Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Fantasy proneness as a confounder of verbal lie detection tools

This study investigated whether high fantasy-prone individuals have superior storytelling abilities. It also explored whether this trait is related to specific linguistic features (i.e. self-references, cognitive complexity, and emotional words). Participants high (n = 30) and low (n = 30) on a fantasy proneness scale were instructed to write down a true and a fabricated story about an aversive situation in which they had been the victim. Stories were then examined using two verbal lie detection approaches: criteria-based content analysis (CBCA) and linguistic inquiry and word count (LIWC). Irrespective of the truth status of the stories, independent observers rated stories of high fantasy-prone individuals as being richer in all nine CBCA elements than those of low fantasy-prone individuals. Furthermore, overall, high fantasy-prone people used more self-references in their stories compared with low fantasy-prone individuals. High fantasy prones' fabricated stories scored higher on various truth indices than authentic stories of low fantasy prones. Thus, high fantasy-prone people are good in creating a sense of authenticity, even when they fabricate stories. Forensic experts should bear this in mind when they employ verbal lie detection tools. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Regulatory B Cells and Tolerance in Transplantation: From Animal Models to Human

Until recently, the role of B cells in transplantation was thought to be restricted to producing antibodies that have been clearly shown to be deleterious in the long-term, but, in fact, B cells are also able to produce cytokine and to present antigen. Their role as regulatory cells in various pathological situations has also been highlighted, and their role in transplantation is beginning to emerge in animal, and also in human, models. This review summarizes the different studies in animals and humans that suggest a B-cell regulatory role in the transplant tolerance mechanisms.
Children's Understanding of the Speaker's Meaning in Referential Communication.

Abstract Speakers often use ambiguous referential utterances to inform listeners about specific referents. The four experiments examined constraints on children′s understanding of the speaker′s meaning in using such utterances concerning evaluation of knowledge sufficiency, access to common ground information in memory, and response decision processes for dealing with insufficiency. Kindergarten, second-grade, and fourth-grade children listened to short vignettes containing a referential utterance that was ambiguous or informative about the intended referent in a display. For the ambiguous utterances, the context variably contained information useful for the identification of the referent. After each vignette, the children were asked about knowledge sufficiency and asked to pick the referent or respond "don′t know. " The format of the contextual information was varied in each experiment as a way of determining problems of memory access, and Experiments 2, 3, and 4 contained direct manipulations of memory variables. Experiment 1 addressed children′s response decision processes. The results provided systematic information about the role of memory variables and response decisions processes in interpreting ambiguous referential utterances, established the importance of distinguishing between evaluation and regulation processes in children′s monitoring of referential ambiguity, and established surprising competence in 5-year olds in evaluating knowledge sufficiency.
Understanding the Theoretical Framework of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A collaborative self-study to understand teaching practice and aspects of knowledge

This paper describes a self-study research project that focused on our experiences when planning, teaching, and evaluating a course in initial teacher education. The theoretical framework of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) was used as a conceptual structure for the self-study. Our understanding of the framework in relation to our teaching practice was in focus. The principal educational goal of the course was to develop the pedagogical use of web 2.0 resources to support learning in the preschool/school context. As a result, the focus, content, form of distribution, teaching, and assessment of the course went beyond what is common in initial teacher training in Sweden. The potential of the different digital tools was explored by situated use in the design and teaching of the course. Analysis highlights the challenges and opportunities that teacher educators and student teachers may encounter while working with, and learning about, information and communication technologies to support learning. Some of the findings discussed are related to the identified challenges and opportunities for both teachers and students to integrate content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and technological knowledge into a TPACK. Taken-for-granted organizational and institutional assumptions about teaching, learning, and assessment in teacher education were identified in the study.
Steroid Injections in the Management of Trigger Fingers

Nimigan AS, Ross DC, Gan BS: Steroid injections in the management of trigger fingers. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2006;85:36–43. Objectives:The most commonly used primary treatment for trigger fingers is corticosteroid injection in the flexor tendon sheath, followed by surgical release if unsuccessful. This study examines the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of patients with trigger fingers presenting to a large Canadian tertiary referral center. The treatment success and side-effect profile of steroid injection therapy and surgical release were examined in the context of comorbid illness, specifically, diabetes mellitus. Design:Retrospective review of all patients with trigger finger who were seen by the senior authors between January 1999 and June 2004. Results:In the study period, 118 trigger digits were treated. This study included 92 nondiabetic, 21 type 2 diabetic, and five type 1 diabetic trigger fingers. Of the 89 digits that received at least one steroid injection, 46 (52%) resolved completely and 42 (47%) were improved. Nondiabetic digits were treated successfully in 40 out of 70 digits (57%) with steroid injection therapy. Diabetic patients had a success rate of 6 of 19 (32%) with steroid injections, which is significantly lower than nondiabetics (P = 0.04). All type 1 diabetics (n = 5) required surgical treatment. Surgical treatment was successful in 71 of 72 (99%) digits. No side effects of steroid injection were noted, and short-term postoperative side effects were noted in 26 of 72 surgical patients (36%). No statistically significant differences were found in surgical complication rates in diabetics vs. nondiabetics or type 1 diabetics vs. type 2 diabetics. Conclusions:Steroid injection therapy should be the first-line treatment of trigger fingers in nondiabetic patients. In diabetics, the success rate of steroid injection is significantly lower. Injection therapy for type 1 diabetics was ineffective in this study. Surgical release of the first annular (A1) pulley is most effective overall in diabetics and nondiabetics alike, with no higher rates of surgical complications in diabetics.
Parasitism by Ixodes didelphidis and I. loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) on Small Wild Mammals from an Atlantic Forest in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Abstract From January 1995 to June 1996, ticks were studied in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in a residential area in the city of Itapevi, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Cases of human Lyme disease-like illness were registered in this area during the spring of 1992. The monthly relative density of ticks was determined and the influence of seasonal climatic conditions was evaluated as well as the relationship between ticks and hosts. Ticks (n = 88) were collected from small mammals captured (n = 134) in monthly trappings where the traps were operated for five consecutive days. Immature ticks (n = 42, 47.7%) were identified as Ixodes spp. The adult ticks (n = 46, 52.3%) were identified as Ixodes didelphidis Fonseca and Aragão (n = 19, 21.6%), I. loricatus Neumann (n = 26, 29.5%) and Amblyomma cajennense (F.) (n = 1, 1.1%). The monthly correlations between tick numbers and meteorological data were not significant. The correlation between the different stages of ticks and the two seasons (cold-dry and warm-rainy) indicated that both immature and adult ticks showed a seasonal pattern of abundance. The highest numbers of immature ticks were observed on rodents, during the cold-dry season (from April to September) with a peak in August 1995. Adults ticks were predominant during the warm-rainy season (from October to March) with a peak in January 1995. Adult ticks were only collected on marsupials.
Transgenic plants as a sustainable, terrestrial source of fish oils

1 An alternative, sustainable source of omega‐3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids is widely recognized as desirable, helping to reduce pressure on current sources (wild capture fisheries) and providing a de novo source of these health beneficial fatty acids. This review will consider the efforts and progress to develop transgenic plants as terrestrial sources of omega‐3 fish oils, focusing on recent developments and the possible explanations for advances in the field. We also consider the utility of such a source for use in aquaculture, since this industry is the major consumer of oceanic supplies of omega‐3 fish oils. Given the importance of the aquaculture industry in meeting global requirements for healthy foodstuffs, an alternative source of omega‐3 fish oils represents a potentially significant breakthrough for this production system. Transgenic Camelina seeds engineered to accumulate the omega‐3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, represent a sustainable alternative to fish oils.
Physiological cost of walking in those with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): A case–control study

Purpose. To examine the physiological cost of walking in subjects with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and a matched control group, walking at their preferred and at matched walking speeds. Methods. Seventeen people with CFS and 17 matched-controls participated in this observational study of physiological cost during over-ground gait. Each subject walked for 5 min at their preferred walking speed (PWS). Controls then walked for 5 min at the same pace of their matched CFS subject. Gait speed and oxygen uptake, gross and net were measured and oxygen uptake was expressed per unit distance ambulated. CFS subjects completed the CFS-Activities and Participation Questionnaire (CFS-APQ). Results. At PWS the CFS group walked at a slower velocity of 0.84 ± 0.21 m s−1 compared to controls with a velocity of 1.19 ± 0.13 m s−1 (p < 0.001). At PWS both gross and net oxygen uptake of CFS subjects was significantly less than controls (p = 0.023 and p = 0.025 respectively). At matched-velocity both gross and net physiological cost of gait was greater for CFS subjects than controls (p = 0.048 and p = 0.001, respectively). Conclusion. The physiological cost of walking was significantly greater for people with CFS compared with healthy subjects. The reasons for these higher energy demands for walking in those with CFS have yet to be fully elucidated.
Ultrastructural localization of fibronectin and laminin in the basement membranes of the murine kidney

Affinity-purified rabbit antibodies specific for two large noncollagenous gycoproteins--laminin and fibronectin--were used to study the distribution of these proteins in normal murine kidneys. Immunofluorescence staining of conventional frozen sections demonstrates fibronectin within mesangial areas of the glomerulus. Laminin is also found in mesangial areas. However, it also appears to be distributed in typical basement membranelike patterns on glomerular and tubular basement membranes and Bowman's capsule. At the ultrastructural level, by labeling 600-800-A thick frozen sections with a three-stage procedure consisting of specific antibodies, biotinyl sheep anti-rabbit IgG, and avidin-ferritin conjugates, fibronectin is present ony in the mesangial matrix and is specifically localized to areas immediately surrounding mesangial cell processes. Laminin, on the other hand, is found uniformly distributed throughout tubular basement membranes, the mesangial matrix, and Bowman's capsule. In glomerular basement membranes, laminin labeling is restricted to the lamina rara interna and adjacent regions of the lamina densa.
Emotional Intelligence as a Moderator of the Relationship between Conscientiousness and Performance

This study investigates whether the relationship between conscientiousness and performance , is stronger for individuals who are high on emotional intelligence. The results of hierarchical moderated regression analyses supported the hypothesis by demonstrating that the relationship between conscientiousness and work performance is positive for individuals high (versus low) in emotional intelligence. However, the opposite pattern was found for those low in emotional intelligence; that is, increases in conscientiousness were associated with decreases in performance. Implications of these results are discussed, as are directions for future research.
Cytokine Expanded Myeloid Precursors Function as Regulatory Antigen-Presenting Cells and Promote Tolerance through IL-10-Producing Regulatory T Cells1

The initiation of graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) after stem cell transplantation is dependent on direct Ag presentation by host APCs, whereas the effect of donor APC populations is unclear. We studied the role of indirect Ag presentation in allogenic T cell responses by adding populations of cytokine-expanded donor APC to hemopoietic grafts that would otherwise induce lethal GVHD. Progenipoietin-1 (a synthetic G-CSF/Flt-3 ligand molecule) and G-CSF expanded myeloid dendritic cells (DC), plasmacytoid DC, and a novel granulocyte-monocyte precursor population (GM) that differentiate into class II+,CD80/CD86+,CD40− APC during GVHD. Whereas addition of plasmacytoid and myeloid donor DC augmented GVHD, GM cells promoted transplant tolerance by MHC class II-restricted generation of IL-10-secreting, Ag-specific regulatory T cells. Importantly, although GM cells abrogated GVHD, graft-vs-leukemia effects were preserved. Thus, a population of cytokine-expanded GM precursors function as regulatory APCs, suggesting that G-CSF derivatives may have application in disorders characterized by a loss of self-tolerance.
WE GOT OUR WAY OF COOKING THINGS

This article examines the significance of cultural practices related to food and women's role in the formation and continuance of these practices in Gullah communities in the Sea Islands of Georgia and South Carolina. I argue that although food preparation, under pressure of dominant cultural practices, may be viewed as a measure of gender inequality and women's subordination in the household, analysis of the relationship between women and food preparation practices can broaden understanding of the construction and maintenance of tradition in marginalized cultural groups, a neglected aspect of the study of social organization within sociology. The study uses ethnographic data based on field observations and semistructured interviews with 22 women over several visits made between 1989 and 1992.
The ICSI Meeting Recorder Dialog Act (MRDA) Corpus

Abstract : We describe a new corpus of over 180,000 hand- annotated dialog act tags and accompanying adjacency pair annotations for roughly 72 hours of speech from 75 naturally-occurring meetings. We provide a brief summary of the annotation system and labeling procedure, inter-annotator reliability statistics, overall distributional statistics, a description of auxiliary files distributed with the corpus, and information on how to obtain the data.
Sufficient conditions on uniform approximation of multivariate functions by general Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy systems with linear rule consequent

We have constructively proved a general class of multi-input single-output Takagi-Sugeno (TS) fuzzy systems to be universal approximators. The systems use any types of continuous fuzzy sets, fuzzy logic AND, fuzzy rules with linear rule consequent and the generalized defuzzifier. We first prove that the TS fuzzy systems can uniformly approximate any multivariate polynomial arbitrarily well, and then prove they can also uniformly approximate any multivariate continuous function arbitrarily well. We have derived a formula for computing the minimal upper bounds on the number of fuzzy sets and fuzzy rules necessary to achieve the prespecified approximation accuracy for any given bivariate function. A numerical example is furnished. Our results provide a solid-theoretical basis for fuzzy system applications, particularly as fuzzy controllers and models.
Ca2+-Permeable AMPARs Mediate Glutamatergic Transmission and Excitotoxic Damage at the Hair Cell Ribbon Synapse

We report functional and structural evidence for GluA2-lacking Ca2+-permeable AMPARs (CP-AMPARs) at the mature hair cell ribbon synapse. By using the methodological advantages of three species (of either sex), we demonstrate that CP-AMPARs are present at the hair cell synapse in an evolutionarily conserved manner. Via a combination of in vivo electrophysiological and Ca2+ imaging approaches in the larval zebrafish, we show that hair cell stimulation leads to robust Ca2+ influx into afferent terminals. Prolonged application of AMPA caused loss of afferent terminal responsiveness, whereas blocking CP-AMPARs protects terminals from excitotoxic swelling. Immunohistochemical analysis of AMPAR subunits in mature rat cochlea show regions within synapses lacking the GluA2 subunit. Paired recordings from adult bullfrog auditory synapses demonstrate that CP-AMPARs mediate a major component of glutamatergic transmission. Together, our results support the importance of CP-AMPARs in mediating transmission at the hair cell ribbon synapse. Further, excess Ca2+ entry via CP-AMPARs may underlie afferent terminal damage following excitotoxic challenge, suggesting that limiting Ca2+ levels in the afferent terminal may protect against cochlear synaptopathy associated with hearing loss. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT A single incidence of noise overexposure causes damage at the hair cell synapse that later leads to neurodegeneration and exacerbates age-related hearing loss. A first step toward understanding cochlear neurodegeneration is to identify the cause of initial excitotoxic damage to the postsynaptic neuron. Using a combination of immunohistochemical, electrophysiological, and Ca2+ imaging approaches in evolutionarily divergent species, we demonstrate that Ca2+-permeable AMPARs (CP-AMPARs) mediate glutamatergic transmission at the adult auditory hair cell synapse. Overexcitation of the terminal causes Ca2+ accumulation and swelling that can be prevented by blocking CP-AMPARs. We demonstrate that CP-AMPARs mediate transmission at this first-order sensory synapse and that limiting Ca2+ accumulation in the terminal may protect against hearing loss.
Philosophy and Economics in the Capabilities Approach: An Essential Dialogue

Abstract Economics needs to increase its awareness of philosophy. Even the heterodox brand of development economics represented by the human development approach has as yet not fully internalized all aspects of philosophy that offer rich insights for that approach. I explore the history of the relationship between philosophy and development economics and then describe areas of development economics where the insights of philosophy are crucial, including: the idea of social justice; the concept of welfare, and the commensurability or incommensurability of its elements; the idea of “political” as opposed to “comprehensive” liberalism; the topic of cultural relativism and universality; the nature of free will; and the nature of emotion and desire. I recommend that the human development approach deepen its connection to philosophy in all these areas.
50th ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE: Organizational Behavior, Strategy, Performance, and Design in Management Science

This article provides a personal perspective on the themes and topics that have emerged in research published by the department of organizational behavior, in the first 50 years ofManagement Science. A review of articles accepted by the department suggests several themes that reflect broad objectives, such as "improving management science models," or distinguishing points of view or assumptions, such as "treating organizations as decision-making entities. " The research is summarized through topics and subtopics that classify the subjects and findings of the research, identifying the relative popularity of the topics, and their contribution to each of the themes. The pattern suggests that as a "behavioral" department in a journal characterized by managerial practice, optimization, and the context of real work organizations, research is uniquely grounded in applications, solutions, and work consequences in ways that are less prevalent in typical outlets for behavioral research.The article concludes by suggesting that there are ample signs of convergence across departments in the journal. Scholars in organizational behavior increasingly recognize that the context provided by other management disciplines provides essential insights. Likewise, scholars in other management disciplines increasingly recognize the value of integrating behavioral theories and findings into their frameworks and models.
Role of TLR4 in allergic sensitization to food proteins in mice

Allergic sensitization to food proteins and other allergens is increasing in prevalence. One hypothesis for this increase is that the decreased rate of infections or exposure to microbial products leaves the immune system susceptible to inappropriate reactivity to innocuous antigens through the lack of development of regulatory cells. We hypothesized that constitutive Toll‐like receptor (TLR)4 signaling (presumably via the commensal flora) could inhibit the development of allergic sensitization to food proteins. We tested this hypothesis by sensitizing TLR4+ and TLR4− mice on two genetic backgrounds, C3H and BALB/c, to two common food allergens [β‐lactoglobulin (βLG) and peanut (PN)]. B‐cell responses were not significantly influenced by TLR4 status. T‐cell responses were Th2 skewed in TLR4‐deficient C3H mice compared with TLR4 sufficient C3H mice, but this pattern of Th2 skewing was not observed in TLR4‐deficient mice on a BALB/c background. In anaphylaxis‐susceptible C3H mice, TLR4 deficiency was associated with increased severity of anaphylaxis to PN, and decreased severity of anaphylaxis to βLG. In anaphylaxis‐resistant BALB/c mice, TLR4 deficiency was not sufficient to render mice susceptible to PN‐induced anaphylaxis. We conclude that although TLR4 status can influence T‐cell responses and anaphylaxis severity, the nature of the influence is highly antigen‐ and strain‐dependent.
Multitrait-Multimethod Analysis of FCAT Reading and Writing

This study investigated the convergent and discriminant validity of the high-stakes Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in both reading and writing at grade levels 4, 8, and 10. The data from the 2006 FCAT administration were analyzed via traditional multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) analysis to identify the factor structure and structural equation models (SEMs), to determine the weights of the influential variables underlying the tests. The MTMM analyses suggested that across all grade levels, the correlation between the multiple-choice reading and multiple-choice writing tests of the FCAT approached the reliability coefficients for each test separately. These correlations were higher than the correlations between the multiple choice and performance sections for each trait. The SEM analyses, however, provided support for both the convergent and discriminant validity of the test scores. The fit for the SEMs improved from a CFI of . 84 for 4th graders (a poor fit) to . 97 for 10th-grade students.