Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
grAndiose nArcissism versus vulnerAble nArcissism in threAtening situAtions : emotionAl reActions to Achievement FAilure And interPersonAl rejection

874 Grateful thanks are extended to all of the participants in this study. We would like to acknowledge all of the blind judges and research assistants from Sapir Academic College and Ben-Gurion University of the negev for their invaluable assistance with the data collection. We thank Dr. Gordon L. Flett, Ph.D., Dr. Virgil Zeigler-Hill, Ph.D., and Dr. W. Keith Campbell, Ph.D. for their constructive suggestions. Finally, we would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive suggestions and comments on an earlier draft of this paper. Address correspondence to Avi Besser, Ph.D., Department of Behavioral Sciences and Center for research in Personality, Life Transitions, and Stressful Life Events, Sapir Academic College, D. n. Hof Ashkelon, 79165, Israel; E-mail: besser@mail.sapir. ac.il. NARCISSISM IN THREATENING SITUATIONS BESSER AND PRIEL
On near-far gain in multiuser diversity systems

Multiuser diversity scheduling in a single-cell system is studied. The scheduler chooses a constant size subset of users with best short term fading gains and coordinates transmissions using superposition coding. Rate allocation is performed according to userspsila channel states assuming equal power allocation over users. Asymptotic analysis of system capacity is applied to study system behavior at low and high spectral efficiencies. It is found that if users have non-symmetric channel distributions, i.e. path loss is present, with large enough user population it becomes beneficial in the sum rate sense to schedule more than one user at a time.
Learning from Linked Open Data Usage: Patterns & Metrics

Although the cloud of Linked Open Data has been growing continuously for several years, little is known about the particular features of linked data usage. Motivating why it is important to understand the usage of Linked Data, we describe typical linked data usage scenarios and contrast the so derived requirement with conventional server access analysis. Then, we report on usage patterns found through an indepth analysis of access logs of four popular LOD datasets. Eventually, based on the usage patterns we found in the analysis, we propose metrics for assessing Linked Data usage from the human and the machine perspective, taking into account dierent agent types and resource representations.
Cosmological Density Distribution Function from the Ellipsoidal Collapse Model in Real Space

We calculate the one-point probability distribution function (PDF) for the cosmic density δ in the nonlinear regime of gravitational evolution. Under the local approximation that the evolution of cosmic fluid fields can be characterized by Lagrangian local dynamics with finite degrees of freedom, the analytic expressions of the PDF are derived taking into account the smoothing effect. The validity and the usefulness of the local approximation are then discussed, comparing those results with N-body simulations with Gaussian initial conditions. Adopting the ellipsoidal collapse model (ECM) and the spherical collapse model (SCM) for Lagrangian local dynamics, we found that the PDFs from the local approximation excellently match the simulation results in the case of a cold dark matter initial spectrum. As for the scale-free initial spectra given by P(k) ∝ kn, the N-body results suffer from spurious numerical effects, which prevent us from giving a detailed comparison. Nevertheless, for the quality of the N-body data, the model predictions based on the ECM and the SCM quantitatively agree with the N-body results in cases with spectral index n < 0. For index n ≥ 0, the choice of Lagrangian local dynamics becomes crucial for an accurate prediction, and a more delicate modeling is required. However, we find that the model prediction based on the ECM provides a better approximation to the N-body results of cumulants and PDFs.
Strategic Collaborative Quality Management and Employee Job Satisfaction

BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine Strategic Collaborative Quality Management (SCQM) impact on employee job satisfaction. METHODS The study presents a case study over six years following the implementation of the SCQM programme in a public hospital. A validated questionnaire was used to measure employees' job satisfaction. The impact of the intervention was measured by comparing the pre-intervention and post-intervention measures in the hospital. RESULTS The hospital reported a significant improvement in some dimensions of job satisfaction like management and supervision, organisational policies, task requirement, and working conditions. CONCLUSION This paper provides detailed information on how a quality management model implementation affects employees. A well developed, well introduced and institutionalised quality management model can improve employees' job satisfaction. However, the success of quality management needs top management commitment and stability.
PDGF-BB Does Not Accelerate Healing in Diabetic Mice with Splinted Skin Wounds

Topical application of platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) is considered to accelerate tissue repair of impaired chronic wounds. However, the vast literature is plagued with conflicting reports of its efficacy in animal models and this is often influenced by a wide array of experimental variables making it difficult to compare the results across the studies. To mitigate the confounding variables that influence the efficacy of topically applied PDGF-BB, we used a controlled full thickness splinted excisional wound model in db/db mice (type 2 diabetic mouse model) for our investigations. A carefully-defined silicone-splinted wound model, with reduced wound contraction, controlled splint and bandage maintenance, allowing for healing primarily by reepithelialization was employed. Two splinted 8 mm dorsal full thickness wounds were made in db/db mice. Wounds were topically treated once daily with either 3 µg PDGF-BB in 30 µl of 5% PEG-PBS vehicle or an equal volume of vehicle for 10 days. Body weights, wound contraction, wound closure, reepithelialization, collagen content, and wound bed inflammation were evaluated clinically and histopathologically. The bioactivity of PDGF-BB was confirmed by in vitro proliferation assay. PDGF-BB, although bioactive in vitro, failed to accelerate wound healing in vivo in the db/db mice using the splinted wound model. Considering that the predominant mechanism of wound healing in humans is by re-epeithelialization, the most appropriate model for evaluating therapeutics is one that uses splints to prevent excessive wound contraction. Here, we report that PDGF-BB does not promote wound closure by re-epithelialization in a murine splinted wound model. Our results highlight that the effects of cytoactive factors reported in vivo ought to be carefully interpreted with critical consideration of the wound model used.
Specific and Differential Activation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascades by Unfamiliar Taste in the Insular Cortex of the Behaving Rat

Rats were given to drink an unfamiliar taste solution under conditions that result in long-term memory of that taste. The insular cortex, which contains the taste cortex, was then removed and assayed for activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades by using antibodies to the activated forms of various MAPKs. Extracellular responsive kinase 1–2 (ERK1–2) in the cortical homogenate was significantly activated within <30 min of drinking the taste solution, without alteration in the total level of the ERK1–2 proteins. The activity subsided to basal levels within <60 min. In contrast, ERK1–2 was not activated when the taste was made familiar. The effect of the unfamiliar taste was specific to the insular cortex. Jun N-terminal kinase 1–2 (JNK1–2) was activated by drinking the taste but with a delayed time course, whereas the activity of Akt kinase and p38MAPK remained unchanged. Elk-1, a member of the ternary complex factor and an ERK/JNK downstream substrate, was activated with a time course similar to that of ERK1–2. Microinjection of a reversible inhibitor of MAPK/ERK kinase into the insular cortex shortly before exposure to the novel taste in a conditioned taste aversion training paradigm attenuated long-term taste aversion memory without significantly affecting short-term memory or the sensory, motor, and motivational faculties required to express long-term taste aversion memory. It was concluded that ERK and JNK are specifically and differentially activated in the insular cortex after exposure to a novel taste, and that this activation is required for consolidation of long-term taste memory.
SGStudio: rapid semantic grammar development for spoken language understanding

SGStudio (Semantic Grammar Studio) is a grammar authoring tool that facilitates the development of spoken dialog systems and speech enabled applications. It enables regular software developers with little speech/linguistic background to rapidly create quality semantic grammars for automatic speech recognition (ASR) and spoken language understanding (SLU). This paper introduces the framework of the tool as well as the component technologies, including knowledge assisted example-based grammar learning, grammar controls and configurable grammar structures. Experimental results show that SGStudio not only greatly increases the productivity, but also improves the quality of the grammars developed.
The Effect of 8 Weeks Aerobic Exercise on Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Diabetes complications are the main reasons behind morbidity and mortality preventable by healthy diet and physical activity. There are few studies about the effect of aerobic exercises on insulin resistance in human. Also various training protocols are associated with different results. Since approaches to decrease insulin resistance may be followed by more effectiveness treatment, this study assessed the effect of aerobic exercise on insulin resistance in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. In this randomized clinical trial, 53 Type 2 diabetic women were randomly divided into two groups as exercise (n=27) and control (n=26). The exercise protocol included warm-up by stretching and flexibility exercises for 10 m, followed by walking for 30 m with maximum intensity 60% increase in heart rate and then stretching in the seated position for 10 m, 3 times a week for 8 weeks. Resistance to insulin was assessed using Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR). Significant differences have been observed in insulin resistance, fasting glucose and plasma insulin between the groups after 8 weeks. There were significant differences in waist and hip circumference, BMI, plasma insulin and insulin resistance within the groups over time. In addition, the changes in waist and hip circumference, FBS, plasma insulin and insulin resistance had significant interaction with the time between the groups. The current exercise protocol has been effective in lowering plasma glucose (p = 0.05), insulin levels (p = 0.000) and insulin resistance (p = 0.02). It seems that aerobic exercises training promote the effectiveness of medical treatment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
General Data Protection Regulation

Presentacio sobre l'Oficina de Proteccio de Dades Personals de la UAB i la politica Open Science. Va formar part de la conferencia "Les politiques d'Open Data / Open Acces: Implicacions a la recerca" orientada a investigadors i gestors de projectes europeus que va tenir lloc el 20 de setembre de 2018 a la Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Anoctamin-1 in the Juvenile Rat Urinary Bladder

Purpose To investigate presence, location and functional role of calcium-activated chloride channel (CaCC) Anoctamin-1 (Ano1) in rat urinary bladder. Materials and Methods Bladders from 3 week old Wistar rats were studied. End-point PCR on total mRNA was used to assess the expression of Ano1. Immunofluorescent labelling of whole mount bladder tissue imaged with confocal microscope allowed localization of Ano1 and vimentin immunopositive cells. The effects of CaCC blockers: niflumic acid (NFA) (3,10,30 µM) and 5-Nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoic acid (NPPB) (10, 30 µM) on spontaneous phasic contractile activity of intact (with mucosa) and denuded (without mucosa) detrusor strips were measured under isometric tension in organ baths (n = 141, N = 60). Results Ano1 expression was found at mRNA level in mucosa and detrusor layers. Confocal microscopy revealed presence of Ano1 immunopositive cells in mucosa and in detrusor layers; a subpopulation of vimentin positive cells expressed Ano1. Both chloride channel blockers reduced the amplitude and frequency of phasic contractions in denuded and intact strips. Conclusions Ano1 is expressed in rat urinary bladder and is present in cells sharing markers with interstitial cells. CaCC blockers reduced phasic activity of the bladder tissue. Ano1 is expressed in the bladder and plays a role in its spontaneous phasic contractile activity.
Short-length routes in low-cost networks via Poisson line patterns

In designing a network to link n points in a square of area n, we might be guided by the following two desiderata. First, the total network length should not be much greater than the length of the shortest network connecting all points. Second, the average route length (taken over source-destination pairs) should not be much greater than the average straight-line distance. How small can we make these two excesses? Speaking loosely, for a nondegenerate configuration, the total network length must be at least of order n and the average straight-line distance must be at least of order n 1/2, so it seems implausible that a single network might exist in which the excess over the first minimum is o(n) and the excess over the second minimum is o(n 1/2). But in fact we can do better: for an arbitrary configuration, we can construct a network where the first excess is o(n) and the second excess is almost as small as O(log n). The construction is conceptually simple and uses stochastic methods: over the minimum-length connected network (Steiner tree) superimpose a sparse stationary and isotropic Poisson line process. Together with a few additions (required for technical reasons), the mean values of the excess for the resulting random network satisfy the above asymptotics; hence, a standard application of the probabilistic method guarantees the existence of deterministic networks as required (speaking constructively, such networks can be constructed using simple rejection sampling). The key ingredient is a new result about the Poisson line process. Consider two points a distance r apart, and delete from the line process all lines which separate these two points. The resulting pattern of lines partitions the plane into cells; the cell containing the two points has mean boundary length approximately equal to 2r + constant(log r). Turning to lower bounds, consider a sequence of networks in satisfying a weak equidistribution assumption. We show that if the first excess is O(n) then the second excess cannot be
Oligodendrocyte Birth and Death following Traumatic Brain Injury in Adult Mice

Oligodendrocytes are responsible for producing and maintaining myelin throughout the CNS. One of the pathological features observed following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the progressive demyelination and degeneration of axons within white matter tracts. While the effect of TBI on axonal health has been well documented, there is limited information regarding the response of oligodendrocytes within these areas. The aim of this study was to characterize the response of both mature oligodendrocytes and immature proliferative oligodendrocyte lineage cells across a 3 month timecourse following TBI. A computer-controlled cortical impact model was used to produce a focal lesion in the left motor cortex of adult mice. Immunohistochemical analyses were performed at 48 hours, 7 days, 2 weeks, 5 weeks and 3 months following injury to assess the prevalence of mature CC-1+ oligodendrocyte cell death, immature Olig2+ cell proliferation and longer term survival in the corpus callosum and external capsule. Decreased CC-1 immunoreactivity was observed in white matter adjacent to the site of injury from 2 days to 2 weeks post TBI, with ongoing mature oligodendrocyte apoptosis after this time. Conversely, proliferation of Olig2+ cells was observed as early as 48 hours post TBI and significant numbers of these cells and their progeny survived and remained in the external capsule within the injured hemisphere until at least 3 months post injury. These findings demonstrate that immature oligodendrocyte lineage cells respond to TBI by replacing oligodendrocytes lost due to damage and that this process occurs for months after injury.
Dancing‐to‐Music Character Animation

In computer graphics, considerable research has been conducted on realistic human motion synthesis. However, most research does not consider human emotional aspects, which often strongly affect human motion. This paper presents a new approach for synthesizing dance performance matched to input music, based on the emotional aspects of dance performance. Our method consists of a motion analysis, a music analysis, and a motion synthesis based on the extracted features. In the analysis steps, motion and music feature vectors are acquired. Motion vectors are derived from motion rhythm and intensity, while music vectors are derived from musical rhythm, structure, and intensity. For synthesizing dance performance, we first find candidate motion segments whose rhythm features are matched to those of each music segment, and then we find the motion segment set whose intensity is similar to that of music segments. Additionally, our system supports having animators control the synthesis process by assigning desired motion segments to the specified music segments. The experimental results indicate that our method actually creates dance performance as if a character was listening and expressively dancing to the music.
To command or to ask? Gender and effectiveness of “tough” vs “soft” compliance‐gaining strategies

On the basis of the experiments by Carli (1990) on the determinants of persuasion efficiency, we predicted that women are more effective using direct strategies in social influence to address women, and indirect strategies to address men; however, men's efficiency should not depend on strategy. Two field experiments presented in this article did not confirm these assumptions. Our data suggest that both sexes are more successful when asking their own sex, but commanding members of the opposite sex. Our warm thanks are extended to Anthony Pratkanis, the editor of the journal, and three anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments on earlier version of this paper. We also thank Karl Dach‐Grushow for his helpful advice and great help in improving the language of this article.
Diffusion in Fluid Flow: Dissipation Enhancement by Flows in 2D

We consider the advection-diffusion equation on ℝ2, with u a periodic incompressible flow and A ≫ 1 its amplitude. We provide a sharp characterization of all u that optimally enhance dissipation in the sense that for any initial datum φ0 ∈ L p (ℝ2), p < ∞, and any τ > 0, Our characterization is expressed in terms of simple geometric and spectral conditions on the flow. Moreover, if the above convergence holds, it is uniform for φ0 in the unit ball in L p (ℝ2), and ‖·‖∞ can be replaced by any ‖·‖ q , with q > p. Extensions to higher dimensions and applications to reaction-advection-diffusion equations are also considered.
Outage capacity of opportunistic beamforming with random user locations

This paper studies the outage capacity of a network consisting of a multitude of heterogenous mobile users, and operating according to the classical opportunistic beamforming framework. The base station is located at the center of the cell, which is modeled as a disk of finite radius. The random user locations are modeled using a homogenous spatial Poisson point process. The received signals are impaired by both fading and location dependent path loss. For this system, we first derive an expression for the beam outage probability. This expression holds for all path loss models that satisfy some mild conditions. Then, we focus on two specific path loss models (i.e., an unbounded model and a more realistic bounded one) to illustrate the applications of our results. In the large system limit where the cell radius tends to infinity, the beam outage capacity and its scaling behavior are derived for the selected specific path loss models. It is shown that the beam outage capacity scales logarithmically for the unbounded model. On the other hand, this scaling behavior becomes double logarithmic for the bounded model. Intuitive explanations are provided as to why we observe different scaling behavior for different path loss models. Numerical evaluations are performed to give further insights, and to illustrate the applicability of the outage capacity results even to a cell having a small finite radius.
Gradual processing of the ITS1 from the nucleolus to the cytoplasm during synthesis of the human 18S rRNA

Defects in ribosome biogenesis trigger stress response pathways, which perturb cell proliferation and differentiation in several genetic diseases. In Diamond–Blackfan anemia (DBA), a congenital erythroblastopenia, mutations in ribosomal protein genes often interfere with the processing of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1), the mechanism of which remains elusive in human cells. Using loss-of-function experiments and extensive RNA analysis, we have defined the precise position of the endonucleolytic cleavage E in the ITS1, which generates the 18S-E intermediate, the last precursor to the 18S rRNA. Unexpectedly, this cleavage is followed by 3′–5′ exonucleolytic trimming of the 18S-E precursor during nuclear export of the pre-40S particle, which sets a new mechanism for 18S rRNA formation clearly different from that established in yeast. In addition, cleavage at site E is also followed by 5′–3′ exonucleolytic trimming of the ITS1 by exonuclease XRN2. Perturbation of this step on knockdown of the large subunit ribosomal protein RPL26, which was recently associated to DBA, reveals the putative role of a highly conserved cis-acting sequence in ITS1 processing. These data cast new light on the original mechanism of ITS1 elimination in human cells and provide a mechanistic framework to further study the interplay of DBA-linked ribosomal proteins in this process.