Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Chasing the Ghosts of Ibsen: A computational stylistic analysis of drama in translation

Research into the stylistic properties of translations is an issue which has received some attention in computational stylistics. Previous work by Rybicki (2006) on the distinguishing of character idiolects in the work of Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz and two corresponding English translations using Burrow's Delta method concluded that idiolectal differences could be observed in the source texts and this variation was preserved to a large degree in both translations. This study also found that the two translations were also highly distinguishable from one another. Burrows (2002) examined English translations of Juvenal also using the Delta method, results of this work suggest that some translators are more adept at concealing their own style when translating the works of another author whereas other authors tend to imprint their own style to a greater extent on the work they translate. Our work examines the writing of a single author, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and these writings translated into both German and English from Norwegian, in an attempt to investigate the preservation of characterization, defined here as the distinctiveness of textual contributions of characters.
Learning Distributed Word Representations For Bidirectional LSTM Recurrent Neural Network

Bidirectional long short-term memory (BLSTM) recurrent neural network (RNN) has been successfully applied in many tagging tasks. BLSTM-RNN relies on the distributed representation of words, which implies that the former can be futhermore improved through learning the latter better. In this work, we propose a novel approach to learn distributed word representations by training BLSTM-RNN on a specially designed task which only relies on unlabeled data. Our experimental results show that the proposed approach learns useful distributed word representations, as the trained representations signiﬁcantly elevate the performance of BLSTM-RNN on three tagging tasks: part-of-speech tagging, chunking and named entity recognition, surpassing word representations trained by other published methods.
Carvedilol-Afforded Protection against Daunorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathic Rats In Vivo: Effects on Cardiac Fibrosis and Hypertrophy

Anthracyclines, most powerful anticancer agents, suffer from their cardiotoxic effects, which may be due to the induction of oxidative stress. Carvedilol, a third-generation, nonselective β-adrenoreceptor antagonist, possesses both reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging and ROS suppressive effects. It showed protective effects against daunorubicin- (DNR-) induced cardiac toxicity by reducing oxidative stress and apoptosis. This study therefore was designed to examine the effects of carvedilol on DNR-induced cardiomyopathic rats, focused on the changes of left ventricular function, cardiac fibrosis, and hypertrophy. Carvedilol increased survival rate, prevented systolic and diastolic dysfunction, and attenuated myocardial fibrosis and hypertrophy. DNR alone treated rats showed upregulated myocardial expression of ANP, PKC-α, OPN, and TGF-β1 and downregulation of GATA-4 in comparison with control, and treatment with carvedilol significantly reversed these changes. The results of the present study add the available evidences on the cardioprotection by carvedilol when associated with anthracyclines and explain the mechanisms underlying the benefits of their coadministration.
The development of scientific reasoning skills.

Abstract The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to the growing body of research on the development of scientific reasoning skills. The focus is on the reasoning and problem-solving strategies involved in experimentation and evidence evaluation. Research on strategy use in science has undergone considerable development in the last decade. Early research focused on knowledge-lean tasks or on tasks in which subjects were instructed to disregard prior knowledge. Klahr and Dunbar (1988) developed an integrated model of scientific discovery that has served as a framework to study the interaction of conceptual knowledge and the set of cognitive skills used in scientific reasoning. Researchers now take a more integrated approach, examining the development and use of strategies in moderately complex domains in order to examine the conditions under which subjects' theories (or prior knowledge) influence experimentation, evidence evaluation, and belief revision. Recent findings from integrated studies of scientific reasoning have the potential to inform and influence science education and conceptualizations of science as both academic skill and content domain.
Teasing apart the complex relationship between psychological distress, mental health conditions, social factors, and disability in the United States

Background: More than 50 million people in the U.S. experience mental illness and disabilities. However, despite research suggesting improved mental health is associated with disability prevention, there has been very limited study between mental health indicators and the standardized disability identifiers included in national surveys in response to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Objective: To examine the association between non-specific psychological distress (NSPD), duration of activity limitations due to mental health conditions (DMHC), and the function and activity difficulties used to identify people with disabilities in U.S. national surveys. Methods: This study analyzed data from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which added function and activity difficulty questions to identify people with disabilities in response to the ACA. Univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted on NSPD, DMHC, disability types, and demographic factors. Relative risks were estimated using log-binomial models including age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Results: Individuals reporting NSPD and DMHC were at significantly increased risk of reporting a disability, including hearing and vision disabilities. This relationship was strongly modified by demographic factors and varies by disability type. Individuals ages 35-64 years reporting severe NSPD were at 8.5 times greater risk of reporting a cognitive disability, compared to people ages 35-64 reporting no NSPD and adjusting for gender and race/ethnicity. Conclusions: There was a strong association between reporting NSPD, DMHC, and disabilities in the NHIS. Further research is needed to explore the interaction between
Chronic Ingestion of Advanced Glycation End Products Induces Degenerative Spinal Changes and Hypertrophy in Aging Pre-Diabetic Mice

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and pathological spinal changes are major causes of back pain, which is the top cause of global disability. Obese and diabetic individuals are at increased risk for back pain and musculoskeletal complications. Modern diets contain high levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), cyto-toxic components which are known contributors to obesity, diabetes and accelerated aging pathologies. There is little information about potential effects of AGE rich diet on spinal pathology, which may be a contributing cause for back pain which is common in obese and diabetic individuals. This study investigated the role of specific AGE precursors (e.g. methylglyoxal-derivatives (MG)) on IVD and vertebral pathologies in aging C57BL6 mice that were fed isocaloric diets with standard (dMG+) or reduced amounts of MG derivatives (dMG-; containing 60-70% less dMG). dMG+ mice exhibited a pre-diabetic phenotype, as they were insulin resistant but not hyperglycemic. Vertebrae of dMG+ mice displayed increased cortical-thickness and cortical-area, greater MG-AGE accumulation and ectopic calcification in vertebral endplates. IVD morphology of dMG+ mice exhibited ectopic calcification, hypertrophic differentiation and glycosaminoglycan loss relative to dMG- mice. Overall, chronic exposure to dietary AGEs promoted age-accelerated IVD degeneration and vertebral alterations involving ectopic calcification which occurred in parallel with insulin resistance, and which were prevented with dMG- diet. This study described a new mouse model for diet-induced spinal degeneration, and results were in support of the hypothesis that chronic AGE ingestion could be a factor contributing to a pre-diabetic state, ectopic calcifications in spinal tissues, and musculoskeletal complications that are more generally known to occur with chronic diabetic conditions.
Rede de convolução para sistema biométrico baseado em EEG.

Biometric systems are in great expansion by the need for security in all spheres of society, in this context systems based on electroencephalogram (EEG) has aroused great interest among researchers. However, this biometric modality is susceptible to noise in signal capture and has problems of scale, accuracy and capture in uncontrolled environments, representing a great challenge. Methods based on convolution neural networks (CNN) have been explored in the literature for signal processing and expressive results for their classification have been obtained. In this scenario, the proposed method is based on CNN for biometric verification and evaluation in a Physionet database. A data augmentation technique based on overlapping signals is proposed to increase the amount of training data for the deep learning network. The reduction of the equal error rate (EER) from 4.5% to 0.19% in the baseline tests compared to the literature shows that the method is a promising path in the representation of brain signals for biometrics.
BER and Outage Probability Approximations for LMMSE Detectors on Correlated MIMO Channels

This paper is devoted to the study of the performance of the linear minimum mean-square error (LMMSE) receiver for (receive) correlated multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. By the random matrix theory, it is well known that the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at the output of this receiver behaves asymptotically like a Gaussian random variable as the number of receive and transmit antennas converge to +infin at the same rate. However, this approximation being inaccurate for the estimation of some performance metrics such as the bit error rate (BER) and the outage probability, especially for small system dimensions, Li proposed convincingly to assume that the SNR follows a generalized gamma distribution which parameters are tuned by computing the first three asymptotic moments of the SNR. In this paper, this technique is generalized to (receive) correlated channels, and closed-form expressions for the first three asymptotic moments of the SNR are provided. To obtain these results, a random matrix theory technique adapted to matrices with Gaussian elements is used. This technique is believed to be simple, efficient, and of broad interest in wireless communications. Simulations are provided, and show that the proposed technique yields in general a good accuracy, even for small system dimensions.
Perceived social support predicts increased conscientiousness during older adulthood.

OBJECTIVES This study examined whether perceived social support predicted adaptive personality change in older adulthood, focusing on the trait of conscientiousness. We tested this hypothesis both at the broad domain level and with respect to the specific lower order facets that comprise conscientiousness: order, self-control, industriousness, responsibility, and traditionalism. METHODS A sample of 143 older adults (aged 60-91) completed measures of conscientiousness and social support during 2 assessments 7 months apart. RESULTS Social support and conscientiousness were positively correlated among older adults. Moreover, older adults who perceived greater social support at baseline were more likely to gain in conscientiousness over time. The magnitude of this effect was relatively similar across the order, self-control, and industriousness facets. DISCUSSION Perceived social support provides multiple benefits later in life, and the current results add to this literature by showing that it also promotes conscientiousness. As conscientiousness is linked to a variety of positive outcomes later in life, including health, future research should examine whether conscientiousness change may be an important mechanism through which social support enhances resilience in older adulthood.
Effects of Finger Handheld Therapy on Dysmenorrhea In SMKN 07 Kota Bengkulu

Women of reproductive age in Indonesia are estimated to be 55% experienced pain during menstruation. The impact of dysmenorrhea is alarming to women's comfort. Even about 10% of women who experience menstrual pain can not follow daily activities. The results of the initial survey found that students who experience dysmenorrhea on average do not know how to handle/overcome pain during menstruation — knowing the effect of finger gymnastics therapy on the decrease of pain Dismenore on schoolgirl SMKN 07 Kota Bengkulu. This research uses a research type of pre-experiment pre-post test. The samples of this research are all students who experienced disminore in SMKN 07 Kota Bengkulu as many as 30 people. Data collection using observation sheet. Statistical analysis using t-test. The results showed that the average of pain group intensity of hand-held finger therapy was 1.67 which included mild pain, the mean value of pain intensity in the control group was 3.53 which included mild pain leading to moderate pain. Significantly related groups of hand-held finger therapy. The results of this study are expected to be used as one of the efforts to overcome disminore on SMKN 07 Kota Bengkulu through community service activities. Keywords— disminore, finger handheld therapy,
Ray-tracing Simulations of Weak Lensing by Large-Scale Structure

We investigate weak lensing by large-scale structure using ray tracing through N-body simulations. Photon trajectories are followed through high-resolution simulations of structure formation to make simulated maps of shear and convergence on the sky. Tests with varying numerical parameters are used to calibrate the accuracy of computed lensing statistics on angular scales from ~1' to a few degrees. Various aspects of the weak-lensing approximation are also tested. We show that the nonscalar component of the shear generated by the multiple deflections is small. For fields a few degrees on a side, the shear power spectrum is almost entirely in the nonlinear regime and agrees well with nonlinear analytical predictions. Sampling fluctuations in power-spectrum estimates are investigated by comparing several ray-tracing realizations of a given model. For survey areas smaller than 1° on a side, the main source of scatter is nonlinear coupling to modes larger than the survey. We develop a method that uses this effect to estimate Ωm from the scatter in power-spectrum estimates for subregions of a larger survey. We show that the power spectrum can be measured accurately on scales corresponding to 1-10 h-1 Mpc with realistic number densities of source galaxies with large intrinsic ellipticities. Non-Gaussian features in the one-point distribution function of the weak-lensing convergence (reconstructed from the shear) are also sensitive to Ωm. We suggest several techniques for estimating Ωm in the presence of noise and compare their statistical power, robustness, and simplicity. With realistic number densities of source galaxies, Ωm can be determined to within 0.1-0.2 from a deep survey of several square degrees.
Life Experiences of Mothers of Children with an Intellectual Disability: A Qualitative Study

ABSTRACT Introduction: Mothers of intellectually disabled children face several psychological problems. Qualitative studies use a process that can reveal truthful perceptions and help mothers express their emotions about their unique and personal experiences. Method: This study used a qualitative research method design with a hermeneutic approach to examine the life experiences of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in light of their caregiving experiences. Results: A phenomenological, hermeneutical analysis with an inductive approach was used. The categories of interest were determined to be “impact,” “care management,” “stigma,” “uncertainty,” “relations,” and “search for meaning. ” Conclusions: Not all mothers perceive having an intellectually disabled child negatively. Some mothers may not experience any problems providing care to their children. Almost all mothers, however, have concerns for the future and experience significant changes in their family and social relationships.
The Courts and Social Policy.

In recent years, the power of American judges to make social policy has been significantly broadened. The courts have reached into many matters once thought to be beyond the customary scope of judicial decisionmaking: education and employment policy, environmental issues, prison and hospital management, and welfare administration--to name a few. This new judicial activity can be traced to various sources, among them the emergence of public interest law firms and interest groups committed to social change through the courts, and to various changes in the law itself that have made access to the courts easier. The propensity for bringing difficult social questions to the judiciary for resolution is likely to persist. This book is the first comprehensive study of the capacity of courts to make and implement social policy. Donald L. Horowitz, a lawyer and social scientist, traces the imprint of the judicial process on the policies that emerge from it. He focuses on a number of important questions: how issues emerge in litigation, how courts obtain their information, how judges use social science data, how legal solutions to social problems are devised, and what happens to judge-made social policy after decrees leave the court house. After a general analysis of the adjudication process as it bears on social policymaking, the author presents four cases studies of litigation involving urban affairs, educational resources, juvenile courts and delinquency, and policy behavior. In each, the assumption and evidence with which the courts approached their policy problems are matched against data about the social settings from which the cases arose and the effects the decrees had. The concern throughout the book is to relate the policy process to the policy outcome. From his analysis of adjudication and the findings of his case studies the author concludes that the resources of the courts are not adequate to the new challenges confronting them. He suggests various improvements, but warns against changes that might impair the traditional strengths of the judicial process.
Tumor-infiltrating macrophages express interleukin-25 and predict a favorable prognosis in patients with gastric cancer after radical resection

Interleukin-25 (IL-25) is a recently identified member of the proinflammatory IL-17 cytokine family; however, its role in human tumors remains largely unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the cellular source and clinical significance of IL-25 in gastric cancer (GC) in situ. The results demonstrated that macrophages (Mφs) were the primary IL-25-expressing cells (IL-25+) in GC in situ. Moreover, IL-25+ cells were highly enriched in the intra-tumoral (IT) region of GC tissues (p < 0.001). The production of IL-25 in Mφs exposed to culture supernatant from gastric cancer cell line SGC7901 in vitro was induced by transforming growth factor-β1, and their density in the IT region was positively associated with those of other effector immune cells, namely, CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells and CD103+T cells (p < 0.01). This suggested that macrophages might produce IL-25 to create an antitumor micromilieu in GC tissues. The level of IL-25+IT cells was positively associated with histological grade (p < 0.001) and found to be an independent predictor of favorable survival (p = 0.024) in patients with GC after radical resection. These findings suggest that IL-25+IT cells may be a novel therapeutic target in those patients.
Hbase - non SQL Database, Performances Evaluation

HBase is the open source version of BigTable distributed storage system developed by Google for the management of large volume of structured data. HBase emulates most of the functionalities provided by BigTable. Like most non SQL database systems, HBase is written in Java. The current work’s purpose is to evaluate the performances of the HBase implementation in comparison with SQL database, and, of course, with the performances offered by BigTable. The tests aim at evaluating the performances regarding the random writing and random reading of rows, sequential writing and sequential reading, how are they affected by increasing the number of column families and using MapReduce functions.
Interaction between SNPs in selenoprotein P and mitochondrial superoxide dismutase determines prostate cancer risk

Affiliations of authors: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK (MLC, FRG, MPR), Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (HOA, HG, FW), Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA (HOA), Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA (HOA), Joint Senior Authors (FRG, MPR) Correspondence to: Professor Margaret Rayman, Nutritional Sciences Division, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK Tel: +44 (0)1483 686447 Fax +44 (0)1483 686401
First Person Experience of Body Transfer in Virtual Reality

Background Altering the normal association between touch and its visual correlate can result in the illusory perception of a fake limb as part of our own body. Thus, when touch is seen to be applied to a rubber hand while felt synchronously on the corresponding hidden real hand, an illusion of ownership of the rubber hand usually occurs. The illusion has also been demonstrated using visuomotor correlation between the movements of the hidden real hand and the seen fake hand. This type of paradigm has been used with respect to the whole body generating out-of-the-body and body substitution illusions. However, such studies have only ever manipulated a single factor and although they used a form of virtual reality have not exploited the power of immersive virtual reality (IVR) to produce radical transformations in body ownership. Principal Findings Here we show that a first person perspective of a life-sized virtual human female body that appears to substitute the male subjects' own bodies was sufficient to generate a body transfer illusion. This was demonstrated subjectively by questionnaire and physiologically through heart-rate deceleration in response to a threat to the virtual body. This finding is in contrast to earlier experimental studies that assume visuotactile synchrony to be the critical contributory factor in ownership illusions. Our finding was possible because IVR allowed us to use a novel experimental design for this type of problem with three independent binary factors: (i) perspective position (first or third), (ii) synchronous or asynchronous mirror reflections and (iii) synchrony or asynchrony between felt and seen touch. Conclusions The results support the notion that bottom-up perceptual mechanisms can temporarily override top down knowledge resulting in a radical illusion of transfer of body ownership. The research also illustrates immersive virtual reality as a powerful tool in the study of body representation and experience, since it supports experimental manipulations that would otherwise be infeasible, with the technology being mature enough to represent human bodies and their motion.