Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Affective and Physiological Dimensions of Mate Sexual Response to Erotica and Fantasy

The neglect of research on affective correlates of male sexual response and the isolation of physiological from self-reported measures of arousal are in sharp contrast to theories and clinical interventions involving male sexuality. The present study examined several hypotheses about the affective and physiological response of males during erotic and nonerotic auditory tapes and during selfgenerated fantasy. Measures of penile circumference, heart rate, affective states, perceived physical responses, and self-reported sexual arousal were compared, using 16 sexually functional men between 19 and 63 years old. The results showed that positive affective states were correlated with penile maximum circumference and penile latency, although some negative states were also correlated with latency. Aggression was correlated with maximum penile response to the erotic tape. A variety of self-reported genital and nongenital responses were correlated with penile response to the erotic tape and fantasy, but only nongen.
Full engagement: the integration of employee engagement and psychological well‐being

Purpose – By introducing the concept of “full engagement,” this article aims to propose that employee engagement is more likely to be sustainable when employee well‐being is also high.Design/methodology/approach – Research evidence covering the separate concepts is reviewed and evidence of the benefits that both engagement and well‐being confer on organizations is presented.Findings – Most current perspectives on employee engagement include little of direct relevance to well‐being and reflect a narrow, commitment‐based view of engagement. This view focuses too heavily on benefits to organizations. A broader conception of engagement (referred to as “full engagement”), which includes employee well‐being, is a better basis for building sustainable benefits for individuals and organizations.Research limitations/implications – Research exploring the links between employee engagement and well‐being is needed to validate and develop the propositions put forward in this article.Practical implications – A model fo.
Financial news and market panics in the age of high-frequency sentiment trading algorithms

Whether financial news may contribute to market panics is not an innocent question. A positive answer is easily used as a legitimation to limit the freedom of financial journalists. Long-term effects of news are moreover inconsistent with the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), which maintains that new information gives immediately rise to a new equilibrium. The EMH is under discussion, however, as a result of the transformation of financial markets and of financial journalism due to new economic thoughts, new communication theories, high-frequency trading and high-frequency sentiment analysis. As a case study of a market panic we show the impact of US news, UK news and Dutch news on three Dutch banks during the financial crisis of 2007–9. To avoid market panics, financial journalists may strive for greater transparency, not only on asset prices and corporate philosophies, but also on network dependencies in the worldwide financial markets.
From Structural Variation of Gene Molecules to Chromatin Dynamics and Transcriptional Bursting

Transcriptional activation of eukaryotic genes is accompanied, in general, by a change in the sensitivity of promoter chromatin to endonucleases. The structural basis of this alteration has remained elusive for decades; but the change has been viewed as a transformation of one structure into another, from “closed” to “open” chromatin. In contradistinction to this static and deterministic view of the problem, a dynamical and probabilistic theory of promoter chromatin has emerged as its solution. This theory, which we review here, explains observed variation in promoter chromatin structure at the level of single gene molecules and provides a molecular basis for random bursting in transcription—the conjecture that promoters stochastically transition between transcriptionally conducive and inconducive states. The mechanism of transcriptional regulation may be understood only in probabilistic terms.
Stable wide‐angle Fourier finite‐difference downward extrapolation of 3‐D wavefields

I present an unconditionally stable, implicit finite‐difference operator that corrects the constant‐velocity phase‐shift operator for lateral velocity variations. The method is based on the Fourier finite‐difference (FFD) method. Contrary to previous results, my correction operator is stable even when the medium velocity has sharp discontinuities, and the reference velocity is higher than the medium velocity. The stability of the new correction enables the definition of a new downward‐continuation method based on the interpolation of two wavefields: the first wavefield is obtained by applying the FFD correction starting from a reference velocity lower than the medium velocity; the second wavefield is obtained by applying the FFD correction starting from a reference velocity higher than the medium velocity. The proposed Fourier finite‐difference plus interpolation (FFDPI) method combines the advantages of the FFD technique with the advantages of interpolation.A simple and economical procedure for defining .
Evaluation of a Brief Child-focused Group-based Intervention for Anxiety-disordered Children

Abstract This paper presents a pilot study of a brief, group-based, cognitive-behavioural intervention for anxiety-disordered children. Five children (aged 7 to 13 years) diagnosed with a clinically significant anxiety disorder were treated with a recently developed 6-session, child-focused, cognitive-behavioural intervention that was evaluated using multiple measures (including structured diagnostic interview, self-report questionnaires and behaviour rating scales completed by parents) over four follow-up occasions (post-treatment, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up). This trial aimed to (a) evaluate the conclusion suggested by the research of Cobham, Dadds, and Spence (1998) that anxious children with non-anxious parents require a child-focused intervention only in order to demonstrate sustained clinical gains; and (b) to evaluate a new and more cost-effective child-focused cognitive-behavioural intervention. Unfortunately, the return rate of the questionnaires was poor, rendering this data source of questionable value. However, diagnostic interviews (traditionally the gold standard in terms of outcome in this research area) were completed for all children at all follow-up points. Changes in diagnostic status indicated that meaningful treatment-related gains had been achieved and were maintained over the full follow-up period. The results would thus seem to support the principle of participant-intervention matching proposed by Cobham et al. (1998), as well as the utility of the more brief intervention evaluated.
Conceptualizing Academic Norms in Middle School

A wide body of research has documented the relationship between social norms and individual behaviors. There is growing evidence that academic behaviors in early adolescence—when most children begin middle school—may be subject to normative influence as well. However, the structure and composition of peer relationships within middle schools have yet to be fully incorporated into current conceptualizations of academic norms. A social network approach that considers the structure of students’ friendship networks can be a useful framework for informing understanding of middle school academic norms. This article integrates research and theory on social norms and social networks to introduce a model to improve understanding of academic norms in middle schools. Implications for future research are discussed.
Ectopic expression of a single homeotic gene, the Petunia gene green petal, is sufficient to convert sepals to petaloid organs.

Genetic studies in Arabidopsis and Antirrhinum showed that petal determination requires the concomitant expression of two homeotic functions, A and B, whereas the A function alone determines sepal identity. The B function is represented by at least two genes. The Petunia homeotic gene green petal (gp) is essential for petal determination as demonstrated by a Petunia gp mutant that has sepals instead of petals. We have used ectopic expression of the gp gene as a tool to study flower development in Petunia. CaMV 35S‐gp expression leads to homeotic conversion of sepals into petaloid organs when expressed early in development. This demonstrates that a single homeotic gene is sufficient to induce homeotic conversion of sepals to petals, suggesting that other petal determining genes are regulated in part by ectopically expressed gp. Indeed, two other MADS‐box‐containing genes, pmads 2 and fbp 1, which show homology to the Antirrhinum B function gene globosa, are activated in the converted petal tissue. Furthermore, our data provide evidence for autoregulation of gp expression in the petaloid tissue and uncover the role of gp in fusion of petal tissues.
The effect of trails on first-time and subsequent navigation in a virtual environment

Trails are a little-researched type of aid that offers great potential benefits for navigation, especially in virtual environments (VEs). An experiment was performed in which participants repeatedly searched a virtual building for target objects assisted by: (1) a trail, (2) landmarks, (3) a trail and landmarks, or (4) neither. The trail was displayed as a white line that showed exactly where a participant had previously traveled. The trail halved the distance that participants traveled during first-time searches, indicating the immediate benefit to users if even a crude form of trail were implemented in a variety of VE applications. However, the general clutter or "pollution" produced by trails reduced the benefit during subsequent navigation and, in the later stages of these searches, caused participants to travel more than twice as far as they needed to, often accidentally bypassing targets even when a trail led directly to them. The proposed solution is to use gene alignment techniques to extract a participant's primary trail from the overall, polluted trail, and graphically emphasize the primary trail to aid navigation.
OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY

In general, section 19(b) of the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) requires depository institutions to maintain reserves against their transaction accounts and nonpersonal time deposits (“sterile reserves”). This section amends section 19(b) to permit the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) to pay interest on sterile reserves on at least a quarterly basis at a rate not to exceed the general level of short term interest rates. The Fed would have authority to issue regulations regarding the payment, distribution, and crediting of interest pursuant to this section. In addition, this section permits depository institutions to place their reserves in either Federal Reserve Banks or banks that maintain reserves in a Federal Reserve Bank.
On the Role of Sloping Terrain in the Forcing of the Great Plains Low-Level Jet

Abstract The summertime Great Plains low-level jet (LLJ) has been the subject of numerous investigations during the past several decades. Characteristics of the LLJ include nighttime development of a pronounced wind maximum of typically 15–20 m s−1 at levels 300–800 m above the surface and a clockwise rotation of the wind maximum during the course of the night. Maximum frequency of occurrence of the LLJ is found in the southern Great Plains. Theories proposed to explain the diurnal wind maximum of the Great Plains LLJ include inertial oscillation of the ageostrophic wind, the diurnal oscillation of the horizontal pressure field associated with heating and cooling of the sloping terrain, and the western boundary current interpretations. A simple equation system and output from the 12-km horizontal resolution Weather Research and Forecasting Nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Model (NAM) for July 2008 are used to provide evidence as to the importance of the Great Plains topography in driving the LLJ. Summertime heati.
Control of the three state Moore-Greitzer compressor model using a close-coupled valve

In this paper we propose surge and stall controllers for a close coupled valve in a compression system. A Moore-Greitzer model is presented for the compressor and the valve. The valve modifies the characteristics of the compressor and allows for stable operation beyond the original surge line. The design tool used is backstepping. Under the assumption of no disturbances, global uniform asymptotic stability is proven using feedback from mass flow. In the case of mass flow and pressure disturbances, a damping term is included in the controller, and feedback from mass flow and pressure is employed. Global uniform boundedness is proven. The proposed controllers do not rely on feedback from rotating stall amplitude.
Simplified Habit Reversal Plus Adjunct Contingencies in the Treatment of Thumb Sucking and Hair Pulling in a Young Child

ABSTRACT The authors examined the effectiveness of a simplified habit reversal treatment (SHR) consisting of awareness training, competing response training, and social support procedures for a 6-year-old girl who exhibited thumb sucking and covarying hair pulling. Initially, the implementation of SHR plus booster sessions for thumb sucking produced minimal reductions in thumb sucking and hair pulling. However, additional treatment phases involving differential reinforcement and response cost resulted in near zero levels of the behavior when implemented with thumb sucking and then hair pulling. Thereafter, hair pulling was treated with the same procedure, resulting in near-zero levels of behavior. Covariation of thumb sucking and hair pulling, limitations of SHR, and directions for future research involving the use of external contingencies are discussed.
Sense-Giving and Sense-Reading

I propose to enquire here into the way we endow our speech with meaning and into the way by which we make sense of speech that we hear spoken. I shall show that, notwithstanding their informal character, these acts possess a characteristic pattern, a pattern that I shall call the structure of tacit knowing; I shall show that to form such a structure is to create meaning. Both the way we endow our own utterances with meaning and our attribution of meaning to the utterances of others are acts of tacit knowing. They represent sense-giving and sense-reading with in the structure of tacit knowing. My enquiry shall outline the total structure of language, comprising both its formal patterns successfully established by modern linguistics and its informal semantic structure, studied so far mainly by philosophy.
Bayesian Policy Gradient Algorithms

Policy gradient methods are reinforcement learning algorithms that adapt a parameterized policy by following a performance gradient estimate. Conventional policy gradient methods use Monte-Carlo techniques to estimate this gradient. Since Monte Carlo methods tend to have high variance, a large number of samples is required, resulting in slow convergence. In this paper, we propose a Bayesian framework that models the policy gradient as a Gaussian process. This reduces the number of samples needed to obtain accurate gradient estimates. Moreover, estimates of the natural gradient as well as a measure of the uncertainty in the gradient estimates are provided at little extra cost.
A mechanically driven form of Kirigami as a route to 3D mesostructures in micro/nanomembranes

Significance Existing options in three-dimensional (3D) assembly of micro/nanomaterials are constrained by a narrow accessible range of materials and/or 3D geometries. Here we introduce concepts for a form of Kirigami for the precise, mechanically driven assembly of 3D mesostructures from 2D micro/nanomembranes with strategically designed geometries and patterns of cuts. Theoretical and experimental studies in a broad set of examples demonstrate the applicability across length scales from macro to micro and nano, in materials ranging from monocrystalline silicon to metal and plastic, with levels of topographical complexity that significantly exceed those possible with other schemes. The resulting engineering options in functional 3D mesostructures have important implications for construction of advanced micro/nanosystems technologies. Assembly of 3D micro/nanostructures in advanced functional materials has important implications across broad areas of technology. Existing approaches are compatible, however, only with narrow classes of materials and/or 3D geometries. This paper introduces ideas for a form of Kirigami that allows precise, mechanically driven assembly of 3D mesostructures of diverse materials from 2D micro/nanomembranes with strategically designed geometries and patterns of cuts. Theoretical and experimental studies demonstrate applicability of the methods across length scales from macro to nano, in materials ranging from monocrystalline silicon to plastic, with levels of topographical complexity that significantly exceed those that can be achieved using other approaches. A broad set of examples includes 3D silicon mesostructures and hybrid nanomembrane–nanoribbon systems, including heterogeneous combinations with polymers and metals, with critical dimensions that range from 100 nm to 30 mm. A 3D mechanically tunable optical transmission window provides an application example of this Kirigami process, enabled by theoretically guided design.
3 Optimizing Long-Term Retention and Transfer

This chapter considers training conditions that do or do not facilitate posttraining performance. We focus on two aspects of posttraining performance: its durability (long-term retention), that is, the extent to which a training program yields a level of learning that supports performance after long periods of disuse; and its flexibility (transfer), that is, the extent to which a training program prepares a learner to perform under real-world conditions that may differ from those present during training. Our primary concerns are the training of adults rather than children and the training of cognitive-motor procedural skills, such as programming a computer, repairing a mechanical or electronic device, hitting a serve in tennis, parachuting out of an airplane, or receiving and transmitting Morse Code, rather than on classroom learning. Focusing on the training of adults and on procedural tasks helps to limit the scope of this chapter, but covering all aspects of training so defined in one chapter is still prohibitive; a broader view is provided in the recent book by Farr (1987). Among the issues we do not address are individual differences among learners, instructor variables, such as motivating trainees and improving instructor-trainee rapport, and technological innovations, such as computer-based instruction and the use of simulators; those issues are addressed in recent reviews by Montague (1988) and Walberg (1990), as well as in Farr (1987). We also do not focus on how the individual components of complex tasks should be integrated. (Chapter 4 takes a broader view of complex cognitive tasks and includes a discussion of some of the ways computers can assist training.) Even with our mission defined more narrowly, the relevant
Argumentation: Planning Other Agents' Plans

Most work in Distributed AI has dealt with agents that cooperate to achieve common high level goals. The assumption of cooperative behavior allows agents to use static models of one another to predict their future actions in order to promote coherent system behavior. Our research extends the domain of problems to include noncooperative, multi-agent interactions where cooperation cannot be assumed but needs to be dynamically induced during problem solving. This necessitates the development of mechanisms to purposefully modify the plans, goals and behavior of other agents to increase agent cooperativeness in order to bring about convergence to a global solution. We advocate persuasive argumentation as such a mechanism for cohering the group problem solving of non fully cooperative agents. We present a model of persuasive argumentation that has been implemented as part of the PERSUADER, a multi-agent computer program that operates in the domain of labor negotiations.
Two thirds of deaths from asthma are preventable, confidential inquiry finds

Two in three deaths from asthma could be prevented by better management of the condition including personal asthma plans for patients, timely reviews of asthma care, and the prescription of more appropriate drugs, says the first confidential inquiry into asthma by the Royal College of Physicians.1 The inquiry looked in depth at the circumstances surrounding 195 asthma deaths in the United Kingdom in the 12 months from February 2012. The reviewers identified primary care failings in the routine care of 70% of the deaths studied: in 59% of deaths asthma guidelines were not fully adhered to, and in 47% of deaths avoidable factors were evident in prescribing. Mark Levy, a general practitioner and the Royal College of Physicians’ clinical lead for the National Review of Asthma Deaths, said, “We identified major avoidable factors in two thirds of those who died, so it is fair to say that at least two thirds of the deaths could have been avoided. ” Kay Boycott, chief executive of Asthma UK, said, “Parents of children with asthma will be especially horrified that the confidential enquiry showed that children …
Overview and general principles of source coding, channel coding & modulation in CCSDS and DVB-S standards

Two standardization bodies are currently actively working in the field of space links communication protocols: CCSDS and DVB. These two bodies have developed and specified a series of channel coding and modulation techniques which specifically address the specificities and constraints of space links. Nevertheless, CCSDS and DVB standards differ in many instances because they try to answer different system requirements. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of those techniques with performance comparison between CCSDS and DVB as far as channel coding and modulation are concerned.
Conservation law models for traffic flow on a network of roads

The paper develops a model of traffic flow near an intersection, where drivers seeking to enter a congested road wait in a buffer of limited capacity. Initial data comprise the vehicle density on each road, together with the percentage of drivers approaching the intersection who wish to turn into each of the outgoing roads. If the queue sizes within the buffer are known, then the initial-boundary value problems become decoupled and can be independently solved along each incoming road. Three variational problems are introduced, related to different kind of boundary conditions. From the value functions, one recovers the traffic density along each incoming or outgoing road by a Lax type formula. Conversely, if these value functions are known, then the queue sizes can be determined by balancing the boundary fluxes of all incoming and outgoing roads. In this way one obtains a contractive transformation, whose fixed point yields the unique solution of the Cauchy problem for traffic flow in an neighborhood of the intersection. The present model accounts for backward propagation of queues along roads leading to a crowded intersection, it achieves well-posedness for general $L^\infty $ data, and continuity w.r. t. weak convergence of the initial densities.