Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Say Cheese!: Games for Successful Academic and Student Networking

Networking is a vital but stressful aspect of academic life, one which digital games may be able to make more playful. Existing examples of networking games require players to interact as part of the game-play, and therefore do not bypass the stressful part of networking. In contrast, many other games successfully encourage interaction between players whilst avoiding causing stress to the players. Flashbulb is a networking game that only requires a photograph of another player to be taken in order to progress. Players can choose whether to start a conversation depending on the target and situation. Thematic analysis of interviews with Flashbulb players found that despite not including an icebreaking requirement, it encouraged networking and widened the scope of those spoken to. The act of photographing players promoted conversations without forcing players to engage in uncomfortable discussions. We make recommendations for the design of future iterations of networking games.
‘We could be diving for pearls’: The value of the gem in experiential qualitative psychology

This paper presents the gem as a valuable concept for experiential qualitative psychology. The gem is the relatively rare utterance that is especially resonant and offers potent analytic leverage to a study. After contextualising and defining the gem, the paper will give an example from my work on the experience of pain to help illustrate the power of the gem. This will then be discussed in relation to ideas from hermeneutics and hermeneutic phenomenology. I will then offer a speculative spectrum of gems, in terms of the degree to which the meaning of the gem is transparent in the manifest utterance. The spectrum is from shining through suggestive to secret, and I give examples of each type.
`Agranular CD4+ CD56+ Hematodermic Neoplasm' (Blastic NK-Cell Lymphoma) Originates From a Population of CD56+ Precursor Cells Related to Plasmacytoid Monocytes

In 1999, we reported seven cases of an unusual hematologic malignancy with primary cutaneous presentation that appeared as a distinct clinicopathologic entity characterized by medium-sized tumor cells with a peculiar CD3− CD4+ CD56+ CD43+ HLA-DR+ cell surface phenotype. Because the origin of tumor cells was not clear and they exhibited a nonlineage-specific phenotype, we hypothesized that such tumors likely originated from hematologic–myeloid precursor cells and were tentatively assigned the designation “agranular CD4+ CD56+ hematodermic neoplasms. ” In the present study we report 14 cases (seven already reported and seven additional cases) of these tumors, and simultaneously we present now a rare population of cells that we have identified in the peripheral blood of healthy volunteers treated with Flt3 ligand. These cells express all the characteristic markers of CD4+ CD56+ hematodermic neoplasms. This population appears to be related to plasmacytoid monocytes because they also expressed CD68 and bright levels of CD123. To confirm the relationship between these normal cells and CD4+ CD56+ hematodermic neoplasms, we conducted an extensive comparative phenotypic study. Results show that these two cell types are indeed related because they share many phenotypic features, including the presence of CD4, CD56, CD43, CD68, and HLA-DR and the absence of other T, B, NK, or myelomonocytic markers. More importantly, we found that the bright expression of CD123 by immunohistochemistry is a distinctive characteristic of CD4+ CD56+ hematodermic neoplasms because all (n = 14) cases expressed this marker, whereas only two specimens in a control panel comprising 30 samples of related tumors expressed comparable levels of CD123. We therefore propose that oncogenic transformation of NCAM-expressing plasmacytoid monocyte-like cells may lead to “agranular CD4+ CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm. ”
The Opacity of Mind: An Integrative Theory of Self-Knowledge

List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Mental Transparency Assumption 3. The ISA Theory: Foundations and Elaborations 4. Transparent Sensory Access to Attitudes? 5. Transparent Sensory Access to Affect 6. Intermediate-Strength Transparent-Access Theories 7. Inner Sense Theories 8. Mindreading in Mind 9. Metacognition and Control 10. Dissociation Data 11. Self-Interpretation and Confabulation 12. Conclusion and Implications References Index of Names Index of Subjects
Liberal Versus Restrictive Fluid Management in Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study

BACKGROUND:There are few data describing the relationship between amount of perioperative fluid and organ function. In this study we investigated the effects of two levels of intravascular fluid administration (“liberal” versus “restrictive”) in knee arthroplasty on physiological recovery as the primary outcome variable. METHODS:In a double-blind study, 48 ASA I–III patients undergoing fast-track elective knee arthroplasty were randomized to restrictive or liberal perioperative intravascular fluid administration. Patients received a fixed rate infusion of Ringer’s lactate solution with a standardized volume of colloid. All other aspects of perioperative management (including anesthesia, preoperative fluid status, and postoperative management) were standardized. Primary outcome variables included pulmonary function (spirometry), exercise capacity (“timed up and go” test), coagulation (Thrombelastograph®), postoperative hypoxemia (nocturnal pulse oximetry), postoperative ileus (defecation), and subjective patient recovery (visual analog scales). Hospital stay and complications were also noted. RESULTS:Fluid guidelines were followed strictly in all patients. Liberal (median 4250 mL, range 3150–5200 mL) compared with restrictive (median 1740 mL, range 1100–2165 mL) intravascular fluid administration led to improved pulmonary function 6 h postoperatively, significant hypercoagulability 24–48 h postoperatively, and reduced incidence of vomiting. There were no overall differences in the other assessed perioperative physiological recovery variables (postoperative hypoxemia, exercise capacity or subjective patient recovery variables). No difference was found in hospital stay (median 4 days in both groups, not significant). CONCLUSION:A liberal compared to a restrictive intravascular fluid regimen may lead to significant hypercoagulability and a reduction in vomiting, but without differences in other recovery variables or hospital stay after fast-track knee arthroplasty.
Identification of putative orthologous genes for the phylogenetic reconstruction of temperate woody bamboos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)

The temperate woody bamboos (Arundinarieae) are highly diverse in morphology but lack a substantial amount of genetic variation. The taxonomy of this lineage is intractable, and the relationships within the tribe have not been well resolved. Recent studies indicated that this tribe could have a complex evolutionary history. Although phylogenetic studies of the tribe have been carried out, most of these phylogenetic reconstructions were based on plastid data, which provide lower phylogenetic resolution compared with nuclear data. In this study, we intended to identify a set of desirable nuclear genes for resolving the phylogeny of the temperate woody bamboos. Using two different methodologies, we identified 209 and 916 genes, respectively, as putative single copy orthologous genes. A total of 112 genes was successfully amplified and sequenced by next‐generation sequencing technologies in five species sampled from the tribe. As most of the genes exhibited intra‐individual allele heterozygotes, we investigated phylogenetic utility by reconstructing the phylogeny based on individual genes. Discordance among gene trees was observed and, to resolve the conflict, we performed a range of analyses using BUCKy and HybTree. While caution should be taken when inferring a phylogeny from multiple conflicting genes, our analysis indicated that 74 of the 112 investigated genes are potential markers for resolving the phylogeny of the temperate woody bamboos.
Comparison of University Faculty and Student Beliefs about the Meaning of Grades.

Grades are a potent source of student-teacher tension and misunderstanding. To identify specific differences between student and faculty beliefs related to their perceptions about grades, a survey of 25 statements based on four categories representing dimensions of the construct of grades was developed. The survey, which also requested information about communication experiences related to grades, was completed by 144 university faculty and 207 students. Based on t tests, statistically significance differences were found between the faculty and student responses for three of the categories and 13 of the 25 statements. Percentage of agreement shows differences in response for individual items. The results of the study support three areas of notable difference in faculty and student perceptions about grades: importance and impact of grades on students' present and future, processes by which grades are, or should be, determined, and bases for questioning the validity of grades.
Comprehensive Modeling of Single-Phase Quasi-Z-Source Photovoltaic Inverter to Investigate Low-Frequency Voltage and Current Ripple

The second harmonic (2ω) power ripple of single-phase quasi-Z-source (qZS) photovoltaic (PV) inverter highly affects the whole system's design and performance. The topology's 2ω ripple model is very important to analyze qZS PV inverter's 2ω voltage and current ripple. The existing models did not consider the PV-panel dynamic and terminal capacitors, which causes the theoretical results apart from the truth. In this paper, a comprehensive modeling for single-phase qZS-PV inverter is proposed, where the 2ω ripple model of the qZS-PV inverter system with a real PV source is established and discussed without and with a PV terminal capacitor. The influences from qZS inductance and capacitance, and PV-panel terminal capacitance to the 2ω voltage and current ripple are investigated using the built model. The system parameter design method is proposed to mitigate this ripple. Simulation and experimental results validate the proposed 2ω ripple model and parameter design method.
Aristotelian-Thomistic Virtue Ethics, Emotional Intelligence and Decision-Making

This paper examines an Aristotelian-Thomistic virtue ethics as it relates to decision-making. In particular, an examination of psychological stages shows that decision-making is a human act which is voluntary and utilises the human faculties of the will and the intellect which are both strengthened by the intellectual and moral virtues respectively. The relationship between the virtues and emotional intelligence (EI) is also explored. A review of the literature reveals that the EI project lacks an explicit philosophical basis, suffers from various disagreements about definitions and effectiveness, does not provide any coherent account of the notion of EI, fails to appreciate the moral dimensions of resolving emotional conflicts and lacks a clear and unified reference to an identifiable psychological process of decision-making. It can be concluded that many aspects of EI do not resonate well with the Aristotelian-Thomistic virtue ethics account, but EI may be better akin to a Humean virtue ethics, an ethics of care or a feminist ethics. Implications of virtue ethics for management practice are also presented.
Invasive Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) transmits crayfish plague pathogen (Aphanomyces astaci)

The Chinese mitten crab ( Eriocheir sinensis) is a vector of the fatal crayfish plague pathogen (Aphanomyces astaci). Both species are listed among the worlds 100 worst invasive species. From its origin in China the Chinese mitten crab was introduced to Europe, presumably via ballast water from ships. A. astaci originated in North America and is assumed to have been firstly introduced to Europe through human- mediated transportation of live specimens of North American freshwater crayfish species. While the North American crayfish species are resistant to the pathogen, it causes a fatal disease to native European crayfish species. It was generally assumed that the crayfish plague could only infect freshwater crayfish species. Until recently, the Chinese mitten crab had not been recognised as a host of the pathogen. And no study has yet been carried out to investigate if they also serve as a vector. In this study, transmission experiments are carried out in combination with subsequent species-specific molecular analysis. The results establish that the Chinese mitten crab carry the crayfish plague pathogen and can transmit it to the European noble crayfish (Astacus astacus). The implications of these findings are ecologically alarming, considering the high invasive potential and the catadromous life cycle of Chinese mitten crabs, facilitating the widespread distribution of the pathogen.
Information Avoidance

We commonly think of information as a means to an end. However, a growing theoretical and experimental literature suggests that information may directly enter the agent’s utility function. This can create an incentive to avoid information, even when it is useful, free, and independent of strategic considerations. We review research documenting the occurrence of information avoidance as well as theoretical and empirical research on reasons for why people avoid information, drawing from economics, psychology, and other disciplines. The review concludes with a discussion of some of the diverse (and often costly) individual and societal consequences of information avoidance.
Ubuntu: An African contribution to (re)search for/with a 'humble togetherness'

This article is a discussion in two parts. The first part addresses the Southern African indigenous philosophy of Ubuntu, providing it with a working definition and situating it within African epistemology and the socio-political contexts of its invocation. It raises critical concerns about Ubuntu’s embrace in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its promulgation as an ideology within the nation-building project of post-apartheid South Africa. Such concerns are referenced with respect to Ubuntu’s formulation within the advocacies of cultural nationalism. Nevertheless, the discussion commits to perspectives of possibility towards disrupting neoliberalism and decolonizing hegemonic meanings, and advances a debate towards transformation and transcendence within a post-apartheid context. The second part follows on from the arguments in the first part, which set the stage for a narrative journeying of a more personal nature. It offers a reflexive account of how Ubuntu was used as a guiding principle for engagement in fieldwork and the structuring of a qualitative research methodology. The narrative tone is somewhat different to that of the first part, which offers critical perspectives within a broad socio-political discussion. The second part moves from a national level to a local level. It locates more personal interactions and a search for a ‘humble togetherness’ within the context of a township school in South Africa. The article closes with a somewhat cautionary note on how a philosophy such as Ubuntu might be taken up in a political institutional forum that has unwanted implications, but it also advocates for Ubuntu in providing legitimizing spaces for transcendence of injustice and a more democratic, egalitarian and ethical engagement of human beings in relationship with each other. In this sense, Ubuntu offers hope and possibility in its contribution to human rights.
The Relationship between Feelings-of-Knowing and Partial Knowledge for General Knowledge Questions

Feelings of knowing (FoK) are introspective self-report ratings of the felt likelihood that one will be able to recognize a currently unrecallable memory target. Previous studies have shown that FoKs are influenced by retrieved fragment knowledge related to the target, which is compatible with the accessibility hypothesis that FoK is partly based on currently activated partial knowledge about the memory target. However, previous results have been inconsistent as to whether or not FoKs are influenced by the accuracy of such information. In our study (N = 26), we used a recall-judge-recognize procedure where stimuli were general knowledge questions. The measure of partial knowledge was wider than those applied previously, and FoK was measured before rather than after partial knowledge. The accuracy of reported partial knowledge was positively related to subsequent recognition accuracy, and FoK only predicted recognition on trials where there was correct partial knowledge. Importantly, FoK was positively related to the amount of correct partial knowledge, but did not show a similar incremental relation with incorrect knowledge.
A HIGH-ORDER PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK:CONTENT, STRUCTURE AND PERSONALITY ANTECEDENTS

Individual work performance is a central construct in industrial and organisational psychology, yet insufficient is known about it and little agreement has been achieved as to the content and structure of the performance domain. This thesis contributes to a better understanding of work performance, firstly through the establishment of a unified high-order performance taxonomy that has good content and construct validity, and second, through the identification of its personality antecedents by linking this performance taxonomy to a personality taxonomy. Additionally, this thesis draws on recent re-conceptualisations of personality, such that implications from state-level personality, in addition to trait-level personality, are considered. In Study 1, I use an inductively developed performance taxonomy, the Great Eight framework, as a means of revealing a high-order performance structure. By using a cross-sectional survey design, performance rating data were collected from employees (N=242) and supervisors (N=158) within a Chinese organisation. In Study 2, using data collected from the same sample in two waves, I link this high-order performance structure to the Big Five personality taxonomy, so as to explore the potential for building one-to-one mapping between the two frameworks. In Study 3, I validate in a separate MBA student sample (N=98) the mapping between personality taxonomy and performance taxonomy, as identified in Study 2; additionally, I use a diary study design to measure state-level personality and to investigate whether personality – performance linkages can be further strengthened. The findings from this thesis reveal that a four-factor model can best represent the high-order structure of the performance domain, and there is initial support for linking this taxonomy to the Big Five personality taxonomy. The results also indicate that state-level personality, especially within-person variability across time, has meaningful value in predicting performance outcomes.
Survival in Subgroups of Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Veterans Administration Cooperative Study of Surgery for Coronary Arterial Occlusive Disease

This report presents the 42-month survival experience of 91 patients with a significant lesion of the left main coronary artery in the Veterans Administration Cooperative Study of Coronary Bypass Surgery. Survival in surgical patients was significantly better than that in the medical group (p = 0.016), even after adjustments were made for two important differences in baseline characteristics duration of angina and high risk by angiographic criteria between the two groups (p = 0.019). Subgroups based on severity of left main stenosis and on left ventricular (LV) function showed significant trends in favor of surgery in patients with more than 75% left main stenosis and in those with abnormal LV function. A similar but nonsignificant trend was seen in the two subgroups with 50-75% stenosis or with normal LV function. The surgical benefits were not significantly different between the categories of the subgroups defined separately by stenosis and LV function. Low-, middle- and high-risk subgroups based on four noninvasive clinical predictors also showed significantly improved survival with surgery in the highrisk group. The low-risk groups showed a slight, nonsignificant disadvantage with surgical treatment.These data support the view that patients with left main disease are not a homogeneous group. High- and low-risk subgroups with different outcomes and responses to treatment can be delineated by angiographic or clinical criteria. For most patients with left main disease, coronary artery bypass grafting offers improved longevity.
Program Repair Using Code Repositories

We present our system RepoRep for repairing faulty programs at the source code level using large code repositories. It has four key steps: fault localization, code search, renaming, and patch generation. Fault localization identifies a program’s faulty locations; code search uses keywords describing the faulty code to find candidate code for repair in the repositories; renaming unifies the candidates with the faulty code; and patch generation uses the unified candidates to generate potential fixes. We have implemented RepoRep for automatically fixing Java programs, using GitHub as the code repository where the only manual input is the keywords. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach by running RepoRep to repair 27 buggy programs derived from Fry and Weimer [1] and by comparing it to GenProg and Nopol using the same programs. RepoRep can successfully repair 19 of these with correct patches while GenProg and Nopol can each make correct repairs for less than 5.
The competency of children as eye witnesses : the effect question order has on the accuracy of recall.

The child's role as an eye witness has received a great deal of attention over the last decade. The current debate regarding the competence and credibility of child witnesses is being addressed by both the Legal and Psychological fields. This research focuses on establishing if a relationship exists between the order of the questions and the accuracy of recall. Children aged six and seven were questioned using a variety of protocols about an incident which they had witnessed. The research question is discussed within the broad theoretical area of children as eye witnesses. Highlighted is the burgeoning research in the area, which evidences conceptual confusion and conflicting results. The processes involved in memory, encoding and retrieval are discussed in relation to the broader area. Factors affecting reliability such as suggestibility and vulnerability of the child as a witness are discussed: Methods of interviewing children are investigated within a developmental framework. Suggestions are made as to how the reliability of children's testimony may be enhanced by the interviewing process. The results of this study indicated that the order in which questions were asked did not have a significant effect on the accuracy of recall of this sample of children aged six and seven. The limitations of this study were noted and a descriptive account of the children's responses was discussed. This discussion concludes that a need for further research still exists in this area. In addition particular emphasis should be directed towards how children, within the broader context of the interviewing process, respond so that future research may produce more rich and reliable information about child witnesses.