Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mid-Infrared Spectral Diagnosis of Submillimeter Galaxies

We present deep mid-IR spectroscopy with Spitzer of 13 SMGs in the GOODS-N field. We find strong PAH emission in all of our targets, which allows us to measure mid-IR spectroscopic redshifts and place constraints on the contribution from star formation and AGN activity to the mid-IR emission. In the high-S/N composite spectrum, we find that the hot dust continuum from an AGN contributes at most 30% of the mid-IR luminosity. Individually, only 2/13 SMGs have continuum emission dominating the mid-IR luminosity; one of these SMGs, C1, remains undetected in the deep X-ray images but shows a steeply rising continuum in the mid-IR indicative of a Compton-thick AGN. We find that the mid-IR properties of SMGs are distinct from those of 24 μm-selected ULIRGs at z ∼ 2; the former are predominantly dominated by star formation, while the latter are a more heterogeneous sample with many showing significant AGN activity. We fit the IRS spectrum and the mid-IR to radio photometry of SMGs with template SEDs to determine the best estimate of the total IR luminosity from star formation. While many SMGs contain an AGN as evinced by their X-ray properties, our multiwavelength analysis shows that the total IR luminosity, LIR, in SMGs is dominated by star formation. We find that high-redshift SMGs lie on the relation between LIR and LPAH ,6.2 (or LPAH ,7.7 or LPAH ,11.3) that has been established for local starburst galaxies. This suggests that PAH luminosity can be used as a proxy for the SFR in SMGs. SMGs are consistent with being a short-lived cool phase in a massive merger where the AGN does not appear to have become strong enough to heat the dust and dominate the mid- or far-IR emission.
Regulation of arterial pressure by the paraventricular nucleus in conscious rats: interactions among glutamate, GABA, and nitric oxide

The paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus is an important site for autonomic and neuroendocrine regulation. Experiments in anesthetized animals and in vitro indicate an interaction among gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), nitric oxide (NO), and glutamate in the PVN. The cardiovascular role of the PVN and interactions of these neurotransmitters in conscious animals have not been evaluated fully. In chronically instrumented conscious rats, mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) responses to microinjections (100 nl) in the region of the PVN were tested. Bilateral blockade of ionotropic excitatory amino acid (EAA) receptors (kynurenic acid, Kyn) in the PVN produced small but significant decreases in MAP and HR. GABAA receptor blockade (bicuculline, Bic), and inhibition of NO synthase [(NOS), N-(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine, L-NMMA] each increased MAP and HR. The NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) produced depressor responses that were attenuated by Bic. NOS inhibition potentiated both pressor responses to the selective EAA agonist, N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA), and depressor responses to Kyn. Increases in MAP and HR due to Bic were blunted by prior blockade of EAA receptors. Thus, pressor responses to GABA blockade require EAA receptors and GABA neurotransmission contributes to NO inhibition. Tonic excitatory effects of glutamate in the PVN are tonically attenuated by NO. These data demonstrate that, in the PVN of conscious rats, GABA, glutamate, and NO interact in a complex fashion to regulate arterial pressure and HR under normal conditions.
Differentiating Between High, Spurious, Latent, and Low Loyalty Participants in Two Leisure Activities

Loyalty is conceptualized as having two dimensions: psychological attachment and behavioral consistency. This conceptualization suggests a four-cell paradigm into which program users can be categorized: high loyalty, spurious loyalty, latent loyalty, and low loyalty. Two samples consisting of golfers and tennis players were classified into these four categories. Two hypotheses were tested to determine if selected personal and environmental variables could be used to differentiate between participants exhibiting different types of loyalty. Discriminant analysis revealed that level of involvement, motivation, side bets, and perceived skill level were useful for differentiating between participants in the four loyalty categories.
What Makes a Good Trader? On the Role of Quant Skills, Behavioral Biases and Intuition on Trader Performance

We study the determinants of individual trader performance by conducting a comprehensive analysis of a broad range of variables that have been studied separately in different strands of the literature (financial literacy, cognitive skills, behavioral biases and the theory of mind). We utilize an experimental trading environment that allows us to control information flows into the market and measure a large set of individual characteristics. We show that behavioral biases (such as overconfidence and the failure to understand random sampling) significantly explain trader performance whereas standard cognitive and theory of mind skills only have a marginal effect. These results support the recent effort to incorporate Behavioral Finance research findings into the financial training curriculum.
Performance limitations of the servomechanism problem when the number of tracking/disturbance poles increases

In this paper, we study the cheap control problem and determine what some of the inherent system limitations are in achieving high performance for LTI systems. In particular, we observe that a fundamental difficulty in designing a high performance controller for a system may occur, which is related to the infinite transmission zero structure of the system. A continuous measure, called the Toughness Index, is introduced to characterize such limitations. We then apply these results to the robust servomechanism problem (RSP), and show that the Toughness Index of the RSP becomes worst as the number of tracking/disturbance poles to be tracked/regulated increases. This implies that high performance control in the RSP cannot be obtained for a large number of tracking/disturbance poles, even for minimum phase systems.
Genetic organization of the broad-host-range IncP-1 plasmid R751

We have identified regions encoding conjugal transfer, plasmid maintenance, and trimethoprim resistance on the IncP-1 plasmid R751 by complementation tests with cloned deoxyribonucleic acid fragments and self-replicating derivatives constructed in vitro. The genes for replication and transfer show a scattered organization similar to that previously determined for RK2, another IncP-1 plasmid. Derivatives of RK2 are able to complement R751 derivatives defective in these functions. Restriction enzyme cleavage sites in R751 deoxyribonucleic acid are clustered in regions of the plasmid physical map. Neither region is required for plasmid maintenance or transfer, although one determines resistance to trimethoprim. A similar clustering of cleavage sites is seen with RK2, which nevertheless has a very different restriction map.
Development, Reproductive Output and Population Growth of the Fruit Fly Pest Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) on Artificial Diet

ABSTRACT Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is a fruit pest of Asian origin that invaded North America in 2008. Despite the widespread economic impact of this species, much of the biology and general life history of this pest remains largely unknown. Under optimal laboratory conditions (22°C, ≈25% relative humidity),wemeasured development, survival, fecundity, hatch rate, and sex ratio of a North American ecotype of D. suzukii. Life history traits were used to construct a life table and reproductive schedule, and to calculate the intrinsic rate of population increase. The mean (±SE) total lifespan (egg to adult mortality) was 86.1 ± 4.25 d, with a maximum value of 153.7 d. On average, females produced 5.7 ± 0.24 eggs per day, with a mean total lifetime production of 635.6 eggs. The gross reproductive rate was 317.8 daughter eggs per female and the net reproductive rate was 240.4 daughter eggs per female. The intrinsic rate of natural increase was 0.179. The stable age distribution (cx ) was comprised of 51% larvae, 25% eggs, 16% pupae, and 8% adults. The sex ratio over time was≈1:1.Weconclude with a comparison of our data with previous work on D. suzukii and other Drosophila, and discuss the implications for control and monitoring of this pest.
Leadership predictors of innovation and task performance: Subordinates' self‐esteem and self‐presentation as moderators

This study examined self related subordinate variables as moderators of relationships between supervisors’ leadership behaviours (transformational as well as active corrective transactional leadership) and subordinates’ innovative behaviour and task performance. Based on behavioural plasticity and self monitoring theory, we hypothesized that these associations would be moderated by subordinates’ organization based self esteem and by their propensity to modify self presentation, a major facet of the self monitoring construct. Field survey data (N ¼ 161) collected in research and development, marketing and human resources departments of several German companies revealed that transformational leadership positively predicted both criteria, whereas active corrective transactional leadership negatively predicted innovation. As hypothesized, transformational leadership related more strongly and positively to innovation for subordinates low in organization based self esteem. When subordinates were low in self presentation propensity, active corrective transactional leadership was negatively, and transformational leadership was positively associated with task performance.
Substance Use Among Homeless Individuals With Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Abstract Mental illness and substance use are overrepresented within urban homeless populations. This paper compared substance use patterns between homeless individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum (SS) and bipolar disorders (BD) using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. From a sample of 497 subjects drawn from Vancouver, Canada who participated in the At Home/Chez Soi study, 146 and 94 homeless individuals were identified as BD and SS, respectively. In the previous 12 months, a greater proportion of BD homeless reported greater use of cocaine (&khgr; 2 = 20.0, p = 0.000), amphetamines (&khgr; 2 = 13,8, p = 0.000), opiates (&khgr; 2 = 24.6, p = 0.000), hallucinogens (&khgr; 2 = 11.7, p = 0.000), cannabinoids (&khgr; 2 = 5.05, p = 0.034), and tranquilizers (&khgr; 2 = 7.95, p = 0.004) compared to SS. Cocaine and opiates were significantly associated with BD homeless (&khgr; 2 = 39.06, df = 2, p < 0.000). The present study illustrates the relationship between substance use and BD in a vulnerable urban population of homeless, affected by adverse psychosocial factors and severe psychiatric conditions.
Virtual reality tasks disclose spatial memory alterations in fibromyalgia.

OBJECTIVE The objective is to assess performance on virtual reality spatial memory tasks as well as classical neuropsychological tests in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS Fifteen FM patients and fifteen healthy age- and education-matched controls performed the virtual versions of the Morris water maze and the hole board (a virtual version called Boxes room). All participants also completed a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation that included measures of general intelligence, attention/working memory and visuospatial memory. RESULTS Both virtual reality tasks were demonstrated to be sensitive to spatial memory alterations. FM patients performed significantly worse than controls in the spatial navigation tasks, showing significantly more errors than their matched controls, while no significant differences were found between patients and controls regarding standard neuropsychological testing. In addition, those FM patients with longer chronicity had lower auditory memory span, visuospatial memory and general intelligence within their group. CONCLUSION These results are the first to demonstrate that there is a spatial learning deficit in people with FM, which suggest that the hippocampal system can be disturbed in this syndrome.
Assessing identity intersectionality in adolescents and emerging adults. A theoretical and methodological model

Current identity literature is extremely fragmented, where subfields of identity often "talk past" each other and pay little or no attention to one another (Schwartz, 2001; Schwartz, Luyckx, & Vignoles, 2011). As a result, the concept of "identity" has been assigned multiple meanings across literatures, and integrating these various meanings has rarely been attempted (Vignoles, Schwartz, & Luyckx, 2011). To a certain extent, the presence of different identity literatures focusing on disparate aspects of the identity construct (e.g., personal goals, life stories, interpersonal relationships, group memberships, et cetera) might be considered as an advantage. Indeed, integrating aspects of the various perspectives would create a whole that is larger and more inclusive than any of the individual perspectives. The present research was designed as an attempt to integrate aspects of various theoretical and empirical perspectives on identity construction in adolescence and emerging adulthood, since the development of identity is considered as consisting of a process of integration across the various relational contexts in which one functions, through adaptive mechanisms activated by the individual (Bosma & Kunnen, 2001). Such a theoretical model, also inspired by the intersectionality paradigm, has been defined in this work as "cross-contexts-domains model", and it constitutes the basis on which a novel identity measure has been developed: the Identity Labels and Life Contexts Questionnaire (ILLCQ). Indeed, the ILLCQ was constructed to answer some core questions: "How can we assess the complex interplay between identity dimensions and life contexts? ", "What would be the best analytical method to study this kind of data? ", and "How can we use results obtained? ". The complexity of these questions is reflected in the complexity of the ILLCQ structure, which could not be analyzed through classical analysis strategies used in scale development. The measure was constructed through a pilot study, then underwent to a trial paper-and-pencil administration, and finally it was administrated online to 646 Italian and US adolescents and emerging adults. Results demonstrated that the ILLCQ is adequate to assess the cross-contexts-domains model, providing interesting information about how much and how individuals manage the balance between keeping an internal coherence in their identity, and adjusting to external requests coming from relational contexts (Bosma & Kunnen, 2001; Erikson, 1950).
Validation of an Inter-Cell Interference Coordination Solution in Real-World Deployment Conditions

The characteristics of the deployment scenario are fundamental elements in the performance evaluation of wireless networks inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC) schemes. The statistical validation of such concepts is typically achieved by means of system-level simulation campaigns where regular reference scenarios and stochastic channel models are employed. It is an important next step to verify that the trends observed in the reference scenarios compare equally well in more practical deployments. For such comparison, it is required to evaluate an extensive set of link conditions, reflecting the many possible configurations that can be experienced in a practical scenario. In this paper we adopt an experimental procedure, using a software defined radio testbed, for acquiring almost 1000 different radio link conditions between the nodes of a relevant wireless indoor network scenario. The acquired measurements, were used as input to a system level simulator in order to evaluate the performance of a local area decentralized ICIC scheme. The obtained performance results highlight the contribution of the selected scheme and provide a new insight for the validation of the related simulation-based studies, previously published in literature.
Conservation of magnetic helicity during plasma relaxation.

Decay of the total magnetic helicity during the sawtooth relaxation in the MST Reversed-Field Pinch is much larger than the MHD prediction. However, the helicity decay (3--4%) is smaller than the magnetic energy decay (7--9%), modestly supportive of the helicity conservation hypothesis in Taylor`s relaxation theory. Enhanced fluctuation-induced helicity transport during the relaxation is observed.
IMPLICATIONS OF EXPORT SUBSIDY REMOVAL FOR THE FINNISH AND EU DAIRY SECTORS

In order to obtain a superconducting wire containing an oxide superconductor, whose critical current density is not much reduced upon application of bending, a plurality of strands 3, comprising oxide superconductors 1 covered with first metal sheaths 2, are filled into a second metal sheath 4, and deformation processing is performed to sectionally apply a compressive load to the second metal sheath, so that the thickness of the oxide superconductor 1 contained in each strand 3 is not more than 5% of the overall thickness of the superconducting wire 6.
Don’t Miss, Don’t Miss, D’oh! Performance When Anxious Suffers Specifically Where Least Desired

We present two novel tests of Wegner’s (1994) theory of ironic processes of mental control using a hockey penalty-shooting task (Study 1) and a dart throwing task (Study 2). In Study 1 we aimed to address a significant limitation of ironic effects research in a performance setting by differentiating nonironic performance error from specifically ironic performance error. When instructed not to miss in a specific direction, anxious performers did so a significantly greater number of times; importantly, there was no difference in nonironic error, which provides the first specific support for Wegner’s theory in a performance setting. In Study 2, we present the first examination of the precision of ironic errors. When anxious, participants performed not only more ironically but also performed more precisely in the to-be-avoided zone than when they were not anxious. We discuss the results in the context of the importance of specific instructions in coaching environments.
Relaxation and Executive Control Processes in Listeners: An Exploratory Study of Music-Induced Transient Suppression of Skin Conductance Responses

As music unfolds over time, fluctuations in listeners’ arousal level can be assessed by physiological measures. Strong emotional feelings induced by music are usually accompanied by heightened physiological arousal as reflected by increased skin conductance responses (SCRs). The aim of this study was to demonstrate that SCRs can be suppressed by musical events; cognitive-emotional processing of music in the central nervous system may lead to decreases in sympathetic activity and transient inhibition of sweat gland innervation. We recruited nonmusicians and recorded their real-time SCRs during the presentation of musical excerpts. Among 48 musical excerpts, seven excerpts were found to transiently reduce SCR amplitude to a level below the resting control value. Music analysis revealed that anticipation of sudden accents, music-evoked feelings of tenderness, and habituation or cancellation of an alarm in listeners may be associated with significant antipeaks on the average curve of SCR amplitude. In light of the neural mechanisms underlying SCR regulation, we suggest that an antipeak of average SCR amplitude represents a physiological signature of transient relaxation or executive control. With regard to music cognition, our findings shed new light on the perception of musical-tension/relaxation contrasts, major-minor ambiguity, and musical repetitions.
Integration of DEM, ETM+, Geologic, and Magnetic Data for Geological Investigations in the Jifara Plain, Libya

We used an integrated approach to constrain the geological structure of the Jifara Plain in northwest Libya. The analysis of surface data, including a digital elevation model (DEM), Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus images, and geologic maps, was combined with subsurface data, including well logs and magnetic data. The DEM data were used for the identification of geological lineaments in the study area. The interpretation and analysis of the lineaments indicate that the Jifara Plain is controlled by three main fault systems, trending northwest-southeast, east-west, and northeast-southwest. The three trends represent the remnants of reactivated structures that formed under the stress regimes generated during the tectonic evolution of North Africa. The magnetic data reveal three northwest- and northeast-trending sedimentary basins in the study area. The depth of the basement inside the main basin ranges from 1 to 5 km. The results indicate that the Jifara Basin is shallower than the surrounding basins. The integration of the results reflects different periods of tectonic activity in the Jifara Plain and the adjacent Jabal Nafusah.
Lasting Impact of Regret and Gratification on Resting Brain Activity and Its Relation to Depressive Traits

Obtaining lower gains than rejected alternatives during decision making evokes feelings of regret, whereas higher gains elicit gratification. Although decision-related emotions produce lingering effects on mental state, neuroscience research has generally focused on transient brain responses to positive or negative events, but ignored more sustained consequences of emotional episodes on subsequent brain states. We investigated how spontaneous brain activity and functional connectivity at rest are modulated by postdecision regret and gratification in 18 healthy human subjects using a gambling task in fMRI. Differences between obtained and unobtained outcomes were manipulated parametrically to evoke different levels of regret or gratification. We investigated how individual personality traits related to depression and rumination affected these responses. Medial and ventral prefrontal areas differentially responded to favorable and unfavorable outcomes during the gambling period. More critically, during subsequent rest, rostral anterior and posterior cingulate cortex, ventral striatum, and insula showed parametric response to the gratification level of preceding outcomes. Functional coupling of posterior cingulate with striatum and amygdala was also enhanced during rest after high gratification. Regret produced distinct changes in connectivity of subgenual cingulate with orbitofrontal cortex and thalamus. Interestingly, individual differences in depressive traits and ruminations correlated with activity of the striatum after gratification and orbitofrontal cortex after regret, respectively. By revealing lingering effects of decision-related emotions on key nodes of resting state networks, our findings illuminate how such emotions may influence self-reflective processing and subsequent behavioral adjustment, but also highlight the malleability of resting networks in emotional contexts.