Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Stochastic Expected Utility and Prospect Theory in a Horse Race: A Finite Mixture Approach

This study compares the performance of Prospect Theory versus Stochastic Expected Utility Theory at fitting data on decision making under risk. Both theories incorporate well-known deviations from Expected Utility Maximization such as the Allais paradox or the fourfold pattern of risk attitudes. Stochastic Expected Utility Theory parsimoniously extends the standard microeconomic model, whereas Prospect Theory, the benchmark for aggregate choice so far, is based on psychological findings. First, the two theories' fit to representative choice is assessed for two experimental data sets, one Swiss and one Chinese. In a second step, finite mixture regressions reveal a consistent mix of two different behavioral types suggesting that researchers may take individual heterogeneity into account in order to avoid aggregation bias.
YME1L controls the accumulation of respiratory chain subunits and is required for apoptotic resistance, cristae morphogenesis, and cell proliferation

Loss-of-function studies show that the human mitochondrial YME1L protease ensures cell proliferation, maintains normal cristae morphology and complex I activity, acts in an antiapoptotic manner, protects mitochondria from accumulation of oxidatively damaged membrane proteins, and is involved in proteolytic regulation of respiratory chain biogenesis.
Impact of Serum Chemerin Levels on Liver Functional Reserves and Platelet Counts in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Obesity-related metabolic abnormalities, including adipokine imbalance and chronic inflammation, are involved in liver carcinogenesis. Chemerin, a novel adipokine, plays a critical role in adipogenesis, energy metabolism, and inflammation. We evaluated the impact of serum chemerin levels on liver functional reserves in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and on the recurrence and prognosis of HCC. This study included 44 patients with any stage of HCC who underwent curative treatment at Gifu Municipal Hospital (Gifu, Japan) between 2006 and 2007. Recurrence-free survival and overall survival were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Serum albumin levels (Pearson’s correlation coefficient; r = 0.3110, p = 0.0399), platelet counts (r = 0.4159, p = 0.0050), and prothrombin times (r = 0.3775, p = 0.0115) were significantly correlated with serum chemerin levels in patients with HCC, and they were inversely correlated with Child-Pugh scores (r = −0.3732, p = 0.0126), serum alanine aminotransferase levels (r = −0.3864, p = 0.0105), and total bilirubin levels (r = −0.4023, p = 0.0068). Among these variables, a multiple comparison test identified that platelet counts and total bilirubin levels were associated with serum chemerin levels (p < 0.0083). No significant correlation was found between serum chemerin levels and recurrence-free survival (p = 0.3691) or overall survival (p = 0.7916). In HCC patients, serum chemerin concentrations were correlated with liver functional reserves and platelet counts, but not with recurrence or prognosis.
A New Approach to Microwave Power Amplifier Design Based on the Experimental Characterization of the Intrinsic Electron-Device Load Line

This paper presents a new original approach to power amplifier design, which is mainly based on low-frequency nonlinear empirical electron device (ED) characterization. The proposed technique enables the same level of accuracy provided by expensive load-pull measurement systems to be obtained through a relatively simple and low-cost setup. Moreover, ED currents and voltages related to reliability issues can be directly monitored. Different experimental examples based on power GaAs and GaN field-effect transistors are provided to demonstrate the validity of the proposed approach.
Assessment of the pattern of drug prescribing in pediatrics ward in tertiary setting hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Drugs have to be safe, effective and be used nationally and may require a special concern due to their unwanted side effects. Safely and effective use of drugs depend on prescribing pattern. The aim of the study was to assess the drug prescribing practice in pediatrics ward of St. Paul Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A retrospective study had been conducted from January 20 to February 15, 2009. Structured data collection formats were used to obtain data from patient records using stratified and random sampling techniques. Data were analyzed using SPSS for Windows version 16.0. Sums of 384 patient cards were included to the study in which 468 drugs were prescribed. Cotrimoxazole (18.87%), amoxicillin (14.50%), and paracetamol (10.4%) were the most commonly prescribed medications. Average number of drugs per encounter was 1.22. About 71.35%, 59.4%, 45.73% and 15.17% of drugs were prescribed with correct indication, frequency, dosage and duration respectively. There has been an inappropriate use of drugs in the hospital. Many drugs were prescribed without information regarding dosage, frequency and duration of treatment. Pharmacy professionals and physicians should check the completeness of patient cards and prescriptions to promote rational use of medications.
Potential Use of Atlantic Cod Trypsin in Biomedicine

Surface proteins of viruses and bacteria used for cell attachment and invasion are candidates for degradation by proteases. Trypsin from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) was previously demonstrated to have efficacy against influenza viruses in vitro and on skin. In this paper, cod trypsin is shown to be 3–12 times more effective in degrading large native proteins than its mesophilic analogue, bovine trypsin. This is in agreement with previous findings where cod trypsin was found to be the most active among twelve different proteases in cleaving various cytokines and pathological proteins. Furthermore, our results show that cod trypsin has high efficacy against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in vitro. The results on the antipathogenic properties of cod trypsin are important because rhinovirus, RSV, and influenza are the most predominant pathogenic viruses in upper respiratory tract infections. Results from a clinical study presented in this paper show that a specific formulation containing cod trypsin was preferred for wound healing over other methods used in the study. Apparently, the high digestive ability of the cold-adapted cod trypsin towards large native proteins plays a role in its efficacy against pathogens and its positive effects on wounds.
Associations of Trait Emotional Intelligence with Social Support, Work Engagement, and Creativity in Japanese Eldercare Nurses†

Work-related resources can be positive antecedents of employee work engagement (WE) and creativity. Although trait emotional intelligence (EI) and social support may be crucial resources in nursing, their relationships with WE and creativity remain unclear. Hence, with special focus on the role of trait EI, we examined this relationship by applying the job demands-resources (JD-R) model. The participants were 489 eldercare nurses in Japan (female: n = 401; male: n = 88; age = 39.5 ± 11.0 years). The results showed positive associations between EI and the other studied variables. Furthermore, moderated mediation analyses revealed that higher trait EI enhanced the positive association between the triad of social support, WE, and creativity. The findings provide additional evidence that, in nurses, trait EI may be a noteworthy personal resource for creativity in the relationship between social support and WE.
From dawn to dusk: The role of personality in different organisational contexts

Robert Hogan was the first person who distinguished between the “bright” side and the “dark” side of personality. Hogan, Curphy and Hogan (1994) noted that the Five Factor Model (FFM) represented the bright side of personality. The dark side traits can be understood as those dysfunctional tendencies that tend to surface when people are under stress or are off their guard. The Hogan Development Survey (HDS) was designed in order to identify individuals who have the potential to be derailed (Hogan & Hogan, 2001). The characteristics of the bright and dark sides co-exist; individual differences have an impact on both functional and dysfunctional behaviours. This thesis aimed to validate and investigate the role of personality, especially the dark side, in different organisational contexts. Firstly, I examined the bright side and dark side of CEOs. I found that they have significantly higher scores in Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Bold and Colourful behaviour compared to the working norms of people in their sector who were more Neurotic, Excitable, Cautious, Leisurely and Dutiful (Chapter 2). Validating the bright side and the dark side in a different organisational context, I showed that Ambition, Prudence and Adjustment predicted both negative and positive organisational attitudes. Moreover, the dark side explained more variance for both organisational attitudes, with Bold being a consistent predictor (Chapter 3). Finally, I examined the updated subscale structure of the HDS, which has relatively low internal consistency and fits relevantly well in the three higher order factors. I also found that Fantasied Talent, Public Confidence and Conforming were positive strong predictors for work success, whereas Fearful and Manipulative were negative predictors (Chapter 4). The findings of this thesis validated Hogan’s distinctions between the bright and the dark side of personality as well as Hogan’s instruments, and provided a deeper understanding of the role of personality in various organisational contexts.
DISSOCIATIVE RECOMBINATION OF VIBRATIONALLY COLD CH+3 AND INTERSTELLAR IMPLICATIONS

CH+3 is an important molecular ion in the astrochemistry of diffuse clouds, dense clouds, cometary comae, and planetary ionospheres. However, the rate of one of the major destruction mechanisms of CH+3, dissociative recombination (DR), has long been uncertain, hindering the use of CH+3 as an astrochemical probe. Here, we present the first absolute measurement of the DR of vibrationally cold CH+3, which has been made using the heavy storage ring CRYRING in Stockholm, Sweden. From our collision-energy-dependent cross sections, we infer a thermal rate constant of k(T) = 6.97(± 0.03) × 10−7(T/300)−0.61(± 0.01) cm3 s−1 over the region 10 K ⩽ T ⩽ 1000 K. At low collision energies, we have measured the branching fractions of the DR products to be CH3 (0.00+0.01− 0.00), CH2 + H (0.35+0.01− 0.01), CH + 2H (0.20+0.02− 0.02), CH + H2 (0.10+0.01− 0.01), and C + H2 + H (0.35+0.01− 0.02), indicating that two or more C–H bonds are broken in 65% of all collisions. We also present vibrational calculations which indicate that the CH+3 ions in the storage ring were relaxed to the vibrational ground state by spontaneous emission during the storage time. Finally, we discuss the implications of these new measurements for the observation of CH+3 in regions of the diffuse interstellar medium where CH+ is abundant.
Model-based bounding on a quadruped robot

We report on the development of a robot's dynamic bounding locomotion based on a sagittal plane model that fits the robot's natural dynamics. The proposed model, referred to as the Two-rolling-leg (TRL) model, is a low degree-of-freedom planar rigid-body model with two rolling and compliant legs. The numerical fixed point analyses of the model suggest that with the adequate touchdown conditions of the model, passive dynamic and periodic behaviors of bounding is achievable. The passive dynamic behaviors of the model then serve as a guidance to initiate bounding on a quadruped. The experimental results show that though several un-modeled factors cause the behavioral discrepancy between the TRL model and the robot, the robot can still initiate its dynamic bounding behaviors by mapping the corresponding leg trajectories of the model on the empirical robot using a simple pre-set position control strategy without any state feedback. This work confirms that the complex gait behavior of the robot can be initiated by adopting the simple reduced-order model as the control target for behavioral guidance.
Sex Differences in Language Across Early Childhood: Family Socioeconomic Status does not Impact Boys and Girls Equally

Child sex and family socioeconomic status (SES) have been repeatedly identified as a source of inter-individual variation in language development; yet their interactions have rarely been explored. While sex differences are the focus of a renewed interest concerning emerging language skills, data remain scarce and are not consistent across preschool years. The questions of whether family SES impacts boys and girls equally, as well as of the consistency of these differences throughout early childhood, remain open. We evaluated consistency of sex differences across SES and age by focusing on how children (N = 262), from 2;6 to 6;4 years old, from two contrasting social backgrounds, acquire a frequent phonological alternation in French – the liaison. By using a picture naming task eliciting the production of obligatory liaisons, we found evidence of sex differences over the preschool years in low-SES children, but not between high-SES boys and girls whose performances were very similar. Low-SES boys’ performances were the poorest whereas low-SES girls’ performances were intermediate, that is, lower than those of high-SES children of both sexes but higher than those of low-SES boys. Although all children’s mastery of obligatory liaisons progressed with age, our findings showed a significant impeding effect of low-SES, especially for boys.
Recent Star Formation in Clusters of Galaxies: Extremely Compact Starbursts in A539 and A634

We report on the detection of two Hα-emitting extremely compact objects from deep images of the A634 and A539 clusters of galaxies at z ∼ 0.03. Follow-up long-slit spectroscopy of these two unresolved sources revealed that they are members of their respective clusters, showing H II-type spectra. The luminosity and the extreme equivalent width of Hα + [N II] measured for these sources, together with their very compact appearance, has raised a question about the origin of these intense starbursts in the cluster environment. We propose that the compact starburst in A539 resulted from the compression of the interstellar gas of a dwarf galaxy when entering the cluster core, while the starburst galaxy in A634 is likely to be the result of a galaxy-galaxy interaction, illustrating the preprocessing of galaxies during their infall toward the central regions of clusters. The contribution of these compact star-forming dwarf galaxies to the star formation history of galaxy clusters is discussed, as well as a possible link with the recently discovered early-type ultracompact dwarf galaxies. We note that these extreme objects will rarely be detected in normal magnitude-limited optical or NIR surveys, mainly due to their low stellar masses (on the order of 106 M⊙), whereas they will easily show up in dedicated Hα surveys given the high equivalent width of their emission lines.
The Gaseous Atmosphere of M87 seen with XMM-Newton

Known as the closest cooling-core hosting an active nucleus, M87 is among the best candidates for detailed studies of the mechanisms behind the heating versus cooling balance. The deepest XMM-Newton observation of M87 to date enables generating detailed temperature, entropy and pressure maps of its X-ray halo. We discuss some physical explanations for the features seen in these maps. The pressure distribution shows an overall ellipticity, the presence of a weak shock with a radius of 3’ and possibly of relativistic plasma in the regions corresponding to radio lobes. A NW/SE asymmetry in the entropy map as well as in the temperature and metallicity maps strongly suggests the motion of M87 relative to the Virgo intra-cluster medium.
Testing the causal relationship between religious belief and death anxiety

ABSTRACT Religion has long been speculated to function as a strategy to ameliorate our fear of death. Terror management theory provides two possible causal pathways through which religious beliefs can fulfil this function. According to the “worldview defence” account of terror management, worldviews reduce death anxiety by offering symbolic immortality: on this view, only people who accept the religious worldview in question should benefit from religious beliefs. Alternatively, religious worldviews also offer literal immortality, and may do so independently of individuals’ worldviews. Both strands of thought appear in the terror management theory literature. In this paper, we attempt to resolve this issue experimentally by manipulating religious belief and measuring explicit (Study 1) and implicit (Study 2) death anxiety. In Study 1, we found that the effect of religious belief on explicit death anxiety depends critically on participants’ own religious worldviews, such that believers and non-believers reported greater death anxiety when their worldview is threatened. In Study 2, however, we find that religious belief alleviates implicit death anxiety amongst both believers and non-believers. These findings suggest that religious beliefs can alleviate death anxiety at two different levels, by offering symbolic and literal immortality, respectively.
Geo-social visual analytics

Spatial analysis and social network analysis typically consider social processes in their own specific contexts, either geographical or network space. Both approaches demon- strate strong conceptual overlaps. For example, actors close to each other tend to have greater similarity than those far apart; this phenomenon has different labels in geography (spatial autocorrelation) and in network science (homophily). In spite of those conceptual and observed overlaps, the integration of geography and social network context has not received the attention needed in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of their interaction or their impact on outcomes of inte rest, such as population health behaviors, information dissemination, or human behavior in a crisis. In order to address this gap, this paper discusses the integration of geographic with social network perspectives ap- plied to understanding social processes in place from two levels: the theoretical level and the methodological level. At the theoretical level, this paper argues that the concepts of nearness and relationship in terms of a possible extension of the First Law of Geography are a matter of both geographical and social network distance, relationship, and interac- tion. At the methodological level, the integration of geography and social network con- texts are framed within a new interdisciplinary field: visual analytics, in which three major application-oriented subfields (data exploration, decision-making, and predictive analysis) are used to organize discussion. In each subfield, this paper presents a theoretical frame- work first, and then reviews what has been achieved regarding geo-social visual analytics in order to identify potential future research.
Infinite Kneading Matrices and Weighted Zeta Functions of Interval Maps

Abstract We consider a piecewise continuous, piecewise monotone interval map and a weight of bounded variation, constant on homtervals and continuous at periodic points of the map. With these data we associate a sequence of weighted Milnor-Thurston kneading matrices, converging to a countable matrix with coefficients analytic functions. We show that the determinants of these matrices converge to the inverse of the correspondingly weighted zeta function for the map. As a corollary, we obtain convergence of the discrete spectrum of the Perron-Frobenius operators of piecewise linear approximations of Markovian, piecewise expanding, and piecewise C 1+ BV interval maps.
A prospective 12-year study of subsyndromal and syndromal depressive symptoms in unipolar major depressive disorders.

BACKGROUND Investigations of unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) have focused primarily on major depressive episode remission/recovery and relapse/recurrence. This is the first prospective, naturalistic, long-term study of the weekly symptomatic course of MDD. METHODS The weekly depressive symptoms of 431 patients with MDD seeking treatment at 5 academic centers were divided into 4 levels of severity: (1) depressive symptoms at the threshold for MDD; (2) depressive symptoms at the threshold for minor depressive or dysthymic disorder (MinD); (3) subsyndromal or subthreshold depressive symptoms (SSDs), below the thresholds for MinD and MDD; and (4) no depressive symptoms. The percentage of weeks at each level, number of changes in symptom level, and medication status were analyzed overall and for 3 subgroups defined by mood disorder history. RESULTS Patients were symptomatically ill in 59% of weeks. Symptom levels changed frequently (1.8/y), and 9 of 10 patients spent weeks at 3 or 4 different levels during follow-up. The MinD (27%) and SSD (17%) symptom levels were more common than the MDD (15%) symptom level. Patients with double depression and recurrent depression had more chronic symptoms than patients with their first lifetime major depressive episode (72% and 65%, respectively, vs 46% of follow-up weeks). CONCLUSION The long-term weekly course of unipolar MDD is dominated by prolonged symptomatic chronicity. Combined MinD and SSD level symptoms were about 3 times more common (43%) than MDD level symptoms (15%). The symptomatic course is dynamic and changeable, and MDD, MinD, and SSD symptom levels commonly alternate over time in the same patients as a symptomatic continuum of illness activity of a single clinical disease.
Equilibrium behavior of sessile drops under surface tension, applied external fields, and material variations

This article describes the equilibrium shape of a liquiddrop under applied fields such as gravity and electrical fields, taking into account material properties such as dielectric constants, resistivities, and surface tension coefficients. The analysis is based on an energy minimization framework. A rigorous and exact link is provided between the energy function corresponding to any given physical phenomena, and the resulting shape and size dependent force term in Young’s equation. In particular, the framework shows that a physical effect, such as capacitive energy storage in the liquid, will lead to 1/R “line-tension”-type terms if and only if the energy of the effect is proportional to the radius of the liquiddrop: E∝R. The effect of applied electric fields on shape change is analyzed. It is shown that a dielectric solid and a perfectly conducting liquid are all that is needed to exactly recover the Young–Lippmann equation. A dielectric liquid on a conducting solid gives rise to line tension terms. Finally, a slightly resistiveliquid on top of a dielectric, highly resistive solid gives rise to contact angle saturation and accurately matches the experimental data that we observe in our electro-wetting-on-dielectric devices.
The stability of Delaunay Triangulations

We introduce a parametrized notion of genericity for Delaunay triangulations which, in particular, implies that the Delaunay simplices of δ-generic point sets are thick. Equipped with this notion, we study the stability of Delaunay triangulations under perturbations of the metric and of the vertex positions. We quantify the magnitude of the perturbations under which the Delaunay triangulation remains unchanged.