Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Boxall profile for young people, by Marion Bennathan, Marjorie Boxall and David Colley

particularly like the SRS, in which clients rate the usefulness of the session itself, as this puts the client in a position of strength and leadership – as they should be in any effective therapeutic relationship. Chapters 5 and 6 provide two full-length client examples to illustrate in more detail both ‘solution building’ and ‘problem busting’ respectively. While presenting as rather manicured, these case studies do provide useful illustrations of the concepts introduced. Chapter 7 examines the growing issues of medical diagnoses and medication. It makes reference to a significant amount of research and advocates the application of the aforementioned ‘three guidelines of effective intervention’ in exploring possible alternatives to medication. The authors aim to provide a ‘counterpoint to common assertions, thereby making space for other options for student problems,’ (48). While Murphy and Duncan clearly have significant reservations about ‘medication as the intervention of choice’ (167), they also illustrate how the ‘three guidelines’ can also be adopted to support children already taking medication. Finally, chapter 8 answers eight frequently asked questions about brief intervention. This is a useful addition as it provides perspectives on some of the broader contemporary issues facing those of us working in SEBD. Murphy and Duncan provide an interesting introduction to brief intervention and give readers a flavour of how this approach may look in practice. The authors claim that, in this book, they ‘strive to translate research into practical guidelines that pay more than the traditional lip service to the gap between research and practice,’ (x). In this I believe they succeed, though with two reservations. Firstly, the slightly evangelical feel of the text makes one a little wary of possible bias in which research was cited. Secondly, while Murphy and Duncan’s work contains a lot of useful information, particularly in bridging this gap between research and practice, the book would have benefited from being more concise. There is a danger that busy professionals will lack the opportunity or inclination to plough through the text to reach the key points within. A more concise text would have provided greater space for the practical guidance the authors promised, making the book more usable and useful. As it is, despite its 210 pages, it provides insufficient practical guidance to allow the reader to deliver the approach beyond a broad and basic level. For this reason I would recommend this book to those new to the field, as a foundation upon which their practice can build.
Connecting Generative Adversarial Networks and Actor-Critic Methods

Both generative adversarial networks (GAN) in unsupervised learning and actor-critic methods in reinforcement learning (RL) have gained a reputation for being difficult to optimize. Practitioners in both fields have amassed a large number of strategies to mitigate these instabilities and improve training. Here we show that GANs can be viewed as actor-critic methods in an environment where the actor cannot affect the reward. We review the strategies for stabilizing training for each class of models, both those that generalize between the two and those that are particular to that model. We also review a number of extensions to GANs and RL algorithms with even more complicated information flow. We hope that by highlighting this formal connection we will encourage both GAN and RL communities to develop general, scalable, and stable algorithms for multilevel optimization with deep networks, and to draw inspiration across communities.
Caracterización bromatológica del polenapícola argentino

Con el proposito de conocer si el polen apicola para uso alimentario conserva sus caracteristicas nutricionales luego de las diferentes practicas tecnologicas para su manipuleo y envasado y posterior almacenamiento, se analizaron muestras del producto fraccionado destinadas al comercio interno, recolectadas de los lugares de venta al publico. Se estudiaron la composicion quimico-nutricional y microbiologica, las caracteristicas sensoriales y granulometricas atinentes a su calidad comercial, y se relevaron las condiciones higienico-sanitarias, de almacenamiento, procedimiento de fraccionado, tipos de envases utilizados y vida util declarada. Estos datos se pusieron en referencia con los obtenidos para productos deshidratados, y los resultados obtenidos se contrastaron con las normas internacionales y el Codigo Alimentario Argentino. Los resultados indican que el producto presenta una buena alternativa comercial por su presentacion en granos de tamano adecuado, de buena consistencia y caracteristicas organolepticas normales. El almacenamiento no ha influido en la composicion fisico-quimica y el secado aplicado ha permitido obtener la humedad adecuada para mantener una buena conservacion durante el periodo de vida util.
High-Quality Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Applications as Thermal Interface Materials

Vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) array is an ideal form for heat dissipation in electronic packaging, due to its high-intrinsic thermal conductivity and robust mechanical properties. In this paper, we report the growth of high-quality VACNTs for the applications as thermal interface materials (TIMs). The high-quality VACNTs were grown and confirmed by the characterizations of Raman and thermogravimetric analyses. Metalized VACNT array was transferred and bonded to a metalized silicon or copper substrate. The VACNT-based TIM structure (Si-Ti/Ni/Au-In-Ti/Ni/Au-VACNT-Ti/Ni/Au-In-Ti/Ni/Au-Cu) was then successfully made after bonding to another substrate (copper or silicon). The total boundary resistance between the VACNT array and the surrounding materials was measured by an infrared thermal imaging method. Compared with the TIM sample made from carbon nanotubes grown in our laboratory chemical vapor deposition (CVD), the thermal boundary resistance of the TIM sample made from CNTs in the black magic CVD was greatly reduced from 11.6±0.5 to 3.4±0.1 mm2 KW-1. Overall, these high quality, and bonded VACNT arrays demonstrate properties promising for next-generation TIM applications.
Quality of Life of Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis in Dakar: A Senegalese Single Centre Experience

Introduction: Measuring the quality of life (QOL) in recent years has become an indispensable tool in monitoring patients suffering from chronic diseases. We conducted this study to assess QOL of patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in Dakar, and to identify associated factors. Patients and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study which was carried out from 10 to 30 June, 2011 in the peritoneal dialysis unit at university hospital in Dakar. We included all patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) of any age, who were on PD since at least six months and who gave their consent. The QOL was assessed using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short-Form 1.2 (KDQoL-SF). Results: Sixteen patients were included with a mean age of 50.25 ± 13.48 years and a sex-ratio of 1.27. Considering SF-36, the overall mean score (SMG) was 60.11 ± 15.96 with a Mean Physical Component Summary Scale of 53.66 ± 16.98 and a Mental Component Summary Scale of 70.85 ± 6.14. Concerning the KDQoL-SF, the global mean score was 61.83 ± 19.35 with a mean physical score of 50.55 ± 16.52 and a mean mental score of 62.52 ± 21.53. The mean dialysis specific dimension score was 62.52 ± 21.53 and the mean mental health score was 85.93 ± 12.06. Age, weight, level of instruction and social support were correlated with a worse QOL. Conclusion: This study showed an alteration of our PD patients’ QOL, particularly in their physical health. However, the number of patients included in the study is not enough to permit a formal conclusion.
Influence of relative position and pose between sensor and human on respiration measurement with microwave Doppler sensor

Measurement of human respiration with microwave Doppler sensor is influenced by the relative position and pose between sensor and human. In this paper, we propose a numerical representation of relation between the measurement and the position and pose. First, we devise a parametric expression of the relative position and pose whose parameters can also be used in microwave signal strength model. Then we prepare a dataset which consists of respiration signal and position and pose of the sensor and the target. The two kinds of data are simultaneously measured with a microwave Doppler sensor and a motion capture. Finally, a model whose inputs are the parameters and output is the measurability of respiration is constructed based on the dataset. Using this model, the influence of the parameters on the measurement is discussed.
LMMSE detection of OFDM signals in time-varying channels with partial whitening of intercarrier interference and soft decision feedback

The transmission performance of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) in time-varying channels can be adversely affected by intercarrier interference (ICI). Typical ICI countermeasures address a few dominant ICI terms only, yielding an error floor due to the residual ICI. We have shown in a previous work that the residual ICI has high normalized autocorrelation and that this autocorrelation is insensitive to a variety of system and channel conditions. Consequently, the residual disturbance (consisting of residual ICI plus noise) can be whitened and reduced in a nearly channel-independent manner, benefiting signal detection. In this work, we consider linear minimum mean-square error (LMMSE) and iterative LMMSE detection with the above partial whitening of additive disturbance, together with soft decision feedback. The method is shown to provide good performance-complexity tradeoff compared to other ICI countermeasures.
Automated detection of atrial fibrillation episode using novel heart rate variability features

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common life-threatening arrhythmia affecting around six million adults in the US. Typical detection of AF requires tedious and manual analysis of ECG which can often delay medical intervention. With the advent of wearable devices that can accurately record the time interval between two heartbeats (RR interval), automated and timely detection of AF is now possible. In this paper, we engineer novel heart rate variability features based on linear and non-linear dynamics of RR intervals. Unlike complex features extracted from ECG signals, these features can be easily obtained using wearable sensors. We propose automated classifiers to detect AF episodes and also compare the performance of different classifiers. Our proposed classifier has a very high sensitivity (98%) and specificity (95%) and outperforms prior published works.
Individual Price Adjustment Along the Extensive Margin

Firms employ a rich variety of pricing strategies whose implications for aggregate price dynamics often diverge. This situation poses a challenge for macroeconomists interested in bridging micro and macro price stickiness. In responding to this challenge, we note that differences in macro price stickiness across pricing mechanisms can often be traced back to price changes that are either triggered or cancelled by shocks. We exploit observed micro price behavior to quantify the importance of this margin of adjustment for the response of inflation to shocks. Across a range of empirical exercises, we find strong evidence that changes in the timing of price adjustments contribute significantly to the flexibility of the aggregate price level. JEL Codes: E31
Therapist Rotation—A New Element in the Outpatient Treatment of Alcoholism

For nine years, the so-called “therapist rotation” has been a central part of OLITA, the Outpatient Longterm Intensive Therapy for Alcoholics. Thus far, the participation of several equally responsible therapists in the treatment of a patient has rarely been seen as a specific therapeutic approach. The present article analyzes the therapist rotation from a theoretical and clinical perspective. Articles concerned with the therapeutic alliance in the treatment of substance use disorders are reviewed. Furthermore, the literature on multiple psychotherapy, which may be seen as the precedent of the therapist rotation is surveyed. Based on the efficacy of multiple psychotherapy and the importance of the therapeutic alliance in the treatment of substance use disorders, the present work discusses the therapist rotation as an essential factor for the success of OLITA. It considers both potential advantages and disadvantages for patients and therapists and tries to identify conditions under which this approach appears to promote therapeutic interactions. Finally, the implementation of therapist rotation into OLITA is described, including the theoretical background of the program itself and the treatment procedure. New areas of application for the therapist rotation are discussed.
Paired Primary and Metastatic Tumor Analysis of Somatic Mutations in Synchronous and Metachronous Colorectal Cancer

Purpose Although the mutation status of KRAS is highly concordant in primary and metastatic lesions, it has not been generalized to other major pathway genes. Materials and Methods In this study, 41 genes were evaluated and the mutational profiles were compared in 46 colorectal cancer patients with paired surgical specimens of primary and metastatic lesions: synchronous (n=27) and metachronous (n=19) lesions. A high-throughput mass spectrometry-based genotyping platform validated by orthogonal chemistry, OncoMap v.4. 4, was used to evaluate the formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded surgical specimens. The patients’ demographics, tumor characteristics, and microsatellite instability status were analyzed by a retrospective chart review. Results In this study,with OncoMap, mutationswere identified in 80.4% of patientswith the following frequency: KRAS (39.1%), TP53 (28.3%), APC (28.3%), PIK3CA (6.5%), BRAF (6.5%), and NRAS (4.3%). Although 19.6% (9/46) of the patients showed no gene mutations, 43.5% (20/46) and 37.0% (17/46) had mutations in one and two or more genes, respectively. The synchronous and metachronous lesions showed similar mutational profiles. Paired samples between primary and metastatic tumors differed in 7.4% (2/27) and 10.5% (2/19) for synchronous and metachronous according to OncoMap. Conclusion These findings indicate the major pathway genes, including KRAS, TP53, APC, PIK3CA, BRAF, and NRAS, are often concordant between the primary and metastatic lesions regardless of the temporal relationship of metastasis.
Cytochemical evaluation of sperm chromatin and DNA integrity in couples with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortions

The aim of this study was to examine the possible relationship between sperm DNA integrity and chromatin packaging evaluated by cytochemical assays, traditional sperm parameters and recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) of unknown origin. In this cohort study, 40 couples with a history of RSA and 40 couples with proven fertility were considered as case and control groups respectively. The semen samples of all husbands were analysed for sperm parameters and also sperm chromatin and DNA integrity assessed using cytochemical tests including aniline blue (AB), chromomycin A3 (CMA3), toluidine blue (TB), acridine orange (AOT) and nuclear chromatin stability assay. Among different sperm parameters, only slow motility was significantly different between the two groups. In sperm chromatin evaluations, there were significant differences between the two groups in all of the tests. In addition, the majority of semen samples in RSA patients exhibited upper percentages of abnormal spermatozoa than the cut‐off values regarding different cytochemical assays. Our study showed that in the cases of RSA, slow motility had a significant reduction in comparison with controls and also spermatozoa of men from RSA group had less chromatin condensation and poorer DNA integrity than spermatozoa that obtained from fertile men with no history of RSA.
UNRAVELING ETHNIC DENSITY EFFECTS, ACCULTURATION, AND ADJUSTMENT: THE CASE OF RUSSIAN-SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

There has been limited advancement in the empirical literature unpacking the ethnic density effect, a social ecological phenomenon that may help explain some of the conflicting findings in bidimensional acculturation research. In this study, we developed a brief measure of perceived ethnic density in a community sample of Russian-speaking immigrants (N = 269) in Montreal, Canada, finding it to be a superior predictor of distress to objective linguistic density. Acquiring social support partly mediated the relation between perceived ethnic density and lower distress. Furthermore, the relation between heritage acculturation and distress was double moderated by perceived ethnic density and time lived in the neighborhood. A person–ecology match involving heritage acculturation and ethnic density was related to better psychological adjustment for participants who had resided in their neighborhood for less than, but not more than, 2 years. Clinical and community research implications for using measures of perceived ethnic density and acculturation measurement are discussed.
Job Retention Factors, Perceived Career Mobility and Organisational Commitment in the South African Financial Sector

This study explores job retention factors, perceived career mobility and organisational commitment among early career employees. Participants were professional auditors, accountants and financial staff (N = 82) in the finance industry in South Africa (57% = females, 70% White, age range between 17 and 29 years). They completed a career mobility survey and an organisational commitment measure. Data were analysed to identify key retention factors and relate employee demographics to their perceptions of career mobility and organizational commitment. The results suggest that older employees perceived the cost of leaving to influence their career mobility and organisational commitment. Younger Black employees regarded career advancement important for their career mobility and organisational commitment. Talent retention strategies for professional staff members in the financial sector should take into account their need for intra-organisational career mobility, work-life balance, knowledge and skills utilisation and competitive compensation.
LMI-Based Stability Criteria for Discrete-Time Lur'e Systems With Monotonic, Sector- and Slope-Restricted Nonlinearities

This note presents new LMI-based stability criteria for the discrete-time multivariable Lur'e system with nonlinearities that are monotonic, sector- and slope-restricted. Corresponding Lur'e-Lyapunov functions are constructed for such a system. The new criteria are expressed in a reasonably general form that can be applied to both non-diagonal and diagonal nonlinearities. We explicitly compare the new approach to the existing LMI-based Popov-like criteria in the literature, and express the results in terms of an Integral Quadratic Constraint (IQC). The applications of the new criteria to some control problems and strategies are briefly discussed. Numerical examples are included to show their performance, and they are shown to be less conservative than the previous results.
Profiles of family routines during adolescence associated with profiles of health behaviors in young adulthood

This study examined associations between profiles of family routines in early adolescence and profiles of health behaviors during young adulthood. In a sample of 4565 individuals, latent transition analysis indicated individuals in a family characterized by low involvement in adolescence were most likely, across classes, to demonstrate a profile characterized by substance use in young adulthood. The high-involvement class during adolescence was least likely to be a substance user but was relatively likely to be in the poor diet and exercise class during young adulthood. Results highlight the utility of examining complex family influences on health using person-centered methods.
Remote Health Monitoring Using Online Social Media H

Remote monitoring is an essential part of future mHealth systems for the delivery of personal and pervasive healthcare, especially to allow the collection of personal bio-data outside clinical environments. Yet, by its very nature, it presents considerable challenges: it will be a highly distributed task, requiring collection of bio-data for a myriad of cources, to be marshalled at the clinical site via secure communication channels. To address these challenges, we propose the use of an online social media platform (OSMP) as a key component of a near-future remote health monitoring system. By exploiting existing infrastructure, initial costs can be reduced, at the same time as allowing fast and flexible application development. An OSMP would have user benefits also: patients and healthcare professionals can be presentedwith familiar interfaces, while application developers can work with a set of technologies that are widely used and well-known. Internet-based access also helps to provide wide-ranging connectivity for mobile applications. Additionally, the use of a social media context allows existing social interactions within the healthcare regime to be modelled within a carer network, working in harmony with, and providing support for, existing relationships and interactions between patients and healthcare professionals. We focus on the use of an OSMP to enable two primitive functions which we consider essential for mHealth, and on which larger personal healthcare services could be built: remote health monitoring of personal bio-data, and an alert system for asynchronous notifications. We analyse the general requirements in a carer network for these two primitive functions, in terms of four different viewpoints within the carer network: the patient, the doctor in charge, a professional carer, and a familymember (or friend) of the patient. We discuss the suitability of OSMPs in terms of functionality, performance, security & privacy, as well as the potential for cost reduction.
Adaptive thermogenesis and changes in body composition and physical fitness in army cadets.

BACKGROUND To analyze the association between a 34-week military training on body composition, physical fitness and compensatory changes in resting energy expenditure (REE) recognized as adaptive thermogenesis (AT). We also explored if regional body composition changes were related to AT. METHODS Twenty-nine male army cadets, aged 17 to 22 years were tested at baseline (T0) and after 34-weeks military training (T1). Physical training was performed 5 days/week during 90 minutes/day. Measurements included body composition by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; physical fitness by 3000-m running, pull-up, 50-m freestyle swimming, push-up and sit-up tests; REE measured by indirect calorimetry (REEm) and predicted from fat-free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM) and ethnicity at T0 (REEp). %AT was calculated using values at T1: 100(REEm/REEp-1); and AT (kcal/day) as %AT/100 multiplied by baseline REEm. RESULTS Physical training was associated with increases of lean soft tissue (LST) (∆1.2±1.3 kg), FM (∆1.4±1.3 kg), FFM (∆1.2±1.3 kg) and physical fitness (P<0.01), but no REE changes (∆59.6±168.9 kcal/day) and AT were observed (P>0.05). Though a large variability was found, AT was partially explained by trunk LST (r2=0.17, P=0.027). Individuals showing a higher AT response demonstrated a higher trunk LST increase (∆0.8±0.7 kg, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The military training increased LST, FM, FFM and physical fitness. Though no mean changes in AT occurred, a large individual variability was observed with some participants increasing REE beyond the expected body composition changes, suggesting a spendthrift phenotype. Changes of trunk LST may play an important role in the AT response observed in these individuals.