Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Home and Identity in Late Life: International Perspectives

Leading scholars, offering international and multidisciplinary viewpoints, examine the meaning of home to elders and the ways in which this meaning may be sustained, threatened, or modified according to changes associated with growing old. Organized into four sections - The Essence of Home; Disruptions of Home; Creating and Recreating Home; Community Perspectives on the Meaning of Home, this volume explores topics, including: what makes a house a home? What role does the meaning of home play in the process of relocation to another place of residence? What is the relationship between a person's home life and cherished possessions such as symbolic jewellery, religious items, in late life? How does the community/neighbourhood environment influence the way that older people feel about the places in which they live? Contributors include Hans-Werner Wahl, Robert L. Rubinstein, Edmund Sherman, Carolyn Norris-Baker, and Rick Scheidt, among others. As a special feature, this volume concludes with critical commentaries from three eminent scholars, Amos Rapoport, Kim Dovey, and Marie Versperi. This volume will be of interest to practitioners, researchers, upper-level graduates/graduate-level students in gerontology, environmental psychology, social work, and nursing. It will be valuable to everyone in the helping professions who seek a deeper understanding of the ways in which "being at home" and attachment to place plays a key role in the life experience and well-being of their clients as they grow older.
Activation of ganglion cell axons following epiretinal electrical stimulation with hexagonal electrodes

A hexagonal electrode configuration has been proposed as an advantageous alternative to conventional electrode arrangements used in retinal prosthesis design. In the present study, the aim was to characterize retinal ganglion cell axonal responses to epiretinal electrical stimulation. 50 and 125 µm disk electrodes, arranged in a hexagonal configuration, were tested using in vitro rabbit retinal preparations. 100 µs/phase anodic-first biphasic current pulses were applied to the inner retinal surface, and ganglion cell responses were recorded differentially with extracellular microelectrodes. Axonal activation thresholds were 4.7±2.5 µA for 50 µm, and 9.3±4.0 µA for 125 µm electrodes. With anodic monophasic pulses there was a 3.3±0.8 times increase in threshold, compared to anodic-first biphasic stimulation. Thresholds increased up to 20 times when stimulating electrodes were lifted 100 µm above the retinal surface. Overall, axonal activation thresholds were within the safe charge injection limits for platinum electrodes, given that these electrodes were positioned in close proximity to the retinal surface.
Adhesion of single functional groups to individual carbon nanotubes: electronic effects probed by \textit{ab-initio} calculations

We investigated the interfacial interaction of simple functional groups ($\ensuremath{-}{\mathrm{NH}}_{2}$, $\ensuremath{-}\mathrm{CN}$, $\ensuremath{-}{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}$, $\ensuremath{-}{\mathrm{CHOCH}}_{2}$) with single wall carbon nanotubes, using ab initio calculations. We computed binding energies and attachment forces using the density functional theory (DFT) in the local density approximation, and we employed Quantum Monte Carlo calculations to test DFT accuracy in describing weak interactions for the controversial case of an oxygen molecule. We find that computed energies and forces are very sensitive to small variations of the electronic charge on the nanotube. In particular, the presence of a solvent (polar or nonpolar), and thus of a small charge transfer from or to the tube, may alter the relative strength of adhesion forces for different functional groups, as compared to the vacuum.
PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN INTERNET SEBAGAI SALAH SATU SUMBER BELAJAR TERHADAP PRESTASI MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN EKONOMI UNIVERSITAS KANJURUHAN MALANG

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk (1) mengetahui penggunaan internet sebagai sumber belajar bagi mahasiswa Pendidikan Ekonomi Universitas Kanjuruhan Malang (2) mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan internet terhadap prestasi belajar bagi mahasiswa Pendidikan Ekonomi Universitas Kanjuruhan Malang. Variabel bebas dalam penelitian ini (X) penggunaan internet sedangkan variabel terikatnya adalah prestasi belajar (Y). Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif. Populasi penelitian ini berjumlah 387 mahasiswa dan sampel berjumlah 96 siswa. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah proportional random sampling dengan menggunakan instrumen kuesioner. Untuk menguji kelayakan instrumen digunakan uji validitas dan reliabilitas. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan dokumentasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik analisis deskriptif dan analisis regresi linear sederhana. Sedangkan untuk menguji kelayakan regresi dilakukan uji asumsi klasik dan keseluruhan analisis ini menggunakan bantuan program SPSS Versi 17.00. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini diketahui bahwa penggunaan internet sebagai salah satu sumber belajar berpengaruh terhadap prestasi belajar mahasiswa pendidikan ekonomi Universitas Kanjuruhan Malang sebesar 10,4%. Rendahnya pengaruh internet terhadap prestasi belajar mahasiswa tersebut karena penggunaan internet masih lebih banyak sebagai media hiburan serta masih belum semua dosen dalam memberikan tugas berbasis internet.
Relation between income inequality and mortality: empirical demonstration.

Abstract Objective: To assess the extent to which observed associations at population level between income inequality and mortality are statistical artefacts. Design: Indirect “what if” simulation by using observed risks of mortality at individual level as a function of income to construct hypothetical state level mortality specific for age and sex as if the statistical artefact argument were 100% correct. Setting: Data from the 1990 census for the 50 US states plus Washington, DC, were used for population distributions by age, sex, state, and income range; data disaggregated by age, sex, and state from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were used for mortality; and regressions from the national longitudinal mortality study were used for the individual level relation between income and risk of mortality. Results: Hypothetical mortality, while correlated with inequality (as implied by the logic of the statistical artefact argument), showed a weaker association with states' levels of income inequality than the observed mortality. Conclusions: The observed associations in the United States at the state level between income inequality and mortality cannot be entirely or substantially explained as statistical artefacts of an underlying individual level relation between income and mortality. There remains an important association between income inequality and mortality at state level over and above anything that could be accounted for by any statistical artefact. This result reinforces the need to consider a broad range of factors, including the social milieu, as fundamental determinants of health. Key messages Evidence is accumulating that living in a society with higher inequality in income predisposes its members to higher mortality; at the same time, there is widespread evidence that, for individuals, higher income is protective This individual level relation could “explain” the former societal level relation The strength of observed levels of association between income inequality and mortality, however, may go well beyond what can be explained as a statistical artefact of an individual level relation between income and mortality The empirical analysis reported here, based on 1990 data for US states, suggests that the association between income inequality and mortality is considerably stronger than can be accounted for by any statistical artefact Research underpinning public health policy should therefore take a broad view of the importance of the social milieu as a fundamental determinant of health
Tumor-Associated Macrophages Are a Useful Biomarker to Predict Recurrence After Surgical Resection of Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Objective:Patients with nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-PNETs) have poorer survival than those with functional PNETs. Our objective was to identify risk factors for recurrence after resection to better define surveillance parameters to improve long-term outcomes. Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed for NF-PNET patients who underwent resection at the University of Michigan from 1995 to 2012. Immunohistochemical staining of tissues from patients with and without disease recurrence was performed for Ki-67 and the macrophage marker CD68, as tumor-associated macrophages are important for PNET development and progression. Clinicopathological factors and patient outcomes were measured. Results:Ninety-seven NF-PNET patients underwent surgical resection. There was a recurrence rate of 14.4% (14/97). The median time to recurrence was 0.61 years, with 10 (71%) patients recurring within the first 2 years. Six of 7 patients (86%) monitored at 6-month surveillance intervals were diagnosed with recurrence on their first computed tomographic scan or during the intervening intervals. By Cox proportional hazards analysis, the most significant independent risk factors for recurrence were higher grade, stage, and intraoperative blood loss. High CD68 score and Ki-67 index correlated with recurrence risk, and Ki-67 index inversely correlated with time to recurrence. In patients who otherwise had few risk factors, a high CD68 score was a significant prognostic factor for recurrence. Conclusions:In patients with NF-PNETs, risk factors associated with recurrence were high EBL, grade, stage, CD68 score, and Ki-67 index. The CD68 score was an important prognostic factor in patients who otherwise had few clinicopathological risk factors; therefore, the CD68 score should be considered when planning surveillance strategies. We recommend that NF-PNET patients at high risk of recurrence undergo initial surveillance every 3 months for 2 years after surgery.
Treatments for chronic psychosis

Psychosis is a mental condition characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorder; it spans diagnostic entities that respond to similar therapeutic approaches. Psychosis has no fully described tissue pathology, as vet, but is still identified and assessed symptomatically. The first generation of antipsychotic drugs was developed in the middle of the 20th century. The second generation of drugs arrived in the 1990s. This new group of antipsychotic drugs has potent therapeutic actions on the positive symptoms of psychosis with far fewer side effects, especially motor effects. However, each of the new drugs has its own characteristic clinical and pharmacological features that affect individual patient response. Understanding these individual drug characteristics can promote optimal drug choice and use in conditions of chronic psychosis.
Experiments and Evaluation of Link Discovery in the Wikipedia

Collaborative knowledge management systems such as the Wikipedia are becoming ever more popular – and these systems typically contain hypertext links between documents. The Wikipedia offers both manual and automated link creation. In fact several different systems providing links for Wikipedia documents now exit. Problematically the quality of automatically generated links has never been quantified. An evaluation method for Wikipedia link discovery approaches is essential. We introduce the Link-the-Wiki task launched at INEX in 2007. 90 documents were orphaned from the collection and participants were required to build systems that identified the missing links. The different automated link discovery techniques used by participants are outlined. Details of two successful techniques are given, one using the titles of pre-existing documents to identify anchors and destinations, the other using pre-existing links between documents to identify possible links in new documents. In this paper, we mainly focus on the analysis and assessment of Wikipedia link discovery and discuss possible future evaluation techniques. We examine one system in further detail and conduct a scalability experiment in which 1% of all Wikipedia documents were used and the performance studied in detail – link discovery in this system is shown to be scalable. Finally, potential research directions for link discovery, assessment and evaluation are discussed.
Millionaire Migrants: Trans-Pacific Life Lines

List of Figures. List of Tables. Series Editors' Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction: Trans-Pacific Mobility and the New ImmigrationParadigm. 2 Transition: From the Orient to the Pacifi c Rim. 3 Calculating Agents: Millionaire Migrants Meet the CanadianState. 4 Geography (still) Matters: Homo Economicus and theBusiness Immigration Programme. 5 Embodied Real Estate: The Cultural Mobility of Property. 6 Immigrant Reception: Contesting Globalization orResistant Racism? 7 Establishing Roots: From the Nuclear Family to SubstantiveCitizenship. 8 Roots and Routes: The Myth of Return or TransnationalCirculation? 9 Conclusion: Immigrants in Space. Notes. References. Index.
Role for Dendritic Cells in Immunoregulation during Experimental Vaginal Candidiasis

ABSTRACT Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) caused by the commensal organism Candida albicans remains a significant problem among women of childbearing age, with protection against and susceptibility to infection still poorly understood. While cell-mediated immunity by CD4+ Th1-type cells is protective against most forms of mucosal candidiasis, no protective role for adaptive immunity has been identified against VVC. This is postulated to be due to immunoregulation that prohibits a more profound Candida-specific CD4+ T-cell response against infection. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of dendritic cells (DCs) in the induction phase of the immune response as a means to understand the initiation of the immunoregulatory events. Immunostaining of DCs in sectioned murine lymph nodes draining the vagina revealed a profound cellular reorganization with DCs becoming concentrated in the T-cell zone throughout the course of experimental vaginal Candida infection consistent with cell-mediated immune responsiveness. However, analysis of draining lymph node DC subsets revealed a predominance of immunoregulation-associated CD11c+ B220+ plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) under both uninfected and infected conditions. Staining of vaginal DCs showed the presence of both DEC-205+ and pDCs, with extension of dendrites into the vaginal lumen of infected mice in close contact with Candida. Flow cytometric analysis of draining lymph node DC costimulatory molecules and activation markers from infected mice indicated a lack of upregulation of major histocompatibility complex class II, CD80, CD86, and CD40 during infection, consistent with a tolerizing condition. Together, the results suggest that DCs are involved in the immunoregulatory events manifested during a vaginal Candida infection and potentially through the action of pDCs.
Applied interpersonal communication matters : family, health, & community relations

It is an important time for scholars of communication to develop rich theory addressing critical applied interpersonal issues. Stress, substance abuse, violence, health problems, divorce, safety, and aging are but a few of the problems individuals address in their day-to-day interpersonal communication. That communication is critical to coping successfully with these challenges. Stressing the timeliness of such applied contributions, the International Communication Association instituted a regular feature in its newsletter on communication matters, and focused its most recent conference on applied issues in communication. This edited volume, containing individual chapters by original researchers, explores socially meaningful contributions to the study of interpersonal problems involving language and social action.
Hierarchical Embeddings for Hypernymy Detection and Directionality

We present a novel neural model HyperVec to learn hierarchical embeddings for hypernymy detection and directionality. While previous embeddings have shown limitations on prototypical hypernyms, HyperVec represents an unsupervised measure where embeddings are learned in a specific order and capture the hypernym–hyponym distributional hierarchy. Moreover, our model is able to generalize over unseen hypernymy pairs, when using only small sets of training data, and by mapping to other languages. Results on benchmark datasets show that HyperVec outperforms both state-of-the-art unsupervised measures and embedding models on hypernymy detection and directionality, and on predicting graded lexical entailment.
Reporting results of cancer treatment

On the initiative of the World Health Organization, two meetings on the Standardization of Reporting Results of Cancer Treatment have been held with representatives and members of several organizations. Recommendations have been developed for standardized approaches to the recording of baseline data relating to the patient, the tumor, laboratory and radiologic data, the reporting of treatment, grading of acute and subacute toxicity, reporting of response, recurrence and disease‐free interval, and reporting results of therapy. These recommendations, already endorsed by a number of organizations, are proposed for international acceptance and use to make it possible for investigators to compare validly their results with those of others.
The Effects of Fine Particle Components on Respiratory Hospital Admissions in Children

Background Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an association between acute exposure to ambient fine particles and both mortality and morbidity. Less is known about the relative impacts of the specific chemical constituents of particulate matter < 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) on hospital admissions. Objective This study was designed to estimate the risks of exposure to PM2.5 and several species on hospital admissions for respiratory diseases among children. Data and Methods We obtained data on daily counts of hospitalizations for children < 19 and < 5 years of age for total respiratory diseases and several subcategories including pneumonia, acute bronchitis, and asthma for six California counties from 2000 through 2003, as well as ambient concentrations of PM2.5 and its constituents, including elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC), and nitrates (NO3). We used Poisson regression to estimate risks while controlling for important covariates. Results We observed associations between several components of PM2.5 and hospitalization for all of the respiratory outcomes examined. For example, for total respiratory admissions for children < 19 years of age, the interquartile range for a 3-day lag of PM2.5, EC, OC, NO3, and sulfates was associated with an excess risk of 4.1% [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.8–6.4], 5.4% (95% CI, 0.8–10.3), 3.4% (95% CI, 1.1–5.7), 3.3% (95% CI, 1.1–5.5), and 3.0% (95% CI, 0.4–5.7), respectively. We also observed associations for several metals. Additional associations with several of the species, including potassium, were observed in the cool season. Conclusion Components of PM2.5 were associated with hospitalization for several childhood respiratory diseases including pneumonia, bronchitis, and asthma. Because exposure to components (e.g., EC, OC, NO3, and K) and their related sources, including diesel and gasoline exhaust, wood smoke, and other combustion sources, are ubiquitous in the urban environment, it likely represents an identifiable and preventable risk factor for hospitalization for children.
Millimeter-wave gigabit broadband evolution toward 5G: fixed access and backhaul

As wireless communication evolves toward 5G, both fixed broadband and mobile broadband will play a crucial part in providing the gigabit-per-second infrastructure for a connected society. This article proposes an MGB system as the solution to two critical problems in this evolution: last-mile access for fixed broadband and small cell backhaul for mobile broadband. The key idea is to use spectrum that is already available in the millimeter-wave bands for fixed wireless access with optimized dynamic beamforming and massive MIMO infrastructure to achieve high capacity with wide area coverage. This article explains the MGB concept and describes potential array architectures for realizing the system. Simulations demonstrate that with 500 MHz of bandwidth (at 39 GHz band) and 28 dBm transmission power (55 dBm EIRP), it is possible to provide more than 11 Gb/s backhaul capacity for 96 small cells within a 1 km radius.
Cortical Involvement During Sustained Lower Limb Contractions

CORTICAL INVOLVEMENT DURING SUSTAINED LOWER LIMB CONTRACTIONS Marnie Lynn Vanden Noven Marquette University, 2014 Despite the critical role of the lower limb during functional tasks such as walking, most studies examining the role of the cortex during muscle contractions have been conducted in upper limb muscles. Modulation of force by the cortex in the lower extremity and the influence of cortical inputs are poorly understood. The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the role the cortex plays in modulating force control during static contractions with the lower limb and to determine the influence of manipulating cortical inputs. Aim 1 determined the cortical regions involved in force-related changes between low and high forces and those areas that modulate steadiness (force fluctuations) during sustained isometric ankle dorsiflexion contractions in young men and women. This was achieved using functional magnetic imaging (fMRI). Both motor and some typically associated non-motor brain areas were active during lower limb force production and scaled linearly as force increased. Steadiness was associated with both motor and nonmotor brain areas with minimal differences in areas activated between men and women. Aim 2 examined the influence of cognitive demand (null, low-cognitive demand, highcognitive demand) on fatigability and steadiness of lowto moderate-force isometric contractions in young and older men and women. Women demonstrated greater force fluctuations than men during both the lowand moderate-force contractions and their motor output was influenced by changes in cognitive demand. Older adults were less steady than young during lowand moderate-force contractions, had greater age-related reductions in steadiness, and greater variability in fatigability when cognitive demand was increased. This dissertation shows that cortical inputs are very important to lower limb motor control of static voluntary contractions. Cortical motor and non-motor regions that are important for control of force intensity and steadiness of lower limb contractions were identified and are key areas for potential cortical plasticity with impaired or enhanced leg function. Steadiness was altered by increasing cortical inputs (cognitive demand) especially in older adults whose motor performance was impaired and more variable than young. These results have important performance implications for cognitively demanding and lowto moderate-force tasks that are common to daily function in older adults.