Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The intersection of culture and cognition: a comparison of Common Core State Standards argumentative writing responses of elementary-aged Hispanic/Latino and European-origin White students

This exploratory study employed statistical analysis and response excerpts to locate points of intersection between culture and cognition in a comparison of argumentative writing work samples of 74 Oregon fourth and fifth grade Hispanic/Latino and European-origin White students. Major findings indicated that Hispanic/Latino students more often 1) employed a diffuse, recursive organizational style that may be related to traditional features of Mexican discourse, 2) utilized elements of indirect language, a feature that has been associated with collectivist cultures, and 3) incorporated narrative elements, echoing a cultural mode for connection, while White students more often 1) evidenced use of a sequential, clustered organizational approach that typifies traditional European rhetorical discourse, 2) displayed consistent use of direct language, a feature that has been associated with individualistic cultures, and 3) incorporated expository elements that focused on descriptive or factual features of a topic. Discussion focuses on implications for instruction in view of the impending implementation of the Common Core State Standards framework for argumentative writing.
Estudio de un caso de anomia: efectos de la categoría gramatical en la producción de un afásico bilingüe

espanolEn este trabajo se examina la produccion y comprension de un afasico anomico bilingue de castellano y catalan (J.P.). En un analisis inicial, J.P. presento una tasa de habla reducida en ambas lenguas, mostrando dificultades para recuperar la forma fonologica de las palabras. Se le administraron tareas de denominacion de objetos y acciones, asi como tareas de identificacion de los mismos estimulos. En las tareas de produccion en castellano, J.P. denomino mejor las acciones que los objetos. En catalan, se observo el mismo patron de resultados que en castellano, siendo la diferencia entre nombres y verbos mas pronunciada. En contraste con la produccion, J.P. apenas cometio errores en las tareas de identificacion de objetos y de acciones, lo que indica que la comprension de palabras estaba mas preservada. EnglishThe work presented in this paper examines the production and comprehension of a Catalan and Spanish bilingual patient (J.P.) with a motor aphasia. In an initial analysis, J.P.'s spontaneous speech in their two languages revealed a reduced speech rate, showing difficulties to retrieve the word phonological form. Object and action naming tasks on visual confrontation were administered as well as an identification task of the same material. In the production tasks in Spanish, J.P. named better acction than objetcs. In Catalan, the same pattern was observed, although the difference between naming nouns and verbs was greater than in Spanish. In contrast with production, J.P. hardly made any errors in objects and actions identification tasks, suggesting that word comprehension was more preserved
A Pan-Cancer Analysis of Transcriptome Changes Associated with Somatic Mutations in U2AF1 Reveals Commonly Altered Splicing Events

Although recurrent somatic mutations in the splicing factor U2AF1 (also known as U2AF35) have been identified in multiple cancer types, the effects of these mutations on the cancer transcriptome have yet to be fully elucidated. Here, we identified splicing alterations associated with U2AF1 mutations across distinct cancers using DNA and RNA sequencing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Using RNA-Seq data from 182 lung adenocarcinomas and 167 acute myeloid leukemias (AML), in which U2AF1 is somatically mutated in 3–4% of cases, we identified 131 and 369 splicing alterations, respectively, that were significantly associated with U2AF1 mutation. Of these, 30 splicing alterations were statistically significant in both lung adenocarcinoma and AML, including three genes in the Cancer Gene Census, CTNNB1, CHCHD7, and PICALM. Cell line experiments expressing U2AF1 S34F in HeLa cells and in 293T cells provide further support that these altered splicing events are caused by U2AF1 mutation. Consistent with the function of U2AF1 in 3′ splice site recognition, we found that S34F/Y mutations cause preferences for CAG over UAG 3′ splice site sequences. This report demonstrates consistent effects of U2AF1 mutation on splicing in distinct cancer cell types.
Influence of Acute Exposure to High Altitude on Basal and Postprandial Plasma Levels of Gastroenteropancreatic Peptides

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is characterized by headache often accompanied by gastrointestinal complaints that vary from anorexia through nausea to vomiting. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of high altitude on plasma levels of gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) peptides and their association to AMS symptoms. Plasma levels of 6 GEP peptides were measured by radioimmunoassay in 11 subjects at 490 m (Munich, Germany) and, after rapid passive ascent to 3454 m (Jungfraujoch, Switzerland), over the course of three days. In a second study (n = 5), the same peptides and ghrelin were measured in subjects who consumed standardized liquid meals at these two elevations. AMS symptoms and oxygen saturation were monitored. In the first study, both fasting (morning 8 a.m.) and stimulated (evening 8 p.m.) plasma levels of pancreatic polypeptide (PP) and cholecystokinin (CCK) were significantly lower at high altitude as compared to baseline, whereas gastrin and motilin concentrations were significantly increased. Fasting plasma neurotensin was significantly enhanced whereas stimulated levels were reduced. Both fasting and stimulated plasma motilin levels correlated with gastrointestinal symptom severity (r = 0.294, p = 0.05, and r = 0.41, p = 0.006, respectively). Mean O2-saturation dropped from 96% to 88% at high altitude. In the second study, meal-stimulated integrated ( = area under curve) plasma CCK, PP, and neurotensin values were significantly suppressed at high altitude, whereas integrated levels of gastrin were increased and integrated VIP and ghrelin levels were unchanged. In summary, our data show that acute exposure to a hypobaric hypoxic environment causes significant changes in fasting and stimulated plasma levels of GEP peptides over consecutive days and after a standardized meal. The changes of peptide levels were not uniform. Based on the inhibition of PP and neurotensin release a reduction of the cholinergic tone can be postulated.
Weak Lensing in Scalar-Tensor Theories of Gravity: Preliminary Results

Scalar-tensor (ST) theories of gravity are the best motivated alternative to general relativity (GR), arising in every high-energy theory attempting to unify all the fundamental interactions. Furthermore, accomodating an arbitrary number of scalar fields, ST theories yield to cosmological scenarios with a dynamical realization of the dark energy. Solar-System experiments and binary-pulsars observations are compatible with very small departures from GR on the local universe ($z\simeq 0$); on cosmological scales, big-bang nucleosynthesis and cosmic microwave background (CMB) observables can admit larger deviations from the predictions of GR. Weak lensing could provide a test for ST theories of gravity on intermediate scales. Based on a code developed to study ST theories on CMB observables, we implemented a plug-in code to compute the convergence power spectrum and some 2-points statistics. Preliminary results using a simple model of ST theory are presented. This study is aimed to constraint classes of ST models.To search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard. edu/abstract_service. html
Faster diversification on land than sea helps explain global biodiversity patterns among habitats and animal phyla.

Terrestrial environments occupy ~ 30% of the Earth's surface yet contain ~ 80% of all species. The causes of this dramatic biodiversity gradient have remained relatively unstudied. Here, I test the fundamental prediction that predominantly non-marine clades have more rapid rates of diversification than marine clades, using a time-calibrated phylogeny of animal phyla. The results strongly support this hypothesis. This pattern helps explain the higher richness of terrestrial environments and the dramatic variation in species richness among animal phyla. The results show the importance of ecology in explaining large-scale patterns of clade richness and of diversification rates in explaining Earth's largest biodiversity patterns. The results also demonstrate remarkable niche conservatism in habitats, in some cases lasting > 800 million years. Finally, the results highlight the surprisingly high species richness of freshwater habitats, which are nearly equal to marine environments despite their much smaller area (~ 2% of Earth's surface vs. 70% for marine habitats).
Identification of Iron rich rice genotypes in Bangladesh using chemical analysis

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important food crop of the developing world and the staple food of more than half the global population. An experiment was carried out to identify the iron rich rice genotypes. Total fifty two rice genotypes were used for this purpose. Iron (Fe) content of rice grain samples was determined by using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). In this process the samples were digested by the application of di-acid mixture which includes nitric acid (HNO3): and perchloric acid (HClO4) in 2:1 ratio. Iron content was estimated in the aliquot of seed extract by using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) at 248.33 nm. Iron concentration ranged from 1.32 ppm (Jota Balam) to 100.45 ppm (Lal Gotal). Among the 52 genotypes local landraces had showed the highest Fe content. In this experiment, ANOVA table revealed that significant variation was found among the genotypes for the iron concentration. This suggested that there were inherent genetic differences among the genotypes. Thus, local landraces can be a good source for biofortification of popular rice cultivars using different breeding methods.
Evaluation in Planning : Evolution and Prospects

Contents: Preface: evaluation, between past and future, Michael Edwards. Introduction: Evolution and status: where is planning-evaluation today and how did it get here? History and Theory: The ethics behind evaluation: Lichfield's Approach and Utilitarianism, Stefano Moroni Evaluations and rationalities: reasoning with values in planning, Ernest R. Alexander. Planning, evaluation and the public interest, Stefano Moroni Pitfalls in planning and plan-evaluation, Franco Archibugi Toward sustainable planning: Agenda 21, Habitat, Luigi Fusco Girard Evaluation of project proposals when the objective is poverty alleviation, Michael Whitbread Evaluating plans: the application of the European spatial development perspective, Andreas Faludi. Applications in Practice: Values and effects of local identity preservation, Guido Mignolli and Peter Nijkamp Methods for evaluating development scenarios: an application to Thailand, Ron Vreeker and Peter Nijkamp Issues in large scale project evaluation, John C. Mourmouris and Maria Giaoutzi Impact assessment of trans-European networks on area development, Maria Giaoutzi and Anastasia Stratigea From impact evaluation to dynamic planning: an integrated concept and practice, Dalia Lichfield. Conclusion: Problems and prospects: dilemmas in evaluation and directions for the future, Ernest R. Alexander Appendix: bibliography of Nathaniel Lichfield's publications Index.
Effect of porcine somatotropin administration in young pigs during the growth phase from 10 to 25 kilograms.

We conducted two experiments to determine the efficacy of exogenous porcine somatotropin (pST) on enhancing performance during an early phase of growth (10 kg initial BW) when pigs are already growing efficiently and have high rates of lean deposition and low rates of lipid deposition. In Exp. 1, performance was measured on 45 barrows that received one of five daily doses (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 microg/kg BW) of recombinant pST. In Exp. 2, 27 barrows were used in a slaughter-balance study in which two groups received daily either buffer (control) or 120 microg/kg BW of pST and the third group was slaughtered for initial body composition. In both experiments, pigs received daily i.m. injections of their respective dose for 20 d. The diet was fed for ad libitum consumption and calculated to contain 3.5 Mcal DE/kg, 22.3% CP, and 1.5% lysine. Administration of pST failed to alter overall growth rate or efficiency of gain in either experiment. However, in Exp. 2 pigs treated with pST had increased deposition rates of protein and water but reduced lipid deposition rates. Furthermore, pST treatment resulted in characteristic reductions in plasma urea nitrogen and elevations in glucose and NEFA. Plasma concentrations of insulin and IGF-I were also increased, but pST reduced IGF-II and IGF binding protein-2. Overall, the data demonstrated that very young pigs respond to pST with enhanced lean tissue accretion and metabolic changes, but the response is attenuated compared with previous studies in older growing pigs.
Title : Dynamic Barrier Relaxations for Explicit Stencil Computations

Next generation HPC computing platforms are likely to be characterized by significant, unpredictable non-uniformities in execution time among compute nodes and cores. These inherent load imbalances are expected to arise from a variety of sources—manufacturing discrepancies, dynamic power management, runtime component failure, OS jitter, software mediated resiliency, and TLB/-cache performance variations, etc. It is well understood that existing algorithms with frequent points of bulk synchronization will perform relatively poorly in the presence of these performance fluctuations. Thus, re-casting classic bulk-synchronous algorithms into more asynchronous, course grained parallelism is a critical area of research for next generation computing. In the present analysis we propose a robust class of parallel algorithms for explicit stencil computations in the presence of such non-uniformities in process execution time. These algorithms are benchmarked using the 2D heat equation as a model problem, and they are tested in the presence of simulated nonuniform computational noise. The performance is compared to a classic bulk synchronous implementation of the model problem. Permission to make digital or hard copies of part or all of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies show this notice on the first page or initial screen of a display along with the full citation. Copyrights for components of this work owned by others than ACM must be honored. Abstracting with credit is permitted. To copy otherwise, to republish, to post on servers, to redistribute to lists, or to use any component of this work in other works requires prior specific permission and/or a fee. Permissions may be requested
The road from Mont Pèlerin : the making of the neoliberal thought collective

* Introduction Dieter Plehwe Part I. Origins of National Traditions * French Neoliberalism and Its Divisions: From the Colloque Walter Lippmann to the Fifth Republic Francois Denord * Liberalism and Neoliberalism in Britain, 1930--1980 Keith Tribe * Neoliberalism in Germany: Revisiting the Ordoliberal Foundations of the Social Market Economy Ralf Ptak * The Rise of the Chicago School of Economics and the Birth of Neoliberalism Philip Mirowski and Rob van Horn Part II. Arguing out Strategies on Targeted Topics * The Neoliberals Confront the Trades Unions Yves Steiner * Reinventing Monopoly and the Role of Corporations: Chicago School of Law and Economics Rob van Horn * The Origins of Neoliberal Economic Development Discourse Dieter Plehwe * Business Conservatives and the Mont Pelerin Society Kim Phillips-Fein Part III. Mobilizations for Action * The Influence of Neoliberals in Chile before, during, and after Pinochet Karin Fischer * Taking Aim at the New International Economic Order Jennifer Bair * How Neoliberalism Makes a World: The Urban Property Project in Peru Tim Mitchell * Postface: Defining Neoliberalism Philip Mirowski * Index
Total phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and radical scavenging activity of 21 selected tropical plants.

UNLABELLED Free radical scavenging activity of 21 tropical plant extracts was evaluated using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl assay (DPPH). Total phenolic compounds and flavonoids were determined using Folin-Ciocalteu and HPLC, respectively. Results of the study revealed that all the plants tested exhibited excellent antioxidant activity with IC(50) in the range of 21.3 to 89.6 microg/mL. The most potent activity was demonstrated by Cosmos caudatus (21.3 microg/mL) and Piper betle (23.0 microg/mL) that are not significantly different than that of -tocopherol or BHA. L. inermis extract was found to consist of the highest concentration of phenolics, catechin, epicatechin, and naringenin. High content of quercetin, myricetin, and kaempferol were identified in Vitex negundo, Centella asiatica, and Sesbania grandiflora extracts, respectively. Luteolin and apigenin, on the other hand, were found in Premna cordifolia and Kaempferia galanga extracts. Strong correlation (R = 0.8613) between total phenolic compounds and total flavonoids (R = 0.8430) and that of antioxidant activity of the extracts were observed. The study revealed that phenolic, in particular flavonoids, may be the main contributors to the antioxidant activity exhibited by the plants. PRACTICAL APPLICATION Potent antioxidant from natural sources is of great interest to replace the use of synthetic antioxidants. In addition, some of the plants have great potential to be used in the development of functional ingredients/foods that are currently in demand for the health benefits associated with their use.
Force displacement characteristics of the posterior cruciate ligament

The percent force changes in the posterior cruciate ligament were calculated using a previously validated computerized knee model after the femoral insertion sites were varied 2.5 and 5.0 mm in an anterior, pos terior distal, anterior distal, and posterior distal direc tion. The tibial insertion sites were also varied 2.5 and 5.0 mm in the medial, lateral, proximal, and distal direc tions. Percent force changes were measured over a range of 0° to 90°. These insertion sites simulated potential surgical placement errors. Results of this study demonstrated that the greatest percent force changes in the posterior cruciate ligament were at full extension. The greatest absolute percent force change between 0° and 90° of flexion was with a femoral insertion of the posterior cruciate ligament placed 5 mm anterior to its normal attachment site, which resulted in a 39% change in the posterior cruciate ligament force. Distal femoral site attachment had the least effect (10% at 5.0 mm). Alterations at the tibial attachment site were less sensitive than on the femur; the greatest absolute percent force changes occurred with medial and lateral attachment sites (14% and 15%, respectively, at 5.0 mm). A minimal amount of percent force changes were seen between 45° and 75° of knee flexion in all positions tested for both tibial and femoral attachment sites. This model suggests that, like the anterior cruciate ligament, the force in the posterior cruciate ligament is also sensitive to attachment site position. As in anterior cruciate ligament studies, the femoral attachment site was found to be more sensitive. The greatest percent force changes for the posterior cruciate ligament were seen at the extremes of the knee motion tested (i.e., 0° and 90°). The posterior cruciate ligament sensitivity to graft placement lends credence to the importance of anatomic reconstruction. Results of this study can also be extrapolated to help in designing early continuous passive motion and rehabilitation programs, with the safest range of knee motion between 45° and 75°.
Under-knotted and Over-knotted Polymers: Unrestricted Loops

We present computer simulations to examine probability distributions of gyration radius for the no-thickness closed polymers of N straight segments of equal length. We are particularly interested in the conditional distributions when the topology of the loop is quenched to be a certain knot, K. The dependence of probability distribution on length, N, as well as topological state K are the primary parameters of interest. Our results confirm that the mean square average gyration radius for trivial knots scales with N in the same way as for self-avoiding walks, where the cross-over length to this "under-knotted" regime is the same as the characteristic length of random knotting, N_0. Probability distributions of gyration radii are somewhat more narrow for topologically restricted under-knotted loops compared to phantom loops, meaning knots are entropically more rigid than phantom polymers. We also found evidence that probability distributions approach a universal shape at N>N_0 for all simple knots.
The Illness Experience: Dimensions of Suffering

Understanding the Illness Experience - Janice M Morse and Joy L Johnson Learning to Live Again - Joy L Johnson The Process of Adjustment Following a Heart Attack The Experiences of Women Having a Hysterectomy - Marie A Chasse Becoming Ordinary - Beverley Lorencz Leaving the Psychiatric Hospital Mothers' Involvement in Their Adolescent Daughters' Abortions - Judy Norris The Unrelenting Nightmare - Sharon Wilson Husbands' Experiences During Their Wives Chemotherapy Towards A Theory of Illness - Janice M Morse and Joy L Johnson The Illness Constellation Model
A Global ETCCDI-Based Precipitation Climatology from Satellite and Rain Gauge Measurements

Precipitation is still one of the most complex climate variables to observe, to understand, and to handle within climate monitoring and climate analysis as well as to simulate in numerical weather prediction and climate models. Especially over ocean, less is known about precipitation than over land due to the sparsity of in situ observations. Here, we introduce and discuss a global Expert Team on Climate Change and Indices (ETCCDI)-based precipitation climatology. The basis for computation of this climatology is the global precipitation dataset Daily Precipitation Analysis for Climate Prediction (DAPACLIP) which combines in situ observation data over land and satellite-based remote sensing data over ocean in daily temporal resolution, namely data from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) and the Hamburg Ocean Atmosphere Parameters and Fluxes from Satellite Data (HOAPS) dataset. The DAPACLIP dataset spans the period 1988–2008 and thus the global ETCCDI-based precipitation climatology covers 21 years in total. Regional aspects of the climatology are also discussed with focus on Europe and the monsoon region of south-east Asia. To our knowledge, this is the first presentation and discussion of an ETCCDI-based precipitation climatology on a global scale.