Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The influence of self-talk on the performance of skilled female tennis players

Abstract This paper reports on the development and implementation of a self-talk (ST) strategy designed to improve the volleying skill of collegiate tennis players (N = 5). A two-word ST strategy was developed, implemented, and evaluated using a single-case, multiple-baseline design. Dependent measures were movement patterns and outcome scores. After intervention, four players displayed immediate, positive changes with no overlapping datapoints on movement patterns. Notable improvements in outcome scores were also observed in all players, however, overlapping datapoints occurred for three players. Visual inspection of plotted values was supplemented by quantitative analysis using one-way ANOVAs to analyze four datapoints: the two baseline days just prior to intervention, and the two days immediately post intervention. Significant differences were found between phases, with both movement pattern and outcome scores higher following intervention. Qualitative data were collected via surveys and interviews. Pl.
Parental stress attributed to family members with and without disability: A longitudinal study

In this longitudinal study, stress attributed by parents to their family member with intellectual disability was investigated over a period of seven years in relation to specific foci of parental worry, and also in relation to stress attributed to the youngest sibling without a disability. The stress parents attributed to their family member with a disability was about double that attributed to the youngest sibling without a disability. However, multiple regression analysis revealed that the stress attributed to the sibling without a disability actually accounted for most of the variance in explaining the stress attributed to the family member with a disability. It is concluded that the stress attributed to any specific child may be an indicator of more general family stress. It was also found that, while the strength of parental worry decreased from time 1 to 2, the pattern of worries did not change over time, and nor did the specific foci of worry differentiate low-stressed from high-stressed parents. It is suggested that the latter result may be due to the inadequacy of the specific foci to cover all sources of parental stress over the duration of the study.
INFLUENCE OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING ON MEMORY FOR CONTEXTUAL DETAILS AND FALSE RECOGNITION

Title of Document: INFLUENCE OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING ON MEMORY FOR CONTEXTUAL DETAILS AND FALSE RECOGNITION Leslie Ann Hainley Rollins, Master of Science, 2012 Directed By: Professor, Tracy Riggins, Psychology No previous studies had examined how all constructs of executive functioning (i.e., conflict inhibition, delay inhibition, cognitive flexibility, and working memory) relate to memory for contextual details and false recognition in early childhood controlling for general intelligence. Three and six-year-old children performed a laboratory-based episodic memory task and a battery of neuropsychological tasks. The relation between executive functioning and false recognition was diminished taking general intellectual ability into account. Executive functioning did not predict memory for contextual details in the full sample. However, when children who were at chance at recalling contextual details were excluded from analysis, executive functioning showed a trend for accounting for variance beyond age group and general intellectual ability. The inability of this effect to reach conventional statistical significance was likely due low statistical power resulting from the sample size reduction. Specifically, accuracy on the day/night task, a measure of conflict inhibition, was a significant predictor. INFLUENCE OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING ON MEMORY FOR CONTEXTUAL DETAILS AND FALSE RECOGNITION
Postpartum physical activity: measuring theory of planned behavior constructs.

OBJECTIVES To produce evidence for factor validity and longitudinal invariance of scales used to examine the theory of planned behavior applied to physical activity. METHODS Self-report questionnaires were administered at 3- (n = 267) and 12-months (n = 333) postpartum. RESULTS A single-factor model fit data from the normative beliefs, perceived behavioral control, and behavioral beliefs scales. Attitude and control beliefs were found to be multidimensional. Longitudinal invariance of all scales was supported. CONCLUSIONS Each scale had strong validity evidence. Future research using these measures will help identify areas for intervention and reveal how changes in these constructs influence physical activity.
Resilience as Enhancement: Governmentality and Political Economy beyond ‘Responsibilisation’

Resilience is without a doubt growing as a schema for the operation of politics, something to which scholars interested in politics and international relations are responding from a multiplicity of perspectives. One set of analytical tools that has become especially popular for understanding resilience are those associated with ‘governmentality’. Indeed, a number of the articles included in last year’s Special Issue of Politics on resilience illuminate our understanding of the role of resilience in contemporary governance practices across an array of sites, including the UK’s Community Resilience Programme (Bulley), responses to the 2011 UK riots (Rogers), international state building (Chandler), urban resilience (Coaffee), and comparative analysis of UK and French security strategy (Joseph). Here, I respond in some part to those articles, but also more generally to a wider and rapidly forming understanding of ‘resilience as governance’.
Increased Bleeding Tendency and Decreased Susceptibility to Thromboembolism in Mice Lacking the Prostaglandin E Receptor Subtype EP3

Background—Among the prostanoids, thromboxane (TX) A2 is a potent stimulator of platelets, whereas prostaglandin (PG) I2 inhibits their activation. The roles of PGE2 in the regulation of platelet function have not been established, however, and the contribution of PGE2 in hemostasis and thromboembolism is poorly understood. The present study was intended to clarify these roles of PGE2 by using mice lacking the PGE2 receptor subtype 3 (EP3−/− mice). Methods and Results—Expression of mRNAs for EP3 in murine platelets was confirmed by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. PGE2 and AE-248, a selective EP3 agonist, showed concentration-dependent potentiation of platelet aggregation induced by U46619, a TXA2 receptor agonist, although PGE2 alone could not induce aggregation. PGE2 and AE-248 increased cytosolic calcium ion concentration ([Ca2+]i), and AE-248 inhibited the forskolin-induced increase in cytosolic cAMP concentration ([cAMP]i), suggesting Gi coupling of EP3. The potentiating effects of PGE2 and AE-248 on platelet aggregation along with their effects on [Ca2+]i and [cAMP]i were absent in EP3−/− mice. In vivo, the bleeding time was significantly prolonged in EP3−/− mice. Moreover, when mice were challenged intravenously with arachidonic acid, mortality and thrombus formation in the lung were significantly reduced in EP3−/− mice. Conclusions—PGE2 potentiated platelet aggregation induced by U46619 via EP3 by increasing [Ca2+]i, decreasing [cAMP]i, or both. This potentiating action of PGE2 via EP3 is essential in mediating both physiological and pathological effects of PGE2 in vivo.
Looking for a Few Good Metrics: Automatic Summarization Evaluation - How Many Samples Are Enough?

ROUGE stands for Recall-Oriented Understudy for Gisting Evaluation. It includes measures to automatically determine the quality of a summary by comparing it to other (ideal) summaries created by humans. The measures count the number of overlapping units such as n-gram, word sequences, and word pairs between the computer-generated summary to be evaluated and the ideal summaries created by humans. This paper discusses the validity of the evaluation method used in the Document Understanding Conference (DUC) and evaluates five different ROUGE metrics: ROUGE-N, ROUGE-L, ROUGEW, ROUGE-S, and ROUGE-SU included in the ROUGE summarization evaluation package using data provided by DUC. A comprehensive study of the effects of using single or multiple references and various sample sizes on the stability of the results is also presented.
Characterization of Pit, a Streptococcus pneumoniae Iron Uptake ABC Transporter

ABSTRACT Bacteria frequently have multiple mechanisms for acquiring iron, an essential micronutrient, from the environment. We have identified a four-gene Streptococcus pneumoniae operon, named pit, encoding proteins with similarity to components of a putative Brachyspira hyodysenteriae iron uptake ABC transporter, Bit. An S. pneumoniae strain containing a defined mutation in pit has impaired growth in medium containing the iron chelator ethylenediamine di-o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, reduced sensitivity to the iron-dependent antibiotic streptonigrin, and impaired virulence in a mouse model of S. pneumoniae systemic infection. Furthermore, addition of a mutation in pit to a strain containing mutations in the two previously described S. pneumoniae iron uptake ABC transporters, piu and pia, resulted in a strain with impaired growth in two types of iron-deficient medium, a high degree of resistance to streptonigrin, and a reduced rate of iron uptake. Comparison of the susceptibilities to streptonigrin of the individual pit, piu, and pia mutant strains and comparison of the growth in iron-deficient medium and virulence of single and double mutant strains suggest that pia is the dominant iron transporter during in vitro and in vivo growth.
New approaches for surface water quality estimation in Lake Erken, Sweden, using remotely sensed hyperspectral data

Hyperspectral reflectance data are utilised in many applications, where measured data are processed and converted into physical, chemical and/or biological properties of the target objects and/or processes being studied. It has been proven that crop reflectance data can be used to detect, characterise and quantify disease severity and plant density.In this thesis, various methods were proposed and used for detection, characterisation and quantification of disease severity and plant density utilising data acquired by hand-held spectrometers. Following this direction, hyperspectral images provide both spatial and spectral information opening for more efficient analysis.Hence, in this thesis, various surface water quality parameters of inland waters have been monitored using hyperspectral images acquired by airborne systems. After processing the images to obtain ground reflectance data, the analysis was performed using similar methods to those of the previous case. Hence, these methods may also find application in future satellite based hyperspectral imaging systems.However, the large size of these images raises the need for efficient data reduction. Self organising and learning neural networks, that can follow and preserve the topology of the data, have been shown to be efficient for data reduction. More advanced variants of these neural networks, referred to as the weighted neural networks (WNN), were proposed in this thesis, such as the weighted incremental neural network (WINN), which can be used for efficient reduction, mapping and clustering of large high-dimensional data sets, such as hyperspectral images.Finally, the analysis can be reversed to generate spectra from simpler measurements using multiple colour-filter mosaics, as suggested in the thesis. The acquired instantaneous single image, including the mosaic effects, is demosaicked to generate a multi-band image that can finally be transformed into a hyperspectral image.
Organizations and Output Transactions

Four types of output roles, designed to arrange for distribution of the ultimate products of complex organizations, are identified. Each is boundary-spanning, defined in part by reciprocal roles of non-members. Each pair of roles is built into a transaction structure. Secondary data are analyzed in relation to the typology, and behavior contingencies are hypothesized for each type of transaction sequence. Finally, some larger consequences of output relationships for organization structures are suggested.
Prospective Five-Year Subsidence Analysis of a Cementless Fully Hydroxyapatite-Coated Femoral Hip Arthroplasty Component

Early subsidence >1.5 mm is considered to be a predictive factor for later aseptic loosening of the femoral component following total hip arthroplasty (THA). The aim of this study was to assess five-year subsidence rates of the cementless hydroxyapatite-coated twinSys® stem (Mathys Ltd., Bettlach, Switzerland). This prospective single-surgeon series examined consecutive patients receiving a twinSys® stem at Maria Middelares Hospital, Belgium. Patients aged >85 years or unable to come to follow-up were excluded. Subsidence was assessed using Ein Bild Roentgen Analyse – Femoral Component Analysis (EBRA-FCA). Additional clinical and radiographic assessments were performed. Follow-ups were prospectively scheduled at two, five, 12, 24, and 60 months. In total, 218 THA (211 patients) were included. At five years, mean subsidence was 0.66 mm (95% CI: 0.43-0.90). Of the 211 patients, 95.2% had an excellent or good Harris Hip Score. There were few radiological changes. Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated five-year stem survival to be 98.4% (95% CI: 97.6-100%). Subsidence levels of the twinSys® femoral stem throughout the five years of follow-up were substantially lower than the 1.5 mm level predictive of aseptic loosening. This was reflected in the high five-year survival rate.
Factors Influencing the Flow of News

A list of factors influencing the flow of the news is presented and discussed. References are given to other literature in the field, but the factors which are taken up in this article are mainly those which impair the news flow and distort the news picture as it is finally presented by the news media. It is claimed that this is necessary in order to see how the news media can influence the working of the international community. One set of factors, partly of a political and partly of an economic nature, are defined as being foreign to the news process. Other factors, defined as being inherent in the news process, are presented under four headings: simplification, identification, sensationalism, and the news barrier. On this basis some general hypotheses concerning effects of the news media are suggested, and possibilities for further research so as to be able to mini mize such effects are emphasized.
Toddlers' musical worlds: Musical engagement in 3.5 year olds

This study explores preschoolers’ real-life engagement with music in everyday life, examining the degree of freedom that they have over music listening and the extent of engagement that they show in relation to different music in different contexts. 32 children aged between 3.2 and 3.9 years participated with their families, nursery teachers and other caregivers. Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM) was used to capture up to 21 episodes within a 7 day period. 438 episodes were captured through ESM calls, and only 19% had no music exposure either at the time of the call or during the 2 hours preceding; 43% had experienced music in the 2 hours preceding but not at the time of the call, and 37% at the time of the call. Children’s music was the most frequently heard and chosen by children themselves, although children’s television programmes and videos represented a considerable proportion of this. Pop music was also frequently heard but less often chosen by the children themselves. Television represents about a third of children’s exposure to music and half of their exposure to children’s music at this age; however, children’s television contains a high proportion of music. The roles of choice, format, focus and style in understanding children’s early music listening behaviours are carefully analysed.
BARREN STALK FASTIGIATE1 Is an AT-Hook Protein Required for the Formation of Maize Ears[W][OA]

This work reports the identification of a new regulator of axillary meristem formation in maize, showing that BARREN STALK FASTIGIATE1 likely functions as a boundary determinant for axillary meristem primordia. In addition, it reveals that BARREN STALK FASTIGIATE1 is involved in the regulation of Barren stalk1, a major player in the initiation of axillary meristems. Ears are the seed-bearing inflorescences of maize (Zea mays) plants and represent a crucial component of maize yield. The first step in the formation of ears is the initiation of axillary meristems in the axils of developing leaves. In the classic maize mutant barren stalk fastigiate1 (baf1), first discovered in the 1950s, ears either do not form or, if they do, are partially fused to the main stalk. We positionally cloned Baf1 and found that it encodes a transcriptional regulator containing an AT-hook DNA binding motif. Single coorthologs of Baf1 are found in syntenic regions of brachypodium (Brachypodium distachyon), rice (Oryza sativa), and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), suggesting that the gene is likely present in all cereal species. Protein–protein interaction assays suggest that BAF1 is capable of forming homodimers and heterodimers with other members of the AT-hook family. Another transcriptional regulator required for ear initiation is the basic helix-loop-helix protein BARREN STALK1 (BA1). Genetic and expression analyses suggest that Baf1 is required to reach a threshold level of Ba1 expression for the initiation of maize ears. We propose that Baf1 functions in the demarcation of a boundary region essential for the specification of a stem cell niche.
The contribution of student perceptions of school climate to understanding the disproportionate punishment of African American students in a middle school

This study investigated the contribution of student perceptions of school climate to racial differences in school discipline. Four hundred middle school students completed a school climate survey. Compared to Caucasian students, African-American students were referred to the office for discipline three times as frequently and received five times as many suspensions. Regression analyses examined the extent to which differences in school punishment could be attributed to racial differences in experiences of school climate. African-American students were more likely than Caucasian students to report that their peers supported aggressive behavior and less likely to express willingness to seek help from their teachers for bullying and threats of violence. School climate differences explained 8% of the variance in discipline referrals. Race remained a significant predictor (β = −0.29, p < 0.001) but was reduced from 11% to 8% after accounting for school climate.
Systemic Inflammation, Oxidative Damage to Nucleic Acids, and Metabolic Syndrome in the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis

In the pathogenesis of psoriasis, systemic inflammation and oxidative stress play mutual roles interrelated with metabolic syndrome (MetS). This study aims to map the selected markers of inflammation (C-reactive protein (CRP)), oxidative damage to nucleic acids (DNA/RNA damage; 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, 8-hydroxyguanosine, and 8-hydroxyguanine), and the parameters of MetS (waist circumference, fasting glucose, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, diastolic and systolic blood pressure) in a group of 37 patients with psoriasis (62% of MetS) and in 43 healthy controls (42% of MetS). Levels of CRP, DNA/RNA damage, fasting glucose, and triglycerides were significantly elevated in patients. MetS in conjunction with psoriasis was associated with high levels of CRP, significantly higher than in control subjects without MetS. Patients with MetS exhibited further DNA/RNA damage, which was significantly higher in comparison with the control group. Our study supports the independent role of psoriasis and MetS in the increase of CRP and DNA/RNA damage. The psoriasis contributes to an increase in the levels of both effects more significantly than MetS. The psoriasis also diminished the relationship between CRP and oxidative damage to nucleic acids existent in controls.
Qualifications of Corporate Board Committee Members

Board committees, the most critical subgroups of corporate governance, are examined in terms of the director qualifications of type, tenure, age, internal activity, and external activity. Comparisons of subgroup members' qualifications with those of nonsubgroup members suggest that committees are generally composed of the most qualified directors. Comparisons of new members of committees with continuing and nonmembers suggest that cohesiveness and diversity pressures are balanced in the appointment of new members. The results yield insights about subgroup membership dynamics at the board level, particularly that the mandate and functions of a committee call for specific member qualifications.
Learning during crisis as a ‘war for meaning’: The case of the German Escherichia coli outbreak in 2011

Previous research has examined learning from crises. However, comparatively neglected is the analysis of learning during such events. This explorative case study reports findings on how learning took place during the outbreak of Escherichia coli in Germany in 2011, which resulted in 53 fatalities. We identify three broad communities: (a) public agencies, (b) research institutions and hospitals and (c) opposition parties and non-governmental organizations. We discuss their conflicting interests in the face of the unfolding crisis, and we explore how their (re)actions and sensemaking affected the way the outbreak progressed. By conceptualizing the crisis as an epistemic object, we show how transepistemic sensemaking both enabled and constrained learning. The crisis, as an epistemic object, is a contested terrain, and each epistemic group’s commitments influenced the trajectory of their responses, demanding a processual perspective to capture the constantly realigning ways actors interpret and react upon the crisis. This study demonstrates how learning during a crisis may thus be transitory since it is hampered by a ‘war for meaning’. This ‘war’ potentially also prevents significant learning subsequent to a crisis, as institutional and epistemic commitments are quickly reformed and transepistemic engagements are closed.
Student Mobility and the Increased Risk of High School Dropout

A variety of evidence suggests that students in the United States change schools frequently. But there has been relatively little research that examines the educational consequences of student mobility. This study examined the incidence of student mobility between the eighth and twelfth grades and its effect on high school completion using the National Educational Longitudinal Survey third follow-up data. Three models were tested on two groups of students. For eighth-grade students in 1988, we predicted (1) whether students changed schools or dropped out between the eighth and twelfth grades and (2) high school completion status two years after twelfth grade. For twelfth-grade students in 1992 we predicted high school completion status two years after twelfth grade. The models were developed from a conceptual framework based on theories of dropping out, postsecondary institutional departure, and student transfer adjustment that suggest school mobility may represent a less severe form of educational disengagement similar to dropping out. The results generally support this idea. That is, measures of social and academic engagement, such as low grades, misbehavior, and high absenteeism, predicted both whether students changed schools or dropped out. The results further indicate that, controlling for other predictors, students who made even one nonpromotional school change between the eighth and twelfth grades were twice as likely to not complete high school as students who did not change schools. Together, the findings suggest that student mobility is both a symptom of disengagement and an important risk factor for high school dropout.