Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
RADIO DETECTION OF RADIO-QUIET GALAXIES

We investigate the radio emission of ∼185,000 quiescent (optically unclassifiable) galaxies selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). By median-stacking Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty Centimeter (FIRST) cutouts centered on the optically-selected sources, we are able to reach flux densities down to the 10s of μJy. The quiescent galaxy sample is composed of two subgroups inhabiting vastly different regimes: those targeted for the SDSS MAIN galaxy sample (∼55%) and those targeted for the Luminous Red Galaxy (LRG) sample (∼45%). To investigate the star formation of these quiescent galaxies, we calibrate a radio to star-formation rate (SFR) conversion using a third sample of star-forming (SF) galaxies. We confirm a tight power-law dependence for the SF sample, where L1.4GHz ∼ (SFR)1.37. Comparing this SFR-indicator with indicators in the optical and UV, we derive conflicting SFR estimates for the MAIN sample quiescent galaxies. These radio-derived SFRs intersect those calculated using the 4000 Å break (D4000) around an SFR of 1 M☉ yr−1 and agree to within a factor of 3 over the range of SFRs. However, we find that the radio-derived SFRs are too high relative to the SFRs estimated for similar populations of galaxies using analysis of UV emission, implying either contamination of the radio by Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) or incomplete dust modeling. If AGN activity is dominant in these galaxies, then a relation between AGN radio luminosity and galaxy mass is required to explain the observed trends. For the LRGs, on the other hand, we find the radio luminosity to be relatively high (compared to the SF galaxies) and independent of SFR as derived from D4000, indicating that an AGN component dominates their radio emission. AGN-based radio emission often implies the existence of radio jets, providing evidence of a mechanism for low-level feedback in these quiescent LRGs.
Functional morphology of the Andean climbing catfishes (Astroblepidae, Siluriformes): Alternative ways of respiration, adhesion, and locomotion using the mouth

Astroblepidae or “climbing catfishes” encompass a single genus of species living in high altitude rivers in the Andes of South America. They are characterized by a specialized head morphology closely resembling their better known, widely radiated sister family Loricariidae, or armored suckermouth catfishes. Existent data show that even though both families share important traits, there are some striking differences as well. Albeit poorly known, Astroblepus species possess a duplicated gill opening, and have the ability to climb vertical rocks or waterfalls. In this study, morphological and kinematic data are combined to yield insights into the functions of the mobile elements of the astroblepid head, and to compare head morphology and biomechanics with those of Loricariidae. We found that, even though there is substantial similarity in head structure of both families, there are major differences in functionally important structures. These include a different lower lip muscle configuration, an alternative oral valve system, and an incurrent gill opening only found in astroblepids. Kinematic analyses confirm that the astroblepid suckermouth, freed from its inhalatory function, offers advantages for climbing in the high‐altitude environment, and is used alternately with the extremely mobile pelvic girdle, in a crawling, nonundulatory motion. J. Morphol. 274:1164–1179, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Automatic Induction of German Aspectual Verb Classes in a Distributional Framework

The central question of this study is whether aspectual verb classes (Vendler, 1967) can be induced from corpus data in a fully automatic, distributionally motivated procedure. We propose an operationalization of ‘aspectivity’ utilizing distributional information about nominal fillers in the argument positions of verbs in combination with aspectual features automatically derived from dependency information. Using a support vector machine classifier and a classification into five aspectual classes (Richter and van Hout, 2015) as the gold standard, we observed excellent results that support our hypothesis.
3. Sınıf Hayat Bilgisi Ders Kitaplarının Temel Evrensel Değerleri İçermesi Bakımından İncelenmesi

Degerler; sosyal hayati duzenleyen, kisiler arasi iletisimi ve etkilesimi yapilandiran daha cok duyussal nitelikte olgulardir. Ilk olarak ailede baslayan deger aktarimi sureci, daha sonra okul tarafindan yurutulur. Onceki yillarda cocuklarin daha cok zihinsel ve fiziksel ogrenmeleri uzerinde durulurken, son yillarda degerler egitimine verilen onemin gittikce arttigi gorulmektedir. Ozellikle de evrensel nitelikteki degerlerin kazanimi, cocuklarin evrensel bir goruse sahip olmasi acisindan cok onemlidir. Degerler egitimi okullarda belli dersler araciligi ile islenmektedir. Hayat Bilgisi dersi de ilkogretim duzeyi ogrencileri icin degerler egitiminin verildigi derslerden biridir. Bu nedenle bu arastirmada Evrensel Iletisim Yayinlari’na ait ilkogretim 3. Sinif Hayat Bilgisi ders kitaplari (1. ve 2. Kitap olmak uzere), temel evrensel degerleri icermesi bakimindan incelenmistir. Arastirmada nitel arastirma yontemlerinden dokuman tarama modeli kullanilmistir. Verilerin cozumlenmesinde betimsel analiz yontemi esas alinmistir. Oncelikle temel evrensel degerler ile ilgili olarak kod rehberi olusturulmustur. Boylece nitel ozellikte olan bu calismanin guvenirlik ve gecerligi artirilmaya calisilmistir. Bu calismada MAXQDA 11 programi yardimi ile ders kitaplarinda bulunan metinler ve resimler analiz edilmistir. Elde edilen bulgulara dayanilarak Hayat Bilgisi ders kitaplari ile ilgili onerilerde bulunulmustur.
Prepubertal Testicular Tumors in Korea: A Single Surgeon's Experience of More Than 20 Years

Purpose To present clinical and histological features of prepubertal testicular tumors through the analysis of the long-term experiences of a single surgeon. Materials and Methods The charts of 48 children treated for testicular tumors from 1986 to 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. All patients underwent radical orchiectomy. The patients' ages, clinical presentations, histopathological findings, kinetics of tumor markers, and outcomes were recorded. Results The patients' median age at the initial diagnosis was 19.5 months (range, 3 to 84 months). All patients presented with either a palpable mass (76%) or scrotal size discrepancy (24%). Compared with a palpable mass, scrotal size discrepancy led to delay in diagnosis by 5 months. Regarding histology, yolk sac tumors and teratomas accounted for 53% and 36% of the tumors, respectively. The mean preoperative alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level was significantly higher in patients with yolk sac tumors than in those with teratomas (4,600 ng/mL vs. 6.3 ng/mL), and only one patient with a teratoma had a preoperative AFP value higher than 20 ng/mL. Following radical orchiectomy, 72%, 8%, and 16% of patients with a yolk sac tumor showed normalization, persistent elevation, and relapse after transient lowering of AFP, respectively. Preoperative AFP was greater in patients with non-normalization than in those with normalization. Five of six patients with non-normalization showed evidence of either vascular invasion or endolymphatic tumor emboli. Conclusions We found a higher number of yolk sac tumors than teratomas in patients with prepubertal testicular tumors. AFP was the most useful marker in the diagnosis and follow-up of childhood yolk sac tumors. Relapsed yolk sac tumors often showed pathological evidence of aggressiveness.
Seroprevalence and serum profile of cytomegalovirus infection among patients with hematologic disorders in Bahia State, Brazil

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus with from 30% to 100% of the general population exhibiting prior exposure by serology. This cross‐sectional study evaluated the serological profile of anti‐CMV antibodies and two acute‐phase reaction proteins in Haematologic Disorder Patients (HDPs) from Bahia State, Brazil. Immuno‐chemiluminescence assays were performed to detect anti‐CMV IgM and IgG antibodies. Serological levels of High Sensitivity C‐Reactive Protein (CRPH) and Alpha‐1‐Acid Glycoprotein (AAG) were measured using immunonephelometry. A total of 470 HDPs were enrolled, 238 (50.6%) males and 232 (49.4%) females. The overall seroprevalence of CMV was 89.4%, directly proportional to age and to the amount of blood units transfused. There was no difference between seroprevalence rates according to gender (P = 0.12). Four HDPs (0.9%) were seropositives for anti‐CMV IgM, only one could be characterized as recent acute infection. The most CMV seropositive HDPs had anti‐CMV IgG in low titers. There was a tendency for females to have higher anti‐CMV IgG titers than men (P < 0.05). CRPH levels were different among HDPs CMV negative and positive groups (P < 0.001). There was no difference in the AAG levels between groups (P = 0.15). The high CMV seroprevalence found underscores the importance of using strategies to provide “CMV safe” blood to HDPs who are at high risk of developing severe CMV infection. CRPH can be used as a biomarker associated with CMV seropositivity; however, more efforts are needed to better characterize the clinical profile of active CMV infection in this group of patients. J. Med. Virol. 83:298–304, 2011. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
‘Takotsubo’ Cardiomyopathy in a Maintenance Hemodialysis Patient

Abstract: An 84‐year‐old woman undergoing maintenance hemodialysis presented with chest discomfort lasting several days and electrocardiographic abnormalities. She had stopped smoking 2 weeks earlier and was experiencing irritability. Upon admission, electrocardiography showed ST‐segment elevation in leads I, II, aVF, and V2‐6 and an abnormal Q wave in leads II, III, and aVF. Ultrasound cardiography showed left ventricular anteroapical akinesia and basal hyperkinesia. The chest discomfort disappeared without specific therapy. During hospital days 1–5, the ST‐segment elevation gradually improved. Giant negative T waves then developed. The left ventricular asynergy resolved by day 8. Radionuclide imaging with iodine‐123‐beta‐methyl‐p‐iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid, but not with technetium‐99 m‐sestamibi, showed an apical defect. Elective coronary angiography showed no stenosis. ‘Takotsubo’ cardiomyopathy was diagnosed. After discharge, the patient continued regular dialysis without cardiac symptoms. We concluded that endogenously activated sympathetic nerve action in hemodialysis patients, especially those under emotional or physical stress, might be a causative factor for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Activation and function of the epidermal growth factor receptor and erbB-2 during mammary gland morphogenesis.

The hormonal stimulation of mammary gland morphogenesis is believed to occur through growth factor receptor signaling pathways. To determine the importance of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway, we examined extracts of inguinal mammary glands from prepubertal and pubertal mice for tyrosine-phosphorylated EGFR and other erbB receptors. Tyrosine phosphorylation of both EGFR and erbB-2 was detected in normal female BALB/c mice at 5-6 weeks of age, but not during the prepubertal stage, e.g., 24 days of age. Treatment of mice with estradiol or epidermal growth factor also stimulated the formation of mammary EGFR/erbB-2 phosphotyrosine. Waved-2 mice, which have impaired EGFR kinase activity, exhibited less mammary development than did wild-type (wt) mice when both were evaluated at 36 days of age. Because EGFR knockout (KO) mice die shortly after birth, glands from the newborns were implanted under the renal capsules of female nude mice. Under these conditions, extensive ductal growth was observed in mammary glands from wt animals; in contrast, glands from EGFR KO mice failed to grow beyond rudimentary structures. Tissue recombinants revealed that the wt fat pad supported the morphogenesis of EGFR KO epithelium, whereas the EGFR KO fat pad did not. Taken together, these data suggest that EGFR is essential for morphogenesis of the mammary ducts and functions during this period of mammary development as a heterodimer with erbB-2 in the mammary stroma.
Associations of diabetes mellitus with site-specific cancer mortality in the Asia-Pacific region.

BACKGROUND Owing to the increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes in Asia, and the paucity of studies, we examined the influence of raised blood glucose and diabetes on cancer mortality risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-six cohort Asian and Australasian studies provided 367, 361 participants (74% from Asia); 6% had diabetes at baseline. Associations between diabetes and site-specific cancer mortality were estimated using time-dependent Cox models, stratified by study and sex, and adjusted for age. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 4.0 years, there were 5992 deaths due to cancer (74% Asian; 41% female). Participants with diabetes had 23% greater risk of mortality from all-cause cancer compared with those without: hazard ratio (HR) 1.23 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12, 1.35]. Diabetes was associated with mortality due to cancer of the liver (HR 1.51; 95% CI 1.19, 1.91), pancreas (HR 1.78; 95% CI 1.20, 2.65), and, less strongly, colorectum (HR 1.32; 95% CI 0.98, 1.78). There was no evidence of sex- or region-specific differences in these associations. The population attributable fractions for cancer mortality due to diabetes were generally higher for Asia compared with non-Asian populations. CONCLUSION Diabetes is associated with increased mortality from selected cancers in Asian and non-Asian populations.
A Comparative Study of Pressures on College students in Beijing

The purpose of this study is to probe into the different pressures on the part of college students by comparison. The sample consists of 788 college students from first year to third year at three universities in Beijing. Results of the study indicate that the second year is the most stressful year and the first year is the least stressful year. Male students are reported to have significant higher college stresses than female students.
FLUORIDE OCCURRENCE IN TAP WATER AT "LOS ALTOS DE JALISCO" IN THE CENTRAL MEXICO REGION

In Mexico, like most countries in the world, the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of fluoride in drinking water is 1.5 mg/L. The toxic effects of fluorides, other than dental and skeletal fluorosis, include enzyme damages, which result in a wide range of chronic diseases such as genetic damage, premature aging, mental retardation, cancer, bone pathology, and others. In order to characterize the content of fluoride in the drinking water at Los Altos de Jalisco region, tap water and well water samples from 23 different sites were electrochemically analyzed using the approved U.S. EPA ion-selective method (Method 340.2). Los Altos de Jalisco is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB), also known as Neo-Volcanic Axes, where the many groundwater wells have been found to have fluoride concentrations over the MCL. Based on the results of this study, the content of fluoride in the water samples ranged from 0.14 to 12.97 mg/L. The cities where we found reticulated water with fluoride concentration over the MCL are Temacapulin (11.25-12.97), Mexticacan-1 (6.64-7.50), Lagos de Moreno (4.77-4.96), Encarnacion de Diaz (4.25-4.40), and Tepatitlan-1 (1.83-6.79). While everyone may not be affected, an important fraction of the total population (approximately 200,000) of these cities is under serious health risk and should be of a major concern.
Fuzzy-Adaptive Decentralized Output-Feedback Control for Large-Scale Nonlinear Systems With Dynamical Uncertainties

In this paper, an adaptive fuzzy-decentralized robust output-feedback-control approach is proposed for a class of large-scale strict-feedback nonlinear systems with the unmeasured states. The large-scale nonlinear systems in this paper are assumed to possess the unstructured uncertainties, unmodeled dynamics, and unknown high-frequency-gain sign. Fuzzy-logic systems are used to approximate the unstructured uncertainties, K-filters are designed to estimate the unmeasured states, and a dynamical signal and a special Nussbaum gain function are introduced into the control design to solve the problem of unknown high-frequency-gain sign and dominate unmodeled uncertainties, respectively. Based on the backstepping design and adaptive fuzzy-control methods, an adaptive fuzzy-decentralized robust output-feedback-control scheme is developed. It is proved that the proposed adaptive fuzzy-control approach can guarantee that all the signals in the closed-loop system are uniformly and ultimately bounded, and the tracking errors converge to a small neighborhood of the origin. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is illustrated by using simulation results.
Structural Features of Transcription Factor IIIA Bound to a Nucleosome in Solution

ABSTRACT Assembly of a DNA fragment containing a Xenopus borealis somatic-type 5S RNA gene into a nucleosome greatly restricts binding of the 5S gene-specific transcription factor IIIA (TFIIIA) to the 5S internal promoter. However, TFIIIA binds with high affinity to 5S nucleosomes lacking the N-terminal tail domains of the core histones or to nucleosomes in which these domains are hyperacetylated. The degree to which tail acetylation or removal improves TFIIIA binding cannot be simply explained by a commensurate change in the general accessibility of nucleosomal DNA. In order to investigate the molecular basis of how TFIIIA binds to the nucleosome and to ascertain if binding involves all nine zinc fingers and/or displacement of histone-DNA interactions, we examined the TFIIIA-nucleosome complex by hydroxyl radical footprinting and site-directed protein-DNA cross-linking. Our data reveal that the first six fingers of TFIIIA bind and displace approximately 20 bp of histone-DNA interactions at the periphery of the nucleosome, while binding of fingers 7 to 9 appears to overlap with histone-DNA interactions. Molecular modeling based on these results and the crystal structures of a nucleosome core and a TFIIIA-DNA cocomplex yields a precise picture of the ternary complex and a potentially important intermediate in the transition from naïve chromatin structure to productive polymerase III transcription complex.
Practices in alcohol education among Finnish parents: Have there been changes between 2006 and 2012?

Abstract Aims: In this study we look at (1) changes in parenting practices related to adolescents’ alcohol use in Finland from 2006 to 2012 and (2) whether parents’ own drinking behaviour is related to the parenting practices. Methods: Two surveys of parents with children were conducted in 2006 (n = 2864) and 2012 (n = 2965). The data were analysed using χ2-test and multivariate regression analysis. Findings: Alcohol-related parenting practices had become stricter between the study years in all sociodemographic groups. The frequency and volume of the parent’s own drinking in the presence of their children were the strongest predictors of permissive parenting practices related to the children’s alcohol use. Conclusions: The study indicates that, as preventive policies can influence parental practices in a positive way in the majority of families, special attention needs to be paid to families with heavy parental alcohol use.
Male body movements as possible cues to physical strength: A biomechanical analysis

Comparative research suggests that male courtship displays signal condition‐dependent traits tofemales; these displays might also provide cues to potential male competitors. Although some associations betweenhuman movements and physical/behavioral qualities have been found, such research has typically only been conducted from a perspective of female mate choice. Here, using advanced motion capture and biomechanical analyses, we examine the extent to which male dancing provides cues about the dancer's physical qualities to both males and females.
Incorporating the Knowledge of Dermatologists to Convolutional Neural Networks for the Diagnosis of Skin Lesions

This report describes our submission to the ISIC 2017 Challenge in Skin Lesion Analysis Towards Melanoma Detection. We have participated in the Part 3: Lesion Classification with a system for automatic diagnosis of nevus, melanoma and seborrheic keratosis. Our approach aims to incorporate the expert knowledge of dermatologists into the well known framework of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), which have shown impressive performance in many visual recognition tasks. In particular, we have designed several networks providing lesion area identification, lesion segmentation into structural patterns and final diagnosis of clinical cases. Furthermore, novel blocks for CNNs have been designed to integrate this information with the diagnosis processing pipeline.
Business social networks and academics' entrepreneurial intentions

Purpose – This study analyses the role of social networks and their effects on academics' entrepreneurial intentions (AEI), from an academic cognitive perspective. Specifically, the paper investigates how business (distinguishing between industrial and financial links) and personal social networks, through opportunity-relevant information and support, could influence academics' intentions to start a business venture on the basis of their research knowledge. The paper examines the mediator roles of entrepreneurial attitudes (EA) and self-efficacy on opportunity recognition (SOR) as important psychological variables for academics. In the same context, the paper examines the mediator role of gender. Design/methodology/approach – The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling analysis, on a sample population of 500 Spanish academics engaged in commercially oriented fields of research. Findings – The results obtained highlight the positive roles played by business (industrial and financial) net.
Stereotype Threat Spillover and SAT Scores

A recent study by Beilock, Rydell, and McConnell (2007) suggested that stereotype threat experienced in one domain (e.g., math) triggered by knowledge of a negative stereotype about a social group in that particular domain can spill over into subsequent tasks in totally unrelated domains (e.g., reading). The authors suggested that these findings might have implications for how the ordering of sections on standardized tests such as the SAT® or GRE could affect examinee performance. To test the authors' assertions, this study used data from a recent SAT administration in which either a reading, a math, or a writing section preceded a reading section. Performance on the subsequent reading section of members of a stereotype threatened group (i.e., women) who took the math section first was compared to performance of those who took the reading or writing section first. Results were inconsistent with the stereotype threat spillover hypothesis and serve to justify the warning of Cullen, Hardison, and Sackett (2004) to exercise caution in generalizing lab findings on stereotype threat to operational testing situations.