Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Programa de treinamento de habilidades sociais para a prática do futebol

O presente estudo consistiu no desenvolvimento de um programa de treinamento em habilidades sociais, com intervencoes psicologicas em grupo, voltado para o esporte, especificamente o futebol. Os participantes eram atletas juvenis (14 a 16 anos), de um Clube profissional da cidade Curitiba. Todos eram estudantes e parte deles moravam no alojamento do Clube e outra parte em suas residencias. Ocorreram aplicacoes de pre-teste e pos-teste de um inventario que avaliou as habilidades sociais dos pesquisados, para delimitar os escores destes antes e depois da intervencao. O programa de habilidades sociais consistiu em 11 sessoes, com duracao de 1 hora e 30 minutos cada, duas vezes por semana, com vivencias das principais habilidades necessarias para o desenvolvimento da competencia social. As vivencias foram adaptadas ao contexto do esporte. O programa revelou-se uma ferramenta adicional eficaz no processo de formacao do atleta, apontando para a presenca da psicologia como cada vez mais importante no esporte; uma vez que os atletas recebem treinamentos tecnicos e taticos, recebem apoio medico, fisioterapico e nutricional, mas muitas vezes nao contam com o acompanhamento psicologico, o que podera ser no futuro um fator determinante para o sucesso profissional. Os resultados desse estudo sugerem ser possivel propor um programa de Habilidades Sociais para o futebol e considera-lo valido para a formacao do atleta, pois o ajudara em seu desenvolvimento pessoal, o que invariavelmente o auxiliara em seu rendimento esportivo.
What core competencies are related to teachers' innovative teaching?

The purpose of this study is to investigate teachers' core competencies in relation to their innovative teaching performance. Based on the literature and previous studies in this field, four competencies (learning competency, educational competency, social competency and technological competency) are theorised as core competencies for teachers' innovative teaching. A questionnaire on teachers' core competencies and innovative teaching performance was developed and tested. The findings indicate that teachers' educational competency, social competency and technological competency were positively related to their innovative teaching performance. The study also shows that a supportive relationship with colleagues is important for teachers' innovative teaching performance. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Activities of daily living and cardiovascular complications following elective, noncardiac surgery.

BACKGROUND: Algorithms for preoperative cardiac evaluation prior to noncardiac surgery use indices of the metabolic equivalent of activities of daily living (METs). We evaluated METs as a predictor of cardiac complications following elective, noncardiac surgery. METHODS: A study was performed in an outpatient university preadmission center METs were estimated prospectively for 5,939 inpatients admitted for elective, noncardiac surgery who underwent a preanesthetic assessment within two months prior to surgery. Cardiac outcomes were retrieved retrospectively from relational databases. Outcomes included death, myocardial infarction, acute congestive failure, arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, acute ischemia, acute renalfailure, stroke, respiratory failure, severe hypertension, peripheral vascular occlusion, and pericardial effusion. Adverse outcomes were correlated with age, gender, surgical procedure, activities, and the American Society of Anesthesiologist's Physical Status (ASA-PS) using receiver operator characteristic curve analysis. RESULTS: 94 of 5,939 (1.6 percent) patients had cardiac complications; 16 died, six from their cardiac complication. 38.3 percent of complications occurred following vascular surgery. Using a multinomial logistic regression analysis, both age and physical status were highly significant predictors (p < 0.001) but METs was not (p = 0. 793). Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves were usedfor predictive value of variables. Area of the curves for age versus cardiac complications and death were 0.814 and 0.782; for physical status, 0.744 and 0.803; for METs, 0.664 and 0.524. CONCLUSIONS: METs are not a reliable index for the prediction of adverse cardiac events following elective, noncardiac surgery. Age and physical status are more predictive. Adverse cardiac outcomes are most frequent following vascular surgery.
Abnormal Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

Background. Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is an important nonmotor manifestation of Parkinson's disease (PD). Changes in cerebrovascular reactivity may contribute to this manifestation and can be monitored using transcranial Doppler. Objective. To identify possible changes in cerebrovascular reactivity in patients with OH. Methods. Twenty-two individuals were selected and divided into three groups: with and without OH and controls. Transcranial Doppler was used to assess basal mean blood flow velocity, postapnea mean blood flow velocity, percentage increase in mean blood flow velocity, and cerebrovascular reactivity as measured by the breath-holding index. Results. PD patients had lower values of basal velocity (p = 0.019), postapnea velocity (p = 0.0015), percentage increase in velocity (p = 0.039), and breath-holding index (p = 0.04) than the controls. Patients with OH had higher values of basal velocity (p = 0.09) and postapnea velocity (p = 0.19) but lower values of percentage increase in velocity (p = 0.22) and breath-holding index (p = 0.32) than patients without OH. Conclusions. PD patients present with abnormalities in a compensatory mechanism that regulates cerebral blood flow. OH could be an indicator of these abnormalities.
The psychoses: Cluster 3 of the proposed meta-structure for DSM-V and ICD-11

Background In an effort to group mental disorders on the basis of etiology, five clusters have been proposed. Here we consider the validity of the cluster comprising selected psychotic and related disorders. Method A group of diagnostic entities classified under schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in DSM-IV-TR were assigned to this cluster and the bordering disorders, bipolar (BD) and schizotypal personality disorders (SPD), were included. We then reviewed the literature in relation to 11 validating criteria proposed by the DSM-V Task Force Study Group. Results Relevant comparisons on the 11 spectrum criteria are rare for the included disorders except for schizophrenia and the two border conditions, BD and SPD. The core psychosis group is congruent at the level of shared psychotic psychopathology and response to antipsychotic medication. BD and SPD are exceptions in that psychosis is not typical in BD-II disorder and frank psychosis is excluded in SPD. There is modest similarity between schizophrenia and BD relating to risk factors, neural substrates, cognition and endophenotypes, but key differences are noted. There is greater support for a spectrum relationship of SPD and schizophrenia. Antecedent temperament, an important validator for other groupings, has received little empirical study in the various psychotic disorders. Conclusions The DSM-IV-TR grouping of psychotic disorders is supported by tradition and shared psychopathology, but few data exist across these diagnoses relating to the 11 spectrum criteria. The case for including BD is modest, and the relationship of BD to other mood disorders is addressed elsewhere. Evidence is stronger for inclusion of SPD, but the relationship with other personality disorders along the 11 criteria is not addressed and the absence of psychosis presents a conceptual problem. There are no data along the 11 spectrum criteria that are decisive for a cluster based on etiology, and inclusion of BD and SPD is questionable.
Student Learning Community of Practice: Making Meaning of the Student Learning Imperative and Principles of Good Practice in Student Affairs

This ethnomethodological case study analysis explored and described how The Student Learning Imperative (American College Personnel Association, 1994), Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs (American College Personnel Association & National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, 1996), and Good Practice in Student Affairs (Blimling & Whitt, 1999) are understood and utilized as guides to design and implement practice in a student affairs division. The Senior Student Affairs Officer (SSAO) provided leadership and direction to shape and cultivate a student learning approach to practice. Staff members developed an organizational ethos that is aligned with several of the guiding principles. Patterns and processes of congruence and incongruence that emerged from the ethos were compared with the principles espoused by the guiding documents. Incongruence demonstrated that three communities of practices were at work in this division of student affairs that includes a learning, services, or consumer mission. A focus on learning was not the primary mission for each functional area. Most functional areas with either services or consumerism as their primary mission did develop a secondary learning mission.
The additive effect of bilingualism on third language acquisition: A review

This article looks at the general effects of bilingualism on cognitive development and highlights the specific effects of bilingualism on third language acquisition. First, it examines the effects of bilingualism on cognitive development, metalinguistic awareness and communicative skills and then, it focuses on the specific effects of bilingualism on third language proficiency by discussing the results of several research studies conducted in different settings and contexts. An important distinction is made between studies focusing on the acquisition of general proficiency in the third language and studies that examine specific aspects of third language proficiency. The effects of bilingualism on third language acquisition are discussed as related to the experience acquired by third language learners in the process of second language acquisition and the effects of bilingualism on metalinguistic awareness and communicative skills. These effects are also discussed with reference to the concepts of additive bilingualism(Lambert, 1974), the threshold hypothesis(Cummins,1976) and the distinction between control of attention and analysis (Bialystok, 1991).
P07.14: Dynamic assays of inhibin B, anti‐Mullerian hormone and estradiol following FSH stimulation and ovarian ultrasonography as predictors of IVF outcome

BACKGROUND We evaluated basal and dynamic hormonal markers [(FSH, inhibin B, estradiol and anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH)] during the follicular phase and luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and ultrasonic ovarian morphology as predictors of IVF outcome. METHODS Fifty-six women, aged <38 years, with normal day 3 FSH levels were included prospectively. Serum estradiol, inhibin B and AMH were measured before and 24 h after administration of 300 IU of recombinant FSH on cycle day 3-4 and during the luteal phase. Ovarian volume and antral follicle count (AFC) were evaluated on cycle day 3-4. The predictive value of oocyte number and pregnancy were assessed using uni- and multivariate analysis. RESULTS Poor responders (<6 oocytes) had significantly lower luteal AMH levels, while high responders (>20 oocytes) had significantly higher AFC, AMH and luteal stimulated inhibin B and estradiol than normal responders. Multivariate regression analyses showed that the best models for predicting oocyte number included AFC, follicular phase AMH and stimulated inhibin B. Only AMH showed a significant difference between pregnant and non-pregnant women at both cycle phases. CONCLUSIONS In young women (<38 years), AFC or basal AMH and stimulated inhibin B predict ovarian response for IVF. The only predictor for pregnancy is follicular or luteal phase AMH.
Enabling Transformative Learning in the Workplace

The aim of this article is to discuss the potential of an educative research intervention to influence the quality of the learning outcome in the workplace as interpreted from the perspectives of adult learning theory. The research project was designed as a quasi-experimental, mixed-methods study. In this article, quantitative survey data were taken as the point of departure, and qualitative data were used for the purpose of analyzing aspects of learning. An educative research intervention may support a transformative learning quality when the manager and employees have to deal with severe difficulties, and they succeed in doing so by sharing responsibilities and having the strength to engage in the development process in the workplace. It is possible to support transformative learning in the workplace through an educative research intervention that encourages managers to educate themselves and their employees to think and act in new ways, aiming at integrated autonomy, increased interaction, and learning.
An Evaluation of Two Strategies for Reducing Adverse Impact and Their Effects on Criterion-Related Validity

This research explores two strategies for reducing adverse impact and their effects on criterion-related validity. The first strategy involved assessing a broad range of both cognitive and noncognitive abilities that were identified via a thorough job analysis using a Biodata Measure, Situational Judgment Test, Structured Interview, and Verbal Ability Test. The second strategy involved developing alternative measures of verbal ability that more closely mirrored the behavioral requirements of the job than traditional multiple-choice measures of this construct. Specifically, the validity and subgroup differences associated with a video-administered writing test and a written problem exercise were compared to a traditional multiple-choice verbal ability measure. Predictor and criterion data were collected from 456 participants (259 White, 100 African American, and 97 Hispanic). Although both strategies resulted in reductions in subgroup differences, somewhat larger reductions were observed for the broad-base.
Modeling Civil Violence: An Evolutionary Multi-Agent, Game Theoretic Approach

This paper focuses on the design and development of a spatial evolutionary multi-agent social network (EMAS) to investigate the underlying emergent macroscopic behavioral dynamics of civil violence, as a result of the microscopic local movement and game-theoretic interactions between multiple goal-oriented agents. Agents are modeled from multi-disciplinary perspectives and their behavioral strategies are evolved over time via collective co-evolution and independent learning. Experimental results reveal the onset of fascinating global emergent phenomenon as well as interesting patterns of group movement and behavioral development. Analysis of the results provides new insights into the intricate behavioral dynamics that arises in civil upheavals. Collectively, EMAS serves as a vehicle to facilitate the behavioral development of autonomous agents as well as a platform to verify the effectiveness of various violence management policies which is paramount to the mitigation of casualties.
Both superficial and deep zone articular chondrocyte subpopulations exhibit the crabtree effect but have different basal oxygen consumption rates

In the absence of in vivo measurements, the oxygen concentration within articular cartilage is calculated from the balance between cellular oxygen consumption and mass transfer. Current estimates of the oxygen tension within articular cartilage are based on oxygen consumption data from full‐depth tissue samples. However, superficial and deep cell subpopulations of articular cartilage express intrinsic metabolic differences. We test the hypothesis that the subpopulations differ with respect to their intrinsic oxygen consumption rate. Chondrocytes from the full cartilage thickness demonstrate enhanced oxygen consumption when deprived of glucose, consistent with the Crabtree phenomena. Chondrocyte subpopulations differ in the prevailing availability of oxygen and glucose, which decrease with distance from the cartilage–synovial fluid interface. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that the oxygen consumption of each subpopulation is modulated by nutrient availability, by examining the expression of the Crabtree effect. The deep cells had a greater oxygen consumption than the superficial cells (Vmax of 6.6 compared to 3.2 fmol/cell/h), consistent with our observations of mitochondrial volume (mean values 52.0 vs. 36.4 µm3/cell). Both populations expressed the Crabtree phenomena, with oxygen consumption increasing ∼2.5‐fold in response to glycolytic inhibition by glucose deprivation or 2‐deoxyglucose. Over 90% of this increase was oligomycin‐sensitive and thus accounted for by oxidative phosphorylation. The data contributes towards our understanding of chondrocyte energy metabolism and provides information valuable for the accurate calculation of the oxygen concentration that the cells experience in vivo. The work has further application to the optimisation of bioreactor design and engineered tissues. J. Cell. Physiol. 223:630–639, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Beliefs about aggression in British students from individualist and collectivist cultures

This study assessed the hypothesis that people from an individualist culture (100 British Anglo-Saxon students) would show higher instrumental (I) and lower expressive (E) beliefs about aggression than those from a collectivist culture (100 British Asian students). The hypothesis was not supported and, at an individual level, there was no association between cultural orientation and beliefs about aggression. Asians showed higher I beliefs about their aggression than did Anglo-Saxons, and the typical sex differences in I and E beliefs were more pronounced in the Asian than the Anglo-Saxon sample. The study also assessed the relationship between I and E beliefs and instrumental and expressive personality traits in the two cultures. Moderate associations were found between I and E beliefs and the corresponding instrumental and expressive personality traits, which were unrelated to measures of cultural orientation. These findings show that despite superficial similarities in measures of cultural orientation, beliefs about aggression, and gender stereotypic traits, they are relatively unrelated constructs. Aggr. Behav. 31:000–000, 2005. © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Children acquire the later-greater principle after the cardinal principle.

Many have proposed that the acquisition of the cardinal principle is a result of the discovery of the numerical significance of the order of the number words in the count list. However, this need not be the case. Indeed, the cardinal principle does not state anything about the numerical significance of the order of the number words. It only states that the last word of a correct count denotes the numerosity of the counted set. Here we test whether the acquisition of the cardinal principle involves the discovery of the later-greater principle – i.e., that the order of the number words corresponds to the relative size of the numerosities they denote. Specifically, we tested knowledge of verbal numerical comparisons (e.g., Is “ten” more than “six”? ) in children who had recently learned the cardinal principle. We find that these children can compare number words between “six” and “ten” only if they have mapped them onto non-verbal representations of numerosity. We suggest that this means that the acquisition of the cardinal principle does not involve the discovery of the correspondence between the order of the number words and the relative size of the numerosities they denote.
Risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission in children aged 0 to 5 years in an endemic area of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis

With the purpose of identifying risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission in children from 0 to 5 years, a matched case-control study was carried out in Corte de Pedra, Bahia, Brazil, an endemic area of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. Children with a positive leishmanin skin test and one or more active lesions or scars consistent with cutaneous leishmaniasis were defined as cases. Forty cases and 71 controls were selected and matched by age and place of residence. The presence of a family member with a history of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the year prior to the appearance of the disease in the child was found to be an important risk factor (MORMH = 17.75; 95%CI: 4.08-77.25). No evidence of association between the disease and other risk factors was found, such as child's habits inside or outside the house, domiciliary or peridomiciliary characteristics, or presence of vectors or probable reservoir animals. These findings support the hypothesis that humans serve as both the reservoir and source of infection for this age group.
Internal reliability and temporal stability of the New Indices of Religious Orientation among Indian undergraduates: test–retest data over 15 days

The present study examined the internal reliability and temporal stability of both the long and short forms of the New Indices of Religious Orientation, containing measures of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Quest religiosity, over a 15-day period among a sample of 100 Indian university students. Internal reliabilities for the long form of the measure at times 1 and 2 were acceptable for all subscales with the exception of the intrinsic subscale at time 2. Reliability estimates for the extrinsic and intrinsic subscales of the short form of the measure at both time 1 and time 2 were also less than satisfactory, though the alpha coefficients for the quest subscale were satisfactory. Data demonstrated that stability across the two administrations for both long- and short-form versions of the three dimensions of religious orientation were moderately high to high (ranging from r = 0.63 to r = 0.76). Moreover, intra-class correlation coefficients were similar to those derived from the Pearson's correlation coefficients, thus confirming that there were no systematic errors between the time 1 and time 2 datasets. However, there were significant differences in mean scores between time 1 and time 2 for both long- and short-form versions of the intrinsic and quest religious orientation subscales.
Impedance and Radiation Measurement Methodology for Ultra Miniature Antennas

This paper presents new measurement methodologies for ultra-miniature antennas. A first one is dedicated to the impedance measurement and the second one to the radiation measurement. Both methods are detailed focusing on an ultra-compact antenna design at 2.4 GHz, whose electrical dimensions, including the ground plane, are λ0/25×λ0/25×λ0/62.5. Given the very small antenna size compared to the wavelength, measurements by means of conventional coaxial cable can affect the characterization results. The issues related to the use of a feeding coaxial cable in both simulation and prototype measurements are first discussed. Then, specific methods to deduce the isolated antenna properties are proposed. Both methodologies rely on the use of electromagnetic simulation to compensate perturbations introduced by the measuring device.
Political Connections, Financing Friction, and Corporate Investment: Evidence from Chinese Listed Family Firms

Using a sample of Chinese family firms from 2000 to 2007, we investigate the investment behaviour of family firms and the effects of these firms’ political connectedness on their investments in a relationship‐based economy. Consistent with previous evidence that Chinese family firms have difficulty in financing, our results demonstrate that underinvestment due to problems with asymmetric information rather than overinvestment resulting from problems of free cash flow prevails in such firms. We further find that the political connectedness of family firms can help mitigate the underinvestment problem, with the mitigation effect being more pronounced in financially constrained firms.