Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The time course of graphic, phonological, and semantic activation in Chinese character identification

In reading, lexical form-form relations may be more reliable than form-meaning relations. Accordingly, phonological forms (activated by graphic forms) become actual constituents, rather than addenda, of word identification. These considerations suggest that access to phonological forms can precede meaning access in single-word reading in many circumstances. The time course of form and meaning activation during Chinese word reading was tested in 2 primed-naming experiments varying prime type and prime-target stimulus onset asynehrony (SOA). The results showed a sequence of facilitation over SOA: (a) graphic, (b) phonological, (e) semantic. Words with precise meanings produced more rapid semantic priming than words with vague meanings. Graphic prime facilitation at a 43-ms SOA gave way to inhibition at longer SOAs. The onset of graphic inhibition coincided with the onset of phonological facilitation, suggesting a single identification moment. The authors describe an interactive constituency model that accounts for the pattern of data.
Understanding access to the labour market through migration channels

ABSTRACT The mobility of the ‘highly skilled’ has become widely researched but only a few researchers have approached this category of migrants from a critical perspective. This article argues that understanding how ‘highly skilled migrants’ are constructed necessitates considering the conditions in which migration takes place as well as the perceptions and practices associated with these conditions. It uses the concept of ‘migration channels’ to investigate the enabling and disabling factors associated with different migration situations. The analysis draws on biographic interviews with highly educated migrants in Switzerland, and supplements these with expert interviews and ethnographic observations of people working in institutions that support, guide, or control migrants’ access to the labour market. The article shows that categories of migrants are artificial and often do not coincide with lived realities. Migrants actively develop strategies to achieve their personal aspirations, but they also depend on the opportunities available in their environment. The concept of ‘migration channels’ enables us to capture this interplay between structures and agency by showing how different actors shape the opportunities and constraints faced by different groups of migrants, and how migrants actively deal with them. This concept thus fosters a critical yet empathic understanding of migration experiences.
Teach them how to say goodbye: The CMRA model for treatment endings.

The ending of treatment brings with it unique challenges. Traditionally, different therapeutic approaches have emphasized distinct aspects of the termination process. Insight-focused approaches emphasized the therapeutic relationship and retrospection, whereas symptom-focused approaches emphasized therapy goals and prospection. In this paper, we present an integrative model for treatment endings, which unites the different approaches’ emphases and identifies four main challenges for the end phase. Specifically, we argue that as termination nears, therapists need to actively assess and address (a) the progress and consolidation of gains achieved in therapy, (b) the maintenance and generalization of those gains in the future;, (c) the celebration of the meaningful relationship alongside resolution of ruptures that may have occurred in it, and (d) the acceptance of the impending separation between therapist and patient. We argue that these four challenges map onto two axes. One axis is temporal, and helps distinguish tasks focused on reviewing or reflecting on the past from ones devoted to planning and anticipating the future. The other axis is substantive, and helps distinguish tasks focused on the therapy’s goals from ones centered on the therapeutic relationship. We conclude the paper with a discussion of the model’s implications for clinical practice, training, and research.
Long-term ventilation for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy : physicians' beliefs and practices.

STUDY OBJECTIVES Although long-term ventilation (LTV) has been shown to extend the lives of individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), initiating LTV is still considered controversial. The purpose of the study was to describe the LTV-related attitudes and practices of Canadian physicians who follow up patients with DMD. DESIGN The study consisted of a mail questionnaire supplemented by face-to-face interviews. PARTICIPANTS Forty-five physicians who follow up patients with DMD through Canadian neuromuscular clinics. MEASUREMENTS A mail questionnaire of 66 closed-ended questions related to practice and attitudes was completed by all respondents. Qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted with six volunteer physicians, and were audiotaped and transcribed. RESULTS The results indicated that 25.0% of physicians do not discuss LTV with all of their DMD patients. The most frequently cited reason for advising against LTV was poor patient quality of life (52.6%). Three themes emerged from the qualitative data: mentioning and discussing LTV are discrete events with different purposes, nighttime and full-time LTV decisions are approached differently, and physicians modify their discussions to influence outcome. CONCLUSIONS The study demonstrated considerable agreement among the physicians regarding disclosure practices. Concerns are raised by the number of physicians who do not disclose to all patients and families and the role of quality-of-life judgments in decision making. It is suggested that because of their subjective nature, quality-of-life judgments should not be made without the participation of the patient and family, and that an initial disclosure is the minimum requirement of informed consent/decision making.
The Epidemiology of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer has been recognized as a rare outcome of a common Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI). The etiologic association is restricted to a limited number of viral types of the family of the Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs). The association is causal in nature and under optimal testing systems, HPV DNA can be identified in all specimens of invasive cervical cancer. As a consequence, it has been claimed that HPV infection is a necessary cause of cervical cancer. The evidence is consistent worldwide and implies both the Squamous Cell Carcinomas (SCC), the adenocarcinomas and the vast majority (i.e. > 95%) of the immediate precursors, namely High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL)/Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 3 (CIN3)/Carcinoma in situ. Co-factors that modify the risk among HPV DNA positive women include the use of oral contraceptives (OC) for five or more years, smoking, high parity (five or more full term pregnancies) and previous exposure to other sexually transmitted diseases such as Chlamydia Trachomatis (CT) and Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 (HSV-2). Women exposed to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are at high risk for HPV infection, HPV DNA persistency and progression of HPV lesions to cervical cancer.
Differential changes in self-reported aspects of interoceptive awareness through 3 months of contemplative training

Interoceptive body awareness (IA) is crucial for psychological well-being and plays an important role in many contemplative traditions. However, until recently, standardized self-report measures of IA were scarce, not comprehensive, and the effects of interoceptive training on such measures were largely unknown. The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) questionnaire measures IA with eight different scales. In the current study, we investigated whether and how these different aspects of IA are influenced by a 3-months contemplative intervention in the context of the ReSource project, in which 148 subjects engaged in daily practices of “Body Scan” and “Breath Meditation. ” We developed a German version of the MAIA and tested it in a large and diverse sample (n = 1,076). Internal consistencies were similar to the English version (0.56–0.89), retest reliability was high (rs: 0.66–0.79), and the MAIA showed good convergent and discriminant validity. Importantly, interoceptive training improved five out of eight aspects of IA, compared to a retest control group. Participants with low IA scores at baseline showed the biggest changes. Whereas practice duration only weakly predicted individual differences in change, self-reported liking of the practices and degree of integration into daily life predicted changes on most scales. Interestingly, the magnitude of observed changes varied across scales. The strongest changes were observed for the regulatory aspects of IA, that is, how the body is used for self-regulation in daily life. No significant changes were observed for the Noticing aspect (becoming aware of bodily changes), which is the aspect that is predominantly assessed in other IA measures. This differential pattern underscores the importance to assess IA multi-dimensionally, particularly when interested in enhancement of IA through contemplative practice or other mind–body interventions.
Prevalence of Covert Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships. A Study with Spanish University Students

The use of psychological aggressive tactics in intimate relationships has become a critical target of research in the social sciences in recent years. The goal of the present study is to analyse the prevalence of covert violence in intimate partner relationships, in general and differentiated by gender, using micro sexist aggressions. The objective of this research was to compare differences within each status category (victim, perpetrator, and mutual). A second aim of the study was to explore the influence of the dominance in the cover violence. A total of 1889 youths, from 28 universities participated in the survey, 81.8% of which were female. The results indicate a high prevalence of covert violence in interpersonal relationships, revealing not important differences between the sexes. The mutual violence was the most frequent pattern in the global cover violence (66.7%). The lineal regression analyses reveal that dominance predicts multi-violence in young partners. These data provide an objective view of mutual violence in Spanish community samples and serve as a reference point for prevention and intervention programs.
Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of "Blind" Auditions on Female Musicians

Discrimination against women has been alleged in hiring practices for many occupations, but it is extremely difficult to demonstrate sex-biased hiring. A change in the way symphony orchestras recruit musicians provides an unusual way to test for sex-biased hiring. To overcome possible biases in hiring, most orchestras revised their audition policies in the 1970s and 1980s. A major change involved the use of blind' auditions with a screen' to conceal the identity of the candidate from the jury. Female musicians in the top five symphony orchestras in the United States were less than 5% of all players in 1970 but are 25% today. We ask whether women were more likely to be advanced and/or hired with the use of blind' auditions. Using data from actual auditions in an individual fixed-effects framework, we find that the screen increases by 50% the probability a woman will be advanced out of certain preliminary rounds. The screen also enhances, by severalfold, the likelihood a female contestant will be the winner in the final round. Using data on orchestra personnel, the switch to blind' auditions can explain between 30% and 55% of the increase in the proportion female among new hires and between 25% and 46% of the increase in the percentage female in the orchestras since 1970.
Toward a comprehensive model of face impressions: What we know, what we do not, and paths forward

Soc Personal Psychol Compass. 2018;e12431. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12431 w Abstract A person's impression of another depends upon three sources of variance. The characteristics of the target, the characteristics of the perceiver, and the interplay between the two. Researchers have dedicated different amounts of study to these three sources of variance, and therefore they differ in how well they are understood. The present work will first review the portions of the face impression process that are understood well, then identify and discuss portions of the process less well understood. We will then question to what extent the current state of knowledge will generalize to novel targets and populations. Finally, we will review several modeling approaches that can accommodate relatively unexamined yet important sources of variance in impression formation, suggesting a clear path forward toward a comprehensive understanding of face impressions.
A Study Into the Factors That Influence the Understandability of Business Process Models

Business process models are key artifacts in the development of information systems. While one of their main purposes is to facilitate communication among stakeholders, little is known about the factors that influence their comprehension by human agents. On the basis of a sound theoretical foundation, this paper presents a study into these factors. Specifically, the effects of both personal and model factors are investigated. Using a questionnaire, students from three different universities evaluated a set of realistic process models. Our findings are that both types of investigated factors affect model understanding, while personal factors seem to be the more important of the two. The results have been validated in a replication that involves professional modelers.
The 24 Micron View of Embedded Star Formation in NGC 7129

We present observations of the star formation region NGC 7129 taken with the Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS). A significant population of sources, likely pre-main-sequence members of the young stellar cluster, are revealed outside the central photoionization region. Combining Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) and ground-based near-infrared images, we have obtained colors and spectral energy distributions for some 60 objects. The [3.6]-[4.5] versus [8]-[24] color-color plane shows sources clustered at several different loci, which roughly correspond to the archetypal evolutionary sequence Class 0, I, II, and III. We obtain preliminary classifications for 36 objects and find significant numbers of both Class I and II objects. Most of the pre-main-sequence candidates are associated with the densest part of the molecular cloud surrounding the photoionization region, indicating active star formation over a broad area outside the central cluster. We discuss three Class II candidates that exhibit evidence of inner disk clearing, which would be some of the youngest known examples of a transition from accretion to optically thin quiescent disks.
Antidiabetic Properties of Germinated Brown Rice: A Systematic Review

Diet is an important variable in the course of type 2 diabetes, which has generated interest in dietary options like germinated brown rice (GBR) for effective management of the disease among rice-consuming populations. In vitro data and animal experiments show that GBR has potentials as a functional diet for managing this disease, and short-term clinical studies indicate encouraging results. Mechanisms for antidiabetic effects of GBR due to bioactive compounds like γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), γ-oryzanol, dietary fibre, phenolics, vitamins, acylated steryl β-glucoside, and minerals include antihyperglycemia, low insulin index, antioxidative effect, antithrombosis, antihypertensive effect, hypocholesterolemia, and neuroprotective effects. The evidence so far suggests that there may be enormous benefits for diabetics in rice-consuming populations if white rice is replaced with GBR. However, long-term clinical studies are still needed to verify these findings on antidiabetic effects of GBR. Thus, we present a review on the antidiabetic properties of GBR from relevant preclinical and clinical studies, in order to provide detailed information on this subject for researchers to review the potential of GBR in combating this disease.
A Proof of the Strong Converse Theorem for Gaussian Broadcast Channels via the Gaussian Poincaré Inequality

We prove that the Gaussian broadcast channel with two destinations admits the strong converse property. This implies that for every sequence of block codes operated at a common rate pair with an asymptotic average error probability < 1, the rate pair must lie within the capacity region derived by Cover and Bergmans. The main mathematical tool required for our analysis is a logarithmic Sobolev inequality known as the Gaussian Poincaré inequality.
High Strength and High Modulus Electrospun Nanofibers

Electrospinning is a rapidly growing polymer processing technology as it provides a viable and simple method to create ultra-fine continuous fibers. This paper presents an in-depth review of the mechanical properties of electrospun fibers and particularly focuses on methodologies to generate high strength and high modulus nanofibers. As such, it aims to provide some guidance to future research activities in the area of high performance electrospun fibers.
hp-finite element approximations on non-matching grids for partial differential equations with non-negative characteristic form

We propose and analyze a domain decomposition method on non-matching grids for partial differential equations with non-negative characteristic form. No weak or strong continuity of the finite element functions, their normal derivatives, or linear combinations of the two is imposed across the boundaries of the subdomains. Instead, we employ suitable bilinear forms defined on the common interfaces, typical of discontinuous Galerkin approximations. We prove an error bound which is optimal with respect to the mesh-size and suboptimal with respect to the polynomial degree. Our analysis is valid for arbitrary shape-regular meshes and arbitrary partitions into subdomains. Our method can be applied to advective, diffusive, and mixed-type equations, as well, and is well-suited for problems coupling hyperbolic and elliptic equations. We present some two-dimensional numerical results that support our analysis for the case of linear finite elements.
Numerical Simulation of Dense Gas-Solid Multiphase Flows Using Eulerian-Eulerian Two-Fluid Model

Gas-solid fluidized beds are widely applied in chemical processes such as drying, combustion, synthesis of fuels, granulation, polymerization etc. They have several advantageous properties including; excellent heat and mass transfer, nearly isothermal conditions due to intense gas-solid mixing, large gas-solid surface area, smooth transport of solids, uniform solid product in batch processes, and possibility of continuous and largescale operations. On the other hand, these reactors have several drawbacks that provide a strong motivation for further studies and developments. These include; difficulty in scalingup and design, erosion of vessel and internals, formation of agglomerates, non-uniform products due to non-uniform solids residence time during continuous operation, and high particle entrainment. These drawbacks are bottlenecks for practitioners to reliably design and scale-up commercial fluidized bed reactors. The main reason for this is that the gassolid multiphase flow dynamics coupled with heat and mass transfer and chemical reactions that occur in these systems are very complex and not yet fully understood. In bubbling gas-solid fluidized beds, bubble characteristics such as size, shape, velocity, distribution have a vital influence on the hydrodynamics of bed and hence on its performance as a chemical reactor and/or a heat exchange unit. The extent of gas-solid mixing and segregation, heat and mass transfer as well as reaction conversion are governed by the number, size and motion of bubbles passing through the bed (Kunii & Levenspiel, 1991). Therefore, fundamental understanding of the hydrodynamics of fluidized beds thereafter their heat and mass transfer as well as chemical conversion come only after a sound understanding of bubbling behaviour is achieved. However, prediction of bubble characteristics is extremely complex as bubbles can grow, coalesce, split or even disappear as they move from the distributor where they are formed to the top of the bed where they finally erupt. Moreover, bubble characteristics vary with geometric construction of the bed and operating conditions. In many applications, heat exchanger tubes are inserted to enhance the rate of heat and mass transfer and chemical conversion, control the operating temperature, promote good mixing and reduce gulf circulation of solids. In these systems, the bubbling behaviour is also strongly influenced by the geometry and arrangement of the internals (Yates et al., 1990; Hull et al., 1999; Asegehegn et al., 2011a). Therefore,
The predictors of school refusal: Depression, anxiety, cognitive distortion and attachment

School refusal is one of the main problems observed in almost all levels of education in Turkey. This problem is characterized by difficulties in going to school, staying at school for an entire day or not feeling well at school. School refusal is commonly associated with cognitive evaluations and emotional problems, and it may also be a source for various other problems. The purpose of this study is to do a research about the predictor power of depression, negative thoughts and attachment styles in school refusal through the sample of Turkish students. Furthermore, the school refusal behavior has also been analysed in terms of some demographical variables such as gender, perceived socio-economic level, and parents’ educational level. The study group consisted of 340 secondary school students studying in Istanbul. School Refusal Assessment Scale-R, The Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-Short Version, The Experiences in Close Relationships Middle Childhood, and Three Dimensions of Cognitive Scale were used as measurements. Results have indicated that school refusal is predicted by anxiety, depression and negative thoughts but is not predicted by attachment styles such as avoidance and anxiety attachment. The results have been presented and discussed in the light of the literature.