Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hot Off the Wiki

Wikipedia’s coverage of breaking news and current events dominates editor contributions and reader attention in any given month. Collaborators on breaking news articles rapidly synthesize content to produce timely information in spite of steep coordination demands. Wikipedia’s coverage of breaking news events thus presents a case to test theories about how open collaborations coordinate complex, time-sensitive, and knowledge-intensive work in the absence of central authority, stable membership, clear roles, or reliable information. Using the revision history from Wikipedia articles about over 3,000 breaking news events, we investigate the structure of interactions between editors and articles. Because breaking article collaborations unfold more rapidly and involve more editors than most Wikipedia articles, they potentially regenerate prior forms of organizing. We analyze whether the structures of breaking and nonbreaking article networks are (a) similarly structured over time, (b) exhibit features of organizational regeneration, and (c) have similar collaboration dynamics over time. Breaking and nonbreaking article exhibit similarities in their structural characteristics over the long run, and there is less evidence of organizational regeneration on breaking articles than nonbreaking articles. However, breaking articles emerge into well-connected collaborations more rapidly than nonbreaking articles, suggesting early contributors play a crucial role in supporting these high-tempo collaborations.
The Effect of Age on Ovarian Reserve Markers in Tehranian Women with Normal Fertility

The main goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of age and body mass index (BMI) on ovarian reserve markers in fertile Iranian women. Materials & methods: One hundred fifteen fertile women were included in this cross-sectional study conducted from May 2005 until December 2006 in the Arash Hospital, Tehran. A transvaginal ultrasound examination and blood test were carried out between the third and fifth day of their menstrual cycle (follicular phase). The ovarian volume was measured and total antral follicles (AFC) were counted. Hormonal markers such as FSH, LH and estradiol were measured. Results: Age had positive correlation with FSH (r = 0.819, P 0.05). Comparison of ovarian reserve markers between the four age subgroups (25-30, 31-35, 36-40 and 41-45 years) showed the FSH level, total ovarian volume and AFC had significant differences between these groups, while LH and estradiol did not different between subgroups. Meanwhile BMI had moderate positive correlation with FSH (r = 0.35, P <0.01) and LH (r=0.30, P <0.01) and moderate negative correlation with estradiol (r=-0.20, P<0.05), total ovarian volume (r=-0.31) and AFC (r=-0.41) by P <0.01. In multivariate analysis after adjustment of age, BMI as an independent factor had no effect on ovarian reserve markers. Conclusions: AFC had the best correlation with age, followed by ovarian volume, FSH level and FSH/LH, making it a better predictor of ovarian response than BMI.
Psychological distress is associated with altered cognitive functioning in family caregivers of patients with disorders of consciousness

ABSTRACT Objectives: To analyse the possible presence of reduced cognitive efficiency in family caregivers of patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (DOC). Subjects: The participants were 27 caregivers of 25 patients with DOC admitted to the severe brain injury units of the ICS Maugeri, Institutes of Telese Terme and Sciacca, Italy. Methods: We examined cognitive functions such as short- and long-term memory, executive functions and attention by means of standardized tests. We also assessed features of psychological distress such as anxiety, depression, psychophysiological symptoms, prolonged grief disorder, psychological burden and quality of life. All scores on neuropsychological tests were compared with those of the 15 matched control subjects. Results: Enrolled family caregivers showed high frequency of clinically relevant depressive symptoms and anxiety; half of them met the criteria for prolonged grief disorder. Caregivers achieved scores lower than the matched controls on tests for selective attention, verbal fluency and long-term spatial memory. Conclusions: Family caregivers’ burden is associated with a reduced efficiency of selected executive measures and visuospatial learning. These results emphasize the need for appropriate psychological and cognitive supporting therapies for family caregivers of patients with DOC, also considering their delicate involvement in clinical decision-making and in providing care.
Deriving Training Strategies for Spatial Knowledge Acquisition From Behavioral, Cognitive, and Neural Foundations

While much has been made of the potential uses for virtual environment (VE) technologies as training aids, there are few guidelines and strategies to inform system development from the user’s perspective. Assumptions are that a human factors-based evaluation will ensure optimal performance, transferring training from virtual to real worlds; however, there are complex, yet unexplored, issues surrounding system optimization and employment. A comprehensive investigation into the foundations of training, traversing levels of performance analysis, from overt behavioral responses to the less explicit neuronal patterns, is proposed from which optimal training strategies can be inferred and system development guidelines deduced.
Should Women go into Business with their Family Partner

This study investigates outcomes pertinent to a growing yet underinvestigated subcategory of female entrepreneurs: the ‘copreneurial women’ who operate businesses with their spouse or significant other. In North America, copreneurship represents a sizeable and increasing segment of the small business sector. Ruef et al. (2003), for example, found that over half (53 per cent) of the multimember founding teams in their US sample were comprised of married couples or cohabiting partners. In Canada, more than twothirds (68 per cent) of the country’s dual selfemployed couples were in business together in 1998 (Marshall, 1999). Indeed, copreneurial firms have been touted as the fastestgrowing segment of not only familybased businesses (Gardner, 1991) but also the small business sector as a whole (Eggertson, 2007). Despite their increasing prevalence, surprisingly limited academic research has been conducted on copreneurs. This oversight is likely attributable to the individualistic orientation that permeates both the entrepreneurship literature in general (as noted by Gartner et al., 1994) and women’s entrepreneurship research in particular (as identified by Ahl, 2006). Although work on entrepreneurial teams is starting to appear (for a review see Blatt, 2009), this, too, tends to ignore the impact of spousal relationships on team dynamics and outcomes. This is so even within studies examining such constructs as sex composition (Godwin et al. 2006), family membership (Ucbasaran et al., 2003) or cohesion and conflict (Ensley et al. 2002). Ruef et al.’s (2003) investigation represents a notable exception, but its focus was on the factors that influenced the initial composition of entrepreneurial founding teams rather than the subsequent outcomes. Those interested in knowing whether married couples or cohabiting partners who run businesses together experience different outcomes (for
Brain Activation for Lexical Decision and Reading Aloud: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

This functional magnetic resonance imaging study compared the neuronal implementation of word and pseudoword processing during two commonly used word recognition tasks: lexical decision and reading aloud. In the lexical decision task, participants made a finger-press response to indicate whether a visually presented letter string is a word or a pseudoword (e.g., paple). In the reading-aloud task, participants read aloud visually presented words and pseudowords. The same sets of words and pseudowords were used for both tasks. This enabled us to look for the effects of task (lexical decision vs. reading aloud), lexicality (words vs. nonwords), and the interaction of lexicality with task. We found very similar patterns of activation for lexical decision and reading aloud in areas associated with word recognition and lexical retrieval (e.g., left fusiform gyrus, posterior temporal cortex, pars opercularis, and bilateral insulae), but task differences were observed bilaterally in sensorimotor areas. Lexical decision increased activation in areas associated with decision making and finger tapping (bilateral postcentral gyri, supplementary motor area, and right cerebellum), whereas reading aloud increased activation in areas associated with articulation and hearing the sound of the spoken response (bilateral precentral gyri, superior temporal gyri, and posterior cerebellum). The effect of lexicality (pseudoword vs. words) was also remarkably consistent across tasks. Nevertheless, increased activation for pseudowords relative to words was greater in the left precentral cortex for reading than lexical decision, and greater in the right inferior frontal cortex for lexical decision than reading. We attribute these effects to differences in the demands on speech production and decision-making processes, respectively.
The effectiveness of integrating mobile devices with inquiry-based learning on students' learning achievements: a meta-analysis

Mobile devices are gaining more and more popularity in recent years. Researchers and practitioners took advantages of mobile devices to facilitate inquiry-based learning in the past decade. Although there were many studies that using mobile devices in inquiry-based learning, the systematic review of the effectiveness of integrating mobile devices with inquiry-based learning remained lacking. This meta-analysis examined 34 empirical studies with 2316 participants on integrating mobile devices with inquiry-based learning from 2007 to 2016. The results indicated that there was a high effect size of 0.91 for the application of mobile devices in improving students' learning achievements. The features of moderator variables were also deeply analysed and synthesised based on the content analysis of all studies. The results together with the implications for practices and research were also discussed in detail.
Exploring Random Access and Handshaking Techniques in Large-Scale Underwater Wireless Acoustic Sensor Networks

In this paper, we study the medium access control (MAC) problem in large-scale underwater wireless acoustic sensor networks. We specially explore the random access and handshaking (i.e., RTS/CTS) techniques. We first formally model the two approaches, and then conduct extensive numerical experiments to study their performance in various network conditions. Based on our results, we observe that the performance of random access and RTS/CTS are affected by many factors such as data rate, transmission range, network topology, packet size, and traffic pattern. And our results show that RTS/CTS is more suitable for dense networks with high date rate, low/medium transmission range and bursty traffic, whereas random access is preferred in sparse networks with low data rate and non-bursty traffic. We believe this work will supply useful guidelines for energy-efficient adaptive MAC design in large-scale underwater wireless acoustic sensor networks
Membrane proteins and proteomics: Love is possible, but so difficult

Despite decades of extensive research, the large‐scale analysis of membrane proteins remains a difficult task. This is due to the fact that membrane proteins require a carefully balanced hydrophilic and lipophilic environment, which optimum varies with different proteins, while most protein chemistry methods work mainly, if not only, in water‐based media. Taking this review [Santoni, Molloy and Rabilloud, Membrane proteins and proteomics: un amour impossible? Electrophoresis 2000, 21, 1054–1070] as a pivotal paper, the current paper analyzes how the field of membrane proteomics exacerbated the trend in proteomics, i.e. developing alternate methods to the historical two‐dimensional electrophoresis, and thus putting more and more pressure on the mass spectrometry side. However, in the case of membrane proteins, the incentive in doing so is due to the poor solubility of membrane proteins. This review also shows that in some situations, where this solubility problem is less acute, two‐dimensional electrophoresis remains a method of choice. Last but not least, this review also critically examines the alternate approaches that have been used for the proteomic analysis of membrane proteins.
For the time being: understanding the temporality of cancer survival

This paper explores cancer survival experiences and offers the Heideggerian concept of temporality as a way of acknowledging and understanding the complex and pervasive nature of survivorhood. Firstly, despite demographic indicators, the process of cancer survival is under-reported in the research literature. Secondly, and embedded throughout this paper, is the notion that cancer survival is not an illness and requires its own analytic frameworks. Thirdly, this paper suggests temporality can assist to extend understanding of cancer survival beyond extant psychiatric diagnostic, disease trajectory, coping and adaptation, and illness narrative frameworks.
Motor Function and the Hybridity of the American Negro

The evidence of anthropological, biological, and sociological research indicates rather definitely that the American Negro ranges from almost white to predominantly Negroid, with variable degrees of intermixture. This variation is ascribed to racial crossing of divergent groups. The literature in these types of research reveals the difference of opinion among anthropologists, biologists, sociologists, and others, relative to various functional effects of Negrowhite racial crossing, to be such that is difficult to formulate a tenable conclusion as to whether the results of such crossing have been beneficial or detrimental. Some claim that hybridization leads to functional effects that are beneficial; others contend that hybridization is conducive to consequences that are dysgenic; still others maintain that no functionally advantageous or deleterious developments attributable to hybridization have been established. Two general areas are involved in any question about the significance of race crossing. One is the
Optimization of photovoltaic energy production through an efficient switching matrix

This work presents a preliminary study on the implementation of a new system for power output maximization of photovoltaic generators under non-homogeneous conditions. The study evaluates the performance of an efficient switching matrix and the relevant automatic reconfiguration control algorithms. The switching matrix is installed between the PV generator and the inverter, allowing a large number of possible module configurations. PV generator, switching matrix and the intelligent controller have been simulated in Simulink. The proposed reconfiguration system improved the energy extracted by the PV generator under non-uniform solar irradiation conditions. Short calculation times of the proposed control algorithms allow its use in real time applications even where a higher number of PV modules is required.
In Vitro Metabolism, Permeability, and Efflux of Bazedoxifene in Humans

Bazedoxifene (BZA) acetate, a novel estrogen receptor modulator being developed for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, undergoes extensive metabolism in women after oral administration. In this study, the in vitro metabolism of [14C]BZA was determined in human hepatocytes and hepatic and intestinal microsomes, and the UDP glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) isozymes involved in the glucuronidation of BZA were identified. In addition, BZA was evaluated for its potential as a substrate of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) transporter in Caco-2 cell monolayers. BZA was metabolized to two monoglucuronides, BZA-4′-glucuronide and BZA-5-glucuronide, in hepatocytes and in liver and intestinal microsomes including jejunum, duodenum, and ileum. Both BZA-4′-glucuronide and BZA-5-glucuronide were major metabolites in the intestinal microsomes, whereas BZA-4′-glucuronide was the predominant metabolite in liver microsomes and hepatocytes. The kinetic parameters of BZA-4′-glucuronide formation were determined in liver, duodenum, and jejunum microsomes and with UGT1A1, 1A8, and 1A10, the most active UGT isoforms involved in the glucuronidation of BZA, whereas those of BZA-5-glucuronide were determined with all the enzyme systems except in liver microsomes and in UGT1A1 because the formation of the BZA-5-glucuronide was too low. Km values in liver, duodenum, and jejunum microsomes and UGT1A1, 1A8, and 1A10, were similar and ranged from 5.1 to 33.1 μM for BZA-4′-glucuronide formation and from 2.5 to 11.1 μM for BZA-5-glucuronide formation. Vmax values ranged from 0.8 to 2.9 nmol/(min · mg) protein for BZA-4′-glucuronide and from 0.1 to 1.2 nmol/(min · mg) protein for BZA-5-glucuronide. In Caco-2 cells, BZA appeared to be a P-gp substrate.
Order of Donor Type in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients Requiring Retransplantation

Background Living-donor kidney transplantation (KT) is encouraged for children with end-stage renal disease due to superior long-term graft survival compared with deceased-donor KT. Despite this, there has been a steady decrease in the use of living-donor KT for pediatric recipients. Due to their young age at transplantation, most pediatric recipients eventually require retransplantation, and the optimal order of donor type is not clear. Methods Using the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, we analyzed first and second graft survival among 14,799 pediatric (<18 years old) recipients undergoing KT between 1987 and 2010. Results Living-donor grafts had longer survival compared with deceased-donor grafts, similarly among both first (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.78; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.73–0.84; P<0.001) and second (aHR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.64–0.84; P<0.001) transplants. Living-donor second grafts had longer survival compared with deceased-donor second grafts, similarly after living-donor (aHR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.56–0.83; P<0.001) and deceased-donor (aHR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.63–0.95; P=0.02) first transplants. Cumulative graft life of two transplants was similar regardless of the order of deceased-donor and living-donor transplantation. Conclusions Deceased-donor KT in pediatric recipients followed by living-donor retransplantation does not negatively impact the living-donor graft survival advantage and provides similar cumulative graft life compared with living-donor KT followed by deceased-donor retransplantation. Clinical decision-making for pediatric patients with healthy, willing living donors should consider these findings in addition to the risk of sensitization, aging of the living donor, and deceased-donor waiting times.
Genome-Scale Data Call for a Taxonomic Rearrangement of Geodermatophilaceae

Geodermatophilaceae (order Geodermatophilales, class Actinobacteria) form a comparatively isolated family within the phylum Actinobacteria and harbor many strains adapted to extreme ecological niches and tolerant against reactive oxygen species. Clarifying the evolutionary history of Geodermatophilaceae was so far mainly hampered by the insufficient resolution of the main phylogenetic marker in use, the 16S rRNA gene. In conjunction with the taxonomic characterisation of a motile and aerobic strain, designated YIM M13156T and phylogenetically located within the family, we here carried out a phylogenetic analysis of the genome sequences now available for the type strains of Geodermatophilaceae and re-analyzed the previously assembled phenotypic data. The results indicated that the largest genus, Geodermatophilus, is not monophyletic, hence the arrangement of the genera of Geodermatophilaceae must be reconsidered. Taxonomic markers such as polar lipids and fatty-acids profile, cellular features and temperature ranges are indeed heterogeneous within Geodermatophilus. In contrast to previous studies, we also address which of these features can be interpreted as apomorphies of which taxon, according to the principles of phylogenetic systematics. We thus propose a novel genus, Klenkia, with the type species Klenkia marina sp. nov. and harboring four species formerly assigned to Geodermatophilus, G. brasiliensis, G. soli, G. taihuensis, and G. terrae. Emended descriptions of all species of Geodermatophilaceae are provided for which type-strain genome sequences are publicly available. Our study again demonstrates that the principles of phylogenetic systematics can and should guide the interpretation of both genomic and phenotypic data.
Is it all about awareness? The normalization of coastal risk

Coastal risk is already high in several parts of the world and is expected to be amplified by climate change, which makes it necessary to outline effective risk management strategies. Risk managers assume that increasing awareness of coastal risk is the key to public support and endorsement of risk management strategies – an assumption that underlies a common worldview on the public understanding of science, which has been named the deficit model. We argue that the effects of awareness are not as straightforward. In particular, awareness of coastal hazards might not lead to more technically accurate risk perceptions. Based on research on risk perception normalization, we explored the hypothesis that coastal risk awareness reduces coastal risk perception – in particular the perceived likelihood of occurrence of coastal hazards – through its effect on reliance on protective measures to prevent risk. Individuals can rely on protective measures, even when those are not effective, as a positive illusion to reduce risk perception. This effect might be stronger for higher probability hazards and for permanent residents of costal zones. Data from 410 individuals living in coastal zones corroborated most of our expectations. Global results demonstrated a risk normalization effect mediated by reliance on current measures. Additional analyses made clear that this effect occurred in 2 of the 5 high-probability hazards (flood and storm), and not in the low-probability hazard (tsunami). Normalization might be more likely among high-probability hazards which entail catastrophic and immediate impacts. This effect was also found among permanent residents, but not among temporary residents. Results imply that coastal risk management might benefit from (a) taking risk perception normalization effects into account, (b) tailoring strategies for permanent and temporary residents and (c) promoting a higher public engagement, which would facilitate a more adaptive and effective coping with coastal risk than the use of positive illusions.
SRE: Semantic Rules Engine for the Industrial Internet-Of-Things Gateways

The advent of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) paradigm has brought opportunities to solve many real-world problems. Energy management, for example, has attracted huge interest from academia, industries, governments, and regulatory bodies. It involves collecting energy usage data, analyzing it, and optimizing the energy consumption by applying control strategies. However, in industrial environments, performing such optimization is not trivial. The changes in business rules, process control, and customer requirements make it much more challenging. In this paper, a semantic rules engine (SRE) for industrial gateways is presented that allows implementing dynamic and flexible rule-based control strategies. It is simple, expressive, and allows managing rules on-the-fly without causing any service interruption. Additionally, it can handle semantic queries and provide results by inferring additional knowledge from previously defined concepts in ontologies. SRE has been validated and tested on different hardware platforms and in commercial products. Performance evaluations are also presented to validate its conformance to the customer requirements.