Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Rapid assessment method for prevalence and intensity of Loa loa infection.

OBJECTIVE To assess the validity of observations on eye worm and Calabar swellings for the rapid assessment of the prevalence and intensity of loiasis at the community level. METHOD A total of 12895 individuals over the age of 15 years living in 102 communities in Cameroon and Nigeria took part in the study. A standardized questionnaire was administered to participants from whom finger-prick blood samples were collected and examined for Loa loa microfilariae. Rapid assessments of the prevalence and intensity of loiasis were made on the basis of a history of eye worm or Calabar swellings. FINDINGS There was a strong correlation between the indices of the rapid assessment procedures and the parasitological indices of L. loa endemicity. The rapid assessment indices were effective in diagnosing high-risk communities (sensitivity 94-100%; specificity 66-92%). The highest sensitivity (100%) and specificity (92%) were obtained with a rapid assessment procedure based on a history of eye worm lasting 1-7 days together with confirmation by the guided recognition of a photograph of adult L. loa in the eye. CONCLUSION Rapid assessment of the prevalence and intensity of loiasis at the community level can be achieved using a procedure based on the history of eye worm lasting 1-7 days together with confirmation by the guided recognition of a photograph of an adult L. loa in the eye.
Objects Cannot Think: Objectification and Cognitive Depletion

Objectification occurs any time that an individual’s physical features are viewed as more important than inner characteristics. Women may experience a negative mood when objectified, which is believed to interfere with intellectual resources and performances, ultimately resulting in cognitive depletion. The current study manipulated objectification through the use of YouTube music videos created by the rap artist, Lil’ Wayne, which were shown to female participants via Facebook. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three music video conditions: objectifying content, non-objectifying content, or control content. After viewing the video, participants completed two self-report questionnaires, which measured current mood and feelings of objectification. Next, participants were given the option of studying for an upcoming cognitive task. The percent of time spent studying was the operational definition of cognitive depletion. The hypothesis was not supported; objectifying music video content did not significantly affect participant mood nor the percent of time spent studying. The data suggest that liberal arts university students may be less prone to objectifying content than participants from other studies.
Risk management with generalized hyperbolic distributions

We examine certain Generalized Hyperbolic (GH) distributions for modeling equity returns, compared to usual Normal distributions. We describe these GH distributions and some of their properties, and test them against six years of daily S&P500 index prices. We estimate Value-at-Risk from calibrated distributions, and show that the Normal distribution leads to VaR estimates that significantly underestimate the realized empirical values, while the GH distributions do not. Of several GH distribution families considered, the most successful is the skewed-t distribution.
Deep Sign: Hybrid CNN-HMM for Continuous Sign Language Recognition

This paper introduces the end-to-end embedding of a CNN into a HMM, while interpreting the outputs of the CNN in a Bayesian fashion. The hybrid CNN-HMM combines the strong discriminative abilities of CNNs with the sequence modelling capabilities of HMMs. Most current approaches in the field of gesture and sign language recognition disregard the necessity of dealing with sequence data both for training and evaluation. With our presented end-to-end embedding we are able to improve over the state-of-the-art on three challenging benchmark continuous sign language recognition tasks by between 15% and 38% relative and up to 13.3% absolute.
The representation of colour in episodic object memory: Evidence from a recognition-induced forgetting paradigm.

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Physical Determinants of Velocity and Agility in High School Football Players: Differences Between Position Groups

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop prediction equations for speed and agility within different position groupings of High School football players using age, height, body mass, and vertical jump as predictor variables. METHODS: A total of 987 athletes (14-18y) completed testing at a regional high school football combine. Athletes were divided into three groups according to their playing position: Linemen (LM; n = 354; 16.3 6 0.8y; 179.4 6 5.6cm; 105.1 6 18.3kg), Big Skill Players (BSP; n = 189; 16.2 6 0.9y; 175.5cm 6 5.2cm; 85.7 6 11.6kg), and Skill Players (SP; n = 444; 16.4 6 09y; 175.8 6 5.9cm; 75.5 6 8.9kg). The LM included offensive tackles, offensive guards, centers, defensive tackles, and defensive ends. BSP included linebackers, running backs, and tight ends. SP included wide receivers, corner backs, safeties, and quarterbacks. In sequential order, height (HT), body mass (BM), 40 yard sprint (40Y), 5-10-5 shuttle (SH), and countermovement vertical jump height (VJ) were determined on each player. HT and BM were measured using a stadiometer and an electronic scale, respectively. 40Y and SH were measured using hand-held stop watches; the highest of two trials was used for analysis. Two vertical jumps were completed on an electronic pressure mat; vertical jump height was calculated using flight time. For each position grouping, correlations (Pearson’s r) were calculated between the four predictor variables
Thematic role assignment in the L1 acquisition of Tagalog: Use of word order and morphosyntactic markers

ABSTRACT It is a common finding across languages that young children have problems in understanding patient-initial sentences. We used Tagalog, a verb-initial language with a reliable voice-marking system and highly frequent patient voice constructions, to test the predictions of several accounts that have been proposed to explain this difficulty: the frequency account, the Competition Model, and the incremental processing account. Study 1 presents an analysis of Tagalog child-directed speech, which showed that the dominant argument order is agent-before-patient and that morphosyntactic markers are highly valid cues to thematic role assignment. In Study 2, we used a combined self-paced listening and picture verification task to test how Tagalog-speaking adults and 5- and 7-year-old children process reversible transitive sentences. Results showed that adults performed well in all conditions, while children’s accuracy and listening times for the first noun phrase indicated more difficulty in interpreting patient-initial sentences in the agent voice compared to the patient voice. The patient voice advantage is partly explained by both the frequency account and incremental processing account.
Incentive Compatibility and Differentiability: New Results and Classic Applications

We provide several generalizations of Mailath's (1987) result that in games of asymmetric information with a continuum of types incentive compatibility plus separation implies differentiability of the informed agent's strategy. The new results extend the theory to classic models in finance such as Leland and Pyle (1977), Glosten (1989), and DeMarzo and Duffie (1999), that were not previously covered.
Cue reactivity in adolescents: measurement of separate approach and avoidance reactions.

OBJECTIVE There were two specific goals for the current study: (1) to demonstrate that adolescents display drug-specific cue reactivity to alcohol and cigarette visual cues that varies based on drug-use history and (2) to test the unique contribution of adolescents' avoidance reactions to alcohol and cigarette cues, independent of approach/craving reaction. METHOD Adolescents (N = 143; age 13-20 years; 58 males) with varied substance-use histories were recruited from school and community sites. Adolescents were presented with a series of alcohol, cigarette, and nondrug comparison visual cues and reported their approach/craving and avoidance reactions. They also completed individual difference measures related to their alcohol and cigarette use and experiences. RESULTS When adolescents were grouped according to their current alcohol or cigarette use (no use, low use, high use), increased use of alcohol or cigarettes was associated with stronger reactions (increased approach, decreased avoidance) to cues for that substance but not to nondrug control cues. Simultaneous regression analyses demonstrated that after controlling for approach/craving reactions, avoidance cue reactions predicted unique and/or incremental variance in measures of alcohol and cigarette usage, recent change in patterns of use, alcohol expectancies, alcohol restraint and parental alcohol problems. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents displayed robust alcohol and cigarette cue-specific reactions that varied systematically with their current use of these drugs. Across numerous clinically relevant individual difference variables, predictive power was greatly enhanced through the inclusion of both avoidance and approach reactions.
A Comparison of Factors Influencing Health Risk Behaviour of College Students in the Countries of the Carpathian Basin

An examination of the health behaviour of college students is important from several aspects. First, starting and continuing studies, being detached from the family and friends creates a new situation for students (G REEN et al. 2001), the decreasing of parental control may test the development of self-regulation of a young person. The chances of harmful forms of behaviour, especially binge drinking, increase among students (V ON A H et al. 2004; H UNT & E ISENBERG 2010; O' MALLEY & J OHNSTON 2002). In our study we intended to find out how individual and socio-economic factors influence the health risk behaviour (smoking, excessive use of alcohol and drugs) of higher education students in Central and Eastern European countries. For the analyses, we used a data base of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Development (CHERD-H) including the higher education institutions in the border regions of five countries (Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania and Serbia) (IESA 2015, N=2,017). Our results show that although the regions concerned share similar historical and cultural traditions, there are different factors influencing the health behaviour of students in the countries concerned. In general, we may state that, with the exception of Serbia, health risk behaviour is more characteristic of male students than of women. Subjective financial situation plays a role in health-risk behaviour of students in Hungary only. The social-partying way of life is a risk factor in almost all the regions concerned. Recreational activity is a protective factor in Hungary against substance use, as well as sport among the Subcarpathian students. Being familiar with the meaning of life is a protective factor for the students in the Partium and Transylvania. The level and different dimension of individual trust has an inconsistence influence in the specific countries.
Robust neutrino constraints by combining low redshift observations with the CMB

We illustrate how recently improved low-redshift cosmological measurements can tighten constraints on neutrino properties. In particular we examine the impact of the assumed cosmological model on the constraints. We first consider the new HST H{sub 0} = 74.2±3.6 measurement by Riess et al. (2009) and the σ{sub 8}(Ω{sub m}/0.25){sup 0.41} = 0.832±0.033 constraint from Rozo et al. (2009) derived from the SDSS maxBCG Cluster Catalog. In a ΛCDM model and when combined with WMAP5 constraints, these low-redshift measurements constrain Σm{sub ν} < 0.4 eV at the 95% confidence level. This bound does not relax when allowing for the running of the spectral index or for primordial tensor perturbations. When adding also Supernovae and BAO constraints, we obtain a 95% upper limit of Σm{sub ν} < 0.3eV. We test the sensitivity of the neutrino mass constraint to the assumed expansion history by both allowing a dark energy equation of state parameter w≠−1 and by studying a model with coupling between dark energy and dark matter, which allows for variation in w, Ω{sub k}, and dark coupling strength ξ. When combining CMB, H{sub 0} and the SDSS LRG halo power spectrum from Reid et al. 2009, we find that in this verymore » general model, Σm{sub ν} < 0.51 eV with 95% confidence. If we allow the number of relativistic species N{sub rel} to vary in a ΛCDM model with Σm{sub ν} = 0, we find N{sub rel} = 3.76{sup +0.63}{sub −0.68}({sup +1.38}{sub −1.21}) for the 68% and 95% confidence intervals. We also report prior-independent constraints, which are in excellent agreement with the Bayesian constraints. « less
Convex Decomposition of Simple Polygons

An algorithm is described for the decomposition of a bounded concave region of E2 space into a settheoretic combination of convex regions. This algorithm finds the convex hull of the region and then recurses to find the convex hulls of the difference between the original region and its convex hull, until such regions are convex. It exhibits a linear-time complexity for regions whose difference with their convex hull consists of only convex inner regions, a quadratic worst-case complexity, and an average complexity a little worse than linear.
Do Neuropsychological Deficits Predict Anger Dysregulation in Adults with ADHD?

Abstract Objective: To examine the relationship between anger and neuropsychological functioning in adults with ADHD. Method: Seventy adults with ADHD were assessed. Correlational and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed using neurocognitive tasks and subscales of the State Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI)-trait anger, anger out, anger control, while controlling for anxiety and depression (HADS), and full-scale IQ (WASI). Selective, divided, and shifting attention were assessed using the Test of Everyday Attention (TEA) subscales. Sustained attention was measured using Continuous Performance Test (CPT) scores. Response inhibition was measured using scores from the CPT and Matching Familiar Figures test (MFFT). Results: Trait anger and anger out were both found to have a significant relationship to shifting attention (TEA - visual elevator task) and anxiety. Anger control was found to have a significant relationship to response inhibition (MFFT). Conclusion: Anger was significantly related to two measures of neuropsychological functioning, and anxiety. Shifting attention was more significantly associated with trait anger and anger out than response inhibition, which was significantly related to anger control. These findings have the potential to inform targeted interventions in forensic psychiatry and may have implications regarding which model of ADHD best accounts for anger dysregulation.
Conocimientos sobre olimpismo, sus riesgos y valores entre los docentes de educación física en secundaria en función del género

espanolLos objetivos de este estudio fueron: a) valorar el grado de conocimiento acerca de los Juegos Olimpicos, b) conocer los riesgos del movimiento olimpico y c) analizar los valores que transmiten los Juegos Olimpicos desde la perspectiva de los profesores de Educacion Fisica de la ciudad de Murcia. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo de tipo transversal mediante encuestas. Para ello se administro el cuestionario CUVOREDU a un total de 47 docentes (31 hombres y 16 mujeres), con edades comprendidas entre los 30 y los 65 anos (M = 46.9; DT = 9.76). Se ha constatado que los docentes poseen un conocimiento elevado sobre los Juegos Olimpicos (mayor entre las mujeres que entre los hombres), que la corrupcion (especialmente entre mujeres), la falta de fair play y el dopaje son los principales riesgos del movimiento olimpico y que los Juegos Olimpicos son un buen ejemplo para los jovenes segun la opinion de los docentes encuestados. EnglishThe aims of this project were: a) to assess the knowledge about the Olympic Games, b) to know the risks of the Olympic movement and c) to analyze the values transmitted by the Olympic Games from the perspective of the teachers of Physical Education of Murcia (Spain). It is a descriptive and transversal study through surveys. For this purpose, the CUVOREDU questionnaire was administered to 47 teachers (31 men and 16 women), aged between 30 and 65 years (M = 46.9; SD = 9.76). It has been tested that teachers have a high knowledge of the Olympic Games (higher in women than in men), that corruption (especially among women), lack of fair play, and doping are the main risks of the Olympic movement and that the Olympic Games are a good example for young people for the teachers surveyed.
Make Yourself Proud: An Investigation of Experienced and Anticipated Pride in Physical Activity Contexts

This program of research consists of four inter-related studies that examined how the experience and anticipation of pride is associated with physical activity behaviours. Further, the antecedents of anticipated pride were also examined. Study 1 employed an intensive longitudinal design and purposeful sampling of individuals training for a long-distance race (n = 131), to explore how experiences of authentic and hubristic pride are associated with subsequent training progress. Using data collected from this same dataset (n = 158), Study 2 examined how both the experience and the anticipation of pride and shame predicted the quality and quantity of training behaviours as individuals trained for an upcoming race. Guided by the Affect and Health Behavior Framework, Study 3 utilized a prospective design to test whether intentions to be physically active mediated the relationship between anticipated pride and engagement in physical activity among young adults (n = 158). Finally, study 4 (n = 130) employed a crosssectional design to examine the theoretical antecedents of anticipated pride using the Process Model of Self-Conscious Emotions (Tracy & Robins, 2004) as the guiding framework. Based on tenets of this model, the congruence between self-representations were of particular interest. Collectively, this body of work underscores the functional nature of pride in physical activity contexts for promoting achievement outcomes. Pride is a competence relevant emotion that iii motivates achievement striving. When engaged in competence pursuits, low feelings of pride provide feedback that changes in goal striving are needed. Subsequently, this results in greater goal progress. Thus, individuals strive to experience pride and the anticipation of pride is likely to guide behaviour. The anticipation of fitness-related pride was associated with intentions to engage physical activity behaviours. Finally, self-representations associated with an individual’s ideal self is a prominent antecedent of authentic pride. These findings are important given the relative scarcity of research on self-conscious emotions, and positive emotions more generally, despite their stated importance for optimal functioning in achievement contexts. Given the predominance of research that has examined the effects of negative emotions in sport and exercise contexts, the current program of research highlights the importance of targeting positive emotional experiences such as pride as they appear to have important regulatory functions in these contexts that can facilitate both performance and participation in health behaviours.
Black Adolescents’ Television Usage and Endorsement of Mainstream Gender Roles and the Strong Black Woman Schema

This study investigated the associations between Black adolescents’ television usage and their endorsement of mainstream gender roles (MGR) and the strong Black woman (SBW) schema, which characterizes Black woman as emotionally strong, independent, and self-sacrificing. A total of 121 self-identified Black adolescents completed survey measures assessing their endorsement of the SBW and MGR, their viewership of 29 popular television programs (17 targeted to mainstream audiences and 12 targeted to a Black audience), and their total hours of weekly television viewing. Viewing Black-oriented programs was associated with stronger endorsement of SBW. However, viewing mainstream programs was associated with lower endorsement of MGR, specifically for boys. These findings offer some of the first indications of potential relations between Black adolescents’ gender role schemas and the racial makeup of the television programs that they view. We discuss possibilities that youth’s selection of television programs may strengthen the development of the SBW or that youth who embrace the SBW schema may select programs that fit the schema.
Interactions between contingency, organizational IT factors, and ERP success

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of some organizational information technology (IT) factors (i.e. IT assets, employees' IT skills, IT resources, and satisfaction with legacy IT systems) and their interacting effects with two contingency factors (i.e. organization's size and structure) on enterprise resource planning (ERP) system success.Design/methodology/approach – Surveys were conducted in two European countries. Respondents came from diverse, private, and industrial organizations. Relevant hypotheses were developed and tested using a structural equation modeling technique.Findings – The analysis supported – partially or fully – six of the eight hypotheses formulated. For example, the data indicated strong positive relationships between IT assets and IT resources, on the one hand, and ERP success, on the other. Organization's size and structure were also found to be moderators in some of the relationships. Also, the analysis revealed that satisfaction with legacy IT systems i.
MicroRNA-92b represses invasion-metastasis cascade of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Invasion and metastasis are major contributors to cancer-caused death in patients suffered from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). To explore the microRNAs involved in regulating invasion-metastasis cascade of ESCC, we established two pairs of sublines (30-U/D and 180-U/D) with distinct motility capacity from two ESCC cell lines (KYSE30 and KYSE180). Screening of the differentially expressed microRNAs identified that microRNA-92b-3p (miR-92b) could dramatically inhibit invasion and metastasis of ESCC cells in vitro and in vivo. Subsequent studies showed that miR-92b exerted its inhibitory function through suppressing the expression of integrin αV (ITGAV), which further reduced phosphrylated FAK and impaired Rac1 activation. Moreover, higher expression of miR-92b in ESCC tissues correlated inversely with lymph node metastasis and indicated better prognosis. Together, these results for the first time describe how miR-92b suppresses the motility of ESCC cells and provide a promise for diagnosis or therapy of ESCC invasion and metastasis.