changes in performance. The method, dynamic weighted majority (*DWM*), uses four mechanisms to cope with concept drift: It trains online learners of the ensemble, it weights those learners based on their performance, it removes them, also based on their performance, and it adds new experts based on the global performance of the ensemble. After an extensive evaluation---consisting of five experiments, eight learners, and thirty data sets that varied in type of target concept, size, presence of noise, and the like---we concluded that *DWM* outperformed other learners that only incrementally learn concept descriptions, that maintain and use previously encountered examples, and that employ an unweighted, fixed-size ensemble of experts.
Modafinil for excessive sleepiness associated with shift-work sleep disorder.

BACKGROUND Patients with shift-work sleep disorder chronically have excessive sleepiness during night work and insomnia when attempting to sleep during the day. We evaluated the use of modafinil for treating sleepiness in patients with this disorder. METHODS In a three-month, double-blind trial, we randomly assigned 209 patients with shift-work sleep disorder to receive either 200 mg of modafinil or placebo before the start of each shift. Assessments were performed with the use of the nighttime Multiple Sleep Latency Test, the Clinical Global Impression of Change, the Psychomotor Vigilance Test, diaries of patients, and daytime polysomnography. After randomization, we conducted monthly assessments. RESULTS Treatment with modafinil, as compared with placebo, resulted in a modest improvement from baseline in mean (+/-SEM) nighttime sleep latency (the interval between the time a person attempts to fall asleep and the onset of sleep) (1.7+/-0.4 vs. 0.3+/-0.3 minutes, respectively; P=0.002), and more patients had improvement in their clinical symptoms (74 percent vs. 36 percent, respectively; P<0.001). Patients who were receiving modafinil also had a reduction in the frequency and duration of lapses of attention during nighttime testing of their performance on the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (change from baseline, a reduction in lapse frequency of 2.6 vs. an increase of 3.8, respectively; P<0.001), and proportionally fewer patients reported having had accidents or near accidents while commuting home (29 percent vs. 54 percent, respectively; P<0.001). Despite these benefits, patients treated with modafinil continued to have excessive sleepiness and impaired performance at night. Modafinil did not adversely affect daytime sleep as compared with placebo. Headache was the most common adverse event. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with 200 mg of modafinil reduced the extreme sleepiness that we observed in patients with shift-work sleep disorder and resulted in a small but significant improvement in performance as compared with placebo. However, the residual sleepiness that was observed in the treated patients underscores the need for the development of interventions that are even more effective.
Posing my Identity. Today's Outfit, Identity and Gender in Swedish Blogs

In a Swedish context blogs have become increasingly common and young women and men frequently post their self-portraits taken with digital cameras online. The photos are often categorized as “Today’s Outfit”, where the bloggers pose in the cloths that they are wearing that day. In this article I study how the body, identities and gender are staged in pictures of today’s outfit. I look at differences and similarities, the use of the male gaze and performativity. The main focus in the article is on examples from blogs. I conclude that there are differences between photographs taken by males and females. For example I could find examples where females pose in a sexually provocative posture on the ground but not a man. The blogger have the power to express themselves with digital technology in a new media, but in some limitations.
Natural course of nontraumatic rotator cuff tendinitis and shoulder symptoms in a working population.

OBJECTIVES This study assessed the prevalence, incidence, and persistence of nontraumatic rotator cuff tendinitis and shoulder symptoms over a 1-year period in a working population and the predictive value of symptoms and physical findings. METHODS A 1-year prospective study of 436 active workers was conducted at 12 different worksites. Detailed health interviews, psychosocial questionnaires, and physical examinations were conducted at baseline and again after 1 year, with shorter evaluations at 4 and 8 months. Individual observed exposure assessment of shoulder posture, arm-hand activity, and hand forces was conducted. RESULTS The prevalence of rotator cuff tendinitis at baseline was 7.6% [95% confidence interval (95% CI 5.1-10.1%)] for the right and 4.8% (95% CI 3.0-7.0%) for the left, compared with shoulder symptoms of 18.6% (95% CI 14.9-22.3%) (right) and 11.2% (95% CI 8.2-14.2%) (left). The incidence of rotator cuff tendinitis was 5.5% (95% CI 2.8-6.8%) and 2.9% (95% CI 1.0-3.8%), respectively. Higher proportions of participants with current symptoms or physical findings at baseline became clinical cases after 1 year than those without symptoms or findings. The 1-year persistence of clinical case status was 31.3% (95% CI 26.9-35.7%) (right) and 31.6% (95% CI 27.2-36.0%) (left). There were significant differences at baseline between the asymptomatic participants and the clinical cases with respect to physical health on the 12-item Short-form Health Survey (P=0.0002), the perception of general health (P=0.0027), and the frequency of high hand force exposure (P=0.0177). CONCLUSIONS Considerable movement occurs between different stages of shoulder problems. Symptoms and physical findings alone appear to predict clinical case status within 1 year. Frequent follow-up is necessary to capture changes in health and exposure status in prospective studies.
New Fixed-Priority Multiprocessor Scheduling Algorithms with Liu & Layland ’ s Utilization Bound

In a recent work [11], we have developed an algorithm generalizing the famous Liu and Layland’s utilization bound to multiprocessor scheduling. The algorithm has the best worst-case utilization bound compared with existing algorithms. However, its average-case performance is not satisfactory as the workload of each processor is limited by Liu and Layland’s bound. In this paper, we present a new algorithm to improve the averagecase performance while keeping the best worst-case utilization bound. To determine the maximal workload assigned to each processor, we use the exact analysis i.e. Response Time Analysis (RTA) instead of the worst-case utilization threshold as in [11]. Similar to the known fact on single processors for ratemonotonic scheduling that the exact analysis RTA results in much higher average-case utilization than the worst-case bound (88% v.s. 69%), our algorithm has significantly improved average-case performance. The technical challenge is to derive the worst-case utilization bound for the new algorithm which adopts the flexible partitioning strategy with RTA. We provide a non-trivial proof showing that the algorithm guarantees also Liu and Layland’s utilization bound. Thus it dominates theoretically the state-of-the-art fixed priority scheduling algorithms for multiprocessor systems in terms of worst-case utilization bound. We have also conducted extensive experiments with randomly generated task sets to study the average-case performance of the algorithm. The experiments demonstrate that our algorithm also outperforms other existing algorithms trading lower worst-case utilization bounds for higher average utilization.
Angiostrongylus cantonensis: phospholipase in nonsensitized and sensitized rats after challenge

Rats given an initial infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis had moderately elevated phospholipase B activity in the lungs at 8 and 15 days after challenge, and greatly elevated levels were evident at 35, 43, and 49 days. In the brain, the values were elevated at 15 through 35 days. These periods of increased activity in the lungs and brain coincided with the migration patterns of the third stage larvae and the adult worms in this host. The elevated enzyme levels also were were correlated with increased numbers of eosinophils in the bone marrow at 8 and 15 days and again at 36, 43, and 49 days after infection. Similarly infected rats exhibited leukocytosis at 1 through 10 weeks of observation after challenge, and striking eosinophilia at 1, 7, 8, and 9 weeks. Rats reinfected after removal of the worms of the initial infection by thiabendazole treatment showed an anamnestic response characterized by (i) elevated enzyme values in both the lungs and brain at 1 day after reinfection and (ii) eosinophilia in the bone marrow by day 4. These accelerated responses were accompanied by a significant reduction in the worm burden of the rats. The results, which support our hypothesis that inflammation, elevated phospholipase B activity, and reduction in worm burden are causally related, are discussed in light of similar findings reported earlier from our studies with Trichinella spiralis and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis.
A nonparametric adaptive sampling strategy for online monitoring of big data streams

With the rapid development of sensor techniques, we often face the challenges of monitoring big data streams in modern quality control, which consist of massive series of real-time, continuously and sequentially ordered observations. For example, in manufacturing industries, hundreds or thousands of variables are observed during online production for quality insurance. Also, smart grid infrastructure needs to simultaneously monitor massive access points for intrusion and threat detection. As another example, an image sensing device continuously collects high-resolution images at high frequency for video surveillance and object movement tracking. Ideally, in those applications, it is preferable to detect assignable causes as early as possible, while maintaining a prespecified in-control Average Run Length (ARL).
All together now: Disentangling semantics and pragmatics with together in child and adult language

ABSTRACT The way in which an event is packaged linguistically can be informative about the number of participants in the event and the nature of their participation. At times, however, a sentence is ambiguous, and pragmatic information weighs in to favor one interpretation over another. Whereas adults may readily know how to pick up on such cues to meaning, children—who are generally naïve to such pragmatic nuances—may diverge and access a broader range of interpretations or one disfavored by adults. A number of cases come to us from a now well-established body of research on scalar implicatures and scopal ambiguity. Here, we complement this previous work with a previously uninvestigated example of the semantic-pragmatic divide in language development arising from the interpretation of sentences with pluralities and together. Sentences such as Two boys lifted a block (together) allow for either a Collective or a Distributive interpretation (one pushing event vs. two spatiotemporally coordinated events). We show experimentally that children allow both interpretations in sentences with together, whereas adults rule out the Distributive interpretation without further contextual motivation. However, children appear to be guided by their semantics in the readings they access, since they do not allow readings that are semantically barred. We argue that they are unaware of the pragmatic information adults have at their fingertips, such as the conversational implicatures arising from the presence of a modifier, the probability of its occurrence being used to signal a particular interpretation among a set of alternatives, and knowledge of the possible lexical alternatives.