Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Readers Becoming Teachers of Literature

This naturalistic case study focuses on 2 preservice students in a secondary language arts program. I wanted to know how their histories as readers and students of literature intersected with their secondary-school literature course and how their developing stances on teaching literature changed as they moved through their preservice teaching. Data collection included fieldnotes; audiotaped interviews; reading protocols; documents such as syllabi, handouts, and assignments; preservice students' portfolios, logs, lesson plans, and tests; and videotapes of the participants teaching literature during their preservice teaching. I made observations of additional classes, and I collected teaching logs, lesson plans, and other relevant artifacts. I used a constant-comparison analysis to produce grounded theory about the preservice experience. The data revealed two broad sources of knowledge that were important to the participants' entering perceptions on teaching literature: prior experiences with literature and preexisting conceptions of the role of a teacher. The ideas they brought with them were often in conflict with what they encountered in the preservice course. Their cases illustrate the impact of a secondary-literature course and preservice teaching on participants' ideas about teaching literature.
How Does one Become a Cannabis Smoker? A Quantitative Approach*

Howard S. Becker's study of the "career" of marijuana smokers became a reference for later ethnographic studies but has hardly been an inspiration for epidemiologists' statistical studies. This article aims first to better understand this apparent incompatibility by pointing out the pitfalls epidemiologists are exposed to when they analyze drug use. It then reexamines available data, with the purpose of drawing from Becker's theses a set of hypotheses that can be statistically validated. Lastly, these hypotheses are validated on the basis of responses to a self-administered questionnaire survey of 12,113 teenage pupils conducted in 1999 in mainland France. The results confirm the relevance of Becker's sequential approach for cannabis use, since they show that 1) use-related factors, namely type of supply point and use among peers, vary by cannabis consumption level; 2) the neutralization techniques Becker hypothesized may be seen to be operative in respondents' stated opinions. More generally, the article illustrates the possible complementarity between statistical and ethnographic approaches. First published in 1963, Howard Becker's Outsiders quickly became a reference work, a classic in the sociology of deviance, which discipline it helped to renew. The chapters on marijuana smokers gave rise to several ethnographic studies of illegal drug users and their "careers", and Becker's theses still resonate and provoke debate today. In an overview of French research on drug use, C. Faugeron and M. Kokoreff (1999) examine ethnographic studies, then epidemiological surveys, particularly those conducted in schools by means of self-administered questionnaires; they criticize the studies for being too "soft" and the surveys for not making stimulating use of sociological variables. It is worth remarking that these two distinct empirical approaches do not stand in the same relation to Becker's analyses. Most ethnographic studies refer explicitly to Becker and claim to be working from the same perspective, whereas quantitative studies based on epidemiological surveys don't even mention him. An examination of the international scientific literature confirms this, particularly the apparent incompatibility between the quantitative approach and that developed by Becker. It should be said that
Changes in geriatric nutritional risk index and risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in incident peritoneal dialysis patients

Background Geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) is a validated nutritional assessment method, and lower GNRI values are closely associated with adverse clinical outcomes in dialysis patients. This study investigated the impact of changes in GNRI during the first year of dialysis on cardiovascular outcomes in incident peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Methods We reviewed medical records in 133 incident PD patients to determine GNRI at the start of PD and after 12 months. Patients were categorized into improved (delta GNRI > 0) and worsening/stationary (delta GNRI ≤ 0) groups. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs). Results During a mean follow-up of 51.1 months, the primary outcome was observed in 42 patients (31.6%). The baseline GNRI at PD initiation was not significantly associated with MACCEs (log-rank test, P = 0.40). However, the cumulative event-free rate was significantly lower in the worsening or stationary GNRI group than in the improved group (log-rank test, P = 0.004). Multivariate Cox analysis revealed that a worsening or stationary GNRI was independently associated with higher risk for MACCEs (hazard ratio, 2.47; 95% confidence interval, 1.15–5.29; P = 0.02). In subgroup analysis, patients with worsening or stationary GNRI were at significantly greater risk for MACCEs in both the lower (P = 0.04) and higher (P = 0.01) baseline GNRI groups. Conclusion Baseline GNRI was not associated with MACCEs, but patients with deteriorating or stationary nutritional status were at significantly greater risk for MACCEs, suggesting that serial monitoring of nutritional status is important to stratify cardiovascular risk in incident PD patients.
The impact of participation in virtual brand communities on consumer trust and loyalty: The case of free software

Purpose – The importance of virtual brand communities is growing day by day as a result of consumers increasingly using online tools to contact fellow consumers in order to get information on which to base their decisions. For this reason, this work aims to explore some of the effects of participation in a virtual brand community on consumer behaviour.Design/methodology/approach – The paper proposes the positive effects of participation in a virtual community on both consumer trust and loyalty to the product, brand or organisation around which the community is developed. In addition, it also proposes a positive effect of trust on consumer loyalty. After the validations of measurement scales, the hypotheses are contrasted through structural modelling.Findings – The data, obtained through a web survey using members of several free software virtual communities, show that participation in the activities carried out in a virtual community may foster consumer trust and loyalty to the mutual interest of the comm.
Struggling with the Creative Class

This article develops a critique of the recently popularized concepts of the ‘creative class’ and ‘creative cities’. The geographic reach and policy salience of these discourses is explained not in terms of their intrinsic merits, which can be challenged on a number of grounds, but as a function of the profoundly neoliberalized urban landscapes across which they have been traveling. For all their performative display of liberal cultural innovation, creativity strategies barely disrupt extant urban‐policy orthodoxies, based on interlocal competition, place marketing, property‐ and market‐led development, gentrification and normalized socio‐spatial inequality. More than this, these increasingly prevalent strategies extend and recodify entrenched tendencies in neoliberal urban politics, seductively repackaging them in the soft‐focus terms of cultural policy. This has the effect of elevating creativity to the status of a new urban imperative — defining new sites, validating new strategies, placing new subjects and establishing new stakes in the realm of competitive interurban relations. L’article presente une critique des concepts de ‘classe creative’ et ‘villes creatives’ publies recemment. La portee geographique et la pertinence politique de ces discours s’expliquent non par leurs merites intrinseques, ceux‐ci pouvant etre remis en question a plus d’un titre, mais en tant que fonction des paysages urbains fortement neoliberaux qu’ils ont traverses. Quant a leur manifestation concrete de l’innovation culturelle liberale, les strategies de creativite derangent a peine les orthodoxies qui subsistent en politique urbaine, fondees sur une competition interlocale, un marketing de lieu, une expansion axee sur la propriete et le marche, un embourgeoisement et une inegalite socio‐spatiale normalisee. Mais surtout, ces strategies toujours plus presentes prolongent et recodifient des tendances bien installees en politique urbaine neoliberale, les rhabillant de maniere attrayante dans un flou artistique terminologique de politique culturelle. Ainsi, la creativite est elevee au statut de nouvel imperatif urbain pour definir de nouveaux sites, valider de nouvelles strategies, positionner de nouveaux sujets et instaurer de nouveaux enjeux dans la concurrence interurbaine.
An approximation algorithm for haplotype inference by maximum parsimony

This paper studies haplotype inference by maximum parsimony using population data. We define the optimal haplotype inference (OHI) problem as given a set of genotypes and a set of related haplotypes, find a minimum subset of haplotypes that can resolve all the genotypes. We prove that OHI is NP-hard and can be formulated as an integer quadratic programming (IQP) problem. To solve the IQP problem, we propose an iterative semi-definite programming based approximation algorithm, (called SDPHapInfer). We show that this algorithm finds a solution within a factor of O(logn) of the optimal solution, where n is the number of genotypes. This algorithm has been implemented and tested on a variety of simulated and biological data. In comparison with three other methods: HAPAR, HAPLOTYPER, and PHASE, the experimental results indicate that SDPHapInfer and HAPLOTYPER have similar error rates. In addition, the results generated by PHASE have lower error rates on some data but higher error rates on others. The error rates of HAPAR are higher than the others on biological data. In terms of efficiency, SDPHapInfer, HAPLOTYPER, and PHASE output a solution in a stable and consistent way, and they run much faster than HAPAR when the number of genotypes becomes large.
PROFIL KEMAMPUAN SPASIAL DALAM MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH GEOMETRI SISWA YANG MEMILIKI KECERDASAN LOGIS MATEMATIS TINGGI DITINJAU DARI PERBEDAAN GENDER

Abstrak; Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui profil kemampuan spasial dalam menyelesaikan masalah geometri yang disusun berdasarkan indikator kemampuan spasial yaitu kerangka acuan, konservasi jarak, representasi spasial, rotasi mental dan hubungan proyektif pada siswa yang memiliki kecerdasan logis matematis tinggi ditinjau dari perbedaan gender. Instrumen penelitian ialah tes kecerdasan logis matematis, tes kemampuan spasial dalam menyelesaikan masalah geometri (TKSMG), pedoman wawancara dan rubrik penilaian kemampuan spasial. Subjek penelitian ialah 2 siswa laki-laki dan 2 siswa perempuan yang memiliki kecerdasan logis matematis tinggi dilihat dari hasil tes yang diberikan kepada 51 calon subjek. Subjek kemudian diberikan TKSMG disertai wawancara untuk menghasilkan data. Setelah melakukan penafsiran data maka disimpulkan bahwa terkait: (1) kerangka acuan dan rotasi mental, subjek laki-laki dominan menggunakan kemampuan spasialnya sedangkan subjek perempuan dominan menggunakan penalaran logisnya, (2) konservasi jarak, subjek laki-laki dan perempuan kurang menggunakan kemampuan spasialnya dan dominan menggunakan logikanya, (3) representasi spasial dan hubungan proyektif, subjek laki-laki dan perempuan mengintegrasikan kemampuan spasial dan kecerdasan logis matematisnya, (4) level kemampuan spasial, kemampuan spasial subjek laki-laki dan perempuan yang memiliki kecerdasan logis matematis tinggi berada pada level tinggi. Kata Kunci :Kemampuan Spasial, Masalah Geometri, Kecerdasan Logis Matematis, Perbedaan Gender
Concerns of Student Teachers: implications for improving the practicum

Abstract Maximizing school‐based training when student teachers learn through observation and practice is of central importance to teacher education. This important part of teacher training hinges on the fundamental linkage of instruction at the higher‐education level and practice of teaching in the classroom. This initial teaching experience provides a powerful conception of teaching (Roskos & Walker, 1994). Although current research has addressed the process and effectiveness of the school‐based practicum, few studies focus on the concerns of student teachers in the classroom. Indeed, student teachers who can reflect and resolve their concerns gain more professional confidence from their practicum. The aim of the paper is to examine the concerns of student teachers during their initial school‐based training. A self‐administered questionnaire reveals the kinds and levels of concerns, while further illumination of personal, teacher‐situation and pupil‐needs concerns is captured from focus‐group interviews.
Building Service Provider Capabilities: The Impact of Clients and Service Types in Service Offshore Outsourcing

In this paper we study whether and how the interaction between clients and service providers contribute to the development of service provider firm capabilities. Where such a contribution occurs, we analyze how different types of service activities in the production process of the services, i.e. if the services follow sequential or reciprocal task activities influence the development of different types of capabilities. We study five cases of offshore-outsourced knowledge-intensive business services that are distinguished according to their reciprocal or sequential production processes. We find that clients influence the development of human capital capabilities and management capabilities in reciprocally produced services. While in sequentially produced services clients influence the development of organizational capital capabilities and management capital capabilities. We contribute to organizational capability theory and offshoring literature.
Public Attitudes toward Immigration

Immigrant populations in many developed democracies have grown rapidly, and so too has an extensive literature on natives' attitudes toward immigration. This research has developed from two theoretical foundations, one grounded in political economy, the other in political psychology. These two literatures have developed largely in isolation from one another, yet the conclusions that emerge from each are strikingly similar. Consistently, immigration attitudes show little evidence of being strongly correlated with personal economic circumstances. Instead, research finds that immigration attitudes are shaped by sociotropic concerns about its cultural impacts—and to a lesser extent its economic impacts—on the nation as a whole. This pattern of results has held up as scholars have increasingly turned to experimental tests, and it holds for the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Still, more work is needed to strengthen the causal identification of sociotropic concerns and to isolate precisely how, when,.
Team Goal Orientation and Team Performance: The Mediating Role of Team Planning

This study examines the relationships between team goal orientation, the team self-regulation tactic of team planning, and team performance of 91 student teams engaged in complex decision-making tasks requiring analytical skills. In contrast to previous findings involving individuals, the authors' results indicate that team performance-prove goal orientation, but not team learning goal orientation, influenced team performance through its impact on team planning. Implications of these results are discussed in terms of enhancing team performance by emphasizing team planning and team performance-prove goal orientation.
Effects of Training On Teachers' Accuracy in the Identification of Gifted Children

Teachers are frequently asked to assist in the identification of intellectually gifted children. Their referrals, however, are relatively inaccurate, as they overlook many gifted children and nominate others who will not achieve the criterion for intellectual giftedness. This experimental study sought to determine if appropriate instruction would improve the accuracy of teacher-judged giftedness. The investigation was conducted in several rural schools in a region which was designated economically disadvataged. Teachers who were provided appropriate instruction were significantly more effective in their referrals, and equally efficient as those teachers in the control who had not been given instruction.
Compact Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Bandpass Filter With Ultra-Narrow Dual- and Quad-Notched Bands

In this paper, compact ultra-wideband (UWB) bandpass filters with ultra-narrow dual- and quad-notched bands are proposed using the broadside-coupled microstrip/coplanar waveguide (CPW) structure. The multiple-modes UWB operation is obtained through the CPW detached-mode resonator (DMR) and broadside-coupled microstrip/CPW transition. To avoid the existing interferences such as the wireless local-area network signals (i.e., 5.2- and 5.8-GHz bands) in the UWB passband simultaneously, dual-notched bands can be finely employed and independently adjusted by the embedded quarter-wavelength (λ/4) CPW resonators and the λ/4 meander slot-line inserted in the DMR, respectively. To further cancel the interferences from the 3.5-GHz worldwide interoperability for microwave access and 6.8-GHz RF identification communication, the λ/4 meander defected microstrip structure is employed. Based on the structures mentioned above, a series of UWB bandpass filters with dual- and quad-notched bands are then designed and fabricated. With good passband/stopband performances, compact size, and low cost, the proposed filters are attractive for the practical applications.
Analytical configuration of wheeled robotic locomotion

Through their ability to navigate and perform tasks in unstructured environments, robots have made their way into applications like farming, earth moving, waste clean-up and exploration. All mobile robots use locomotion that generates traction, negotiates terrain and carries payload. Well-designed robotic locomotion also stabilizes a robot's frame, smooths the motion of sensors and accommodates the deployment and manipulation of work tools. Because locomotion is the physical interface between a robot and its environment, it is the means by which it reacts to gravitational, inertial and work loads. Locomotion is the literal basis of a mobile robot's performance. Despite its significance, locomotion design and its implications to robotic function have not been addressed. In fact, with the exception of a handful of case studies, the issue of how to synthesize robotic locomotion configurations remains a topic of ad hoc speculation and is commonly pursued in a way that lacks rationalization. This thesis focuses on the configuration of wheeled robotic locomotion through the formulation and systematic evaluation of analytical expressions called configuration equations. These are mathematical functions which capture quantitative relationships among configuration parameters (e.g., wheel diameter, chassis articulation location), performance parameters (e.g. drawbar pull, maximum gradeable slope) and environmental/task parameters (e.g. soil geophysical properties, density and size of obstacles). Solutions to the configuration equations are obtained in parametric form to allow for comprehensive characterization of variant locomotion concepts as opposed to searching for point designs. Optimal configuration parameters are sought in the context of three indices of performance: trafficability, maneuverability and terrainability. The derivation of configuration equations, the estimation and optimization of configuration parameters and predictions of performance are performed in a computational framework called Locomotion Synthesis (LocSyn). LocSyn offers a practical approach to rationalizing configuration design of robotic locomotion through quantitative studies. The configuration of Nomad, a planetary prototype robot for exploration of barren terrain is a case illustrating the implementation and evaluation of the Locomotion Synthesis (LocSyn) framework put forth by this thesis.
Functional communication skills of children with speech difficulties: Performance on Bishop’s Children’s Communication Checklist

This paper examines the functional communication skills of a group of children with speech difficulties. Using the Children’s Communication Checklist (CCC) (Bishop, 1998), the effects of a significant speech difficulty on wider social communication were measured and compared to a control group. It was found that teachers and speech and language therapists rated children with speech difficulties less highly than controls on a range of communication skills. In addition to expected perceived differences between the groups on speech and syntax subscales, children with speech difficulties were rated significantly less highly on aspects of their social communication, including the subscales of communicative coherence and use of conversational context.
The HDAC inhibitor panobinostat (LBH589) inhibits mesothelioma and lung cancer cells in vitro and in vivo with particular efficacy for small cell lung cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Current therapies are inadequate. Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) are a recently developed class of anticancer agents that cause increased acetylation of core histones and nonhistone proteins leading to modulation of gene expression and protein activity involved in cancer cell growth and survival pathways. We examined the efficacy of the HDACi panobinostat (LBH589) in a wide range of lung cancers and mesotheliomas. Panobinostat was cytotoxic in almost all 37 cancer cell lines tested. IC50 and LD50 values were in the low nmol/L range (4–470 nmol/L; median, 20 nmol/L). Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cell lines were among the most sensitive lines, with LD50 values consistently <25 nmol/L. In lung cancer and mesothelioma animal models, panobinostat significantly decreased tumor growth by an average of 62% when compared with vehicle control. Panobinostat was equally effective in immunocompetent and severe combined immunodeficiency mice, indicating that the inhibition of tumor growth by panobinostat was not due to direct immunologic effects. Panobinostat was, however, particularly effective in SCLC xenografts, and the addition of the chemotherapy agent etoposide augmented antitumor effects. Protein analysis of treated tumor biopsies revealed elevated amounts of cell cycle regulators such as p21 and proapoptosis factors, such as caspase 3 and 7 and cleaved poly[ADP-ribose] polymerase, coupled with decreased levels of antiapoptotic factors such as Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL. These studies together suggest that panobinostat may be a useful adjunct in the treatment of thoracic malignancies, especially SCLC. [Mol Cancer Ther 2009;8(8):2221–31]
Predicting integrity with the HEXACO personality model: Use of self- and observer reports

Recent research has suggested that a six-dimensional model of personality called the HEXACO framework may have particular value in organizational settings because of its ability to predict integrity-related outcomes. In this series of studies, the potential value of the HEXACO factor known as Honesty-Humility was further examined. First, the empirical distinctness of this construct from the other major dimensions of personality was demonstrated in a high-stakes personnel selection situation. Second, Honesty-Humility was found to predict scores on an integrity test and a business ethical decision-making task beyond the level of prediction that was possible using measures based on a traditional Big Five model of personality. This finding was also observed when Honesty-Humility was assessed by familiar acquaintances of the target persons. The applicability of the HEXACO model within industrial and organizational psychology was then discussed.