Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Supergame-Theoretic Model of Business Cycles and Price Wars During Booms

This paper studies implicitly colluding oligopolists facing fluctuating demand. The credible threat of future punishments provides the discipline that facilitates collusion. However, we find that the temptation to unilaterally deflate from the collusive outcome is often greater when demand is high. To moderate this temptation,the optimizing oligopoly reduces its profitability at such times,resulting in lower prices. If the oligopolists' output is an input to other sectors, their output may increase too. This explains the co-movements of outputs which characterize business cycles. The behavior of the railroads in the 1880's, the automobile industry in the 1950's and the cyclical behavior of cement prices and price-cost margins support our theory. (J.E.L. Classification numbers:020, 130, 610).
Detection of Anomalous Trajectory Patterns in Target Tracking via Stochastic Context-Free Grammars and Reciprocal Process Models

On meta-level time scales, anomalous trajectories can signify target intent through their shape and eventual destination. Such trajectories exhibit complex spatial patterns and have well defined destinations with long-range dependencies implying that Markov (random-walk) models are unsuitable. How can estimated target tracks be used to detect anomalous trajectories such as circling a building or going past a sequence of checkpoints? This paper develops context-free grammar models and reciprocal Markov models (one dimensional Markov random fields) for modeling spatial trajectories with a known end point. The intent of a target is assumed to be a function of the shape of the trajectory it follows and its intended destination. The stochastic grammar models developed are concerned with trajectory shape classification while the reciprocal Markov models are used for destination prediction. Towards this goal, Bayesian signal processing algorithms with polynomial complexity are presented. The versatility of such models is illustrated with tracking applications in surveillance.
[Poster] Using an Industry-Ready AR HMD on a Real Maintenance Task: AR Benefits Performance on Certain Task Steps More Than Others

This paper presents a novel evaluation of an industry-ready HMD for delivering AR work instructions in a real-life, industrial procedure for novice users. A user study was performed to examine the potential benefits and limitations of a dynamic 3D virtual model and AR text instructions, delivered through an optical see through HMD, for training users in a new industry procedure (i.e., Yaw Motor Servicing of a wind turbine). Measures of task accuracy and completion time were used to evaluate the performance of one group of mechanical engineering students performing this procedure for the first time guided by AR compared to a second group performing it using a tablet-delivered instruction manual. Results showed AR improved accuracy but not speed of task completion. AR significantly increased accuracy on one specific task-step in the procedure, namely measurement of a thin air gap (see figure 1, left panel), but also showed limitations with other task-steps not benefitting or even being slowed down by AR (see figure 1, right panel). Findings speak to the importance of incorporating an analysis at the level of individual task steps in order to fully evaluate AR work instructions.
A randomized clinical trial in preterm infants on the effects of a home-based early intervention with the 'CareToy System'

CareToy system is an innovative tele-rehabilitative tool, useful in providing intensive, individualized, home-based, family-centred Early Intervention (EI) in infants. Our aim was to evaluate, through a Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) study, the effects of CareToy intervention on early motor and visual development in preterm infants. 41 preterm infants (range age: 3.0–5.9 months of corrected age) were enrolled and randomized into two groups, CareToy and Standard Care. 19 infants randomized in CareToy group performed a 4-week CareToy program, while 22 allocated to control group completed 4 weeks of Standard Care. Infant Motor Profile (IMP) was primary outcome measure, Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and Teller Acuity Cards were secondary ones. Assessments were carried out at baseline (T0) and at the end of CareToy training or Standard Care period (T1). T1 was the primary endpoint. After RCT phase, 17 infants from control group carried out a 4-week CareToy program, while 18 infants from the CareToy group continued with Standard Care. At the end of this phase, infants were re-assessed at T2. In RCT phase, delta IMP total score and variation and performance sub-domains were significantly higher (P<0.050) in CareToy group if compared to Standard Care group. Similar results were found for Teller Acuity Cards, while no differences between groups were found for AIMS. No differences were found in any outcome measure results (T2-T0), between infants who started CareToy training before or after one month of standard care. This RCT study confirms the results of a previous pilot study, indicating that CareToy system can provide effective home-based EI. Trial Registration: This trial has been registered at www.clinicaltrials. gov (Identifier NCT01990183).
Revenue Maximizing Head Starts in Contests # 524

We characterize revenue maximizing head starts for all-pay auctions and lottery contests with many heterogeneous players. We show that under optimal head starts all-pay auctions revenue-dominate lottery contests for any degree of heterogeneity among players. Moreover, all-pay auctions with optimal head starts induce higher revenue than any multiplicatively biased all-pay auction or lottery contest. While head starts are more eff ective than multiplicative biases in all-pay auctions, they are less eff ective than multiplicative biases in lottery contests. JEL Classifi cation: C72, D72
Large membrane deflection via capillary force actuation

Experimental results from six prototype devices demonstrate that pressure changes induced in a liquid bridge via electrowetting can generate large deflections (20–75 µm) of an elastomeric membrane similar to those used in lab-on-a-chip microfluidic devices. In all cases deflections are obtained with a low voltage (20 V) and very small power consumption (<1 µW). The effects of variations in the bridge size and membrane dimensions on measured displacements are examined. Theoretical predictions are in good agreement with the measured displacements in those cases where the liquid contact angles could be measured within the devices during electrowetting. Contact angle hysteresis and charge injection into the dielectric layers limited the repeatability of deflection behavior during repeated cycling. Approaches for achieving greater deflections and improved repeatability are discussed.
MabsBase: A Mycobacterium abscessus Genome and Annotation Database

Summary Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacterial species that has been associated with a wide spectrum of human infections. As the classification and biology of this organism is still not well understood, comparative genomic analysis on members of this species may provide further insights on their taxonomy, phylogeny, pathogenicity and other information that may contribute to better management of infections. The MabsBase described in this paper is a user-friendly database providing access to whole-genome sequences of newly discovered M. abscessus strains as well as resources for whole-genome annotations and computational predictions, to support the expanding scientific community interested in M. abscessus research. The MabsBase is freely available at http://mabscessus.um. edu.my.
The Chemical Enrichment History of the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy from the Infrared Calcium Triplet

Near-infrared spectra were obtained for 117 red giants in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy with the FORS1 spectrograph on the VLT, in order to study the metallicity distribution of the stars and to lift the age-metallicity degeneracy of the red giant branch (RGB) in the color-magnitude diagram (CMD). Metallicities are derived from the equivalent widths of the infrared calcium triplet lines at 8498, 8542, and 8662 Å, calibrated with data from globular clusters, the open cluster M67, and the LMC. For a substantial portion of the sample, the strength of the calcium triplet is unexpectedly high, clearly indicating that the main stellar population of Fornax is significantly more metal-rich than could be inferred from the position of its RGB in the CMD. We show that the relative narrowness of the RGB in Fornax is caused by the superposition of stars of very different ages and metallicities. The region of parameter space occupied by the most metal-rich red giants in Fornax—young, metal-rich, and luminous—is not covered by any of the calibrating clusters, which introduces uncertainty in the high end of the metallicity scale. Using published theoretical calculations of Ca II triplet equivalent widths, we have investigated their sensitivity to luminosity, age, and metallicity. The correlation between absolute I magnitude and Ca II strength appears to be only slightly affected by age variations, and we have used it to estimate the metallicities of the Fornax stars. The metallicity distribution in Fornax is centered at [Fe/H] = -0.9, with a metal-poor tail extending to [Fe/H] ≃ -2. While the distribution to higher metallicities is less well determined by our observations, the comparison with LMC data indicates that it extends to [Fe/H] ∼ -0.4. By comparing the metallicities of the stars with their positions in the CMD, we have derived the complex age-metallicity relation of Fornax. In the first few gigayears, the metal abundance rose to [Fe/H] ∼ -1.0 dex. The enrichment accelerated in the past ∼1–4 Gyr to reach [Fe/H] ∼ -0.4 dex. More than half the sample is constituted of stars younger than ∼4 Gyr, thus indicating sustained recent star formation in Fornax. These results are briefly compared with the theoretical predictions on the evolution of dwarf galaxies. They indicate that the capacity of dwarf spheroidal galaxies to retain the heavy elements that they produce is larger than expected.
Distributed Synchronization in Networks of Agent Systems With Nonlinearities and Random Switchings

In this paper, the distributed synchronization problem of networks of agent systems with controllers and nonlinearities subject to Bernoulli switchings is investigated. Controllers and adaptive updating laws injected in each vertex of networks depend on the state information of its neighborhood. Three sets of Bernoulli stochastic variables are introduced to describe the occurrence probabilities of distributed adaptive controllers, updating laws and nonlinearities, respectively. By the Lyapunov functions method, we show that the distributed synchronization of networks composed of agent systems with multiple randomly occurring nonlinearities, multiple randomly occurring controllers, and multiple randomly occurring updating laws can be achieved in mean square under certain criteria. The conditions derived in this paper can be solved by semi-definite programming. Moreover, by mathematical analysis, we find that the coupling strength, the probabilities of the Bernoulli stochastic variables, and the form of nonlinearities have great impacts on the convergence speed and the terminal control strength. The synchronization criteria and the observed phenomena are demonstrated by several numerical simulation examples. In addition, the advantage of distributed adaptive controllers over conventional adaptive controllers is illustrated.
How can Narrative-Focussed CBT be Adapted for Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms? A Discussion Paper and Possible Model

IJEMHHR • Vol. 18, No. 2 • 2016 742 INTRODUCTION Patients who have somatic complaints which are not fully medically explained, which are sometimes referred to as MUS or Medically Unexplained Symptoms (Nimnuan, Hotopf & Wessely, 2001), or Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms or MUPS (Burton, 2003) may take up considerable health service resource and time from investigations and other interventions, yet these can have relatively little impact on their presenting symptoms. They can continue to have significant levels of functional impairment and socioeconomic disadvantage and how to best help them poses a major challenge to modern healthcare systems. MUS patients may also have substantial psychiatric co-morbidity, which may not always receive appropriate treatment. Psychological interventions have been studied in this group, with varying results and one of the major therapeutic models that have been studied in MUS is cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). Although this can be a successful intervention, there may be difficulties in intervention in patients with more chronic and complex MUS problems. A possible modification of the standard CBT models is discussed here, which is influenced by narrative exposure therapy (NET, narrative CBT and trauma-focused CBT models.
Stereological measures of trabecular bone structure : comparison of 3 D micro computed tomography with 2 D histological sections in human proximal tibial bone biopsies

J. S . T H O M S E N *†, A . L A I B ‡, B . KO L L E R ‡, S . P RO H A S K A §, L I . M O S E K I L D E †¶ & W. G OW I N ** * Department of Connective Tissue Biology and † Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Aarhus, DK 8000 Århus C, Denmark ‡ Scanco Medical AG, Auenring 6–8, CH-8303, Bassersdorf, Switzerland § Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB), Takustrasse 7, D-14195, Berlin, Germany ** Center of Muscle and Bone Research, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Charité – University Medicine – Berlin, Joint Facility of the Freie Universität Berlin and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Benjamin Franklin Campus, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-12203, Berlin, Germany
A study on the consumer adoption behaviors of Internet Bank

Base on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the purpose of this study was to examine the influencing factors of the adoption of the financial services of Internet Bank. The proposed research model was validated with 371 respondents from nine domestic banks' customers in Taiwan. The findings of this study revealed that the prominent antecedents include Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence, and Perceived Risk. Most hypotheses of the study proposed are well supported by the empirical results. Furthermore, the proposed model can account for the variation of intention of use and usage behavior well enough. The results also showed that gender, age, and experience possessed moderating effects among antecedents and outcome variable. The findings may be used as theoretical base for future research and offer empirical foresight to managers of organizations in assessing and evaluating the performance of the Internet Bank.
Disposition of D-[U-14C]tagatose in the rat.

The purpose of this experiment was to determine the disposition of D-tagatose, under development as a low-calorie sweetener, in conventional and germ-free male rats. One group of conventional rats was fed a diet containing D-tagatose (100 g/kg) mixed with the nonpurified diet (900 g/kg) for 28 days. Then, [U-14C]-labeled D-tagatose was administered as a single dose (approximately 220-380 kBq) to 4 of these adapted rats, as well as to 15 conventional and germ-free rats with no prior exposure (i.e., unadapted) to D-tagatose. Eleven of the 19 dosed animals (4 adapted conventional, 3 unadapted conventional and 2 unadapted germ-free, all dosed orally, plus 2 unadapted conventional dosed intravenously) were placed in metabolism chambers and samples of CO2, urine, and feces taken at regular intervals. At termination, a complete material balance was obtained based on the recovery of 14C. Over the 6-h digestive period, D-tagatose was metabolized to release 39.9 and 13.9% of the oral dose as CO2 in the adapted conventional rats and in the unadapted germ-free rats, respectively. Total releases approximated 68 and 22%, respectively. The difference in CO2 evolution is ascribed to microbial fermentation of D-tagatose in the gut of the conventional rats. The role of adaptation was confirmed by finding 93% less D-tagatose in the feces of the adapted conventional rat than in the feces of the unadapted conventional rat. The intestinal absorption of D-tagatose in the rat is estimated to be 20%. The results demonstrate that D-tagatose is metabolized primarily by microorganisms in the gut of the rat, with an upper limit between 15 and 20% of oral dose metabolized by the host.
Assembly of optically-active nanocomponents with DNA

DNA-based self-assembly offers high accuracy and robustness to arrange optically active nanocomponents into complex photonic structures. Nanocomponents of different compositions, sizes, and shapes can be assembled into defined geometries with controlled orientations and separations. Investigating the properties of self-assembled photonic nanostructures can provide new insights into the physical mechanisms of the light-matter interactions or even reveal new phenomena. In this thesis, I demonstrate the placement of optically-active nanocomponents on DNA templates, from individual DNA structures to more complex three dimensional DNA matrices. Nanodiamonds (with enclosed nitrogen-vacancy color centers), colloidal quantum dots, and gold nanoparticles were assembled into different configurations such as homodimers, heterodimers, heterotrimers, and other hybrid structures. To achieve this, I developed new and optimized existing efficient functionalization methods which result in high binding accuracy and at the same time preserve the optical properties of the optical components. To spatially arrange nanoparticles in regular patterns in three dimensions, a triangular DNA origami structure was designed that can polymerize into a rhombohedral lattices of tens of micrometers in size. The large unit cell of 1.8 × 105 nm3 allows co-crystalization of large guest components. Electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering confirmed the crystalline assembly of DNA origamis and the successful incorporation of gold nanoparticles of various sizes. Overall, DNA-templated assembly provides new opportunities to operate optical components in the nano-realm. Further improved assembly quality and complexity will allow to systematically study energy transfer events occurring in nanophotonic networks and will potentially lead to applications in energy harvesting devices and active plasmonics circuits.
Posterior parietal cortex in rhesus monkey: I. Parcellation of areas based on distinctive limbic and sensory corticocortical connections

Injections of HRP‐WGA in four cytoarchitectonic subdivisions of the posterior parietal cortex in rhesus monkeys allowed us to examine the major limbic and sensory afferent and efferent connections of each area. Area 7a (the caudal part of the posterior parietal lobe) is reciprocally interconnected with multiple visual‐related areas: the superior temporal polysensory area (STP) in the upper bank of the superior temporal sulcus (STS), visual motion areas in the upper bank of STS, the dorsal prelunate gyrus, and portions of V2 and the parieto‐occipital (PO) area. Area 7a is also heavily interconnected with limbic areas: the ventral posterior cingulate cortex, agranular retrosplenial cortex, caudomedial lobule, the parahippocampal gyrus, and the presubiculum. By contrast, the adjacent subdivision, area 7ip (within the posterior bank of the intraparietal sulcus), has few limbic connections but projects to and receives projections from widespread visual areas different than those that are connected with area 7a: the ventral bank and fundus of the STS including part of the STP cortex and the inferotemporal cortex (IT), areas MT (middle temporal) and possibly MTp (MT peripheral) and FST (fundal superior temporal) and portions of V2, V3v, V3d, V3A, V4, PO, and the inferior temporal (IT) convexity cortex. The connections between posterior parietal areas and visual areas located on the medial surface of the occipital and parieto‐occipital cortex, containing peripheral representations of the visual field (V2, V3, PO), represent a major previously unrecognized source of visual inputs to the parietal association cortex. Area 7b (the rostral part of the posterior parietal lobe) was distinctive among parietal areas in its selective association with somatosensory‐related areas: S1, S2, 5, the vestibular cortex, the insular cortex, and the supplementary somatosensory area (SSA). Like 7ip, area 7b had few limbic associations. Area 7m (on the medial posterior parietal cortex) has its own topographically distinct connections with the limbic (the posterior ventral bank of the cingulate sulcus, granular retrosplenial cortex, and presubiculum), visual (V2, PO, and the visual motion cortex in the upper bank of the STS), and somatosensory (SSA, and area 5) cortical areas.
COMPLIANCE AND SELF-CARE IN ADOLESCENTS WITH TYPE I DIABETES A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIRMENTS FOR THE DEGREE MASTERS OF SCIENCE BY

iii Chapter I: Introduction and Background Introduction . 1 Background and Significance . 3 Statement of Problem . 6 Statement of Purpose . 6 Research Question . 6 Theoretical Framework . 7 Definition of Terms: Conceptual Definitions . 7 Definition of Terms: Operational Definitions.8 Limitations . 9 Assumptions . 10 Summary . 10 Chapter II: Review of Literature and Research Evidence Introduction . 11 Organization of Literature . 11 Theoretical Framework . 12 Education Effects on Self-Care Practices . 14 Treatment Intervention Effects on Self-Care Practices . 23 Adolescents‟ Perceptions of Self-Care Practices . 35 Summary . 46 ii Chapter III: Methods and Procedures Introduction . 50 Research Question . 50 Population, Sample and Setting . 50 Protection of Human Subjects . 51 Procedure . 51 Instrumentation, Reliability and Validity . 52 Research Design.53 Data Analysis . 53 Summary . 54 References . 55 Literature Review Table . 58
MOVEMENT SKILLS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP BEFORE AND AFTER EIGHT WEEKS OF MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING IN PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Sport infl uences the development of one’s personality in a comprehensive way by boosting self-confi dence, promoting values such as respect for other people and obeying of rules (in both sport and life), developing diligence, and helping one to cope with challenges, accept defeats and constructively overcome any diffi culties, which is why it is good training for life. Sport also plays an important role in the life of people with intellectual disability (ID). Since a part of the population of people with ID is historically inclined to obesity and in a poorer health condition – both as a consequence of insuffi cient physical activity and genetic diff erences (Frey & Chow, 2006; Yamaki, 2005; Temple, Frey, & Stanish, 2006) – it had been considered until recently that people with ID, on the periphery of society, should be resting and leading a “passive” life to prevent something worse happening to them (Goff man, 1991; Burnik & Brod, 2006). Consequently, motor defi ciency, which is refl ected in the information and energy components of movement (Filipčič, 2003; Frey & Chow, 2006; Temple et al., 2006), further increases with adolescence (Wall, 2004, in Zhang, 2005). With the development of sport science and its intertwining with other scientifi c fi elds, including sport for people with ID, these stereotypes and prejudices have been proven utterly incorrect. Though we know perfectly well today that sport and movement play an important role in the life of this population, also in terms of socialisation, destigmatisation and normalisation of life (Dadič, 2000; Ninot, Bilard, & Delignieres, 2005), only MOTOR ABILITIES, MOVEMENT SKILLS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP BEFORE AND AFTER EIGHT WEEKS OF MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING IN PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY