Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Rising Public Tuition Prices and Enrollment in Community Colleges and Four-Year Institutions. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.

EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Access to Education; Black Education; College Admission; College Attendance; *Educational Finance; Enrollment Influences; *Enrollment Trends; Grants; Higher Education; Minority Groups; Models; *Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid); *Paying for College; Policy Analysis; Racial Balance; School Support; State Aid; State Colleges; Statistical Analysis; Student Needs; Trend Analysis IDENTIFIERS *ASHE Annual Meeting; Fixed Effects
Monocyte Count and 30-Day Case Fatality in Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Background and Purpose— Monocytes may contribute to secondary injury after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We tested the association of absolute monocyte count with 30-day ICH case fatality in a multiethnic cohort. Methods— Ethnic/Racial Variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) study is a prospective, multicenter, case–control study of ICH among white, black, and Hispanic patients. In 240 adults with nontraumatic ICH within 24 hours of symptom onset, we evaluated the influence of ICH score and complete blood count components on 30-day case fatality using generalized linear models. Results— Mean age was 62.8 years (SD, 14 years); 61.7% were men, 33.3% black, and 29.6% Hispanic. Median ICH volume was 9.9 mL (interquartile range, 4.4–26.7). After adjusting for patient age and initial hemoglobin, higher total white blood cell count (P=0.0011), driven by higher absolute neutrophil count (P=0.002), was associated with larger ICH volume, whereas absolute monocyte count was not (P=0.15). After adjusting for age, Glasgow Coma Scale, ICH volume, location, and the presence or absence of intraventricular hemorrhage, baseline absolute monocyte count was independently associated with higher 30-day case-fatality (odds ratio, 5.39; 95% confidence interval, 1.87–15.49; P=0.0018), whereas absolute neutrophil count (odds ratio, 1.04; 0.46–2.32; P=0.93) and white blood cell count (odds ratio, 1.62; 0.58–4.54; P=0.36) were not. Conclusions— These data support an independent association between higher admission absolute monocyte count and 30-day case-fatality in ICH. Inquiry into monocyte-mediated pathways of inflammation and apoptosis may elucidate the basis for the observed association and may be targets for ICH neuroprotection.
Local Autonomy and Territorial Decentralisation in Capital Cities

The purpose of the article is to establish criteria for measuring the scope of autonomy city districts have and compare the scope of city district autonomy in the capital cities of Central and Northern Europe. It is important to establish the limits of autonomy city districts can be granted without compromising the values of local self-government established in the European Charter of Local Self-government (hereafter ‘the Charter’). The measuring is based on an analysis of the legislation of the above countries. The author describes in his article the parameters necessary for estimating the extent of autonomy city districts enjoy and tests them on the sample capital cities.
RECONCILING DWARF GALAXIES WITH ΛCDM COSMOLOGY: SIMULATING A REALISTIC POPULATION OF SATELLITES AROUND A MILKY WAY–MASS GALAXY

Low-mass “dwarf” galaxies represent the most significant challenges to the cold dark matter (CDM) model of cosmological structure formation. Because these faint galaxies are (best) observed within the Local Group (LG) of the Milky Way (MW) and Andromeda (M31), understanding their formation in such an environment is critical. We present first results from the Latte Project: the Milky Way on Feedback in Realistic Environments (FIRE). This simulation models the formation of an MW-mass galaxy to z = 0 within ΛCDM cosmology, including dark matter, gas, and stars at unprecedented resolution: baryon particle mass of 7070 M ⊙ with gas kernel/softening that adapts down to 1 pc (with a median of 25 – 60 pc at z = 0 ). Latte was simulated using the GIZMO code with a mesh-free method for accurate hydrodynamics and the FIRE-2 model for star formation and explicit feedback within a multi-phase interstellar medium. For the first time, Latte self-consistently resolves the spatial scales corresponding to half-light radii of dwarf galaxies that form around an MW-mass host down to M star ≳ 10 5 M ⊙ . Latte’s population of dwarf galaxies agrees with the LG across a broad range of properties: (1) distributions of stellar masses and stellar velocity dispersions (dynamical masses), including their joint relation; (2) the mass–metallicity relation; and (3) diverse range of star formation histories, including their mass dependence. Thus, Latte produces a realistic population of dwarf galaxies at M star ≳ 10 5 M ⊙ that does not suffer from the “missing satellites” or “too big to fail” problems of small-scale structure formation. We conclude that baryonic physics can reconcile observed dwarf galaxies with standard ΛCDM cosmology.
Stability of multirate sampled-data control systems based on model estimation

This paper deals with the problem of the stability of multirate sampled-data state feedback control systems based on model estimation. In order to enlarge sampling periods while keep the system stable, a plant model was proposed, which had a similar structure to the actual plant. The state feedback control signal was generated based on the model state that approximated the plant dynamic state. Utilizing probability asymptotic stability theory, a new stability criterion was proposed. The proposed criterion gave a tolerance bound for long sampling periods. Since the occurrence frequency of sampling periods was taken into consideration, the proposed criterion gave a more general result than the existing ones. Numerical example and simulation results indicated that the method of model estimation was effective and the new stability criterion was less conservative.
Brachial Artery Reconstruction in Trauma Using Reversed Arm Vein from the Injured Upper Limb

Background: Brachial artery repair may be technically challenging with a paucity of guidelines. The use arm vein (AV) from the traumatized limb is herein described. Methods: Data were prospectively collected from 2002 to 2016 on brachial artery injury including age, sex, mechanism/site of injury, and repair technique. Categories included AV and non-arm vein (NAV) groups. One-year outcomes were noted. Results: All 31 cases studied were of men with an age range of 16 to 73 years (mean = 28). Injuries included 13 gunshots, 7 stabbings, 6 glass injuries, 2 dislocated elbows, 1 crush, 1 impalement, and 1 avulsion. Site of injuries included the antecubital region in 25, midbrachial in 5, and proximal brachial in 1, with 4 associated fractures. Repair was done using reversed AV from the traumatized limb in 15 cases and NAV in 16. In the AV group, the adjacent basilic vein was used in 9 cases, the adjacent cephalic vein in 3, and the distal (or wrist area) cephalic vein in 3. The limb salvage rates in the AV versus NAV groups were 100% and 94%, respectively (Fisher’s exact t test, P = 1.00), with no major technique-related complications. Conclusions: The outcomes of using reversed AV from the traumatized limb are equivalent to those of other standard techniques such as primary repair, polytetrafluoroethylene, or reversed great saphenous vein, with a 1-year limb salvage rate of 100%. Additionally, advantages include decreased wound complications, better vein graft--artery caliber match, and shorter operating times while maintaining acceptable patency rates.
Medial Prefrontal Cortices Are Unified by Common Connections With Superior Temporal Cortices and Distinguished by Input From Memory‐Related Areas in the Rhesus Monkey

Medial prefrontal cortices in primates have been associated with emotion, memory, and complex cognitive processes. Here we investigated whether the pattern of cortical connections could indicate whether the medial prefrontal cortex constitutes a homogeneous region, or if it can be parceled into distinct sectors. Projections from medial temporal memory‐related cortices subdivided medial cortices into different sectors, by targeting preferentially caudal medial areas (area 24, caudal 32 and 25), to a lesser extent rostral medial areas (rostral area 32, areas 14 and 10), and sparsely area 9. Area 9 was distinguished by its strong connections with premotor cortices. Projections from unimodal sensory cortices reached preferentially specific medial cortices, including a projection from visual cortices to area 32/24, from somatosensory cortices to area 9, and from olfactory cortices to area 14. Medial cortices were robustly interconnected, suggesting that local circuits are important in the neural processing in this region. Medial prefrontal cortices were unified by bidirectional connections with superior temporal cortices, including auditory areas. Auditory pathways may have a role in the specialization of medial prefrontal cortices in species‐specific communication in non‐human primates and language functions in humans. J. Comp. Neurol. 410:343–367, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Patterns of electronic cigarette use and level of psychological distress

Background Psychological distress has been correlated with higher levels of nicotine dependence. To date, the possible association between individuals’ levels of psychological distress and e-cigarette use has not been investigated, despite the dramatic growth of e-cigarette use in the US. We examined this possible association using a nationally representative sample of US adults. Methods A total of 36,697 adults from the 2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were included. The Kessler 6 scale was used to measure psychological distress. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the association between level of psychological distress and e-cigarette use. Results Both e-cigarette and cigarette use varied according to level of psychological distress as well as multiple socio-demographic characteristics. In a multivariate model, psychological distress was significantly associated with the following groups: (a) exclusive e-cigarette ever-use (aOR = 3.7; 95% CI = 1.6, 8.6), (b) current dual use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes (aOR = 4.6; 95% CI = 3.1, 6.7), (c) former cigarette use and ever use of e-cigarette (aOR = 3.2; 95% CI = 2.2, 4.8) and (d) current use of cigarettes only (aOR = 2.1; 95% CI = 1.7, 2.6). Conclusion These are the first data to demonstrate that, as is true for cigarettes, e-cigarette use is associated with increased levels of psychological distress. Further large-scale, longitudinal studies are needed to determine the direction of this relationship and to evaluate the long-term positive and negative consequences of such use.
Towards many-core implementation of LU decomposition using Peano Curves

We present our recent research on cache-oblivious algorithms and implementations of parallel LU decomposition on shared-memory multi- and manycore platforms. Our approach uses a block-recursive matrix storage scheme based on space filling curves, and thus extends our work presented at CF'08. The data structure is based on Peano curves, and is separated into a coarse-grain recursive block-matrix scheme, and a fine-grain iterative order for the elementary matrix blocks. The block element order is derived from the recursive construction of a Peano space-filling curve. The block matrices are stored in ordinary row-major order, and form elementary data types for the block operations. The block size is chosen to perfectly fit the lowest-level data cache in the CPU's cache hierarchy. All matrix operations on this two-level data structure are implemented via routines working on block matrices as operands, and are optimised assembler to exploit the SIMD capacities of the CPUs. For parallelisation on shared memory platforms, we compare two different OpenMP implementations -- one based on OpenMP 2.0, which requires explicit scheduling of the block operations to processor cores, and an implementation that exploits the new task concept in OpenMP 3.0. Performance tests on various platforms ranging from desktop systems to an SGI Altix supercomputer, showed that our implementation 'TifaMMy' optimises the use of the available memory hardware by reducing the bandwidth requirements. Hence, the cache-oblivious approach of TifaMMy is also efficient in the context of multi- and manycore environments. We also demonstrated that the OpenMP 3.0 task concept can lead to both well-structured implementations and competitive parallel efficiency for block-recursive, cache-oblivious algorithms.
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Reduces Fibrosis in a Mouse Model of Chronic Pancreatitis

Background Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a necroinflammatory process resulting in extensive pancreatic fibrosis. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), a hematopoietic stem cell mobilizer, has been shown to exert an anti-fibrotic effect partly through the enrichment of bone marrow (BM) cells in fibrotic organ. We aimed to test the effect of G-CSF on fibrosis in a mouse model of CP. Methods CP was induced in C57Bl/6J mice by consecutive cerulein injection (50 µg/kg/day, 2 days a week) for 6 weeks. Mice were then treated with G-CSF (200 µg/kg/day, 5 day a week) or normal saline for 1 week, and sacrificed at week 7 or week 9 after first cerulein injection. Pancreatic histology, pancreatic matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9), MMP-13 and collagen expression were examined. Pancreatic myofibroblasts were isolated and cultured with G-CSF. Collagen, MMP-9 and MMP-13 expression by myofibroblasts was examined. The BM-mismatched mice model was used to examine the change of BM-derived myofibroblasts and non-myofibroblastic BM cells by G-CSF in the pancreas. Results The pancreatic collagen expression were significantly decreased in the G-CSF-treated group sacrificed at week 9. While collagen produced from myofibroblasts was not affected by G-CSF, the increase of MMP13 expression was observed in vitro. There were no effect of G-CSF in the number of myofibroblasts and BM-derived myofibroblasts. However, the number of non-myofibroblastic BM cells and macrophages were significantly increased in the pancreata of cerulein- and G-CSF-treated mice, suggesting a potential anti-fibrotic role of non-myofibroblastic BM cells and macrophages stimulated by G-CSF. Conclusions Our data indicated that G-CSF contributed to the regression of pancreatic fibrosis. The anti-fibrotic effects were possibly through the stimulation of MMP-13 from myofibroblasts, and the enhanced accumulation of non-myofibroblastic BM cells and macrophages in the pancreas.
Dopamine receptors and transporters in Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia

The loss of midbrain dopamine in Parkinson's disease is accompanied by a matching loss in the dopamine transporter and a rise in the D1 and D2 receptor densities. This is found in the brain putamen and caudate tissues from unmedicated patients, and may account for the good early clinical response to l‐dopa. Long‐term l‐dopa treatment reverts the receptor densities toward normal levels. Positron emission tomography (PET) data and in vitro data generally concur. In schizophrenia the density of the dopamine transporter as well as that of the D1 dopamine receptor is normal. The D2 receptor density, however, is consistently elevated in postmortem brain putamen and caudate nucleus, even in tissues from neuroleptic‐free or drug‐naive patients. Three sets of PET and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) data support the postmortem findings. Early evidence indicating abnormal D2 structure as well as a reduced link between D1 and D2 warrant a detailed study of the genes for these two receptors in schizophrenia. —Seeman, P.; Niznik, H. B. Dopamine receptors and transporters in Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. FASEB J. 4: 2737‐2744; 1990.
Syzygies of projective toric varieties

If L is an ample line bundle on a toric variety X, then L ⊗d embeds X as a projectively normal variety in P r := P H 0 (X, L ⊗d) when d ≥ dim X − 1. In this paper, we prove that the homogeneous ideal I of X in P r is generated by quadrics when d ≥ dim X and the first (p − 1) syzygies of I are linear when d ≥ dim X − 1 + p. Assuming that X is Gorenstein, we also establish similar results for the adjoint series K X ⊗ L ⊗d , solving (the toric case of) a problem posed by Ein and Lazarsfeld.
Emotional Intelligence, Attachment and Satisfaction with Romantic Relationships among Young Adults: A Brief Report

This study tested the roles emotional intelligence (EI) and attachment styles play in accounting for satisfaction with romantic relationships. It was hypothesized that attachment styles will moderate the association between EI and satisfaction. A sample of 175 young adults living in Israel took measures of EI, attachment styles and satisfaction with romantic relationships. Stepwise regression analysis supported the hypotheses: EI at first did not correlate with satisfaction, but once attachment style was introduced into the model, EI showed a positive association with satisfaction, while both measures of avoidance and anxiety (the two axes of attachment styles) showed a negative association with the same measure. The results are discussed in light of existing evidence and future directions for research and practice are mentioned.
Cesium, iodine and tritium in NW Pacific waters - a comparison of the Fukushima impact with global fallout

Radionuclide impact of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident on the distribution of radionu- clides in seawater of the NW Pacific Ocean is compared with global fallout from atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons. Surface and water column samples collected during the Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa (KOK) international expedition car- ried out in June 2011 were analyzed for 134 Cs, 137 Cs, 129 I and 3 H. The 137 Cs, 129 I and 3 H levels in surface seawa- ter offshore Fukushima varied between 0.002-3.5 Bq L 1 , 0.01-0.8 µBq L 1 , and 0.05-0.15 Bq L 1 , respectively. At the sampling site about 40 km from the coast, where all three radionuclides were analyzed, the Fukushima impact on the levels of these three radionuclides represents an increase above the global fallout background by factors of about 1000, 50 and 3, respectively. The water column data indicate that the transport of Fukushima-derived radionuclides downward to the depth of 300 m has already occurred. The observed 137 Cs levels in surface waters and in the water column are compared with predictions obtained from the ocean general circulation model, which indicates that the Kuroshio Current
How good are MatLab, Octave and Scilab for Computational Modelling?

In this article we test the accuracy of three platforms used in computational modelling: MatLab, Octave and Scilab, running on i386 architecture and three operating systems (Windows, Ubuntu and Mac OS). We submitted them to numerical tests using standard data sets and using the functions provided by each platform. A Monte Carlo study was conducted in some of the datasets in order to verify the stability of the results with respect to small departures from the original input. We propose a set of operations which include the computation of matrix determinants and eigenvalues, whose results are known. We also used data provided by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), a protocol which includes the computation of basic univariate statistics (mean, standard deviation and first-lag correlation), linear regression and extremes of probability distributions. The assessment was made comparing the results computed by the platforms with certified values, that is, known results, computing the number of correct significant digits. Mathematical subject classification: Primary: 06B10; Secondary: 06D05.
AlloreactivityPeptide and the MHC Molecule in Subtypes by a Single T Cell Clone: Role of Allorecognition of Multiple HLA-B27 The Same Natural Ligand Is Involved in

The human alloreactive CTL clone 27S69, raised against B*2705, cross-reacts with B*2702 and B*2703, but not with B*2701, B*2704, B*2706, or B*2710. Its natural epitope was identiﬁed by electrospray/ion trap mass spectrometry, as the proteasome-derived RRFFPYYV octamer. This is the ﬁrst HLA-B27 ligand shown to be immunogenic in alloreactivity. The RRFFPYYVY nonamer, also found in the B*2705-bound peptide pool, was recognized much less efﬁciently, demonstrating that an alloreactive CTL distinguishes between very similar natural ligands. Molecular modeling suggested that this was due to the different conformation of each peptide in complex with B*2705. B*2702- and B*2703-RMA-S cells were lysed by CTL 27S69 when sensitized with the octamer, demonstrating that cross-reaction with these subtypes is through recognition of the same peptide as in B*2705. B*2704-, B*2706-, and B*2710-RMA-S cells were not sensitized for lysis, in spite of efﬁcient binding of the octamer, indicating that polymorphism in these subtypes directly impairs allorecognition. B*2701-RMA-S and -C1R cells were sensitized for lysis by the octamer, suggesting lack of the endogenous peptide epitope on this subtype. Absence of the octamer in the B*2701-bound peptide pool further suggested that B*2701 polymorphism impairs the generation of this peptide. The Journal of Immunology, at P5. The FPYYV sequence (P4-P8) of the octamer was constructed from VPLRPMTY in complex with HLA-B*3501 (32). For the nonamer, LLFGYPVYV in complex with HLA-A*0201 (31) was used as a template to build the C-terminal FPYYVY sequence (P4-P9). Residue changes in P4 to P V -1 were introduced using the SYBYL mod- eling package (Tripos Associates, St. Louis, MO) without altering the dihedral angle of the side chains. The C-terminal side chain (Val8 or Tyr9) was orientated according to the two MHC-bound peptides described above (LLFGYPVYV, VPLRPMTY). The N- and C-terminal fragments were connected to deﬁne a trans peptide bond between P3 and P4. After adding all hydrogen atoms, both B*2705-peptide com- plexes were energy minimized in vacuum, as previously described (33, 34). To sample the broadest conformation space in the bound state, the peptide was then annealed to 1000 K while maintaining the protein ﬁxed, according to a described procedure (35). The MHC-peptide com- plex was then solvated in a shell of 1350 water molecules, minimized, and subjected to a 200-ps restrained molecular dynamics simulation, as previously reported (35).