Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
International Service Learning

International service-learning programs burst with potential and stumble with the weight of contradictions left unattended. Without thoughtful preparation, orientation, program developments and the encouragement of study, as well as critical analysis and reflection, the programs can easily become small theaters that recreate historic cultural misunderstandings and simplistic stereotypes and replay, on a more intimate scale, the huge disparities in income and opportunity that characterize North-South relations today. Integrated into a well-developed program, international service learning can fulfill its potential as a transformational experience for students informing subsequent study and career choices. This article identifies seven loaded issues in international service learning that, if addressed with creativity and forethought, can provide important opportunities for critical analysis, study, and reflection and in the process bring international programs closer to achieving their transformational potential.
sprees and runs: opportunity construction and criminal episodes

Criminal decision-making researchers generally focus either on offenders' criteria for identifying promising targets or on how offenders' lifestyles condition crime's appeal. Obviously, significant events bridge offenders' routines and discrete criminal choices. However, researchers often neglect the immediate experiences and events that enact lifestyles in particular choices. Drawing on 110 accounts of criminal events by street thieves, this article examines criminal choice. The findings indicate that offenders assess opportunity in light of recent decisions and events. Like all agents, they reference a general outlook and lessons taken from recent choices; looking backward as well as forward, they frame their options within a line of relevant events. When offenders confront potentially criminal situations or promising targets, perceptual outcomes of recent crimes operate alongside a temporary sense of commitment to criminal trajectories of action to inspire a serendipitous optimism. This complex decision-making can happen in an instant and is imperceptible without asking offenders to reflect on the sequential events that precede crime.
[Insulin resistance assessed with HOMA-IR in hyperthyroid patients].

UNLABELLED Hyperthyroidism may influence sensitivity to insulin. The aim of study was to assess insulin resistance in hyperthyroid patients in correlation with the plasma free thyroxine (FT4) and thyreotropin (TSH) concentrations. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group consisted of 15 hyperthyroid patients (11 females, 4 males, mean age 50, 6 +/- 12, 36 yrs.). The controls were 17 healthy individuals (6 females, 11 males, mean age 55, 12 +/- 14, 17 yrs.). In the study group the mean FT4 was 33.1 +/- 20.1 pmol/l, TSH 0.034 +/- 0.066 pmol/l, glucose 5.00 +/- 0.56 mmol/l, insulin 7.19 +/- 3.59 microU/mL. In the controls respectively: 16.2 +/- 1.8 pmol/l, 1.24 +/- 1.07 pmol/l, 5.04 +/- 0.62 mmol/l, 7.24 +/- 4.06 microU/mL. Insulin resistance was calculated with HOMA-IR model, and the results were in the study group: mean 1.63 +/- 0.85, range from 0.46 to 3.67, median 1.38; in the controls respectively: 1.69 +/- 1.08, range from 0.36 to 4.47, median 1.42. RESULTS Insulin resistance did not differ significantly between the groups (p=0.8860). FT4 and TSH did not influence insulin resistance in either group, the correlations were insignificant: for FT4 and for TSH p=0.5100 and p=0.5601 in the study group, and p=0.172 and p=0.4509 in the controls, respectively. CONCLUSION Hyperthyroidism did not influence insulin resistance assessed with HOMA-IR model in vivo.
Understanding and Preventing Burnout among Social Studies Teachers in Africa

ould it not be phenomenal in the school milieu if social studies teachers were tilled with rapture about everything concerning their jobs and, without exception, carried out their duties passionately? Would it not be astounding if public school administrators were sources of strength to the teachers in their social studies programs and always placed the best materials at tcachers’ disposal‘? Would it not be exciting if no social studies student had attitude problems and all parents consistently supported social studies teachers i n their educational endeavors? True, achieving all that would be stupendous, hut because social studies teachers, programs, materials, administrators, parents, and students are not flawless, there will always be points of contention (Kohlmaier 1981, 39) Thus, those who hope to become social studies teachers chnuld be forewarned of the uphill
WICS: A model of giftedness in leadership

When we identify people, especially children, for giftedness, we often neglect what arguably is the most important kind of giftedness of all—giftedness for leadership. Ultimately, the individuals we identify should not just be potentially “good” in one or more domains, but also potential leaders in that domain. There is a big difference between merely knowing a lot about a field and taking a leadership role in that field. Gifted adults— certainly those who are remembered—‐are those who take a leadership role. This article argues that effective leaders demonstrate in their leadership a synthesis of three elements: creativity, intelligence, and wisdom. Creativity is used to generate novel ideas; intelligence is used to analyze the quality of these ideas, as well as to implement the ideas and persuade others of their worth; and wisdom is used to balance the effects of these ideas on all possible stakeholders. This article reviews the proposed “WICS” (Wisdom‐Intelligence‐Creativity‐Synthesized) theory of giftedness in leadership, and compares it to some other theories.
Differential expression of red cell proteins in hemoglobinopathy

Red blood cell proteome has not been studied well until recently, as the large abundance of hemoglobin posed challenge to the detection of other cytosolic proteins in the linear dynamic range. However, in the last couple of years, due to emergence of various novel hemoglobin depletion strategies and more state‐of‐the‐art detection techniques, a number of works on erythrocyte proteome have appeared in the literature. As a result, we now have much deeper information about both the membrane as well as the cytosolic proteins of erythrocytes. In this review, we have discussed the role of red cell proteome on the two most well‐studied hemoglobin disorders, sickle cell disease and thalassemia, emphasizing on the differential expression of the redox regulator proteins and chaperones, in particular. We have also touched upon the importance of the association of the varying levels of hemoglobin variants, particularly HbE on the clinical manifestation of composite diseases like HbEβ thalassemia.
Communicating the right emotion makes violence seem less wrong: Power-congruent emotions lead outsiders to legitimize violence of powerless and powerful groups in intractable conflict

In intractable intergroup conflicts, groups often try to frame intergroup violence as legitimate through the use of emotional appeals. Two experiments demonstrate that outsiders’ perception of which emotion conflict parties communicate influences the extent to which they legitimize their violence. Results show that although outsiders typically give more leeway to powerless groups because of their “underdog” status, communicating power-congruent emotions qualifies this effect; observers legitimize intergroup violence most when powerless groups communicate fear and when powerful groups communicate anger. This is because fear communicates that the group is a victim that cannot be blamed for their violence, whereas anger communicates that the group is wronged and thus their violence seems righteous and moral. Results further show that sympathy for the powerless appears to be a more fragile basis for legitimization of violence than the moral high ground for the powerful. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.
The Dance of Addiction: An Exploration of Systemic Addiction Interaction With Food and Sex in a Couple Dyad

Addictions are commonly conceptualized and treated within the individual. Emerging evidence suggests that for the specific case of a male sex addict and female food addict couple, both conceptualization and treatment of addictions may be more effective if considered in the context of the couple dyad. Using a case example and literature review, this article suggests there are several common neurological, psychological, and behavioral characteristics of these couples that suggest the interaction between the two create a systemic addiction interaction that limits recovery for both. Future directions for research and possible treatment implications are briefly considered.
(Nonrectangular Wavelets for Multiresolution Mesh Analysis and Compression)

We propose a new set partitioning in hierarchical trees (SPIHT) based mesh compression framework. The 3D mesh is first transformed to 2D images on a regular grid structure. Then, this image-like representation is wavelet transformed and SPIHT is applied on the wavelet domain data. The method is progressive because the resolution of the reconstructed mesh can be changed by varying the length of the one-dimensional data stream created by SPIHT algorithm. Nearly perfect reconstruction is possible if all of the data stream is received
Seeing Spatially: People, Networks and Movements in Digital and Urban Spaces

Recent social movements have been figuratively and digitally ignited in digital media and yet these movements took form, materialised and claimed power in urban public spaces. Digital media and physical urban spaces have become interdependent dimensions of social movements. Together, they can provide ‘spaces’ for people to interact for the establishment of human agency and the expansion of social networks of the movements. By reading social movements spatially, this article offers to conceptualise the dialectical interplay between digital media and physical urban spaces in the making of contemporary social movements.
Biophysical Model of AMPA Receptor Trafficking and Its Regulation during Long-Term Potentiation/Long-Term Depression

AMPA receptors mediate the majority of fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the CNS, and evidence suggests that AMPA receptor trafficking regulates synaptic strength, a phenomenon implicated in learning and memory. There are two major mechanisms of AMPA receptor trafficking: exocytic/endocytic exchange of surface receptors with intracellular receptor pools, and the lateral diffusion or hopping of surface receptors between the postsynaptic density and the surrounding extrasynaptic membrane. In this paper, we present a biophysical model of these trafficking mechanisms under basal conditions and during the expression of long-term potentiation (LTP) and depression (LTD). We show how our model reproduces a wide range of physiological data, and use this to make predictions regarding possible targets of second-messenger pathways activated during the induction phase of LTP/LTD.
Inclusive Victimhood: Social Identity and the Politicization of Collective Trauma Among Turkey's Alevis in Western Europe

Using the social identity perspective, this study examines how a collective trauma is used in creating a coherent and unifying Alevi identity and a sense of shared victimhood. The focus is on the Sivas Massacre in 1993 in which the hotel Madimak in the Turkish city of Sivas was set on fire and 37 Alevi intellectuals died in the flames. This article focuses on the Confederation of European Alevi Unions because it is not so much Alevis in Turkey but, rather, those in Europe that try to establish a common Alevi identity and to address the oppression and discrimination of Alevis in Turkey. However, Alevi organizations face a serious challenge when it comes to unification and unity because the diversity among the Alevis is substantial and there is a lack of consensus about what it means to be an Alevi. This article shows how narratives of the massacre function as political capital in drawing group boundaries, defining intergroup relationships, and creating a sense of inclusive victimhood with other aggrieved a.
Doctoral student experiences in gender-balanced and male-dominated graduate programs

Similarities and differences were examined in graduate school experiences of male and female doctoral students in programs containing predominantly male or gender-balanced faculty. Participating students reported their perceptions of mentor support, partner support, peer support, academic self-concept, sensitivity to family issues, stress, and career commitment. In studies, women in male-dominated programs expressed lower academic self-concept, less sensitivity in their departments to family issues, and lower career commitment compared with all other students. Mentor support and academic selfconcept predicted the career commitment of all students. Student reports were unrelated to the gender of their mentors. A subset of the students participated at both time points; these students showed significant drops in self-concept and career commitment across the 2 years. Since 1960, the number of women earning advanced degrees in the United States has increased dramatically, more than 2,000% in some fields (National Center for Education Statistics, 1995). Nevertheless, gender equity has not yet become a reality. Compared with men, women earn advanced degrees in lower status fields (e.g., social work and education vs. business and economics), are less likely to pursue the most advanced levels of education, are more likely to exit their programs before degree completion, and receive 80% of what their male counterparts earn given equal training and experience (Digest of Educational Statistics, 1995;
The Halo Black Hole X-Ray Transient XTE J1118+480

Optical spectra were obtained of the optical counterpart of the high-latitude (b ≃ 62°) soft X-ray transient XTE J1118+480 near its quiescent state (R ≃ 18.3) with the new 6.5 m Multiple Mirror Telescope and the 4.2 m William Herschel Telescope. The spectrum exhibits broad, double-peaked emission lines of hydrogen (FWHM ≃ 2400 km s-1) arising from an accretion disk superposed with absorption lines of a late-type secondary star. Cross-correlation of the 27 individual spectra with late-type stellar template spectra reveals a sinusoidal variation in radial velocity with amplitude K = 701 ± 10 km s-1 and orbital period P = 0.169930 ± 0.000004 days. The mass function, 6.1 ± 0.3 M☉, is a firm lower limit on the mass of the compact object and strongly implies that it is a black hole. We estimate the spectral type of the secondary to be K7 V-M0 V, and that it contributes 28% ± 2% of the light in the 5800-6400 Å region on 2000 November 20, increasing to 36% ± 2% by 2001 January 4 as the disk faded. Photometric observations (R-band) with the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 0.8 m telescope reveal ellipsoidal light variations of full amplitude 0.2 mag. Modeling of the light curve gives a large mass ratio (M1/M2 ~ 20) and a high orbital inclination (i = 81° ± 2°). Our combined fits yield a mass of the black hole in the range M1 = 6.0-7.7 M☉ (90% confidence) for plausible secondary star masses of M2 = 0.09-0.5 M☉. The photometric period measured during the outburst is 0.5% longer than our orbital period and probably reflects superhump modulations, as observed in some other soft X-ray transients. The estimated distance is d = 1.9 ± 0.4 kpc, corresponding to a height of 1.7 ± 0.4 kpc above the Galactic plane. The spectroscopic, photometric, and dynamical results indicate that XTE J1118+480 is the first firmly identified black hole X-ray system in the Galactic halo.
Optimistic Optimization of Deterministic Functions

We consider a global optimization problem of a deterministic function f in a semi-metric space, given a ﬁnite budget of n evaluations. The function f is assumed to be locally smooth (around one of its global maxima) with respect to a semi-metric ℓ . We describe two algorithms based on optimistic exploration that use a hierarchical partitioning of the space at all scales. A ﬁrst contribution is an algorithm, DOO, that requires the knowledge of ℓ . We report a ﬁnite-sample performance bound in terms of a measure of the quantity of near-optimal states. We then deﬁne a second algorithm, SOO, which does not require the knowledge of the semi-metric ℓ under which f is smooth, and whose performance is almost as good as DOO optimally-ﬁtted.
On the leakage of personally identifiable information via online social networks

For purposes of this paper, we define "Personally identifiable information" (PII) as information which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity either alone or when combined with other information that is linkable to a specific individual. The popularity of Online Social Networks (OSN) has accelerated the appearance of vast amounts of personal information on the Internet. Our research shows that it is possible for third-parties to link PII, which is leaked via OSNs, with user actions both within OSN sites and elsewhere on non-OSN sites. We refer to this ability to link PII and combine it with other information as "leakage". We have identified multiple ways by which such leakage occurs and discuss measures to prevent it.
Context dependent learning: its value and impact for workplace education

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe how a management development programme based on situated learning theory resulted in change for individuals, organisational culture and performance. The case study illustrates how new understandings about learning in the workplace and in higher education points towards the need to take account of the context in which learners utilise their knowledge and skills.Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative and qualitative strategies were used to provide an evaluation of the impact of a management development programme in a group of companies. A questionnaire, focus groups and semi‐structured interviews were used to collect data on three cohorts of supervisors and middle managers at different stages of the programme. A triangulated approach was adopted towards data analysis that illuminated a broad and deep change process.Findings – Positive cultural change was a significant benefit to the host organisation from the training programme. It was apparent that tra.
Learning to Read Between the Lines: The Aspect Bernoulli Model

We present a novel probabilistic multiple cause model for binary observations. In contrast to other approaches, the model is linear and it infers reasons behind both observed and unobserved attributes with the aid of an explanatory variable. We exploit this distinctive feature of the method to automatically distinguish between attributes that are ‘off’ by content and those that are missing. Results on artificially corrupted binary images as well as the expansion of short text documents are given by way of demonstration.
Adoption of Mobile Commerce Services by Individuals: A Meta-Analysis of the

This study aims at examining existing literature on voluntary adoption of mobile commerce services by individuals to highlight the adequacy/inadequacy of previous studies' coverage of the three roles mentioned above. A literature review was conducted to identify and examine published studies relevant to the focus of this paper. For a paper to be included in this review it had to meet the following criteria: 1) the paper focuses on B2C and social contexts (as compared to B2B, business, and work environments) 2) it focuses on mobile commerce adoption (as compared to other branches of the literature such as m-commerce infrastructure, business models, etc) 3) it focuses on adoption of mobile services (as compared to adoption of mobile technologies such as cell phones) 4) it focuses on adoption by individual users as the level of analysis (as compared to adoption by organizations and businesses) and 5) it focuses on voluntary adoption and use (as compared to compulsory or forced adoption). Once relevant studies have been identified, they were thoroughly examined to see the extent to which factors related to each user role was covered by the study.
Medical Sequencing of Candidate Genes for Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and Palate

Nonsyndromic or isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) occurs in wide geographic distribution with an average birth prevalence of 1/700. We used direct sequencing as an approach to study candidate genes for CL/P. We report here the results of sequencing on 20 candidate genes for clefts in 184 cases with CL/P selected with an emphasis on severity and positive family history. Genes were selected based on expression patterns, animal models, and/or role in known human clefting syndromes. For seven genes with identified coding mutations that are potentially etiologic, we performed linkage disequilibrium studies as well in 501 family triads (affected child/mother/father). The recently reported MSX1 P147Q mutation was also studied in an additional 1,098 cleft cases. Selected missense mutations were screened in 1,064 controls from unrelated individuals on the Centre d'Étude du Polymorphisme Humain (CEPH) diversity cell line panel. Our aggregate data suggest that point mutations in these candidate genes are likely to contribute to 6% of isolated clefts, particularly those with more severe phenotypes (bilateral cleft of the lip with cleft palate). Additional cases, possibly due to microdeletions or isodisomy, were also detected and may contribute to clefts as well. Sequence analysis alone suggests that point mutations in FOXE1, GLI2, JAG2, LHX8, MSX1, MSX2, SATB2, SKI, SPRY2, and TBX10 may be rare causes of isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate, and the linkage disequilibrium data support a larger, as yet unspecified, role for variants in or near MSX2, JAG2, and SKI. This study also illustrates the need to test large numbers of controls to distinguish rare polymorphic variants and prioritize functional studies for rare point mutations.
Incidence of Silent Lacunar Lesion in Normal Adults and Its Relation to Cerebral Blood Flow and Risk Factors

Background and Purpose: There are few reports comparing incidence of silent lacunar lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging and cerebral blood flow in neurologically normal adults. Methods: We studied the incidence of such lesions and its relation to cerebral blood flow and risk factors in 246 neurologically normal adults (145 men, mean age 62 years; 101 women, mean age 60 years) who received health screening examinations of the brain. Results: Thirty-two subjects (13%) had possible silent lacunar lesions (66% of these were recognized by both Tl- and T2-weighted image). The regional cerebral blood flow measured by the xenon-133 inhalation method was significantly lower in subjects with silent lacunes than in those without (p<0.02). Cerebral blood flow was mildly but significantly decreased in those with silent lacunes (p<0.05). Periventricular hyperintensity was closely related to silent lacune (p<0.01). However, there was no significant difference in cerebral blood flow between subjects with and without apparent periventricular hyperintensity. Conclusions: Silent lacunar lesion was closely related to decrease of cerebral circulation and may be an important risk factor for symptomatic cerebrovascular disease.