Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Believability of Hyper Realistic Characters in Animated Movies

In a pilot study, participants were asked to watch sets of short movie excerpts featuring performances of a human actor, and 5 animated characters of varying human likeness and eeriness. After viewing, scales were used to estimate the believability of certain visual, motion and aural character traits and to gain an overall impression of how believable a character was perceived as being. Qualitative data relating to viewers assessments of character believability were also collected and analysed. The believability of facial and bodily appearance and movement was less in all the animated characters compared with the human actor, and perceptions of these characteristics for the more humanlike animated characters showed greater variability than those for a non-humanlike, eerie character and the human actor. However, overall perceptions indicated that all characters tested were regarded as believable rather than unbelievable, and that they were able to achieve some form of emotional engagement with most of the participants. Analysis of qualitative data indicated that other factors were important in influencing the judgement of character believability, particularly context, which could operate inside or outside the movie. These findings are discussed in relation to the criteria viewers use to determine the believability of animated characters, and future work is proposed to examine the importance of character believability in relation to the animated movie as a whole.
Nurses and Physicians Attitudes toward Nurse-Physician Collaboration: A Survey from Gaza Strip, Palestine

Interprofessional collaboration and teamwork between nurses and physicians is essential for improving patient outcomes and quality of health services. This study examined the attitudes of nurses and physicians toward nurse-physician collaboration. A cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses and physicians (n = 414) in two main referral public hospitals in the Gaza Strip using the Arabic Jefferson Scale of Attitude toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration. Descriptive statistics and difference of means, proportions, and correlations were examined using Student's t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation and p < 0.05 was considered as statistical significant. Response rate was 42.8% (75.6% for nurses and 24.4% for physicians). Nurses expressed more positives attitudes toward collaboration than physicians (M ± SD on four-point scale: 3.40 ± 0.30 and 3.01 ± 0.35, resp.) and experience duration was not proved to have an interesting influence. Teamwork approach in the professional practice should be recognized taking into consideration that the relationship between physicians and nurses is complementary and nurses are partners in patient care.
Presidential Address: A simple model of capital market equilibrium with incomplete information

THE SPHERE of model financial economics encompasses finance, micro investment theory and much of the economics of uncertainty. As is evident from its influence on other branches of economics including public finance, industrial organization and monetary theory, the boundaries of this sphere are both permeable and flexible. The complex interactions of time and uncertainty guarantee intellectual challenge and intrinsic excitement to the study of financial economics. Indeed, the mathematics of the subject contain some of the most interesting applications of probability and optimization theory. But for all its mathematical refinement, the research has nevertheless had a direct and significant influence on practice. ’ It was not always thus. Thirty years ago, finance theory was little more than a collection of anecdotes, rules of thumb, and manipulations of accounting data with an almost exclusive focus on corporate financial management. There is no need in this meeting of the guild to recount the subsequent evolution from this conceptual potpourri to a rigorous economic theory subjected to systematic empirical examination? Nor is there a need on this occasion to document the wide-ranging impact of the research on finance practice.2 I simply note that the conjoining of intrinsic intellectual interest with extrinsic application is a prevailing theme of research in financial economics. The later stages of this successful evolution have however been marked by a substantial accumulation of empirical anomalies; discoveries of theoretical inconsistencies; and a well-founded concern about the statistical power of many of the test methodologies.3 Finance thus finds itself today in the seemingly-paradoxical position of having more questions and empirical puzzles than at the start of its
Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften Leipzig Approach to self-similarity in Smoluchowski ’ s coagulation equations

We consider the approach to self-similarity (or dynamical scaling) in Smoluchowski’s equations of coagulation for the solvable kernels K(x, y) = 2, x + y and xy. In addition to the known self-similar solutions with exponential tails, there are one-parameter families of solutions with algebraic decay, whose form is related to heavy-tailed distributions well-known in probability theory. For K = 2 the size distribution is Mittag-Leffler, and for K = x + y and K = xy it is a power-law rescaling of a maximally skewed α-stable Lévy distribution. We characterize completely the domains of attraction of all self-similar solutions under weak convergence of measures. Our results are analogous to the classical characterization of stable distributions in probability theory. The proofs are simple, relying on the Laplace transform and a fundamental rigidity lemma for scaling limits.
Narrative in the Study of Victimological Processes in Terrorism and Political Violence: An Initial Exploration

ABSTRACT Narrative is intimately connected to victimization and radicalization. Trouble, the notion that drives narrative, is often coupled with victimization: the experience of suffering intentional harm. This experience can play a turning point in the stories that radicals construct about their own lives and thus play a role in their pathway to radicalization. In this article, three main themes of narrative will be further explored in relation to victimization and radicalization: identity, emotions, and culture. Central in this article is the discussion on how narrative can contribute to theory and research into victimological processes in radicalization, while offering new means to further develop key constructs.
Real Options Effects on Employment: Does Exchange Rate Uncertainty Matter for Aggregation?

Abstract In a baseline micro model a band of inaction due to hiring and firing costs is widened by option value effects of exchange rate uncertainty. Based on this micro foundation, an aggregation approach is presented. Under uncertainty, intervals of weak response to exchange rate reversals (called ‘play’ areas) are introduced on the macro level. ‘Spurts’ in new employment or firing may occur after an initially weak response. Since these mechanisms may apply to other ‘investment’ cases where the aggregation of microeconomic real options effects under uncertainty are relevant, they may even be of a more general interest.
Near-Static Shading Exploration for Smart Photovoltaic Module Topologies Based on Snake-like Configurations

Variable shading due to clouds and nearby objects has a severe impact on the energy yield of photovoltaic installations. Due to the industry's standard of permanently series-connected cells in a photovoltaic (PV) module, partial shading creates mismatches between the Current-Voltage (I-V) characteristics of cells. This article proposes an alternative configurable intramodule cell interconnection topology whereby cell connections can be adapted during operation to allow an optimized power production. The proposed configurable topology outperforms significantly a conventional 10 × 6 module under heavy shade. Moreover, this is achieved in a quite flexible way and with negligible overhead under uniform irradiation conditions.
Resourcefulness, reciprocity and reflexivity: the three Rs of partnership in sport for public health research

ABSTRACT This paper explores the dynamics of research–policy–practice (RPP) partnerships in sport. Such partnerships, involving a diverse range of groups, have emerged as a response to: (1) a contemporary political prioritisation in the use of sport for health and wellbeing and (2) a parallel requirement for robust evidence of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. A conceptual framework for understanding such RPP partnerships is proposed and discussed in relation to three overlapping characteristics; resourcefulness, reciprocity and reflexivity. The paper concludes that understanding these three Rs of RPP partnerships is a way to demythologise the role of sport in public health and present theoretically informed analyses about processes of knowledge production, dissemination and use. It is a conceptual framework which might also further an understanding of, and make public, issues concerning the legitimation of some forms of evidence over others, and potentially maximise the impact of the co-production of knowledge about sport for public health and wellbeing.
Dime quién lo define y te diré si es violento. Reflexiones sobre la violencia obstétrica

La propuesta de trabajo es problematizar la definicion de la violencia obstetrica (VO), que nace en ciertas practicas y relaciones en la atencion medica de partos. Para ello se proponen dos ejes de trabajo interrelacionados: primero, la aplicacion de un modelo de analisis socioantropologico de la violencia a lo especifico de la VO; segundo, el cruce entre definiciones objetivas (legales, politicas y academicas) y subjetivas (a raiz de un documento producido por asociaciones de la sociedad civil) para abordar tal problematizacion. Partimos del supuesto de que subyace en la definicion de VO un campo de disputa por las legitimidades (de su definicion), en una interrelacion constante entre las nominaciones objetivas y las significaciones subjetivas sobre ciertas practicas obstetricas, definidas como violentas. Sostenemos que el cambio en las sensibilidades sociales sobre diversas formas de violencia (que genero cambios en las legitimidades) explica la actual discusion sobre la definicion de la VO.
Global camera parameterization for Bundle Adjustment

Bundle adjustment is an important optimization technique in computer vision. It is a key part of Structure from Motion computation. An important problem in Bundle Adjustment is to choose a proper parameterization of cameras, especially their orientations. In this paper we propose a new parameterization of a perspective camera based on quaternions, with no redundancy in dimensionality and no constraints on the rotations. We conducted extensive experiments comparing this parameterization to four other widely used parameterizations. The proposed parameterization is non-redundant, global, and achieving the same performance in all investigated parameters. It is a viable and practical choice for Bundle Adjustment.
Four Requirements for an Acceptable Research Program

In a recent article for this journal, Witte and Zenker (2016) proposed a research strategy that rests on the sequential evaluation of a point-alternative hypothesis. At first a large study is used to determine a “specific theoretical effect size” and then, in a series of followup studies, this specific effect size is contrasted against an effect size of zero. The authors deem this strategy “free of various deficits that beset dominant strategies (e.g., meta-analysis, Bayes-factor analysis)” and argue that its broad adoption constitutes “one way in which the confidence crisis may be overcome. ” We agree with Witte and Zenker (2016) that it can be useful to test an alternative hypothesis that is constructed, in part or in whole, from earlier data (e.g., Verhagen & Wagenmakers, 2014; Wagenmakers, Verhagen, & Ly, 2016). We also agree that it can be informative to take into account a sequence of studies as it unfolds over time (e.g., Scheibehenne, Jamil, & Wagenmakers, in press). In this comment, however, we focus mainly on areas of disagreement, which center on what we believe to be mistakes and omissions. First we address the mistakes and discuss how, in our opinion, Witte and Zenker fell prey to two fallacies: the power fallacy and the fallacy of the transposed conditional. Even for experienced scholars, these fallacies may be difficult to recognize. Second, we address the omissions and discuss four requirements for an acceptable research program.
Method Determining the Contents of the Contract

The contents of the contract are primarily determined by what the real mutually agreed upon by the parties. By interpreting some certain statements, in this case to determine its meaning, to be clear based on what the parties committed themselves. Why is the interpretation required? In facts, on the many cases provided a valuable lesson, how many commercial disputes arise when the performance of the contract. The dispute begins when the parties have a different understanding of the statement that they use in the contract. Indeed, businesses are very familiar with the business processes that they do, but at the time of the business process are set forth in the contract language and designed by those who do not understand the legal aspects of the contract, the contract can be ascertained open possibility for disputes. The power of contract binding (the contents of the agreement) toward to the characteristic and the wide spectrum of the rights and obligations contractually, basically a contract represents the power of performance among others in order implementing the rights and obligations of the parties. As an instrument to understand the contract, the method of determining the content of the contract (e.g., through interpretation, autonomous and heteronomous factors), further can be used to assess the reciprocation of rights and obligations in a meaningful and proportional contractual relationship.
Advocacy and surveillance: primary schools teachers’ relationships with asylum-seeking mothers in Ireland

Abstract The article analyses the findings of a small-scale qualitative study in Ireland that examines interactions between asylum-seeking mothers and primary school teachers, and highlights the significance of teachers’ understandings of asylum in shaping home-school communications. Mothers and children in this study were living in Direct Provision, collective accommodation for asylum seekers in Ireland. The research identifies a number of concerns including: poor communication between the school and mothers, only English being used as a medium of communication with the mothers, and mothers being directly and indirectly excluded from Parent Associations. Interactions of teachers with asylum-seeker mothers demonstrated a lack of recognition that their situation is different from other migrants/newcomers and is particularly challenging because of the because of living in Direct Provision and under the threat of deportation. The research shows that primary schools are drawn into ambiguous relationships with asylum-seeking mothers in their attempts at advocacy and surveillance, as they are expected to facilitate integration, while at the same time dealing with the uncertainty facing asylum-seeking parents and children.
Too Good To Be True? Effect of Consumers’ Brand Schemas on Apparel Brands’ Fair Labor Marketing Messages

In this study, researchers provide a comprehensive model of how consumers process, remember, and evaluate positive fair labor-related brand messages that are congruent/incongruent to their existing brand expectations using both psychophysiological and self-reported measures. Data were collected across two different studies. Results indicated that consumers paid more attention to and better remembered messages for incongruity than congruity. Also attitude toward message was highest for congruent messages, followed by incongruity resolution and lowest for incongruity nonresolution. The combined study findings bridge the gap in literature between human attitude and cognition, helping both brands and consumer researchers understand consumers’ reaction to brands schema-message congruity/incongruity and guide decisions when brands hope to revitalize or reinvent a brand’s image.
Hard X-ray luminosity function and absorption distribution of nearby AGN : INTEGRAL all-sky survey

Aims. We study the hard X-ray luminosity function and absorption distribution of local ($z\lesssim 0.1$) active galactic nuclei (AGN) and discuss the implications for AGN cosmological evolution and for the cosmic X-ray background (CXB). Methods. We use the INTEGRAL all-sky hard X-ray survey to perform a statistical study of a representative sample of nearby AGN. Our entire all-sky sample consists of 127 AGN, of which 91 are confidently detected (>$5\sigma$) on the time-averaged map obtained with the IBIS/ISGRI instrument and 36 are detected only during single observations. Among the former there are 66 non-blazar AGN located at $|b|>5^\circ$, where the survey's identification completeness is ∼ 93%, which we use for calculating the AGN luminosity function and X-ray absorption distribution. Results. In broad agreement with previous studies, we find that the fraction f a of obscured (log$N_{\rm H}>22$) objects is much higher (~$ 70$%) among the low-luminosity AGN ($L_{\rm hx} -1 ) than among the high-luminosity ones ($L_{\rm hx}>10^{43.6}$ erg s -1 ), $f_{\rm a}\sim 25$%, where L hx is the luminosity in the 17–60 keV energy band. We also find that locally the fraction of Compton-thick AGN is less than 20% unless there is a significant population of AGN that are so strongly obscured that their observed hard X-ray luminosities fall below ~ 10 40 –10 41 erg s -1 , the effective limit of our survey. The constructed hard X-ray luminosity function has a canonical, smoothly broken power-law shape in the range $40 40$ is $(1.4\pm 0.3)\times 10^{39}$ erg s -1 Mpc -3 (17–60 keV). We demonstrate that the spectral shape and amplitude of the CXB are consistent with the simple scenario in which the N H distribution of AGN (for a given $L_{\rm hx}/L_\ast(z)$ ratio) has not changed significantly since $z\sim 1.5$, while the AGN luminosity function has experienced pure luminosity evolution.
Network Newswork: Social Appropriation of Social Media as Routine Journalistic Practice

Based on in-depth interviews with journalists at conventional news organizations, this paper examines how journalists socially appropriate user-driven networked informational sources into their newswork routines, a practice I term “network newswork”. Drawing upon current notions of networked journalism, I problematize the distinction between “networked” and “network” forms of newswork to explore interlacings between this emergent practice and established news production practices. A comparative analysis of Kuala Lumpur-based journalists from global channel Al Jazeera English (AJE), Malaysia’s national news channel, Bernama TV, regional Channel News Asia, and three international news agencies, reveal that “network newswork” practices are determined by organizational factors and structured by long-established conventional journalistic norms and routines. An organization’s news orientation, as well as its material and human resourcesdetermine how - and if – journalists incorporate “network newswork” into their work routines. Notwithstanding these qualifications, anecdotal evidence as well as journalism’s historical amenability for transformation suggests that the use of user-driven networked media in multiple phases of news production is fast becoming a habitual institutionalized facet of newswork, no more extraordinary than practices like contacting sources via phone or interviewing elite sources. We are thus approaching a time when “network newswork” practices are crystalizinginto a regularized journalistic form we can call “networked newswork”.
Construct validity of the HSCL-25 and SCL-90-Somatization scales among Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin migrants in Finland

ABSTRACT One of the most fundamental issues in psychiatric assessment across different sociocultural and linguistic groups is assuring test reliability and validity. We analyze the construct validity of the HSCL-25 depression and anxiety scales and the SCL-90-Somatization scale in a population-based study (Finnish Migrant Health and Wellbeing Study) among 1356 Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin migrants (aged 18–64 years old) in Finland using an Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling approach. The results revealed problems in establishing measurement invariance of the HSCL-25 depression and anxiety and SCL-90-Somatization scales. Two types of exploratory analysis (Exploratory Factor Analysis and Network Analysis) confirmed the mismatch between the theoretical structure and the data set. In addition, there were considerable group differences between the Russian, Somali and Kurdish groups, with the Somali group in particular showing differing results. The results are discussed in relation to sociocultural variation in manifesting psychological distress and psychiatric assessment in multicultural settings.
Vorinostat interferes with the signaling transduction pathway of T-cell receptor and synergizes with phosphoinositide-3 kinase inhibitors in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Background Vorinostat (suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid, SAHA), an inhibitor of class I and II histone deacetylases, has been approved for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. In spite of emerging information on the effect of vorinostat in many types of cancer, little is yet known about this drug’s mechanism of action, which is essential for its proper use in combination therapy. We investigated alterations in gene expression profile over time in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cells treated with vorinostat. Subsequently, we evaluated inhibitors of PI3K, PIM and HSP90 as potential combination agents in the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Design and Methods The genes significantly up- or down-regulated by vorinostat over different time periods (2-fold change, false discovery rate corrected P value<0.05) were selected using the short-time series expression miner. Cell viability was assessed in vitro in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cells through measuring intracellular ATP content. Drug interactions were analyzed by the combination index method with CalcuSyn software. Results The functional analysis suggests that vorinostat modifies signaling of T-cell receptor, MAPK, and JAK-STAT pathways. The phosphorylation studies of ZAP70 (Tyr319, Tyr493) and its downstream target AKT (Ser473) revealed that vorinostat inhibits phosphorylation of these kinases. With regards to effects on cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cells, combining vorinostat with PI3K inhibitors resulted in synergy while cytotoxic antagonism was observed when vorinostat was combined with HSP90 inhibitor. Conclusions These results demonstrate the potential targets of vorinostat, underlining the importance of T-cell receptor signaling inhibition following vorinostat treatment. Additionally, we showed that combination therapies involving histone deacetylase inhibitors and inhibitors of PI3K are potentially efficacious for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.