Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Exploring professional collaboration at the boundary between content and language teaching from a CHAT approach

Different ways in which the integration of content and language emerges within higher education language policies and classroom teaching and learning are well studied in the literature, as are methods and techniques that could be useful in classrooms to scaffold the accomplishment of dual learning objectives. However very little attention has been paid to exploring the complexities emerging during collaboration at the boundary between teaching professionals from different areas of expertise, and this is potentially even more so in higher education. Attending to this gap, this article presents the first results of a professional development experience being carried out at a Catalan university promoting English medium instruction, which aimed at increasing collaboration between language and subject lecturers at the boundary of content and language teaching across degree programs. The experience involved formalised pairing-up of content and language specialists working within the same degree program for focussed discussion on the planning and implementation of their respective subjects. The experience provides insight into teacher cognition – or what teachers think, know, and believe, and the relationship this potentially has with their classroom action – and into how interdisciplinary dialogue may be supported to prompt its transformation.
Traumatic brain injury in a forensic intellectual disability population

ABSTRACT Traumatic brain injury (TBI) screening in forensic populations has been recommended, due to a high prevalence, links to specific offence profiles and poorer outcomes, such as higher rates of psychiatric disturbance, longer stays in prison, and reoffending. Research focusing on TBI among offenders with intellectual disability (ID) is lacking. This study therefore describes the implementation of TBI screening using the Brain Injury Screening Index (BISI©), TBI prevalence and correlates in a forensic ID service. TBI appeared under recorded in case notes, with considerably more patients self-reporting TBI. Reported causes of TBI differed somewhat to the general population, including childhood physical abuse, self-harming behaviour, and assault. Approximately one-third of injuries did not receive any treatment. Though further adaptations may be required on current screening measures for TBI in offenders with ID, screening can provide valuable information, contributing positively to individual patient therapeutic and risk formulations.
Expanding the power of literature: African American literary theory & young adult literature

ii Dedication . iv Acknowledgments . v Vita vi Chapters: 1. Introduction 1 Purpose of the Study . 4 Research Questions . 5 Significance of the Study . 6 Review of Literature . 7 Culturally Relevant Teaching and Critical Race Theory . 7 Identity/Identity Politics . 11 The Significance of Multicultural Literature on the Lives of Young People . 15 African American Womens Contribution to the Literary Tradition . 20 Moving Towards Defining Black Feminist Criticism . 23 Tenets of Black Feminist Criticism & Young Adult Literature . 29 Overview of Chapters 32 2. Family . 35 Introduction . 35 Mothers & Daughters: Guidance, Distance & Conflict 44
First-Trimester Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between first-trimester maternal serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) as measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a case-control study involving 248 women in the first-trimester of pregnancy, 90 of whom developed GDM and 158 remained normoglycemic. RESULTS Although booking 25-OH-D levels correlated negatively with 2-h glucose post-oral glucose tolerance test and positively with HDL cholesterol, as well as with ethnicity, obesity, and smoking (all P < 0.05), there were no statistically significant differences in baseline maternal mean 25-OH-D levels between those who subsequently developed GDM, 18.9 ng/mL (SD 10.7) and those who remained normoglycemic, 19.0 ng/mL (10.7) (P = 0.874), even after adjustment for possible confounders including sampling month (P = 0.784). CONCLUSIONS Our large and well-phenotyped prospective study did not find evidence of an association between first-trimester maternal levels of 25-OH-D and subsequent development of GDM.
Implication of Progranulin and C1q/TNF-Related Protein-3 (CTRP3) on Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in Subjects with or without Metabolic Syndrome

Objective Progranulin and C1q/TNF-related protein-3 (CTRP3) were recently discovered as novel adipokines which may link obesity with altered regulation of glucose metabolism, chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. Research Design and Methods We examined circulating progranulin and CTRP3 concentrations in 127 subjects with (n = 44) or without metabolic syndrome (n = 83). Furthermore, we evaluated the relationship of progranulin and CTRP3 levels with inflammatory markers and cardiometabolic risk factors, including high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and adiponectin serum concentrations, as well as carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). Results Circulating progranulin levels are significantly related with inflammatory markers, hsCRP (r = 0.30, P = 0.001) and IL-6 (r = 0.30, P = 0.001), whereas CTRP3 concentrations exhibit a significant association with cardiometabolic risk factors, including waist circumference (r = −0.21), diastolic blood pressure (r = −0.21), fasting glucose (r = −0.20), triglyceride (r = −0.34), total cholesterol (r = −0.25), eGFR (r = 0.39) and adiponectin (r = 0.26) levels. Serum progranulin concentrations were higher in patients with metabolic syndrome than those of the control group (199.55 [179.33, 215.53] vs. 185.10 [160.30, 204.90], P = 0.051) and the number of metabolic syndrome components had a significant positive correlation with progranulin levels (r = 0.227, P = 0.010). In multiple regression analysis, IL-6 and triglyceride levels were significant predictors of serum progranulin levels (R 2 = 0.251). Furthermore, serum progranulin level was an independent predictor for increased CIMT in subjects without metabolic syndrome after adjusting for other cardiovascular risk factors (R 2 = 0.365). Conclusions Serum progranulin levels are significantly associated with systemic inflammatory markers and were an independent predictor for atherosclerosis in subjects without metabolic syndrome. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01668888
Caffeine Enhances Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis in Rats

Caffeine and its derivatives have been used, alone and in combination with other phytochemicals, as weight-loss supplements. Caffeine impacts several physiological and behavioral aspects of energy balance. Here, we investigate the potential for caffeine to enhance non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) even when activity level is held constant. To do this, muscle thermogenesis and energy expenditure (EE) were measured in rats during treadmill walking regimens, with and without caffeine (25 mg/kg, i.p.). Muscle heat dissipation was significantly increased by caffeine only at the end of the 25-min treadmill test. Activity-related EE, on the other hand, was significantly increased throughout the treadmill walking protocol. This study demonstrates that caffeine increases the calories used during physical activity even in the absence of altered physical activity, implicating decreased muscle work efficiency (fuel economy of activity).
Embracing Our Eroticism: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of Women’s Eroticism

ABSTRACT Women’s sexuality has been examined through political, religious, scientific, and social lenses. Despite advances, discourses driving sexual expression embody double standards, pathologizing, and silencing. Women’s own experiences are largely ignored in existing literatures. Foucauldian discourse analysis (FDA) is a qualitative methodology rooted in Foucault’s examinations of power and discourse construction. In this FDA, 111 women answered questions about their erotic definitions, experiences, and barriers to expression. Discourses emerging from the data included my own definitions, free but caged, voices of influence, and caution. These discourses are situated within social and institutional contexts, and therapeutic considerations discussed.
Carboxypeptidase A6 in Zebrafish Development and Implications for VIth Cranial Nerve Pathfinding

Carboxypeptidase A6 (CPA6) is an extracellular protease that cleaves carboxy-terminal hydrophobic amino acids and has been implicated in the defective innervation of the lateral rectus muscle by the VIth cranial nerve in Duane syndrome. In order to investigate the role of CPA6 in development, in particular its potential role in axon guidance, the zebrafish ortholog was identified and cloned. Zebrafish CPA6 was secreted and interacted with the extracellular matrix where it had a neutral pH optimum and specificity for C-terminal hydrophobic amino acids. Transient mRNA expression was found in newly formed somites, pectoral fin buds, the stomodeum and a conspicuous condensation posterior to the eye. Markers showed this tissue was not myogenic in nature. Rather, the CPA6 localization overlapped with a chondrogenic site which subsequently forms the walls of a myodome surrounding the lateral rectus muscle. No other zebrafish CPA gene exhibited a similar expression profile. Morpholino-mediated knockdown of CPA6 combined with retrograde labeling and horizontal eye movement analyses demonstrated that deficiency of CPA6 alone did not affect either VIth nerve development or function in the zebrafish. We suggest that mutations in other genes and/or enhancer elements, together with defective CPA6 expression, may be required for altered VIth nerve pathfinding. If mutations in CPA6 contribute to Duane syndrome, our results also suggest that Duane syndrome can be a chondrogenic rather than a myogenic or neurogenic developmental disorder.
Voice pathology detection using auto-correlation of different filters bank

This paper investigates the contribution of frequency bands for automatic voice pathology detection. First, the input voice signal is passed through a number of time-domain band-pass filters. The center frequencies are spaced on an octave scale. Each filter output is then divided into overlapping frames. Auto-correlation function is applied to each block to find the first largest peak, in areas other than near the dc value, and its corresponding lag. Therefore, each frame is having only these two features (peak value and lag). As classifier, we use Gaussian mixture models (GMM) and support vector machine (SVM), separately. Two well-known available databases, one in English (MEEI) and the other one in German (SVD), are used in the investigation. The results demonstrate that the most significant frequency range to detect voice pathology is between 1500 Hz and 3500 Hz. Using this filter band and with only two features, the accuracy is above 97% in case of the MEEI database.
Effects of glucosamine infusion on insulin secretion and insulin action in humans.

Glucose toxicity (i.e., glucose-induced reduction in insulin secretion and action) may be mediated by an increased flux through the hexosamine-phosphate pathway. Glucosamine (GlcN) is widely used to accelerate the hexosamine pathway flux, independently of glucose. We tested the hypothesis that GlcN can affect insulin secretion and/or action in humans. In 10 healthy subjects, we sequentially performed an intravenous glucose (plus [2-3H]glucose) tolerance test (IVGTT) and a euglycemic insulin clamp during either a saline infusion or a low (1.6 micromol x min(-1) x kg(-1)) or high (5 micromol x min(-1) x kg(-1) [n = 5]) GlcN infusion. Beta-cell secretion, insulin (SI*-IVGTT), and glucose (SG*) action on glucose utilization during the IVGTT were measured according to minimal models of insulin secretion and action. Infusion of GlcN did not affect readily releasable insulin levels, glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), or the time constant of secretion, but it increased both the glucose threshold of GSIS (delta approximately 0.5-0.8 mmol/l, P < 0.03-0.01) and plasma fasting glucose levels (delta approximately 0.3-0.5 mmol/l, P < 0.05-0.02). GlcN did not change glucose utilization or intracellular metabolism (glucose oxidation and glucose storage were measured by indirect calorimetry) during the clamp. However, high levels of GlcN caused a decrease in SI*-IVGTT (delta approximately 30%, P < 0.02) and in SG* (delta approximately 40%, P < 0.05). Thus, in humans, acute GlcN infusion recapitulates some metabolic features of human diabetes. It remains to be determined whether acceleration of the hexosamine pathway can cause insulin resistance at euglycemia in humans.
On the size of attractors in P k

Let f be a holomorphic endomorphism of P k (C) having an attracting set A.I n this paper, we address the question of the "size" of A in a pluripolar sense. We introduce a conceptually simple framework to have non-algebraic attracting sets. We prove that adding a dimensional condition, these sets support a closed positive current with bounded quasi- potential (which answers a question from T. C. Dinh). Therefore, they are not pluripolar. Moreover, the examples are abundant on P 2 .
Ontogeny of the liver nuclear T3-receptor during the last days of incubation and posthatch in the chick embryo.

The characteristics of the nuclear T3 receptor in the liver of the chick embryo were studied from incubation day 18 until day 1 posthatching. Treatment of the nuclei with 3 mol.l-1 MgCl2, which removed the endogenously bound hormone, was used in order to determine the total amount of receptors. The affinity constant Ka decreased between incubation day 18 (0.996 +/- 0.276.10(9) M-1) and day 19 (0.247 +/- 0.072.10(9) M-1), remained the same thereafter until hatching and increased again on day 1 posthatching (1.846 +/- 0.928.10(9) M-1). The total amount of receptors tended to increase from incubation day 18 to day 20 non-pipping (np) (from 4.40 to 11.55 fmol/micrograms DNA) and decreased thereafter to 2.38 fmol/micrograms DNA on day 1 posthatching. The amount of free binding sites reached a maximum on day 19 (6.91 fmol/micrograms DNA) and then decreased drastically until posthatching (0.19 fmol/micrograms DNA). The maximal specific binding was found on day 20 (np), just prior to penetration of the air chamber. During the time at which the level of T3 remains high in the plasma, a reduction in the amount of receptor was observed, which may be the consequence of a down-regulation by T3 itself.
Group metaphor map making: Application to integrated arts-based focus groups

Arts-based research methods offer social scientists a rich collection of techniques for engaging participants often excluded from more traditional forms of research. The methods, which include techniques such as drawing, poetry, photography, painting, and dance, aid participants in accessing and communicating the deep, perhaps unconscious meaning of their experiences. While these outcomes are ideal for contextualizing experiences, greater guidance on the use of arts-based research methods is needed. Although the arts can be used alone in the elicitation of data, they can also be used in integrative ways—combined with methods such as narrative interviewing. Social scientists utilize arts-based methods in data gathering, analysis, and presentation. This article describes the implementation of arts-based focus groups with African American and White adolescents as they collectively drew metaphor maps exploring positive and negative community factors affecting their emotional health and stress. Using a series of guided steps, youth collaborated in drawing, collectively discussed, and individually ranked the factors they feel most affect their emotional well-being, to contextualize their maps. We present the data collection method and computer-assisted transcription process utilizing NVivo software. We share the youth’s perspectives of the group metaphor map making process and outcomes as evidence of its value. The method addresses key challenges to engaging diverse underrepresented groups in research, makes accessible information not discussed in typical focus groups, and uses aesthetic ways of knowing to raise awareness of youth’s lived experiences. Limitations and considerations for replicating the metaphor map method are also discussed.
Validation of alternate modes of administration of the lung function questionnaire (LFQ) in subjects with smoking history

Purpose: The Lung Function Questionnaire (LFQ) was developed and validated as a case-finding tool to identify patients at risk of airflow obstruction (AO) that should be evaluated further using spirometry. Our objective was to assess the usability and validity of additional questionnaire-administration modes, including Web-based, interactive voice response system (IVRS)-based, and interviewer-based modes. Design: This multicenter, prospective, noninterventional data-collection study enrolled 149 individuals aged ≥40 years with current or former smoking history. A two-visit crossover design was employed; patients completed the paper-based LFQ and were randomly assigned to complete one of three alternate modes. Methods: Statistical evaluation included item-level, scale-level, and AO risk-classification comparisons; a satisfaction survey assessed patient preference. Results: This study showed a great degree of concordance between alternate forms of the LFQ and the paper version. Results indicated an absence of floor and ceiling effects and the average LFQ item-level means were consistent across modes. LFQ scores were stable between assessments, (administered approximately one week apart) showed exceptionally good agreement, and AO risk classification using the LFQ cut point was consistent across modes. Conclusions: The LFQ is an important case-finding tool to aid primary care physicians in further evaluating symptomatic patients at risk of AO. The alternate modes will further facilitate the implementation and widespread uptake of this tool.
RoboCup: A Challenge Problem for AI

The Robot World-Cup Soccer (RoboCup) is an attempt to foster AI and intelligent robotics research by providing a standard problem where a wide range of technologies can be integrated and examined. The first RoboCup competition will be held at the Fifteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Nagoya, Japan. A robot team must actually perform a soccer game, incorporating various technologies, including design principles of autonomous agents, multiagent collaboration, strategy acquisition, real-time reasoning, robotics, and sensor fusion. RoboCup is a task for a team of multiple fast-moving robots under a dynamic environment. Although RoboCup's final target is a world cup with real robots, RoboCup offers a software platform for research on the software aspects of RoboCup. This article describes technical challenges involved in RoboCup, rules, and the simulation environment.
MSRR metamaterial-based antenna system for MIMO applications

The work presented in this paper treats the performance of a system contributing two monopole antennas separated by means of a metamaterial-based surface at 2.4 GHz for Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) applications. After introducing an electromagnetic study covering the performance of a unit cell MSRR, simulations are performed on a cell of two MSRRs in order to assure isolation in both directions. The functioning of two air-spaced monopoles is studied for the comparison with that of AMC-spaced antennas. It is found that for a separation distance of 1.5 mm, the monopole antennas can operate independently due to the perfect isolation ensured by the AMC surface; this is the core demand of a MIMO system. The envelope correlation of the system is also calculated and improved.
Impulse Propagation along Thalamocortical Fibers Can Be Detected Magnetically outside the Human Brain

Orchestrating cortical network activity with synchronous oscillations of neurons across distant regions of the brain underlies information processing in humans (Knight, 2007) and monkeys (Saalmann et al., 2007; Womelsdorf et al., 2007). Frequencies of oscillatory activities depend, to a considerable extent, on the length and conduction velocity of the tracts connecting the neural areas that participate in oscillations (Buzsáki, 2006). However, the impulse propagation along the fiber tracts in the white matter has never been visualized in humans. Here, we show, by recording magnetoencephalogram (MEG) following median nerve stimulation, that a magnetic field component, we labeled “M15,” changes dynamically within 1.6–1.8 ms before the onset of magnetic M20 response generated from the primary somatosensory cortex. This new M15 component corresponds to the intracellular depolarizing action current in the thalamocortical fibers propagating with the mean conduction velocity of 29 m/s. The findings challenge the traditional view that MEG is blind to the activity of deep subcortical structures. We argue that the MEG technique holds the promise of providing novel information in impulse transmissions along not only the thalamocortical pathway but also other fiber tracts connecting distant brain areas in humans.
Opinions of High School Students involved in Violence

The aim of this research is to assess the opinions of students in a variety of high schools at different class levels who received disciplinary punishment for violence. The research comprised 35 boys and 10 girls, for a total of 45 students. The data for the research were obtained with semi-structured interviews. The results show that the students used violence due to insufficient anger control, insufficient problem solving skills, and problems with delayed gratification and peer support. Additionally, it was found that the academic success of the students was low, they were repeating classes, had absences from school and problems with their families. During students’ evaluation of the events for which they received disciplinary punishments, they stated that they would experience the same problems in similar situations or would quickly remove themselves from the scene as a solution. The guidance service, which is the school support service, helped; however this was insufficient and it was emphasized that management and teachers did not show sufficient interest. Additionally though some of the students were receiving medical treatment, it was observed that their problems continued. This situation was evaluated as showing that to solve the problem team work is necessary. In conclusion, in addition to medical evaluation of students for antagonism disorder and behavior disorder, it is proposed that projects with a holistic basis including family training, anger control studies, conflict resolution skills and peer mediation training supported by social services are necessary. Key Words: violence in school, aggressiveness, disciplinary punishment