Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Precise Retinotopic Map of Primate Striate Cortex Generated from the Representation of Angioscotomas

Shadows cast by retinal blood vessels are represented in striate cortex of the squirrel monkey. Their pattern was exploited to generate a true retinotopic map of V1. For calibration, retinal landmarks were projected onto a tangent screen to measure their visual field location. Next, the retina was warped onto striate cortex, distorting it as necessary to match each retinal vessel to its cortical representation. Maps from four hemispheres of two normal adult squirrel monkeys were created and used to derive expressions for cortical magnification factor (M). A mean map was produced by averaging the individual maps. To address the controversial issue of whether the ratio of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) density to M is constant at all eccentricities, we stained a retinal whole mount from one of the two monkeys for Nissl substance. A ganglion cell density map was compiled by sampling the concentration of cells at 171 retinal points. Allowance was made for displaced amacrine cells and for the centripetal displacement of RGCs from central photoreceptors. After these corrections the V1 surface area and RGC density were compared at each eccentricity. The cortical representation of the macula was found to be amplified, even beyond the magnification expected from its high density of RGCs. For example, the central 4° of visual field were allotted 27% of the surface area of V1 but were supplied by only 12% of RGCs. We conclude that, in monkey striate cortex, more tissue is allocated per ganglion cell for the analysis of information emanating from the macula as compared with the peripheral retina.
Language skills: questions for teaching and learning

This paper surveys some of the changes in teaching the four language skills in the past 15 years. It focuses on two main changes for each skill: understanding spoken language and willingness to communicate for speaking; product, process, and genre approaches and a focus on feedback for writing; extensive reading and literature for reading; and decoding and metacognitive awareness for listening. This overview, however, suggests that changes in theoretical understandings and in teacher training often do not filter down to the classroom and that change is context dependent to a very high degree. Overall, some of the changes that have been at work in language teaching since the 1970s may not have reached classrooms in compulsory education around the world.
Application of Staphylococcal enterotoxin B on normal and atopic skin induces up-regulation of T cells by a superantigen-mediated mechanism.

BACKGROUND The skin of patients with inflammatory skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis is frequently colonized with Staphylococcus aureus. Colonization with S aureus has been reported to exacerbate atopic dermatitis. Recent studies have demonstrated that S aureus isolated from the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis releases bacterial toxins that act as superantigens. We have previously applied the staphylococcal superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) on intact human skin and found that the application led to induction of dermatitis. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to determine whether superantigen-induced dermatitis is primarily due to a T cell-superantigen-mediated reaction or represents nonspecific cytokine-driven inflammation. METHODS We applied SEB, vehicle, and sodium lauryl sulfate on normal skin in healthy (n = 6) and atopic subjects (n = 6) and biopsy specimens were taken from all treated areas. The biopsy specimens from all subjects and peripheral blood from the atopic subjects were analyzed for the T-cell receptor (TCR) Vbeta repertoire with mAbs against TCR Vbeta 2, 3, 8.1, 12, 14, and 17. RESULTS From all subjects, both healthy and patients with atopic dermatitis, skin biopsy specimens from SEB-treated areas demonstrated selective accumulation of T cells expressing SEB-reactive TCR Vbeta 12 and 17 (P <.05). This selective up-regulation was not found in the sodium lauryl sulfate-treated areas. CONCLUSION Our data strongly support that superantigen-induced T-cell activation is involved in the dermatitis seen after experimental application of SEB on intact skin.
Intra‐operative patient‐controlled sedation and patient attitude to control

Intra‐operative patient controlled sedation with propofol (bolus dose 18 mg over 5.4 s; lockout period 1 min) has been compared 10 continuous propofol infusion (3.6 nig.kg−1.h−1) in a randoniised crossover study of 38 ASA 1 or 2 day surgery patients mdergoing two‐stage bilateral extraction of third molar teeth under local anaesthesia (76 procedures). Mean (SD) propofol used (mg.kg−1) was less with patient‐controlled sedation (2.39 (1.28)) than with the infusion (2.58 (0.84)) but the difference was not statistically signifcant. There were only minor differences between the methods in postoperative recovery of cognitive tirnction and no differences for patient cooperation and surgeon's satisfaction with sedation. Patient‐controlled sedation was preferred by 19 patients, continuous infusion by 10, with nine indifferent. Preferences, expressed as mild, moderate or strong, were significantly stronger for patient‐controlled sedation (p < 0.05). Sedation was no deeper than eyelid closure with response ro command in all 76 procedures. This level was reached in all 38 infusion cases but in only 26 cases with patient‐controlled sedation, where 12 patients remained less sedated (p < 0.01). Patient‐controlled sedation with propofol provided safe sedation and was strongly preferred over the infusion by a large proportion of patients.
The role of learning agility and career variety in the identification and development of high potential employees

Purpose – A survey study was conducted in seven best practice organizations in the field of talent management. By cross‐checking their existing high potential lists, the authors aimed to examine to which extent assessments of learning agility were able to predict being identified as a high potential or not above and beyond a baseline prediction by job performance. Furthermore, they aimed to investigate whether learning agility increased with career variety.Design/methodology/approach – The study had a case‐control design, comparing supervisor ratings of employees recently identified as high potentials (n=32) with supervisor ratings of a carefully matched control group of non‐high potentials (n=31). Findings – Learning agility (mediated by job content on‐the‐job learning) was found to be a better predictor of being identified as a high potential than job performance. Career variety was found to be positively associated to learning agility.Research limitations/implications – This study's design did not allow.
IMPACT OF HARVEST STAGE ON SEED YIELD QUALITY AND STORABILITY OF FRENCH BEAN M

Good quality seeds are one of the least expensive but vital factors influencing yield potential and key to agriculture progress. Studies were conducted both in the field and laboratory with the objective to observe the impact of harvest stage on the seed, quality and storability of French bean. Five harvest stages viz. H1deep green with light yellow colours of pod, H2-50% green and 50% yellowing of pods, H3-light brown with few yellow colour pods, H4-90% brown colour of pods and H5-100% brown colour and dried pods were considered as treatments for field trial. Harvested seeds were then stored in both cool room and ambient conditions up to 16 months and performed seed quality studies in every 4 months. The treatments combination of laboratory studies were T1: H1 seed storage in cool room (SSCR), T2: H1 seed storage in ambient (SSAB), T3: H2 SSCR, T4: H2 SSAB; T5: H3 SSCR; T6: H3 SSAB; T7: H4 SSCR; T8: H4 SSAB; T9: H5 SSCR and T10: H5 SSAB. Experiments were laid out in a RCBD and CRD in the field and laboratory, respectively. Results revealed that the highest seed yield and quality of French bean was observed in H3. On the contrary, seed harvested in H4 and stored in cool room (with the mean temperature 18-20C and relative humidity around 60-70%) recorded the highest storability compared to ambient condition. However, seeds harvested in H3 and H5 were also showed better storability in cool room as well as ambient conditions. To sum up, all the seed quality parameters were satisfactorily well up to 12 months of storage then it declined in quality.
Attempting to maintain normoglycemia during cardiopulmonary bypass with insulin may initiate postoperative hypoglycemia.

UNLABELLED We attempted to develop an insulin administration protocol that maintains normoglycemia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and to study the effects of intraoperative blood glucose management on serum levels of creatine phosphokinase isoenzyme BB (CK-BB) and S-100 protein. Twenty nondiabetic patients were randomly allocated to receive either "tight control" of blood glucose with a standardized IV insulin infusion intraoperatively (Group TC) or "no control" of blood glucose intraoperatively (Group NC). Perioperative serum levels of glucose, CK-BB, and S-100 protein were determined in all patients. Group TC patients received 90.0 +/- 49.2 units of insulin, whereas Group NC patients received none. Despite insulin, both Group TC (P = 0.00026) and Group NC (P = 0.00003) experienced similar significant increases in blood glucose levels during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. However, mean blood glucose level upon intensive care unit arrival was significantly decreased in Group TC, compared with Group NC (84.7 +/- 41.0 mg/dL, range 32-137 mg/dL vs 201.4 +/- 67.5 mg/dL, range 82-277 mg/dL, respectively; P = 0.0002). Forty percent of Group TC patients required treatment for postoperative hypoglycemia (blood glucose level <60 mg/dL). Substantial interindividual variability existed in regard to insulin resistance. The investigation was terminated after we realized that normoglycemia was unattainable with the study protocol and that postoperative hypoglycemia was unpredictable. All patients in both groups experienced similar significant increases in postoperative serum levels of CK-BB and S-100 protein. These results indicate that "tight control" of intraoperative blood glucose in nondiabetic patients undergoing cardiac surgery was unattainable with the study protocol and may initiate postoperative hypoglycemia. IMPLICATIONS The appropriate intraoperative management of hyperglycemia and whether it adversely affects neurologic outcome in patients after cardiac surgery remains controversial. This investigation reveals that attempting to maintain normoglycemia in this setting with insulin may initiate postoperative hypoglycemia.
Academic Resilience and Reading: Building Successful Readers

The socioemotional factors, which influence students' trajectories on their pathways to reading success, are often overlooked in literacy screenings and reading instruction. This article outlines the connections between personality factors, in particular resilient personalities, and early literacy success. It also offers teachers a series of six principles and supporting practices to facilitate socioemotional development situated in a second-grade classroom with high-quality reading instruction. كثيرا من الأحيان تتغاضى تحليلات التعلم وتعليم القراءة النظر عن عوامل العواطف الاجتماعية التي تؤثر مسار الطلاب في طريقهم إلى القراءة الناجحة. لذا تحدد هذه المقالة الروابط بين عوامل شخصية وخصوصا شخصيات مرنة ونجاح التعلم المبكر. وتقدم أيضا للمعلمين سلسلة من ستة مبادئ وممارسات الدعم لتسهيل تنمية العواطف الاجتماعية مأخوذة من صف من الصفوف الثانية يتمتع بجودة عالية من تعليم القراءة. 一些社会情绪因素，能影响到学生通往成功阅读之路的轨迹，可是却经常为读写能力筛选评估和阅读教学所忽略。 本文概说学生人格因素，特别是富弹性的人格，与早期读写成功之间的各种关联。 本文更给教师列出六项原则和一些支援教学的实践方法，以促进二年级学生在接受优质阅读教学时的社会情绪发展。 Les facteurs socio-affectifs, qui influent sur les trajectoires des eleves sur le chemin de la reussite en lecture, sont souvent survoles en ce qui concerne la lecture-ecriture et l'enseignement de la lecture. Cet article met l'accent sur les liens entre les facteurs de personnalite, notamment les personnalites resilientes, et la reussite en lecture au debut de la scolarite. Il presente aussi aux enseignants une serie de six principes et des pratiques de soutien afin de faciliter le developpement socio-affectif en contexte dans une classe de seconde annee offrant un enseignement de la lecture de bonne qualite. При различных проверках грамотности и в самом процессе обучения чтению часто недоучитываются социально-эмоциональные факторы, влияющие на те траектории, по которым двигаются ученики в своем общении с печатным словом. В статье очерчены связи между личностными факторами, в частности такими свойствами характера как жизнерадостность и гибкость, и ранним успехом в области грамотности. В статье также предложены шесть принципов и набор соответствующих методов, на основе которых можно успешно осуществлять социально-эмоциональную поддержку второклассников при обучении чтению. Los factores socioemocionales que afectan las trayectorias de los alumnos en el camino hacia el exito en la lectura son pasados por alto a menudo en los examenes de lectura y la instruccion de lectura. Este articulo perfila las conexiones entre los factores de personalidad, especialmente los de personalidades elasticas, y el exito a temprana edad en las competencias. Tambien les ofrece a los maestros una serie de seis principios y practicas que sirven de apoyo a estas practicas para facilitar el desarrollo socioemocional en un salon de clase de segundo grado en el que la instruccion de lectura es de alta calidad.
Sexual Satisfaction in Young Adulthood

It has been suggested in several studies that marriage provides the best framework for a sexual relationship. During the past few decades, however, the majority of young singles have maintained a partnered sex life, and marriage has given way to cohabitation as the typical way for heterosexual couples to live together in young adulthood. Taking a longitudinal population-based sample of young Norwegian adults (n = 2695, age 20-26), we investigated the degree to which sexual satisfaction was associated with the type of relationship in which they were engaged. Among both males and females, the sexually active unattached were the least satisfied with their sex lives, and a committed and long-lasting relationship seemed to be of greater importance for women than for men. In these relationships, however, a decrease in sexual activity and sexual satisfaction was observed over time, suggesting that boredom and routine may rapidly decrease sexual satisfaction. Most striking was the finding that females seem to profit in their sexual relationships from traditionally feminine and masculine gender roles in the form of androgyny. Men, on the other hand, still seem to manoeuvre on the basis of less flexible gender roles.
Self-tuning for job engagement: Ugandan nurses' self-care strategies in coping with work stress

This qualitative study explored self-care among 15 Ugandan nurses with reputations for thriving despite having difficult working conditions. The analysis revealed that in the face of potential threats to the nurses' job engagement, they engaged in ‘self-tuning’, a salutogenic process involving introspection, sensibility and reflection leading to coping in one or several of these ways: sharing of experiences, trusting in God's providence, engaging in other enjoyable activities, letting go, adapting based on experiences, guarding against workplace hazards, preserving quiet time or clearly separating work from personal life. This study supports previous research that self-tuning is a learnable skill, critical in helping nurses cope with work-related adversity; this should be emphasized both during nursing training and on the job.
Post Activation Potentiation of the Plantarflexors: Implications of Knee Angle Variations

Abstract Flexing the knee to isolate the single joint soleus from the biarticular gastrocnemius is a strategy for investigating individual plantarflexor’s post activation potentiation (PAP). We investigated the implications of testing plantarflexor PAP at different knee angles and provided indirect quantification of the contribution of gastrocnemius potentiation to the overall plantarflexor enhancements post conditioning. Plantarflexor supramaximal twitches were measured in ten male power athletes before and after a maximal isometric plantarflexion (MVIC) at both flexed and extended knee angles. Mean torque and soleus (SOLRMS) and medial gastrocnemius (MGRMS) activity were measured during the MVIC. The mean torque and MGRMS of the MVIC were lower (by 33.9 and 42.4%, respectively) in the flexed compared to the extended position, with no significant difference in SOLRMS. After the MVIC, twitch peak torque (PT) and the rate of torque development (RTR) potentiated significantly more (by 17.4 and 14.7% respectively) in the extended as compared to the flexed knee position, but only immediately (5 s) after the MVIC. No significant differences were found in the twitch rate of torque development (RTD) potentiation between positions. It was concluded that knee joint configuration should be taken into consideration when comparing studies of plantarflexor PAP. Furthermore, results reflect a rather brief contribution of the gastrocnemius potentiation to the overall plantarflexor twitch enhancements.
The Wisconsin Model of Socioeconomic Achievement: A Replication

Status attainment research has been characterized by the evaluation of analytic models of increasing complexity. This project replicates one of the Wisconsin "social-psychological" models of socioeconomic achievement with 15-year longitudinal data for a national sample of males first sampled in 1955 as high school sophomores and followed up in 1970. Interpersonal and subjective school variables are found to mediate a substantial part of the effects of ability and social origins on later status outcomes, indicating complex processes quite similar to those demonstrated in the original Wisconsin analysis. Minor differences in results between the two inquiries robably reflect differences in sample composition and research design.
When Visibility Matters

Sixty-one couples engaged in two video-recorded discussions in which one partner (the support recipient) discussed a personal goal with the other partner (the support provider). The support provider’s visible and invisible support behaviors were coded by independent raters. Measures of perceived support, discussion success, and support recipients’ distress during the discussion were gathered. Recipients also reported their goal achievement at 3-month intervals over the following year. Greater visible emotional support was associated with greater perceived support and discussion success for highly distressed recipients, but it was costly for nondistressed recipients who reported lower discussion success. In contrast, greater invisible emotional support was not associated with perceived support or discussion success, but it predicted greater goal achievement across time. These results advance our current understanding of support processes by indicating that the costs and benefits of visible support hinge on recipients’ needs, whereas invisible support shapes recipients’ long-term goal achievement.
The double psychological contracts of temporary agency workers

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how temporary agency workers’ job attitudes are influenced by the fulfilment of the psychological contract; a set of employees’ expectations, formed with the temporary work agency and its client: the host organisation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper estimated moderated regressions with data collected through an online survey of 352 temporary agency workers employed by a large temporary work agency in Switzerland. Findings – Results suggest that temporary agency workers’ job satisfaction, commitment towards the host organisation, and intentions to stay with the temporary work agency relate positively to the fulfilment of the psychological contract by both organisations. Additionally, reported spill-over-effects imply that the fulfilment of the psychological contract by one organisation moderates job attitudes towards the other organisations. Research limitations/implications – Results of the explorative study reveal that future research should .
Self-Efficacy, Industry Experience, and the Self-Directed Learning Readiness of Hospitality Industry College Students

ABSTRACT This study investigated if industry experience and self-efficacy could significantly predict the self-directed learning readiness of hospitality, also known as Travel Industry Management (TIM), in college students in Hawaii. One hundred and nine hospitality industry college students who worked in the hospitality industry, from two major institutions of higher education on the island of Oahu, formed the sample group. The significant predictor using stepwise linear regression was self-efficacy. Industry experience was not found to be a significant predictor based on the sample in this study. The findings that indicate self-efficacy is a significant predictor of self-directed learning readiness are consistent with self-efficacy theories involving adult learners.
ANALISIS PENGARUH GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA, KOMITMEN ORGANISASI DAN KINERJA KARYAWAN (STUDI EMPIRIS PADA DEPARTEMEN AGAMA KABUPATEN KENDAL DAN DEPARTEMEN AGAMA KOTA SEMARANG)

Path Goal theory explained about leader behavior by directive style, suportif style, partisipative style, maintenance style, and achievement style whice influence a wish. In order to influence low worker, by using one of four style, a leader must effore to influence perception and can give motivation to them about his duty clarity, attainment of target, job satisfaction and the effectively time. A leader take charge of to execute duty and also the such responsibility claimed [by] the existence of a leader recognizing as a whole the organizational member so that can grow harmonious same job among organizational component, here role of leader become of vital importance in efficacy of organization which leading of in the case of directive, supportif, partisipative and orient achievement for the job satisfaction, organizational commitmen and performance his subordinate. This research it all was done in Department Agama of Sub-Province of Kendal and Town Semarang, and it was taken example from staff office department agama of sub-province of Kendal and town Semarang. The technich which was used for research is giving 43 quesioner for depag Kendal and 90 depag Semarang, for measuringthese questions by scala likert. The file for getting this research is helped by SPSS ( Statistical of Program of for Social Science) 7.5 for Windows. Analyse data is done by validity exam and reliabilitas exam by using Cronbach'S Alpha
Music Clustering With Features From Different Information Sources

Efficient and intelligent music information retrieval is a very important topic of the 21st century. With the ultimate goal of building personal music information retrieval systems, this paper studies the problem of identifying ldquosimilarrdquo artists using features from diverse information sources. In this paper, we first present a clustering algorithm that integrates features from both sources to perform bimodal learning. We then present an approach based on the generalized constraint clustering algorithm by incorporating the instance-level constraints. The algorithms are tested on a data set consisting of 570 songs from 53 albums of 41 artists using artist similarity provided by All Music Guide. Experimental results show that the accuracy of artist similarity identification can be significantly improved.