Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Investigative Interviewing: The Conversation Management Approach

1. Criminal Investigation and Investigative Interviewing 2. Remembering and Forgetting Offence-related Experience 3. Conversation: The Basics 4. Telling and Listening: Disclosing and Making Sense of Disclosed Detail 5. RESPONSE: Mindful Behaviours for Relationship Building 6. Managing Information 7. Active Listening, Observing and Assessing 8. Right Person, Right Place, Right Time, Right Question 9. The Right Manner of Questioning 10. Assisting Remembrance of Offence-related Detail 11. Responding to Inappropriate or Disruptive Behaviour and to Resistance 12. Interviewing the Witness: Key Considerations 13. Interviewing the Developmentally Disadvantaged Witness: Key Considerations 14. Interviewing the Developmentally Disadvantaged Witness: Orientation and Assesment (O&A) Interviewing and Investigative Interviewing 15. Interviewing the Suspect: Key Considerations 16. Interviewing the Suspect Who Exercises the Right to Remain Silent Without Handing in a Defence Statement 17. Interviewing the Suspect Who Answers Questions 18. Interviewing the Suspect Who Produces a Prepared Statement
EMG-Based Speech Recognition Using Hidden Markov Models With Global Control Variables

It is well known that a strong relationship exists between human voices and the movement of articulatory facial muscles. In this paper, we utilize this knowledge to implement an automatic speech recognition scheme which uses solely surface electromyogram (EMG) signals. The sequence of EMG signals for each word is modelled by a hidden Markov model (HMM) framework. The main objective of the work involves building a model for state observation density when multichannel observation sequences are given. The proposed model reflects the dependencies between each of the EMG signals, which are described by introducing a global control variable. We also develop an efficient model training method, based on a maximum likelihood criterion. In a preliminary study, 60 isolated words were used as recognition variables. EMG signals were acquired from three articulatory facial muscles. The findings indicate that such a system may have the capacity to recognize speech signals with an accuracy of up to 87.07%, which is superior to the independent probabilistic model.
Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis

In the late 1930s two British commentators, A.F. Kindersley and R.C. Goffin, published articles on various linguistic features (semantic, grammatical, orthographical, and phonological) of the English language as used in India. These two glossaries offer a valuable insight into late-Raj Indian English. In order to assess the extent of change over the intervening 70-plus years, a comparison of the content of those glossaries to present-day Indian English has been made. The overall picture is one of surprising stability, especially given the strong resistance by educationalists and others who have long stigmatised local variations as ‘errors’. This stability over time suggests a long-standing endonormativity that has hitherto not been recognised. Many of the features discussed have even longer stable histories, suggesting an even lengthier endonormativity. This type of diachronic investigation may have similar implications for many other varieties of English.
Approaching MIMO-OFDM Capacity with Per-Antenna Power and Rate Feedback

This paper presents power-efficient transmission schemes for the multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) block-fading channel under the assumption that the channel during each fading block is known perfectly at the receiver, but is unavailable at the transmitter. Based on the well-known vertical Bell Labs layered space-time (V-BLAST) architecture that employs independent encoding for each transmit antenna and successive decoding at the receiver, this paper presents a per-antenna-based power and rate feedback scheme, termed the "closed-loop" V- BLAST, for which the receiver jointly optimizes the power and rate assignments for all transmit antennas, and then returns them to the transmitter via a low-rate feedback channel. The power and rate optimization minimizes the total transmit power for support of an aggregate transmission rate during each fading block. Convex optimization techniques are used to design efficient algorithms for optimal power and rate allocation. The proposed algorithms are also modified to incorporate practical system constraints on feedback complexity and on modulation and coding. Furthermore, this paper shows that the per-antenna-based power and rate control can be readily modified to combine with the conventional linear MIMO transmit preceding technique as an efficient and capacity-approaching partial-channel-feedback scheme. Simulation results show that the closed-loop V-BLAST is able to approach closely the MIMO-OFDM channel capacity assuming availability of perfect channel knowledge at both the transmitter and the receiver.
Pengaruh Komitmen Organisasional dan Profesional terhadap Kepuasan Kerja Auditor dengan Motivasi sebagai Variabel Intervening (Studi pada Kap di Jawa Tengah dan DIY)

The goal and the significance of the this study are obtain empirical evidence on the influence of organizational commitment, professional commitment and motivation towards auditors’ job satisfaction. In this study, the researcher also observed the indirect influence of organizational and professional commitment towards job satisfaction through motivation as the intervening variable. This study employed survey method by distributing questionnaires to the respondents. The population of the study was the auditors working in KAP, both in Central Java and Yogyakarta Province. The sampling of the study was determined by using purposive sampling technique. There was 140 auditors, working in KAP in Central Java and Yogyakarta Province, providing positive response toward this study. To analyze the data of the study, the researcher applied regression technique in SPSS 16.00 and path analysis.The result of the study showed that organizational and professional commitment influence the motivation significantly and positively. This study also proved that organizational commitment, professional commitment and motivation affected auditors’ job satisfaction significantly and positively. More to the point, organizational and professional commitment indirectly affected auditors’ job satisfaction through motivation as intervening variable. The direct influence of the organizational and professional commitment variables towards job satisfaction, as a matter of fact, bigger than their indirect influence. The result of the study showed that organizational commitment gave the greatest influence toward auditors’ job satisfaction. Therefore, the organizational commitment needed to be improved by Accountant Public Office. Keywords: organizational commitment, professional commitment, motivation, job satisfaction
Yeast nuclear envelope proteins cross react with an antibody against mammalian pore complex proteins

We have used a monoclonal antibody raised against rat liver nuclear proteins to study two cross-reactive proteins in the yeast nucleus. In rat liver, this monoclonal antibody, mAb 414, binds to nuclear pore complex proteins, including one of molecular weight 62,000 (Davis, L. I., and G. Blobel. 1987. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 84:7552-7556). In yeast, mAb 414 cross reacts by immunoblotting with two proteins that have apparent molecular weights of 110,000 and 95,000, and are termed p110 and p95, respectively. Examination of subcellular fractions by immunoblotting shows that both p110 and p95 are located exclusively in the nuclear fraction. The mAb 414 immunoprecipitates several proteins from a crude yeast cell extract, including p110, p95, and a approximately 55-kD protein. Immunoprecipitation from subcellular fractions yields only p110 and p95 from purified nuclei, whereas the approximately 55-kD protein is immunoprecipitated from the soluble fraction. Digestion of purified nuclei with DNase to produce nuclear envelopes releases some of p110, but the majority of p110 is solubilized only after treatment of envelopes with 1 M NaCl. Immunofluorescence localization using yeast cells and isolated nuclei shows a punctate and patchy staining pattern of the nucleus. Confocal laser scanning immunofluorescence microscopy resolves the punctate and patchy staining pattern better and shows regions of fluorescence at the nuclear envelope. Postembedding immunogold electron microscopy using purified nuclei and mAb 414 shows colloidal gold decoration of the yeast nuclear envelope, but resolves pore complexes too poorly to achieve further ultrastructural localization. Immunogold labeling of nuclei followed by embedding suggests decoration of pore complexes. Thus, p110 and/or p95 are localized to the nuclear envelope in yeast, and may be components of the nuclear pore complex.
In Vitro Pharmacodynamics of Anidulafungin and Caspofungin against Candida glabrata Isolates, Including Strains with Decreased Caspofungin Susceptibility

ABSTRACT The activities of anidulafungin and caspofungin against Candida glabrata were evaluated. MICs, 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50 values), and IC90 values for anidulafungin were lower than those for caspofungin for 16 of 18 strains tested. Anidulafungin has potent in vitro activity against C. glabrata that is maintained against isolates with elevated caspofungin MICs.
The Classroom Walkthrough: The perceptions of Elementary School Principals on its Impact on Student Achievement

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this qualitative study was to focus on elementary school principals using the walkthrough model and to evaluate how the walkthrough model improves student learning. The goal was to identify the key indicators of success from elementary principals that used the Walkthrough Observation Tool from the Principals Academy of Western Pennsylvania.The research questions investigated elementary school principals' perceptions of the impact of the classroom walkthrough model. Participants were selected because of their involvement and experiences with the walkthrough model developed by Joseph Werlinich and Otto Graf, Co-directors of the Principals Academy of Western Pennsylvania. Methods of data collection were face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and content analysis was used to identify consensus, supported, and individual themes.Key findings of this study indicate that the classroom walkthrough did affect instructional practices and student achievement from the perspective of the elementary school principals. The study showed that teachers are sharing and more aware of best practices, principals are more aware of what is occurring in the classrooms, principals have meaningful data to share with teachers, and principals are better-informed instructional leaders.
RCHI ‘ 93 24-29 April 1993 FISH TANK VIRTUAL REALITY

The defining characteristics of what we call “Fish Tank Virtual Reality” are a stereo image of a three dimensional (3D) scene viewed on a monitor using a perspective projection coupled to the head position of the observer. We discuss some of the relative merits of this mode of viewing as compared to head mounted stereo displays. In addition, we report the experimental investigation of the following variables: 1) whether or not the perspective view is coupled to the actual viewpoint of the observer, 2) whether stereopsis is employed. Experiment 1 involved the subjective comparison of pairs of viewing conditions and the results suggest that head coupling may be more important than stereo in yielding a strong impression of three dimensionality. Experiment 2 involved subjects tracing a path from a leaf of a 3D tree to the correct root (there were two trees intermeshed). The error rates ranged from 22% in the pictorial display, to 1.3% in the head coupled stereo display. The error rates for stereo alone and head coupling alone were 14.7% and 3.2% respectively. We conclude that head coupling is probably more important than stereo in 3D visualization and that head coupling and stereo combined provide an important enhancement to monitor based computer graphics.
Modeling Narrative Discourse

This thesis describes new approaches to the formal modeling of narrative discourse. Although narratives of all kinds are ubiquitous in daily life, contemporary text processing techniques typically do not leverage the aspects that separate narrative from expository discourse. We describe two approaches to the problem. The first approach considers the conversational networks to be found in literary fiction as a key aspect of discourse coherence; by isolating and analyzing these networks, we are able to comment on longstanding literary theories. The second approach proposes a new set of discourse relations that are specific to narrative. By focusing on certain key aspects, such as agentive characters, goals, plans, beliefs, and time, these relations represent a theory-of-mind interpretation of a text. We show that these discourse relations are expressive, formal, robust, and through the use of a software system, amenable to corpus collection projects through the use of trained annotators. We have procured and released a collection of over 100 encodings, covering a set of fables as well as longer texts including literary fiction and epic poetry. We are able to inferentially find similarities and analogies between encoded stories based on the proposed relations, and an evaluation of this technique shows that human raters prefer such a measure of similarity to a more traditional one based on the semantic distances between story propositions.
The Very Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Mediates the Cellular Catabolism of Lipoprotein Lipase and Urokinase-Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type I Complexes (*)

The very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) receptor binds apolipoprotein E-rich lipoproteins as well as the 39-kDa receptor-associated protein (RAP). Ligand blotting experiments using RAP and immunoblotting experiments using an anti-VLDL receptor IgG detected the VLDL receptor in detergent extracts of human aortic endothelial cells, human umbilical vein endothelial cells, and human aortic smooth muscle cells. To gain insight into the role of the VLDL receptor in the vascular endothelium, its ligand binding properties were further characterized. In vitro binding experiments documented that lipoprotein lipase (LpL), a key enzyme in lipoprotein catabolism, binds with high affinity to purified VLDL receptor. In addition, urokinase complexed with plasminogen activator-inhibitor type I (uPA•PAI-1) also bound to the purified VLDL receptor with high affinity. To assess the capacity of the VLDL receptor to mediate the cellular internalization of ligands, an adenoviral vector was used to introduce the VLDL receptor gene into a murine embryonic fibroblast cell line deficient in the VLDL receptor and the LDL receptor-related protein, another endocytic receptor known to bind LpL and uPA•PAI-1 complexes. Infected fibroblasts that express the VLDL receptor mediate the cellular internalization of 125I-labeled LpL and uPA•PAI-1 complexes, leading to their degradation. Non-infected fibroblasts or fibroblasts infected with the lacZ gene did not internalize these ligands. These studies confirm that the VLDL receptor binds to and mediates the catabolism of LpL and uPA•PAI-1 complexes. Thus, the VLDL receptor may play a unique role on the vascular endothelium in lipoprotein catabolism by regulating levels of LpL and in the regulation of fibrinolysis by facilitating the removal of urokinase complexed with its inhibitor.
Cost Analysis of Early versus Delayed Loop Ileostomy Closure: A Case-Matched Study

Background/Aims: The optimal timing for the closure of loop ileostomies remains controversial. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether early ileostomy closure (EC) (<2 weeks post-formation) results in significant healthcare savings as against late closure (LC). Methods: Patients with available cost data that underwent EC between January 2008 and December 2012 were compared against matched patients undergoing LC during the same period. Direct hospital costs for the two groups were compared. Results: There were 42 EC patients and 61 LC patients. EC patients had significantly less ileostomy-related complications (p < 0.001) and hospital readmissions (p < 0.001). Operative time (p < 0.001) and operative cost (p = 0.002) were also both significantly less in the EC group. Community nursing costs favoured the LC group (p = 0.047). The EC group had an increased post-closure wound infection rate (p = 0.02). The mean total direct cost per patient was NZD 13,724 (SD NZD 3,736) for EC and NZD 16,728 (SD NZD 8,028) for LC. Representing an average costs saving of NZD 3,004 per patient favouring EC (p = 0.012). Conclusion: Although EC increases the post-closure wound infection rate, EC reduces ileostomy complications, hospital readmissions and operative costs resulting in significant healthcare savings. In order to improve patient outcomes and make EC even more cost effective, efforts should be taken to reduce wound infections.
Naive Dimensional Analysis and Supersymmetry

In strongly-coupled theories with no small parameters, there are factors of 4 that appear when the couplings of the low-energy eective lagrangian are written in units of the eective cuto . These numerical factors can be explained using \nave dimensional analysis. " We extend these ideas to supersymmetric theories, and show how to systematically include small parameters and couplings to weakly-interacting elds. The basic principle is that if the fundamental theory is strongly coupled, then the eective theory must also be strongly coupled at the scale . We use our results to analyze several examples where strong supersymmetric dynamics may be relevant for phenomenology. For models that break supersymmetry through strong dynamics with no small parameters, we show that the Goldstino decay constant F is given by F 2 =(4). We also consider theories with standard-model gauge bosons coupled directly to strong supersymmetry- breaking dynamics near the weak scale; smoothly-conning theories; and a model that breaks supersymmetry through the mechanism of a deformed moduli space.
Using E-mail Within a Classroom Based on Feminist Pedagogy

AbstractThis article highlights parts of a descriptive study of elementary school children using technology and an array of telecommunications tools. The study analyzed naturalistic data to answer the question, “How does gender interface with computers and telecommunications? ” Data for the overall study included field notes based on six months of participation and observation, 750 pages of e-mail messages, daily logs, newsletters, text and graphic documents generated by the children, and transcripts of interviews. This article depends on three data sources: e-mail messages, daily logs, and interviews. A feminist perspective informed the analysis. Analysis seemed to warrant three claims: both girls and boys used technology to confirm gender stereotypes, both girls and boys used technology to defy gender stereotypes, and gender biases in classroom interactions are more invisible and more difficult to eliminate than expected. A feminist perspective is essential in this struggle, but insufficient for eliminat.
In-vitro maturation, fertilization and embryo development of immature oocytes from early preantral follicles from prepuberal mice in a simplified culture system.

A simplified culture system was developed for the in-vitro maturation of early preantral mouse ovarian follicles. The follicles were cultured singly in 20 microliters droplets under oil in medium supplemented with recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (r-FSH) at 37 degrees C and 5% CO2 in air. The follicles grew and became attached to the bottom of the dish, progressively lost their spherical structure by outgrowth of the granulosa cells through the basal membrane and developed follicles with antral-like cavities. The normal three-dimensional follicular structure was lost but all components, i.e. theca, granulosa and oocyte, remained functional, as was proven by the oestradiol, inhibin and progesterone secretion patterns. Follicle survival exceeded 80% and histological analysis proved the absence of atresia and cell death in granulosa cells up to day 16. Oocytes of 55 (+/-4) microns diameter on the day of isolation reached 74 (+/-3) microns by day 16 of culture. The optimal moment for inducing the final meiotic maturation with human chorionic gonadotrophin was investigated: the highest absolute numbers of metaphase II oocytes were obtained on days 12 and 14 (39 and 41%). The fertilizing potential of the in-vitro matured oocytes was comparable to in-vivo matured controls. A 50% hatched-blastocyst development rate was observed.
Simplicial Decomposition with Disaggregated Representation for the Traffic Assignment Problem

The class of simplicial decomposition (SD) schemes has shown to provide efficient tools for nonlinear network flows. When applied to the traffic assignment problem, shortest route subproblems are solved in order to generate extreme points of the polyhedron of feasible flows, and, alternately, master problems are solved over the convex hull of the generated extreme points. We review the development of simplicial decomposition and the closely related column generation methods for the traffic assignment problem; we then present a modified, disaggregated, representation of feasible solutions in SD algorithms for convex problems over Cartesian product sets, with application to the symmetric traffic assignment problem. The new algorithm, which is referred to as disaggregate simplicial decomposition (DSD), is given along with a specialized solution method for the disaggregate master problem. Numerical results for several well known test problems and a new one are presented. These experimentations indicate that only few shortest route searches are needed; this property is important for large-scale applications. The modification proposed maintains the advantages of SD, and the results show that the performance of the new algorithm is at least comparable to that of state-of-the-art codes for traffic assignment. Moreover, the reoptimization capabilities of the new scheme are significantly better; this is a main motive for considering it. The reoptimization facilities, especially with respect to changes in origin-destination flows and network topology, make the new approach highly profitable for more complex models, where traffic assignment problems arise as subproblems.