Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Body Movements and Events Contributing to Accidental and Nonaccidental Back Injuries

During 1980, 1153 employees attended the Occupational Health Department with back pain out of a working population of 13,958 in a car factory. Four hundred one were absent from work and a further 64 patients were restricted by back pain and unable to perform their normal work. One hundred forty-seven cases of back pain arose at work, and 71 in and around the home. All those who were absent or restricted were questioned about the onset of back pain in order to distinguish between accidental and nonaccidental injuries (NAI), and an accident model was used to structure the information. There were 122 accidents, 114 NAI, and 165 patients who could not attribute a cause to their back pain. A significantly higher proportion of the NAI arose at home and, conversely, a higher proportion of accidents occurred at work. Eighty (66%) of the accidents were underfoot accidents, including 57 slips. There were highly significant differences between the body movements contributing to accidents and NAI. Significantly more of the NAI than the accidents involved load handling, but 52% of the patients able to attribute a cause to their back pain were not moving loads. While handling of loads is important, attention should be directed to other contributory factors such as unsafe floor surfaces and bending and twisting movements—not only at work but also in and around the home.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus in relation to global LINE-1 DNA methylation in peripheral blood: A cohort study

In the last years, epigenetic processes have emerged as a promising area of complex diseases research. DNA methylation measured in Long Interspersed Nucleotide Element 1 (LINE-1) sequences has been considered a surrogate marker for global genome methylation. New findings have suggested the potential involvement of epigenetic mechanisms in Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) as a crucial interface between the effects of genetic predisposition and environmental influences. Our study evaluated whether global DNA methylation predicted increased risk from T2DM or other carbohydrate metabolism disorders in a cohort study. We used a prospective cohort intervention study and a control group. We collected phenotypic, anthropometric, biochemical, and nutritional information from all subjects. Global LINE-1 DNA methylation was quantified by pyrosequencing technology. Subjects that did not improve their carbohydrate metabolism status showed lower levels of global LINE-1 DNA methylation (63.9 ± 1.7 vs. 64.7 ± 2.4) and they practiced less intense physical activity (5.8% vs. 21.5%). Logistic regression analyses showed a significant association between LINE-1 DNA methylation and metabolic status after adjustment for sex, age, BMI, and physical activity. Our study showed that lower LINE-1 DNA methylation levels were associated with a higher risk metabolic status worsening, independent of other classic risk factors. This finding highlights the potential role for epigenetic biomarkers as predictors of T2DM risk or other related metabolic disorders.
Imaginative Involvement and Hypnotic Susceptibility: A Re-Examination of the Relationship

Several researchers have reported that significant correlations between hypnotic susceptibility and absorption result from the reactive effects of administering scales immediately before measurement of hypnotizability. The present study was conducted to determine whether interview measures of Imaginative Involvement are similarly reactive. Three groups of forty-eight, forty-three, and forty-three subjects each were first administered three scales of absorption/imaginativeness. This was followed by administration of a hypnotizability scale. Subjects in Group 1 who were administered the three scales immediately prior to hypnosis evidenced the usual significant positive correlation between each of the three scales and hypnotizability. Subjects in Groups 2 and 3 were administered the three scales twenty-four to thirty-six hours prior to hypnosis. Group 2 subjects were informed that administration of these scales was part of a hypnosis experiment. Group 3 subjects were not aware that the scales were part of a hypnosis experiment. No significant correlation between hypnotizability and the three measures of imagination/absorption was evidenced for either Group 2 or Group 3. Our findings suggest that any relationship between these two constructs may be quite dependent on how and when the measures are administered.
Making space for the both of us: how dance movement therapy enhances mother–infant attachment and experience

This research study explores how dance movement therapy (DMT) enhances mother–infant attachment and experience. The multidimensional effects of the transition to motherhood are considered and how this may impact upon the mother's sense of space. The intervention study carried out with 20 healthy mother–infant dyads in two countries evaluated if DMT could enhance interactive attachment. This study built upon research within developmental psychology, DMT and psychoanalytical theory. Quantitative data is collated using the PANAS schedule. Qualitative data collected mother's perception of their infants' response to the sessions, the process as a whole, and the perceived benefits of the programme. Findings demonstrated that the DMT sessions improved mothers' affect significantly. Qualitative data revealed the importance of the relational and physical space between mothers and their babies as provided by the DMT session. Comparative and contrasting results were discovered regarding aspects most valued in the session according to socio-cultural context.
A Value added’ analysis of the 1996 primary school performance tables

Summary In March 1997 the British Government published the first primary school performance tables giving school‐by‐school results in the 1996 end of key stage 2 (KS2) assessments. The tables were widely criticized for failing to provide a measure of a school's effectiveness since ‘good’ KS2 results might simply reflect a ‘high’ ability pupil intake rather than any characteristics of the teaching or management of the school. This paper uses multi‐level modelling techniques to compare the results from the performance tables in one local education authority with a ‘fair’ analysis as recommended by the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority's National Value Added Project. The results reveal significant differences between schools’ raw results as given in the performance tables and ‘fair’ comparisons of their effectiveness in relation to the ability of their pupils. The analysis also indicates significant variation between schools in their effectiveness in different subject areas (English, mathematics and.
Effect of Exogenous Xylanase Supplementation on the Performance, Net Energy and Gut Microflora of Broiler Chickens Fed Wheat-based Diets

An experiment was carried out to assess the effects of xylanase supplementation on the performance, net energy and gut microflora of broilers fed a wheat-based diet. Day-old male broiler chicks were allocated to two dietary treatments. Each treatment was composed of six replicate cages of seven broilers per cage. The diets were wheat-based and offered as mash. The treatments included i) basal diet deficient in metabolizable energy; and ii) basal diet supplemented with a commercial xylanase added at 4,000 U/kg feed. Bird performance, nutrient utilization and gut microbial populations were measured. Heat production and net energy were determined using an auto-control, open circuit respiration calorimetry apparatus. Results showed that exogenous xylanase supplementation improved feed conversion efficiency (p, and consumption of . The respiratory quotient (RQ) was also increased (p0.05). The ileal digestibility of hemicellulose was significantly improved by xylanase addition (p
Promoting effective teacher-feedback: from theory to practice through a multiple component trajectory for professional development

This study describes an evaluation of a theory-based trajectory for professional development called FeTiP (Feedback-Theory into Practice) that aims to have an observable effect on teacher classroom behavior. FeTiP is a multicomponent trajectory for professional development and combines several types of interventions. Its goal is to help teachers expand their feedback behavior in the classroom to provide more, and more effective (i.e. learning-enhancing), feedback. We first describe the foundation of FeTiP, with a central focus on how classroom behavior can be influenced by a multicomponent trajectory of professional development, as this is often a major aim in initiatives for the professional development of teachers but is the most difficult to establish. We describe the effects of FeTiP on the feedback behavior of teachers and attempt to explain why these effects occurred.
Gender differences in financial risk aversion and career choices are affected by testosterone

Women are generally more risk averse than men. We investigated whether between- and within-gender variation in financial risk aversion was accounted for by variation in salivary concentrations of testosterone and in markers of prenatal testosterone exposure in a sample of >500 MBA students. Higher levels of circulating testosterone were associated with lower risk aversion among women, but not among men. At comparably low concentrations of salivary testosterone, however, the gender difference in risk aversion disappeared, suggesting that testosterone has nonlinear effects on risk aversion regardless of gender. A similar relationship between risk aversion and testosterone was also found using markers of prenatal testosterone exposure. Finally, both testosterone levels and risk aversion predicted career choices after graduation: Individuals high in testosterone and low in risk aversion were more likely to choose risky careers in finance. These results suggest that testosterone has both organizational and activational effects on risk-sensitive financial decisions and long-term career choices.
BICAV: An Inherently Parallel Algorithm for Sparse Systems with Pixel-Dependent Weighting

Component averaging (CAV) was recently introduced by Censor, Gordon, and Gordon as a new iterative parallel technique suitable for large and sparse unstructured systems of linear equations. Based on earlier work of Byrne and Censor, it uses diagonal weighting matrices, with pixel-related weights determined by the sparsity of the system matrix. CAV is inherently parallel (similar to the very slowly converging Cimmino method) but its practical convergence on problems of image reconstruction from projections is similar to that of the algebraic reconstruction technique (ART). Parallel techniques are becoming more important for practical image reconstruction since they are relevant not only for supercomputers but also for the increasingly prevalent multiprocessor workstations. This paper reports on experimental results with a block-iterative version of component averaging (BICAV). When BICAV is optimized for block size and relaxation parameters, its very first iterates are far superior to those of CAV, and more or less on a par with ART. Similar to CAV, BICAV is also inherently parallel. The fast convergence is demonstrated on problems of image reconstruction from projections, using the SNARK93 image reconstruction software package. Detailed plots of various measures of convergence, and reconstructed images are presented.
WOMEN MANAGERS IN BRITAIN – ISSUES FOR THE 1990s

The position of women managers in Britain is addressed and the relevant issues for the 1990s are discussed. While it seems relatively easy for women to gain employment at the lower levels of organisations, it is still proving very difficult for them to reach upper middle and senior management positions. However, in view of impending demographic changes and probable European Community directives on equal opportunities from 1992, it is visualised that the next decade will provide an enormous opportunity for working women, particularly those in business and management.
Time Course of Habituation After Repeated Ice-Bath Immersion of the Ankle

Context: Cryotherapy is initially uncomfortable, but habituation is thought to occur during treatment. Objective: To examine pain habituation to ice-bath immersion over 5 consecutive days. Design: Mean Borg ratings were analyzed by ANOVA. Setting: Athletic training laboratory. Intervention: Ankle immersion in a 1 °C ice bath for 20 min. Participants: 28 healthy individuals. Main Outcome Measure: Level of discomfort was rated at immersion; during treatment at 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 20 min; and 1 min posttreatment. Results: Analysis revealed significant main effects for day and time and a Day × Time interaction. Day 1 had higher pain ratings than days 4 and 5. From min 1 to 11 there was a progressive decline in pain rating; after that there was no significant decline. Conclusions: Discomfort was greatest during the first 5 min, and perception of discomfort at initial immersion was consistent across 5 days. In addition, after 3 days of treatments habituation occurred. Taken together, this suggests that .
Efficacy of the “pick and roll” offense in top level European basketball teams

Abstract Team offense in basketball games consists of a set of offensive actions carried out with the cooperation of two or more players. Of these actions, the most commonly used in the last decade is the on-ball screen called the “pick and roll. ” The aim of this study was to analyze all of the pick and rolls conducted in the Euroleague championship from all of the 24 participating teams and to investigate the possible relationships between success in the pick and roll and overall success of the teams. For this purpose, 12,376 pick and rolls from 502 matches were analyzed and classified in categories according to the end result of the offensive possession. The results showed that the most effective type of pick and roll offense was when a shot was attempted after 2 passes from the pick and roll occurrence, followed by the screener’s shot when he rolled to the basket. Additionally, linear regression analysis confirmed that pick and roll effectiveness could predict the final classification of the teams. Conclusively, coaches of the high level European clubs should focus on training the players to the most efficient phases of the pick and roll offense, so that the chances of winning the championship to be maximized.
Modeling and Analysis of Traffic in High Speed Networks

Recent traffic studies of high-resolution, high quality traffic measurements have revealed the phenomenon of long-range dependence in network traffic. The implication of the presence of long-range dependence in traffic is that actual network traffic exhibits more bursty behavior compared to traditional ”Poisson-like” models. Traffic modeling and performance prediction in networks with long-range dependent flows is required for the design of efficient congestion control, routing and other network management algorithms. Here a non-Markovian phase process is used to model the traffic process. The phase process captures the macro-dynamic properties of the traffic. The traffic dynamics within each phase i.e., the traffic micro-dynamics, are then described by a random process with finite mean and variance. Network performance using this model has been evaluated in the form of delay vs load curves and cell loss ratio vs buffer size. By capturing the burstiness of the network traffic in the form of traffic macro-dynamics, the model developed here predicts ATM queue performance in network flows that may be inherently long-range dependent in nature. Extensive simulations based on traces of traffic collected from a wide area ATM network has been used to validate the developed model and performance analysis methodology. Also the effects of traffic microdynamics on performance has been investigated within the frame work of the developed model. It has been observed that the mean delay is not sensitive to the specific nature of the micro-dynamics while the cell loss is affected by the traffic micro-dynamics.
Looking at Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Through the Lens of Innovations Diffusion

Innovations diffusion research sheds light on the complexities associated with the process of persuading people to adopt new ideas. This study applied the principles of innovations diffusion to Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), by examining the five characteristics known to influence whether an idea is adopted for widespread use. Twenty-two members of school PBIS teams were interviewed in a qualitative study. The results of this study indicate that the innovations diffusion characteristics of PBIS influence successful or unsuccessful adoption and implementation. Knowing these characteristics can provide guidance for successful adoption of PBIS.
Treating Cronbach’s Alpha Reliability Coefficients as Data in Counseling Research

Scientific associations and measurement experts in psychology and education have voiced various standards and best-practice recommendations concerning reliability data over the years. Yet in the counseling psychology literature, there is virtually no single-source compilation and articulation of good practices for reporting, analyzing, and interpreting reliability to guide applied researchers intending to use scales rather than develop them. Therefore, focusing on Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency reliability estimates, this article (a) defines and provides rationales for seven broad categories of good practices for reporting, analyzing, interpreting, and using reliability data and (b) illustrates some pragmatic strategies for implementing the good practices with respect to reliability data in quantitative studies involving already-developed scales. The authors’ recommendations for good rather than best practices acknowledge that additional or alternative practices may be required when scale development is the researcher’s focus. The authors summarize their good practices in tabular form.
Assessment centre decision making: judgemental vs. mechanical

This study compared the validity of judgemental and mechanical methods of combining information obtained from an assessment centre. The predictive validities (five criteria) of the overall assessment rating (OAR) were compared with corresponding validities obtained for a unit-weighted composite of five AC measures (n = 157). Validities of the composite were higher for each criterion, and this remained the case after correction for the differential effects of range restriction.
Tell me who you are, and I will tell you how you feel?

Surprisingly little is known about the suggested mediator role of emotional intelligence and mood‐regulation regarding the relationship between personality and subjective well‐being. Three independent samples were administered to investigate whether EI and mood‐regulation served as mediators for subjective well‐being beyond personality. Using structural equation modelling, the authors demonstrated the superior role of extraversion and neuroticism in explaining satisfaction with life, happiness, positive and negative affect. Consistent mediation effects were found for the trait meta‐mood of repair. Contrary to expectations, the remaining variables (attention, clarity, self‐efficacy of affect regulation) did not mediate the relationship between personality and well‐being; neither did they show substantial incremental validity in explaining variance in SWB. Results are discussed with regard to methodological issues and practical implications. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Development of a highly efficacious vaccinia-based dual vaccine against smallpox and anthrax, two important bioterror entities

Bioterrorism poses a daunting challenge to global security and public health in the 21st century. Variola major virus, the etiological agent of smallpox, and Bacillus anthracis, the bacterial pathogen responsible for anthrax, remain at the apex of potential pathogens that could be used in a bioterror attack to inflict mass casualties. Although licensed vaccines are available for both smallpox and anthrax, because of inadequacies associated with each of these vaccines, serious concerns remain as to the deployability of these vaccines, especially in the aftermath of a bioterror attack involving these pathogens. We have developed a single vaccine (Wyeth/IL-15/PA) using the licensed Wyeth smallpox vaccine strain that is efficacious against both smallpox and anthrax due to the integration of immune-enhancing cytokine IL-15 and the protective antigen (PA) of B. anthracis into the Wyeth vaccinia virus. Integration of IL-15 renders Wyeth vaccinia avirulent in immunodeficient mice and enhances anti-vaccinia immune responses. Wyeth/IL-15/PA conferred sterile protection against a lethal challenge of B. anthracis Ames strain spores in rabbits. A single dose of Wyeth/IL-15/PA protected 33% of the vaccinated A/J mice against a lethal spore challenge 72 h later whereas a single dose of licensed anthrax vaccine protected only 10%. Our dual vaccine Wyeth/IL-15/PA remedies the inadequacies associated with the licensed vaccines, and the inherent ability of Wyeth vaccinia virus to be lyophilized without loss of potency makes it cold-chain independent, thus simplifying the logistics of storage, stockpiling, and field delivery in the event of a bioterror attack involving smallpox or anthrax.
Ability, Acquiescence, and “Authoritarianism”

acquiescence is a problem which remains to be studied. ) If a new scale of authoritarianism were to be made composed of items stated in the reverse direction, one would expect the number of agreements to the two scales to be negatively correlated because of opposite content. \Vhen items in which the extreme wording was retained were used, the expected high negative correlations were not obtained (3, 4, 16, 19). However, Christie, Havel, and Seidenburg (6) showed that high negative correlations can be obtained when the extreme wording as well as the content of the items is modified. Such evidence indicates that consistent responses to F scale items are partly due to the form in which the item is stated. Since correlations reported in many previous studies between the F scale and other variables might have been different had the acquiescent component been controlled (cf. 16, 18), an investigation of the differential properties of acquiescence and authoritarianism would aid considerably in reinterpreting past findings. The place of acquiescence in the authoritarian syndrome may also be partly evaluated in terms of the correlation between acquiescent set and authoritarian content and the differential personality and ability correlates of each. The correlation between the separate components of acquiescent set and authoritarian content in the F scale is of considerable interest theoretically. It has been suggested that the response set in the F scale is in the appropriate