Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The interrelatedness of sexual intimacy and relationship development

approved: Redacted for Privacy Rotvg care /. / Fifty-four premarital couples were interviewed in an attempt to: (a) delineate pathways of premarital involvement; (b) investigate differences in the relationships of individuals who follow different pathways; and (c) examine which background variables predispose individuals to follow a specific pathway. Four sexual pathway types were established using a cluster analytic procedure. Rapid Involvement individuals experienced high levels of sexual intimacy early in their relationships. Gradual Involvement individuals gradually increased their level of sexual involvement over time. Couple Involvement individuals engaged in orgasmic sexual interaction at the "couple" stage of dating. Low Involvement individuals tended to restrict their sexual behavior to a pre-orgasmic level. No differences were found between individuals from the different sexual pathways on the relationship dimensions of love, ambivalence, maintenance behaviors, relationship satisfaction and dyadic trust. Conflict, however, tended to increase significantly as couples entered into orgasmic levels of sexual interaction. Differences existed between individuals from the four sexual pathway types on the background measures of dating and sexual history, physical attractiveness, premarital sexual attitudes, and socio-economic status. The Interrelatedness of Sexual Intimacy and Relationship Development by F. Scott Christopher
Social Behaviors and Active Videogame Play in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract Objective: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often display problematic and excessive videogame play. Using active videogames (AVGs) may have physical benefits, but its effects on socialization are unknown. Materials and Methods: We conducted an A-B-A' experiment comparing sedentary videogames and AVGs for three dyads of a child with ASD and his sibling. An augmented reality (AR) game was used to introduce AVGs. Sessions were coded for communication, positive affect, and aggression. Results: One dyad had increases in positive affect with AVGs. Otherwise, social behaviors were unchanged or worse. The AR game demonstrated consistent elevations in social behaviors. Conclusions: Use of AVGs has inconsistent effects on social behavior for children with ASD. Further research is needed to understand mediators of response to AVGs. AR games should be evaluated for potential benefits on socialization and positive affect.
Effects of 4 weeks of elastic-resistance training on ankle-evertor strength and latency.

CONTEXT Several researchers have suggested that improving evertor strength and peroneus longus reaction time may help alleviate the symptoms of chronic ankle instability and reduce the rate of recurrent ankle sprains. OBJECTIVES To determine the effectiveness of a 4-wk elastic-resistance exercise-training program on ankleevertor strength and peroneus longus latency in subjects with and without a history of ankle sprains (HAS). DESIGN Randomized controlled clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS 40 subjects (20 male, 20 female; 20 HAS, 20 healthy). Ten subjects (5 male and 5 female) from each of the HAS and healthy groups were randomly assigned to exercise or control groups. INTERVENTIONS 4-directional elastic-resistance exercise training 2 times/wk for 4 wk. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Ankle-evertor strength and peroneal muscle latency after sudden inversion were measured before training, after 4 wk of training, and 4 wk posttraining. RESULTS Four weeks of elastic-resistance exercise training did not elicit significant changes in 1-repetition-maximum ankleevertor strength between the exercise and control groups (P = .262), HAS and healthy groups (P = .329), or males and females (P = .927). Elastic-resistance exercise training did not elicit significant changes in peroneus longus muscle latency between the exercise and control groups (P = .102), HAS and healthy groups (P = .996), or males and females (P = .947). CONCLUSIONS The 4-wk elastic-resistance exercise training had no effect on ankle-evertor strength and reflex latency of the peroneus longus after unexpected ankle inversion.
Ontop: Answering SPARQL queries over relational databases

We present Ontop, an open-source Ontology-Based Data Access (OBDA) system that allows for querying relational data sources through a conceptual representation of the domain of interest, provided in terms of an ontology, to which the data sources are mapped. Key features of Ontop are its solid theoretical foundations, a virtual approach to OBDA, which avoids materializing triples and is implemented through the query rewriting technique, extensive optimizations exploiting all elements of the OBDA architecture, its compliance to all relevant W3C recommendations (including SPARQL queries, R2RML mappings, and OWL2QL and RDFS ontologies), and its support for all major relational databases.
Effect of Antihypertensive Therapy on Weight Loss

We report the effect on weight changes of the type of antihypertensive medication prescribed in a trial of the relative efficacy of drug and dietary measures in mild hypertension. The Trial of Antihypertensive Interventions and Management studied 878 mildly hypertensive individuals randomly assigned, in a 3x3 design, to no diet change, weight loss, or a low sodium-high potassium diet and to placebo, 25 mg chlorthalidone, or 50 mg atenolol. The type of drug prescribed affected weight change with all diets. The drug effect on weight change, present in all groups at 6 months, was most pronounced in those randomly assigned to the weight loss diet, where the placebo group lost 4.4 kg, the atenolol group lost 3.0 kg, and the chlorthalidone group lost 6.9 kg. The group differences were attenuated but persisted at 24 months. We suggest that the antihypertensive drug prescribed affects the success of a conjoint weight loss program and speculate that the difference between the drugs may be due to their intrinsic effects on the sympathetic nervous system and related metabolic changes. (Hypertension 1992;l! h393-399)
Adaptation in the Visual Cortex: Influence of Membrane Trajectory and Neuronal Firing Pattern on Slow Afterpotentials

The input/output relationship in primary visual cortex neurons is influenced by the history of the preceding activity. To understand the impact that membrane potential trajectory and firing pattern has on the activation of slow conductances in cortical neurons we compared the afterpotentials that followed responses to different stimuli evoking similar numbers of action potentials. In particular, we compared afterpotentials following the intracellular injection of either square or sinusoidal currents lasting 20 seconds. Both stimuli were intracellular surrogates of different neuronal responses to prolonged visual stimulation. Recordings from 99 neurons in slices of visual cortex revealed that for stimuli evoking an equivalent number of spikes, sinusoidal current injection activated a slow afterhyperpolarization of significantly larger amplitude (8.5±3.3 mV) and duration (33±17 s) than that evoked by a square pulse (6.4±3.7 mV, 28±17 s; p<0.05). Spike frequency adaptation had a faster time course and was larger during plateau (square pulse) than during intermittent (sinusoidal) depolarizations. Similar results were obtained in 17 neurons intracellularly recorded from the visual cortex in vivo. The differences in the afterpotentials evoked with both protocols were abolished by removing calcium from the extracellular medium or by application of the L-type calcium channel blocker nifedipine, suggesting that the activation of a calcium-dependent current is at the base of this afterpotential difference. These findings suggest that not only the spikes, but the membrane potential values and firing patterns evoked by a particular stimulation protocol determine the responses to any subsequent incoming input in a time window that spans for tens of seconds to even minutes.
The Effect of Diazepam on Presynaptic Inhibition in Patients with Complete and Incomplete Spinal Cord Lesions

SUMMARY: The effect of diazepam on presynaptic inhibition in man has been examined in 5 patients with complete spinal transections and 7 patients with incomplete lesions. The inhibition of the H reflex by vibration applied to the tendo Achilles was used to assess presynaptic inhibition of the la monosynaptic pathway. Diazepam increased this inhibition in the patients with incomplete lesions, but had no significant effect on the inhibition in the patients with complete spinal transections. Evidently diazepam can enhance presynaptic inhibition in man. The effect, however, cannot be demonstrated in patients with longstanding complete spinal lesions possibly because of some alteration in the segmental presynaptic inhibitory mechanism in this group.
Intractable Epilepsy due to MTR Deficiency: Importance of Homocysteine Analysis

Abstract Background Methionine synthase deficiency is a rare inborn error of intracellular cobalamin metabolism caused by mutations in the MTR (5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine S-methyltransferase) gene, resulting in megaloblastic anemia and neurologic symptoms. Methods and Results We describe for the first time a homozygous MTR gene c.3518C > T (p.P1173L) mutation in a patient with severe megaloblastic anemia, developmental delay, and drug-resistant seizures associated with hyperhomocysteinemia and hypomethioninemia. Methionine synthase activity was only 9% of the reference value, and MTR protein expression was decreased in the fibroblasts of the patient. The clinical features of our patient are similar to previously published patients with the complementation type G disorder of methionine synthase deficiency with the exception of drug-resistant seizures. However, intramuscular injections of hydroxocobalamin (OHCbl) in conjunction with betaine and folic acid provided verified clinical and electrophysiological treatment response. Conclusion This study emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis of patients having neurologic symptoms due to methionine synthase deficiency where early treatment has significant effects on the clinical outcome of the patients. Elevated level of plasma homocysteine together with low methionine in plasma amino acid analysis should raise a suspicion of remethylation disorder.
Mindfulness for the Self-Management of Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

The impact of living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is considerable and psychosocial support can be beneficial. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can help self-management of anxiety, depression, quality of life (QoL), and fatigue and has been evaluated in early-stage breast cancer but not MBC. This study investigated the acceptability and feasibility of providing MBSR for women with MBC and of introducing MBSR into a National Health Service (NHS) setting. A mixed methods convergent design was used. Eligible women with MBC, an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0 to 2, stable disease, and life expectancy of at least 6 months were invited to attend (by their oncologist) an 8-week MBSR course. Qualitative interviews with patients, a focus group, and interview with NHS staff were held to explore acceptability and feasibility of MBSR. Questionnaires at baseline, during (weeks 4, 8), and after (weeks 16, 24) the course measured fatigue, anxiety and depression, mindfulness, disease-specific QoL, and generic preference based QoL. Of 100 women approached, 20 joined the study. One woman dropped out prior to the intervention due to illness progression. Nineteen women took part in 3 MBSR courses. Recruitment to 2 of the 3 courses was slow. Commitment to 8 weeks was a reason for non-participation, and proved challenging to participants during the course. Participants found the course acceptable and reported many cumulative and ongoing benefits. These included feeling less reactive to emotional distress and more accepting of the disruption to life that occurs with living with MBC. There was high attendance, completion of course sessions, adherence to home practice, excellent follow-up rates, and high questionnaire return rates. MBSR was acceptable to MBC patients, who perceived benefits such as improved anxiety and QoL; but the MBSR course requires a considerable time commitment. There is scope to tailor the intervention so that it is less intensive.
Stalking myth acceptance: An investigation of attitudinal constructs associated with gender differences in judgments of intimate stalking

OF DISSERTATION Emily Elizabeth Dunlap The Graduate School University of Kentucky 2010 STALKING MYTH ACCEPTANCE: AN INVESTIGATON OF ATTITUDINAL CONSTRUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH GENDER DIFFERENCES IN JUDGMENTS OF INTIMATE STALKING _______________________________________ ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION _______________________________________ A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Psychology at the University of Kentucky By Emily Elizabeth Dunlap Lexington, Kentucky Director: Dr. Jonathan M. Golding, Professor of Psychology Lexington, Kentucky 2010 Copyright  Emily Elizabeth Dunlap 2010 ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATIONOF DISSERTATION STALKING MYTH ACCEPTANCE: AN INVESTIGATON OF ATTITUDINAL CONSTRUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH GENDER DIFFERENCES IN JUDGMENTS OF INTIMATE STALKING Emerging research has shown that women and men perceive criminal stalking differently, yet there is little research addressing why these differences exist. For example, mock juror research on intimate stalking has found that men are more likely than women to render lenient judgments (e.g., not-guilty verdicts). Understanding the underlying attitudes associated with differences in how men and women interpret whether certain behaviors would cause reasonable fear is crucial to an evaluation of current anti-stalking legislation. The primary goals of this research were: (1) to examine the extent to which beliefs that support stalking (i.e., stalking myth acceptance – SMA victim blame, SMA flattery, and SMA nuisance) predicted individual trial judgments of men and women, and (2) to test whether endorsement of SMA can be predicted from particular attitudinal correlates (e.g., hostility toward women). Overall, women were more likely than men (N = 360) to render trial judgments (e.g., guilty verdicts) supportive of the victim and were less likely to endorse SMA beliefs. Results also indicated that endorsement of particular SMA beliefs and personal experience (being the victim of and/or knowing a victim) explained why women and men differed on some trial judgments. For example, the odds of rendering a guilty verdict were less for participants who endorsed SMA flattery beliefs. In addition, participants who reported knowing someone who had been a victim were at greater odds of rendering a guilty verdict. Finally, participants who endorsed more traditional gender-role stereotypes were more likely to adhere to SMA beliefs. Results provide insight into the efficacy of current antistalking legislation that relies on a juror’s capacity to evaluate an “objective” interpretation (i.e., “reasonable person”) standard of fear for intimate stalking.
Elder abuse an international perspective: exploring the context of elder abuse

The understanding of elder abuse and neglect, also called elder mistreatment, is at an interesting juncture, both empirically and conceptually. Since 2000 there has been a significant growth in prevalence studies, including major studies from the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Finland, Canada, and the United States, with further studies planned in India and Hong Kong (see, for instance, Pillemer and Finkelhor, 1988; McDonald et al., 1991; Comijs et al., 1995; Penhale, 2008; Biggs et al., 2009; Goergen et al., 2009; Lowenstein et al., 2009; Naughton et al. 2010). And while development is still uneven, there is now a World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, held in June every year, with a network of grassroots support in a wide number of countries. At the International Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Bologna, Italy (held on 14–17 April 2011, see http://iaggbologna2011.com), there were, for the first time, six symposia devoted to the topic, and in the Netherlands, a country with some of the first internationally recognized studies, the Leyden Academy in 2011 called the inaugural meeting of an international working group to critically consider interdisciplinary responses to this area of increasing professional concern.
How does Finance A ¤ ect Growth ? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Venezuela

This paper examines the relation between nancial development and economic growth by looking at plant-level evidence. I argue that by focusing on a largely exogenous event, the implementation of exchange controls in Venezuela in 1983, this approach avoids many of the challenges facing the literature. Most importantly this quasi-experimental setting allows me to deal directly with the issue of causality and makes it possible to avoid the signi cant challenge of nding an accurate proxy for nancial development. To identify the e¤ect of the event on plant performance I employ a di¤erence-in-di¤erences methodology and a variety of treatment-control comparisons. I nd convincing evidence that a negative shock to nancial development reduces plant output and productivity. Overall, my ndings highlight that causality can run from nance to growth.
War and suicide

Preface Understanding human behavior during war People act, people make wars, people react: Understanding human behavior during war War, massive social change & suicide War & depression Mental disorder, War & suicide They also serve who only stand & wait: Suicide in wartime civilian populations The Netherlands & World War II, Jews & suicide Stress & suicidal behavior Post traumatic stress disorder & suicidal behavior Medicalization of distress: Pros & cons Bio-behavioral consequences of traumatic stress in childhood & adolescence: the effects of war on children's mental health, growth & development Trauma & posttraumatic stress in child soldiers of World War II Combat related physical injury & suicidal behavior Deployment-acquired TBI & suicidality: risk & assessment Preventing suicidal behavior after traumatic brain injury Suicide in veterans Suicidal behavior in war veterans The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behaviors as an explanation of suicide among war veterans The concept of post-traumatic mood disorder & its relation to suicidal behavior in war veterans Locating now: on historical trauma & the confusion of identity Index.
Elevated inflammation levels in depressed adults with a history of childhood maltreatment.

CONTEXT The association between depression and inflammation is inconsistent across research samples. OBJECTIVE To test whether a history of childhood maltreatment could identify a subgroup of depressed individuals with elevated inflammation levels, thus helping to explain previous inconsistencies. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS A representative birth cohort of 1000 individuals was followed up to age 32 years as part of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study. Study members were assessed for history of childhood maltreatment and current depression. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Inflammation was assessed using a clinically relevant categorical measure of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (>3 mg/L) and a dimensional inflammation factor indexing the shared variance of continuous measures of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, and white blood cells. RESULTS Although depression was associated with high levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (relative risk,1.45; 95% confidence interval,1.06-1.99), this association was significantly attenuated and no longer significant when the effect of childhood maltreatment was taken into account. Individuals with current depression and a history of childhood maltreatment were more likely to have high levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein compared with control subjects (n = 27; relative risk, 2.07; 95% confidence interval, 1.23-3.47). In contrast, individuals with current depression only had a nonsignificant elevation in risk (n = 109; relative risk, 1.40; 95% confidence interval, 0.97-2.01). Results were generalizable to the inflammation factor. The elevated inflammation levels in individuals who were both depressed and maltreated were not explained by correlated risk factors such as depression recurrence, low socioeconomic status in childhood or adulthood, poor health, or smoking. CONCLUSIONS A history of childhood maltreatment contributes to the co-occurrence of depression and inflammation. Information about experiences of childhood maltreatment may help to identify depressed individuals with elevated inflammation levels and, thus, at greater risk of cardiovascular disease.
Living with foster siblings: the adjustment of adolescent sons and daughters in families who foster.

This paper aims to review how fostering affects the adjustment of adolescent sons and daughters in families who foster. The research is presented within a developmental psychopathology framework, addressing individual, parent-child and sibling factors that affect adolescents' adjustment. These factors are initially discussed in the context of 'normative' families and stepfamilies, as a prelude for understanding the adjustment of adolescents in reconstituted foster families. Secondly, fifteen studies were reviewed on birth children in families who foster. The literature specifically on adolescents in families who foster is scarce and most of the studies reviewed sampled birth children of all ages. Findings suggest that fostering affects the adjustment of birth children both positively and negatively. Birth children are more caring and mature as a result of fostering, but the relationship with their parents seems to change, resulting in less quality time. Finally, suggestions are made for future research, and clinical implications arising from the literature are discussed.
15 Incentive and information properties of preference questions: commentary and extensions

This chapter is both a commentary on and extension of Carson and Groves (2007) (hereafter CG) The substantial attention the paper has received has been enormously gratifying. reception of CG has largely been positive with little if any substantive criticism directed toward it; and, there are many papers now being presented at conferences that are testing or relying on various aspects of it.our remarks are organized into a series of short sections. The first points out that the main purpose of CG was to extend the revealed pref-erence paradigm to cover some types of survey responses. The second notes that CG provides the theoretical foundation that some critics of contingent valuation (Cv) had argued was missing. The third takes the concepts of ‘hypothetical’ and ‘hypothetical bias’ head on and argues that these concepts are, for the most part, ill-defined or simply wrong and have done enormous damage to clear and careful thinking about the nature of the response to stated preference questions. The fourth examines the properties of cheap talk which is often proposed as a way to reduced hypothetical bias. The fifth provides some elaboration on CG and the issue of how to interpret information extracted from preferences questions. The sixth poses an answer to the often asked question: is a single binary discrete choice (SbC) question always the best elicitation format for a researcher to use? The seventh provides some elaboration on the payment card elicitation format, which in recent years has seen a resurgence. The eighth turns to an examination of some of the properties of the now widely used discrete choice experiment. The ninth considers the usefulness of economic experiments to help determine the perform-ance of preference elicitation formats. The last section addresses the relationship between CG and the behaviouralist critique of neoclassical economics with a focus on the different-answers-to-the-same-underlying- question issue.