Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Negative and Positive Automatic thoughts in Social Anxiety Disorder.

BACKGROUND Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is characterized by fear and avoidance in social situations where one is exposed to scrutiny by others. It is possible that automatic thoughts either cause the disorder or maintain it, and thus their examination is warranted. METHOD 30 SAD subjects diagnosed with the MiniInternational Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) and 30 healthy controls were administered the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaires (ATQ-Negative and ATQ-Positive), the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). It was hypothesized that the SAD subjects would display more depression and disability, more negative automatic thoughts and fewer positive automatic thoughts than the healthy controls, and that the automatic thoughts will predict the severity of SAD. RESULTS SAD patients had higher scores of depression and disability, higher scores on the ATQ-Negative questionnaire and lower scores on the ATQ-Positive questionnaire. The scores of the LSAS subscales were predicted by the scores of the ATQ-Positive and the BDI questionnaires. LIMITATIONS Moderate sample size and limits of the questionnaires used in the study. CONCLUSIONS Automatic thoughts may be an important area of research with larger samples. Further studies should be carried out in order to examine if strengthening positive thinking and ablation of negative thinking can reduce SAD symptoms during cognitive behavioral treatment.
Automating first-order relational logic

An automatic analysis method for first-order logic with sets and relations is described. A first-order formula is translated to a quantifier-free boolean formula, which has a model when the original formula has a model within a given scope (that is, involving no more than some finite number of atoms). Because the satisfiable formulas that occur in practice tend to have small models, a small scope usually suffices and the analysis is efficient. The paper presents a simple logic and gives a compositional translation scheme. It also reports briefly on experience using the Alloy Analyzer, a tool that implements the scheme.
Analysis of occupational and displacive disorder using the atomic pair distribution function: a systematic investigation

Many disorderd crystalline materials show chemical short range order and relaxation of neighboring atoms. Local structural information can be obtained by analyzing the atomic pair distribution function (PDF). The viability of reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) simulations to extract quantitative information about chemical ordering as well as displacements is investigated. The method has been applied to simulated PDFs of disordered structures showing chemical disorder alone as well as in combination with displacements.
Coffee and 18 years of endeavour: stances towards white-collar migrants in China

Against a backdrop of economic development and rapid urbanisation in China, huge numbers of population in China choose to migrate from the countryside to urban and coastal areas. This study examines a public debate concerning the perceived inequalities experienced by the white collar migrant workers in China. This debate was initiated from a magazine article ‘我奋斗了 18 年才和你坐在一起喝咖啡’ (I'm finally able to drink coffee together with you after 18 years of endeavour) originally published by China Youth. Drawing on a number of theories concerning the sociolinguistic construction of identity, social circulation of media discourse, and stance-taking, more importantly, Eastern paradigms of discourse studies, this study examines the debate with the focus on stance-taking towards the white collar migrant workers around the media circulation of the two phrases (i.e. he kafei and 18 nian de fengdou) in Chinese media discourse. By categorising the stances of three social groups, namely ‘insiders’, ‘public intellectuals’, and ‘outsiders’, this study highlights the dynamic inclusive and developing nature and characteristics of contemporary Chinese discourse.
The Nature and Nurture of Gender

This article attempts to find useful correspondence between psychoanalytic, psychological, and social observations of sex and gender and the current discoveries in neuroscience related to sex and gender. The author hopes to emphasize that sex and gender are not the same. The current habit of replacing sex with gender adds to the confusion. While sex is very occasionally ambiguous, gender in our current society is inevitably ambiguous. The social descriptors which define gender change almost moment to moment and vary greatly across socioeconomic status. The author hopes to acquaint psychoanalytic readers with some of the relevant information from the neurosciences. It is essential that we as psychoanalysts attend to and use this information in evolving our understanding of the inner psychic world.
The Balance Between Tradition and Heritage and Contemporary Demands

Although Marriage & Family Review regularly publishes thematic issues, sometimes serendipity results in an issue having a distinct theme although it was not planned. In this issue a major theme, parenting in families that have experienced divorce, emerged. In addition to being the major focus in seven of the articles, divorce was a minor concern in a study of children who had survived traumatic incidents, and one of the factors, along with other demographic trends noted in an article on Israeli families. The first article in this double issue is Virginia M. Boney’s article, “Alternative Research Perspectives for Studying the Effects of Parental Divorce. ” Boney reviews the most prominent studies that assess the consequences of divorce and suggests that the modernist’s tradition has presented a deficit view of post-divorce single parenting. She suggests a postmodern perspective which reduces the androcentric bias and provides multiple contexts as viable and legitimate environments for childrearing. This perspective utilizes a strength, competency, and adaptive basis for studying families that have experienced divorce.
Performance Modeling of a Cluster of Workstations

Using off-the-shelf commodity workstations to build a cluster for parallel computing has become a common practice. In studying or designing a cluster of workstations one should have available a robust analytical model that includes the major parameters that determines the cluster performance. In this paper, we present such a model for evaluating a cluster’s performance. The model covers the effect of storage limitations, interconnection networks and the impact of data partitioning. The model can be used to estimate the throughput of the cluster or the expected service time of the tasks under any specific configuration. It also, can detect the bottlenecks in the system, which can lead to more effective utilization of the available resources. The model (Multi-Class Jackson Network) we use can be considered as the base line for the cluster architecture analysis because it models the system behavior without using any special task or scheduling algorithms.
Retinal pathology in idiopathic moyamoya angiopathy detected by optical coherence tomography

Objective: To investigate whether patients with moyamoya angiopathy without obvious retinal pathologies such as retinal infarctions or the congenital morning glory anomaly may have subtle subclinical retinal changes. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, spectral domain optical coherence tomography was used to analyze the retinal morphology of 25 patients with idiopathic moyamoya angiopathy and 25 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. We analyzed the retinal vasculature with blue laser autofluorescence, lipofuscin deposits with MultiColor confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, and the optic nerve head (ONH) volume with a custom postprocessing algorithm. In addition to the total retinal thickness, semiautomated segmentation was used for segmentation of retinal layers in macular cross scans, macular volume scans, and peripapillary ring scans. Results: The main finding was a pronounced reduction of the ONH volume in moyamoya angiopathy compared with controls (0.76 ± 0.45 mm3 and 1.47 ± 0.50 mm3, respectively; p < 0.0001), which was associated with a less pronounced reduction of the retinal nerve fiber layer in macular volume scans (0.97 ± 0.11 mm3 and 1.10 ± 0.10 mm3, respectively; p < 0.001). Autofluorescence and MultiColor confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy images revealed no pathologies except for one branch retinal artery occlusion. Conclusion: Our results indicate that even patients with moyamoya angiopathy who do not have obvious retinal abnormalities have retinal abnormalities. These can be detected by spectral domain optical coherence tomography, and the association of ONH abnormalities with the vascular changes may suggest that idiopathic moyamoya angiography is a systemic disease involving abnormalities of the early mesodermal development.
Personal and Ambient Air Pollution is Associated with Increased Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Children with Asthma

Background Research has shown associations between pediatric asthma outcomes and airborne particulate matter (PM). The importance of particle components remains to be determined. Methods We followed a panel of 45 schoolchildren with persistent asthma living in Southern California. Subjects were monitored over 10 days with offline fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), a biomarker of airway inflammation. Personal active sampler exposures included continuous particulate matter < 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5), 24-hr PM2.5 elemental and organic carbon (EC, OC), and 24-hr nitrogen dioxide. Ambient exposures included PM2.5, PM2.5 EC and OC, and NO2. Data were analyzed with mixed models controlling for personal temperature, humidity and 10-day period. Results The strongest positive associations were between FeNO and 2-day average pollutant concentrations. Per interquartile range pollutant increase, these were: for 24 μg/m3 personal PM2.5, 1.1 ppb FeNO [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.1–1.9]; for 0.6 μg/m3 personal EC, 0.7 ppb FeNO (95% CI, 0.3–1.1); for 17 ppb personal NO2, 1.6 ppb FeNO (95% CI, 0.4–2.8). Larger associations were found for ambient EC and smaller associations for ambient NO2. Ambient PM2.5 and personal and ambient OC were significant only in subjects taking inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) alone. Subjects taking both ICS and antileukotrienes showed no significant associations. Distributed lag models showed personal PM2.5 in the preceding 5 hr was associated with FeNO. In two-pollutant models, the most robust associations were for personal and ambient EC and NO2, and for personal but not ambient PM2.5. Conclusion PM associations with airway inflammation in asthmatics may be missed using ambient particle mass, which may not sufficiently represent causal pollutant components from fossil fuel combustion.
Continuity and change in objectively assessed temperament: A longitudinal twin study of activity level

Because genetic influences may change across the life-span, the finding of genetic influences on activity level (AL) at one age may leave some doubt about such influences at another. Previous research exploring the importance of genetic contributions to individual differences in motor activity across age have been clouded by subjective errors that may arise when assessments of AL rely on human judgement. The present study is a longitudinal extension of an initial study demonstrating genetic influences on mechanically assessed AL in 7-month-old twins (Saudino & Eaton, 1991). The motor activity of 35-month-old twins (37 MZ pairs, 16 DZ pairs) was re-evaluated with motion recorders and parent ratings over a two-day period. Despite a lack of phenotypic stability, mechanically assessed AL continued to show a genetic influence during early childhood (RMZ = .76, RDZ = .51). Moreover, the MZ-DZ pattern for concordance on AL change (RMZ = .75 vs. RDZ = .52) was consistent with the presence of a genetic influence on developmental change.
Role of adipose differentiation-related protein in lung surfactant production: a reassessment Published, JLR Papers in Press, August 25, 2006.

Based on data developed with the use of isolated lipid droplets from neonatal rat lung lipofibroblasts, we speculated previously that the droplet coat protein, adipose differentiation-related protein (ADFP), mediated the transfer of lipids into type 2 lung epithelial cells for the production of surfactant phospholipids. The present studies were designed to test the role of ADFP in this transfer with the use of ADFP-coated lipid droplets from CHO fibroblast cells and a cultured human lung epithelial cell line. We found no role for ADFP in the lipid transfer and conclude that a lipase associated with the lipid droplets hydrolyzes their core triacylglycerols, releasing fatty acids that are taken up by the epithelial cells.
Influence of Prostaglandins on Papillary Blood Flow and Pressure‐Natriuretic Response

The present study examined whether renal prostaglandins influence the pressure-natriuretic response by altering medullary hemodynamics or renal interstitial pressure. The diuretic and natriuretic responses to changes in renal perfusion pressure were compared in control rats (n=15) and in rats receiving either meclofenamate (2 mg/kg, n=9) or indomethacin (2 mg/kg, n=4). In control rats, urine flow and sodium excretion increased from 10 ±2 to 118 ±10 jul/min/g kidney wt and from 1.8±0.3 to 21.0±1.5 /ieq/min/g kidney wt, respectively, when renal perfusion pressure was increased from 109 to 167 mm Hg. Urinary excretion of prostaglandin E2 and thromboxane B2 increased significantly by 152% and 190%, respectively. Meclofenamate lowered thromboxane B2 and prostaglandin E2 excretion and prevented the increase in eicosanoid excretion produced by elevations in perfusion pressure. The pressure-diuretic and pressure-natriuretic responses of rats given meclofenamate or indomethacin were approximately half of those observed in the control rats. Papillary blood flow increased 21% and renal interstitial pressure rose from 5.0±0.7 to 8.2±0.7 mm Hg in control rats when pressure was elevated from 100 to 150 mm Hg. Meclofenamate and indomethacin lowered papillary blood flow and renal interstitial pressure and blunted the increases in these values produced by elevations in perfusion pressure. These results support the view that renal prostaglandins modulate the pressure-natriuresis relation by altering renal medullary hemodynamics and suggest that an intact renal prostaglandin system is necessary for the full expression of the medullary hemodynamic and natriuretic responses to increases in renal perfusion pressure.
Exact asymptotics for fluid queues fed by multiple heavy-tailed on-off flows

We consider a fluid queue fed by multiple On–Off flows with heavy-tailed (regularly varying) On periods. Under fairly mild assumptions, we prove that the workload distribution is asymptotically equivalent to that in a reduced system. The reduced system consists of a “dominant” subset of the flows, with the original service rate subtracted by the mean rate of the other flows. We describe how a dominant set may be determined from a simple knapsack formulation. The dominant set consists of a “minimally critical” set of On–Off flows with regularly varying On periods. In case the dominant set contains just a single On–Off flow, the exact asymptotics for the reduced system follow from known results. For the case of several On–Off flows, we exploit a powerful intuitive argument to obtain the exact asymptotics. Combined with the reduced-load equivalence, the results for the reduced system provide a characterization of the tail of the workload distribution for a wide range of traffic scenarios.
Homologies of Social Space and Elective Affinities: Researching Cultural Capital

This article discusses homologies of social space by considering the coherence of elective affinities identified in research on cultural capital when the same person was asked for similar sorts of information in both a survey questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. It shows the methodological complexities of situating individual lives within social contexts, by considering the processual and fluid accounts of social space emerging in the study. The discussion challenges Bourdieu’s views of homogeneous social worlds, considered as ‘spaces of lifestyles’. The coherent pattern he envisaged is not always found because significantly dissonant cases exist. Moreover, different affinities can be emphasized depending on the research methods and contexts. Consequently, the article also engages with the argument that different research methods contribute to different sorts of knowledge about the social world, stressing the influence of ontological politics in research findings and the privileged perspective of a multiple-methods approach.
Prevalence and correlates of dating violence in a Canadian university sample.

The prevalence and correlates of dating violence were assessed in a sample of 166 undergraduates (116 women, 50 men; median age = 19 years) at a Canadian university. Participants responded to the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS modified Form N; Straus, 1979), a self-esteem inventory, and questions regarding their course major, demographic characteristics, and current or most recent dating relationship. Of the total sample, 45.8% (n = 76; 52 women, 24 men) reported having experienced physical violence in their current or most recent dating relationship. Students who reported dating violence also reported greater relationship commitment, longer relationship durations, and higher levels of Reasoning and Verbal Aggression than students who did not report dating violence. Correlational patterns suggested that the dating relationships of students who report violence are characterized by more intense commitment but less reciprocal and/or less predictable use of conflict resolution tactics than is the case for students who have not experienced dating violence. There was a statistically significant difference, by sex, in the reported expression and receipt of specific conflict resolution strategies. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 1992. Copyright © 1992 by the Canadian Psychological Association) Dating Violence Victim Canada College Student Research Adult Victim Adult Male Adult Female Female Victim Male Offender Gender Differences Dating Violence Incidence and Prevalence Violence Against Women Partner Violence 02-02
Multilevel Data Storage Memory Using Deterministic Polarization Control

Multilevel non-volatile memory for high-density date storage is achieved by using the deterministic control of ferroelectric polarization. In a real ferroelectric thin-film system, eight stable and reproducible polarization states are realized (i.e., 3-bit data storage) by adjusting the displacement current. This approach can be used to triple or quadruple the memory density, even at existing feature scales.
A study of CEO power, pay structure, and firm performance

Abstract This study has extended existing research on CEO power, pay structure, and firm performance, offering models based mainly on agency theory and managerial power theory, and testing hypotheses using data from 112 companies across a five-year span (2001–2005) in computer-related industry groups in the United States. The results indicated that power from executive directorship positively impacts a firm's return on assets and return on equity, and that CEO power from duality negatively impacts CEO long-term pay and total pay, while CEO power from tenure positively impacts CEO long-term pay and pay leverage, and composite power negatively impacts short-term pay. Evidence for CEO pay as a mediator between CEO power and firm performance revealed that CEO short-term pay positively impacts a firm's return on assets and international performance but negatively impacts its market value, regardless of which source of power is being controlled. CEO total pay positively impacts a firm's return on assets and international performance, with power from CEO duality, directorship, or composite power being controlled. Hence, and in general, CEO pay fails to significantly mediate the relationships between CEO power and firm performance. The contributions include a multiple-perspective study of CEO power, compensation, and firm performance to comprehensively discover each of their respective relationships. This study has further extended the debate over agency perspectives with stewardship perspectives to fill knowledge and theoretical gaps. Thus, evidence-based findings provide boards of directors with practical knowledge for sound governance with another avenue for future research in corporate governance.
Sea clutter statistical characterization using TerraSAR-X data

The paper presents a preliminary statistical evaluation of the sea clutter returns imaged by a spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mission as TerraSAR-X. Two polarimetric data takes, Dual-polarized (Dual-Pol) and Quad-polarized (Quad-Pol), covering the range of incidence angles from 30 to 32 degrees, are considered for the stochastic characterization. The results show that the K-distribution, extendedly assumed statistics for high resolution radar sea clutter imaging, fits well the data's amplitude. This information jointly with the inverted sea spectrum are used to simulate SAR images of realistic scenarios that can be exploited for proper performance evaluation of ground moving target indication (GMTI) techniques and missions for maritime surveillance.
Spectrum of NSD1 mutations in Sotos and Weaver syndromes

Sotos syndrome is an overgrowth syndrome characterised by pre- and postnatal overgrowth, macrocephaly, advanced bone age, and typical facial features. Weaver syndrome is a closely related condition characterised by a distinctive craniofacial appearance, advanced carpal maturation, widened distal long bones, and camptodactyly. Haploinsufficiency of the NSD1 gene has recently been reported as the major cause of Sotos syndrome while point mutations accounted for a minority of cases. We looked for NSD1 deletions or mutations in 39 patients with childhood overgrowth. The series included typical Sotos patients (23/39), Sotos-like patients (lacking one major criteria, 10/39), and Weaver patients (6/39). We identified NSD1 deletions (6/33) and intragenic mutations (16/33) in Sotos syndrome patients. We also identified NSD1 intragenic mutations in 3/6 Weaver patients. We conclude therefore that NSD1 mutations account for most cases of Sotos syndrome and a significant number of Weaver syndrome cases in our series. Interestingly, mental retardation was consistently more severe in patients with NSD1 deletions. Macrocephaly and facial gestalt but not overgrowth and advanced bone age were consistently observed in Sotos syndrome patients. We suggest therefore considering macrocephaly and facial gestalt as mandatory criteria for the diagnosis of Sotos syndrome and overgrowth and advanced bone age as minor criteria.