Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Emotional Control, Commitment, and Performance: A Case Study of the United States Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer School.

ix INTRODUCTION AND CURRENT STATE OF RESEARCH . 1 REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE . 4 Cognitive Motivational Relational (CMR) Theory of Emotion . 4 Appraisals . 6 Emotions in Performance . 7 Coping . 8 Conceptual Framework . 9 Hardiness . 11 AST A-School Stressors . 15 Appraisals and Emotional Responses . 16 Coping Efforts . 17 Purpose of Study . 19 METHOD . 22 Population . 22 Participants . 22 Description of Setting . 25 Research Design . 26
Suppressing traffic flow instabilities

While many models of traffic flow predict the instabilities commonly observed-particularly at higher traffic densities-there are few suggestions for suppressing them. A method is described here for suppressing instabilities, thereby reducing gas consumption, accidents, wear and tear on vehicles and roadways as well as travel times while increasing traffic throughput. The method uses information about the following vehicle as well as the leading vehicle. Using information from both sources allows the gain of feedback to be reduced below one, thus eliminating the instability characteristic of “car following. ” The needed inputs to the control system can be provided by machine vision (or radar or lidar). Previous proposals for smoothing traffic flow instabilities do not use information about the vehicles behind-“car following” cruise control methods, for example, focus only on the vehicle ahead. The method presented here is based on information flowing both downstream and upstream, in distinction to traditional approaches where information flows only upstream.
Unannounced telephone pill counts for assessing varenicline adherence in a pilot clinical trial

Background Despite consistent evidence linking smoking cessation pharmacotherapy adherence to better outcomes, knowledge about objective adherence measures is lacking and little attention is given to monitoring pharmacotherapy use in smoking cessation clinical trials. Objectives To examine unannounced telephone pill counts as a method for assessing adherence to smoking cessation pharmacotherapy. Research design Secondary data analysis of a randomized pilot study. Participants 46 moderate-to-heavy (>10 cigarettes per day) African-American smokers. Main measures Smokers received 1 month of varenicline (Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY) in a pill box at baseline. Unannounced pill counts were completed by telephone 4 days prior to an in-person pill count conducted at Month 1. At both counts, each compartment of the pill box was opened and the number of remaining pills was recorded. Results Participants were a mean age of 48 years (SD = 13), predominately female (59%), low income (60% < $1800 monthly family income), and smoked an average of 17 (SD = 7) cigarettes per day. A high degree of concordance was observed between the number of pills counted by phone and in-person (rs = 0.94, P < 0.001). Participants with discordant counts (n = 7) had lower varenicline adherence (mean [SD] = 77% [18%] vs 95% [9%], P < 0.0005), but reported better medication adherence in the past (1.0 [0.8] vs 2.8 [1.0], P < 0.0004) than participants with matching phone and in-person counts (n = 39). Conclusion Unannounced telephone pill counts appear to be a reliable and practical method for measuring adherence to smoking cessation pharmacotherapy.
The Engaged Campus: Certificates, Minors, and Majors as the New Community Engagement

Foreword Elizabeth Minnich Introduction: When Engagement is Not Enough: Building the Next Generation of the Engaged Campus Dan W. Butin PART I: ENGAGEMENT IN ACTION 1. Theory Matters: Articulating a Theoretical Framework for Civic Engagement Tracey Burke, Tara Palmer Smith, and Diane Hirshberg 2. Creating the Culture, Character, and Craft of Engagement Sandra L. Enos 3. Negotiating the Boundary between the Academy and the Community Hollyce (Sherry) Giles 4. Contending with Political and Cultural Campus Challenges Arthur S. Keene and John Reiff 5. Process, Content, and Community Building Keith Morton 6. The Politics of Engagement Mary Beth Pudup 7. Measuring the Impact of Community Service Learning Scott Seider and Sarah Novick 8. Building in Place Talmage A. Stanley PART II: REFLECTING ON THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 9. A New Hull House? The Monumental Challenge of Service-Learning and Community Engagement Peter Levine 10. Disciplining Higher Education for Democratic Community Engagement Ariane Hoy, Mathew Johnson, and Robert Hackett 11. De Tocqueville Rediscovered: Community-Based Civic Engagement Elizabeth L. Hollander
A comparison of energy intake and food selection during laboratory binge eating episodes in obese women with and without a binge eating disorder diagnosis.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to compare energy intake and food selection of laboratory binge eating episodes in obese women with and without binge eating disorder (BED). METHOD Twenty women, 12 meeting BED criteria, and 8 BMI and age matched obese controls, engaged in a laboratory binge eating episode. RESULTS BED participants consumed significantly more total food in kilocalories than the non-BED obese group and more kilocalories of fat. However, there were no differences between the groups in the proportion of calories from any macronutrient. There was a nonsignificant trend for the BED group to consume more total grams of food. During the binge, the BED group consumed more dairy products. CONCLUSION Results of the study confirmed that women with BED consumed significantly more total food in kilocalories than the non-BED obese women when they were allowed to have a binge eating episode in a laboratory setting.
Design and implementation of an asynchronous arbiter circuit using SET CMOS hybrid architecture approach

This paper demonstrates a CMOS Single electron transistor (SET) hybrid arbiter circuit which will act like a communication switch between multiple resources. The proposed architecture combines the merits of CMOS and SET to give a more efficient and compact nanometer scale circuit. The designed arbiter circuit utilizes the Coulomb blockade oscillation characteristics of SET to give better performances in terms of circuit area, power dissipation and delay. MIB compact model and BSIM4.6 model is used to design the circuit and the functionality of the result is verified by Tanner spice simulator.
Examining an Acute Environmental Trigger for Dysfunctional Eating: Measuring the Immediate Impact of Fat Disparagement Media Exposure and its Effects on Body Dissatisfaction, Negative Affect, Weight Control Practice Intentions, and Sub-Clinical Binge Eating Behavior in College Women

Binge eating is a maladaptive eating practice associated with unhealthy weight control methods (vomiting, laxative abuse) and the development of weight gain and obesity. Isolating psychological and environmental variables that trigger binge eating can prevent or potentially moderate eating disturbance. Previous research implicates media exposure as an environmental contributor to psychological and eating disturbance. The current study sought to uncover whether fat stigmatization media exposure is an acute environmental trigger for psychological disturbance and binge initiation by dismantling fat media messages and experimentally manipulating messages. Undergraduate women (N=197) were assigned to one of four media message conditions: a fat negative interaction, fat comedy, control stigmatization, or control comedy condition. Psychological functioning and weight control variables were assessed at baseline, pre-test, and post-test. Results indicated that fat message exposure resulted in significantly greater post-test perceived pressure to lose weight, negative affect, guilt, and anger than control conditions. Participants exposed to fat messages were significantly more likely to restrict food intake. Two subjects engaged in an analogue binge. Weight control intentions were similar across conditions at post-test. BMI was found to moderate the relationship between fat message exposure and negative affect and hostility, with overweight and obese women more vulnerable to negative psychological consequences of fat media exposure. A history of weight related teasing moderated the relationship between fat message exposure and negative mood dependent variables (negative affect, guilt, sadness, fear), with those who had a history of teasing more vulnerable to negative mood induction. The primary significant mediator between fat message exposure and body dissatisfaction was appearance activation. Eating disorder theories were upheld, with suggested minor modifications specific to the context of fat media exposure. Findings are discussed in the context of weight loss and eating disorders treatment. Limitations of the study and directions for future research are discussed.
Nutrient Digestibility and Gas Production of Some Tropical Feeds Used in Ruminant Diets Estimated by the in vivo and in vitro Gas Production Techniques

Some feedstuffs which used in ruminants diet (corn grain, soybean meal, wheat bran and alfalfa) were analyzed for chemical composition, apparent in vivo nutrient digestibility, in vitro fermentation gas production and metabolizable energy. Chemical composition of test feeds differed in nutrient contents. Initially apparent in vivo digestibility of alfalfa nutrients were obtained then digestibility of nutrients for the other test feeds were determined by difference method, using 16 Ghezel mature rams (mean weight of 43.9±4 kg). In vivo DM, CP, NDF and OM apparent digestibility were different among the test feeds (p<0.05). Regarding to the results, corn grain had a high DM and OM digestibility between test feeds and soybean meal had a high CP and NDF digestibility between test feeds (p<0.05). Cumulative gas production was recorded at 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 96 h of incubation and the equation of p = A (1-e-ct) was used to describe the kinetics of gas production. Potential gas production (A) and rates of gas production (c) differed (p<0.01) among feeds. Corn grain showed higher potential gas production (A) (326.5 mL g -1 DM) and wheat bran had higher rate of gas production (c) (0.097 h -1 ) than the other feeds, inverses alfalfa (257.6 mL g 1 DM) and corn grain (0.048 h -1 ) had lower potential gas production and rate of gas production than the other test feeds, respectively. The metabolizable energy (MJ kg -1 DM) content of feeds was calculated using in vivo organic matter digestibility and gas production data. According to in vivo organic matter digestibility data, the ME values ranged from 9.2 in alfalfa to 13.3 MJ kg 1 DM in corn grain. It was concluded that regarding to different chemical composition of test feeds, the in vivo digestibility, in vitro gas production and ME of feeds showed different values.
Sequences, structural models, and cellular localization of the actin- related proteins Arp2 and Arp3 from Acanthamoeba

We cloned and sequenced the two actin-related proteins (Arps) present in the profilin-binding complex of Acanthamoeba (Machesky, L. M., S. J. Atkinson, C. Ampe, J. Vandekerckhove, and T. D. Pollard. 1994, J. Cell Biol. 127:107-115). The sequence of Arp2 is more similar to other Arp2s than to actin, while the sequence of Arp3 is more similar to other Arp3s than to actin. Phylogenetic analysis of all known Arps demonstrates that most group into three major families, which are likely to be shared across all eukaryotic phyla. Together with conventional actins, the Arps form a larger family distinct from structurally related ATPases such as Hsp70's and sugar kinases. Atomic models of the Arps based on their sequences and the structure of actin provide some clues about function. Both Arps have atoms appropriately placed to bind ATP and divalent cation. Arp2, but not Arp3, has a conserved profilin-binding site. Neither Arp has the residues required to copolymerize with actin, but an Arp heterodimer present in the profilin-binding complex might serve as a pointed end nucleus for actin polymerization. Both Acanthamoeba Arps are soluble in cell homogenates, and both are concentrated in the cortex of Acanthamoeba. The cellular concentrations are 1.9 microM Arp2 and 5.1 microM Arp3, substoichiometric to actin (200 microM) but comparable to many actin- binding proteins.
Changes in social mobility in Hungary during the transition period

The paper analyzes social mobility data for Hungary from surveys conducted by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office in 1983, 1992 and 2000. The main focus is put on testing Treiman’s modernization hypothesis that was posed in 1970 and is still widely cited today in the context of transition. The fitted models are graphical models based on directed acyclic graphs and the values of marginal log-linear parameters (as proposed in Rudas and Bergsma 2004) are used to gain insight into the strength of associations. The main findings include that the process of status-attainment seems to be basically unchanged for women, but some of the Treiman-like associations move toward greater social closure. That is our findings do not support the hypothesis of a trend toward increasing social fluidity in Hungary between the early 1980s and 2000.
“Back of house” – focused study on food waste in fine dining: the case of Delish restaurants

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the key determinants of back-of-house-based food waste in food service outlets. This case study focuses on Delish restaurants, a well-known restaurant chain in Canada, and aims to provide a clear understanding of food service procurement, kitchen practices, cost management, risk mitigation, menu design and technical literacy needs in hospitality. Some recommendations for future studies are also provided. Design/methodology/approach – The authors chose an exploratory case study design to guide our investigation on restaurants and food waste, based on Yin’s (1994) argument that case studies are the preferred strategy when the “why” questions is being posed and when the focus is on a modern occurrence within a real-life context. Such a design is particularly appropriate for understanding the details and complexity of a phenomenon and its design (Stake, 1995). In this study, research data were collected through multiple points. A semi-structured questionnaire.
Impact of schizophrenia‐risk gene dysbindin 1 on brain activation in bilateral middle frontal gyrus during a working memory task in healthy individuals

Working memory (WM) dysfunction is a hallmark feature of schizophrenia. Functional imaging studies using WM tasks have documented both prefrontal hypo‐ and hyperactivation in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is highly heritable, and it is unclear which susceptibility genes modulate WM and its neural correlates. A strong linkage between genetic variants in the dysbindin 1 gene and schizophrenia has been demonstrated. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the DTNBP1 schizophrenia susceptibility gene on WM and its neural correlates in healthy individuals. Fifty‐seven right‐handed, healthy male volunteers genotyped for DTNBP1 SNP rs1018381 status were divided in heterozygous risk‐allele carriers (T/C) and homozygous noncarriers (C/C). WM was assessed by a 2‐back vs. 0‐back version of the Continuous Performance Test (CPT), while brain activation was measured with fMRI. DTNBP1 SNP rs1018381 carrier status was determined and correlated with WM performance and brain activation. Despite any differences in behavioral performance, risk‐allele carriers exhibited significantly increased activation of the bilateral middle frontal gyrus (BA 9), a part of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), compared to noncarriers. This difference did not correlate with WM performance. The fMRI data provide evidence for an influence of genetic variation in DTNBP1 gene region tagged by SNP rs1018381 on bilateral middle frontal gyrus activation during a WM task. The increased activation in these brain areas may be a consequence of “inefficient” or compensatory DLPFC cognitive control functions. Hum Brain Mapp, 2010. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Novel and Classic Myoepithelial/Stem Cell Markers in Metaplastic Carcinomas of the Breast

Metaplastic carcinomas of the breast (MCBs) are unusual neoplasms characterized by an admixture of glandular epithelial components, which frequently exhibit features of squamous differentiation, and mesenchymal malignant components. Regardless of the presence of myoepithelial features in MCB, no consensus concerning their putative histogenesis has yet been achieved. Recently, novel putative myoepithelial markers have been developed, including p63, maspin, and P-cadherin. We assessed the expression of these myoepithelial markers in MCBs and compared their expression with classic myoepithelial markers. Immunohistochemistry using the streptavidin–biotin–peroxidase complex technique with antibodies raised against p63, maspin, P-cadherin, actin (clones CGA7, 1A4 and HHF35), cytokeratin 14 (Ck14), and vimentin was performed on 16 MCBs (7 matrix-producing MCBs, 6 adenosquamous MCBs, and 3 MCBs with heterologous elements). In healthy breast lobules and ducts adjacent to the tumors, myoepithelial cells showed distinctive and consistent immunoreactivity for p63, maspin, P-cadherin, actin, S-100 protein, and Ck14. Matrix-producing MCBs were positive for maspin in all cases, for p63 in 4 of 7 cases, and for P-cadherin in 4 of 7 cases. Adenosquamous MCB showed immunoreactivity for p63, maspin, and P-cadherin in 5 of 6 cases. All novel myoepithelial markers and Ck14 decorated squamous cell islands. MCBs with heterologous elements were positive for p63 in 1 case, for maspin in all 3 cases, and for P-cadherin in 2 cases. All cases showed at least one of the novel myoepithelial markers. Eleven of 16 cases were positive for actin. Eleven of 14 cases reacted with Ck14, and all cases that stained for S-100 protein (9 of 9) and vimentin (13 of 13) were also positive. Based on our findings, the balance of probabilities favors that MCBs may have a basal or myoepithelial cell histogenesis and differentiation.
A microfabricated wedge-shaped adhesive array displaying gecko-like dynamic adhesion, directionality and long lifetime

Gecko adhesion has become a paradigmatic example of bio-inspired engineering, yet among the many gecko-like synthetic adhesives (GSAs), truly gecko-like performance remains elusive. Many GSAs have previously demonstrated one or two features of the gecko adhesive. We present a new wedge-shaped GSA that exhibits several gecko-like properties simultaneously: directional features; zero force at detachment; high ratio of detachment force to preload force; non-adhesive default state; and the ability to maintain performance while sliding, even after thousands of cycles. Individual wedges independently detach and reattach during sliding, resulting in high levels of shear and normal adhesion during drag. This behaviour provides a non-catastrophic failure mechanism that is desirable for applications such as climbing robots where sudden contact failure would result in serious falls. The effects of scaling patch sizes up to tens of square centimetres are also presented and discussed. Patches of 1 cm2 had an adhesive pressure of 5.1 kPa while simultaneously supporting 17.0 kPa of shear. After 30 000 attachment/detachment cycles, a patch retained 67 per cent of its initial adhesion and 76 per cent of its initial shear without cleaning. Square-based wedges of 20 μm and 50 μm are manufactured in a moulding process where moulds are fabricated using a dual-side, dual-angle lithography process on quartz wafers with SU-8 photoresist as the mould material and polydimethylsiloxane as the cast material.
Postural Instability and Motion Sickness in a Virtual Moving Room

Objective: We examined motion sickness in an oscillating virtual environment presented via a video projector system. Background: Visible oscillation of the physical environment is known to induce both postural instability and motion sickness, but it cannot be assumed that the same phenomena will occur in a virtual simulation of such motion. Method: Standing participants (3 men and 9 women, 20—22 years of age) were exposed to oscillation of a virtual room. The stimulus was a computer-generated simulation of a laboratory device that is known to induce postural instability and motion sickness. Participants viewed the simulation for up to 40 min and were instructed to discontinue if they experienced symptoms of motion sickness. Results: Motion sickness incidence (42%) did not differ from that in studies using the corresponding physical moving room. Prior to motion sickness onset, the sick group exhibited changes in movement, relative to the well group, as predicted by the postural instability theory of motion sickness. Differences in movement between the sick and well groups developed over time, in contrast with previous studies using physical moving rooms, in which such movement differences have not evolved. Conclusion: The results indicate that changes in postural activity precede motion sickness that is induced by an oscillating virtual environment, but they also reveal differences in postural responses to virtual and physical motion environments. Application: Potential applications of this research include recommendations for the use of virtual environments as models for perception and action in physical environments.
Value iteration and policy iteration algorithms for Markov decision problem

In this paper we consider computational aspects of decision-theoretic planning modeled by Markov decision processes (MDPs). Commonly used algorithms, such as value iteration (VI) [Bellman, 1957] and several versions of modi ed policy iteration (MPI) [Puterman, 1994] (a modi cation of the original Howard's policy iteration (PI) [Howard, 1960]), are compared on a class of problems from the motion planning domain. Policy iteration and its modi cations are usually recommended as algorithms demonstrating a better performance than value iteration [Russel & Norvig, 1995], [Puterman, 1994]. However, our results show that their performance is not always superior and depends on the parameters of a problem and the parameters of the algorithms, such as number of iterations in the value determination procedure in MPI. Moreover, policy iteration applied to non-discounted models without special restrictions might not even converge to an optimal policy, as in case of the policy iteration algorithm introduced in [Russel & Norvig, 1995]. We also introduce a new stopping criterion into value iteration based on policy changes. The combined value-policy iteration (CVPI) algorithm proposed in the paper implements this criterion and generates an optimal policy faster then both policy and value iteration algorithms.
The Ecological Thought

In this passionate, lucid, and surprising book, Timothy Morton argues that all forms of life are connected in a vast, entangling mesh. This interconnectedness penetrates all dimensions of life. No being, construct, or object can exist independently from the ecological entanglement, Morton contends, nor does "Nature" exist as an entity separate from the uglier or more synthetic elements of life. Realizing this interconnectedness is what Morton calls the ecological thought. In three concise chapters, Morton investigates the profound philosophical, political, and aesthetic implications of the fact that all life forms are interconnected. As a work of environmental philosophy and theory, "The Ecological Thought" explores an emerging awareness of ecological reality in an age of global warming. Using Darwin and contemporary discoveries in life sciences as root texts, Morton describes a mesh of deeply interconnected life forms - intimate, strange, and lacking fixed identity. A "prequel" to his "Ecology without Nature: Rethinking Environmental Aesthetics" (Harvard, 2007), "The Ecological Thought" is an engaged and accessible work that will challenge the thinking of readers in disciplines ranging from critical theory to Romanticism to cultural geography.