Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Test Anxiety: The State of the Art

Basic and Conceptual Issues: An Introduction to the Domain of Test Anxiety. The Nature and Phenomenology of Test Anxiety. Models and Theoretical Perspectives. Methodology -Research and Assessment Methods: Current and Recurrent Issues in Conducting Experimental Test Anxiety Research. Developing Self-Report Test Anxiety Instruments. Origins, Sources, and Determinants of Test Anxiety: The Origins and Development of Test Anxiety. Situational Determinants of Anxiety in Evaluative Situations. Subjective Determinants of Test Anxiety. Consequences of Test Anxiety for Cognitive Performance: Test Anxiety and Cognitive Performance. Test Anxiety and Information Processing. Individual Differences: Individual and Group Differences in Test Anxiety. Personal Correlates of Test Anxiety. Coping, Interventions, and Clinical Parameters: Coping with Test Situations: Resources, Strategies, and Adaptational Outcomes. Optimizing Procedures. Behavioral Intervention Techniques. Cognitive-Focused and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention Techniques. Index.
Outcome of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury using the Acute Kidney Injury Network criteria*

Objective:Acute kidney injury affects 5% to 7% of all hospitalized patients with a much higher incidence in the critically ill. The Acute Kidney Injury Network proposed a definition in which serum creatinine rises (>0.3 mg/dL) and/or oliguria (<0.5 mL/kg/hr) for a period of 6 hrs are used to detect acute kidney injury. Accurate urine output measurements as well as serum creatinine values from our database were used to detect patients with acute kidney injury and calculate their corresponding mortality risk and length of stay. Design:Retrospective cohort study. Setting:Seven intensive care units at a large, academic, tertiary medical center. Patients:Adult patients without evidence of end-stage renal disease with more than two creatinine measurements and at least a 6-hr urine output recording who were admitted to the intensive care unit between 2001 and 2007. Interventions:Medical records of all the patients were reviewed. Demographic information, laboratory results, charted data, discharge diagnoses, physiological data, and patient outcomes were extracted from the Multiparameter Intelligent Monitoring in Intensive Care II database using a SQL query. Measurements and Main Results:From 19,677 adult patient records, 14,524 patients met the inclusion criteria. Fifty-seven percent developed acute kidney injury during their intensive care unit stay. Inhospital mortality rates were: 13.9%, 16.4%, 33.8% for acute kidney injury 1, 2, and 3, respectively, compared with only 6.2% in patients without acute kidney injury (p < .0001). After adjusting for multiple covariates, acute kidney injury was associated with increased hospital mortality (odds ratio 1.4 and 1.3 for acute kidney injury 1 and acute kidney injury 2 and 2.5 for acute kidney injury 3; p < .0001). Using multivariate logistic regression, we found that in patients who developed acute kidney injury, urine output alone was a better mortality predictor than creatinine alone or the combination of both. Conclusions:More than 50% of our critically ill patients developed some stage of acute kidney injury resulting in a stagewise increased mortality risk. However, the mortality risk associated with acute kidney injury stages 1 and 2 does not differ significantly. In light of these findings, re-evaluation of the Acute Kidney Injury Network staging criteria should be considered.
Secondary girls perceptions of advanced ICT subjects: are they boring and irrelevant?

This paper reports on two questions from a survey of year 11 and 12 girls' perceptions of the two advanced computing subjects available within Education Queensland (EQ). The two subjects are Information Processing Technology (IPT) and Information Technology Systems (ITS). Similar to trends in other Western countries, the Queensland experience demonstrates that the number of girls enrolling in IPT and ITS are declining to a level which causes concern. Therefore engaging girls in advanced-level computing subjects has become a priority. Girls from 26 government (GS) and non-government schools (NGS)(n=1453) participated in a survey which was conducted by members of the research team at James Cook University (JCU) as part of a larger Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant project. The current paper examines responses to 'The subjects are interesting' and 'I am interested in computers' with particular attention to how attitudes of Non-Takers of IPT/ITS diverge from those of Takers. Mann-Whitney U test comparisons found significant difference in attitudes between these groups. These data were reinforced with rich qualitative responses indicating these subjects were generally perceived by girls in high school as boring, dull and uninteresting.
The effects of minor closed head injury upon human memory: Further evidence on the role of mental imagery

Abstract Patients with minor closed head injuries have been found to show a specific deficit in the recall of concrete material, which suggests an impairment in the use of mental imagery as a mnemonic code. The first experiment in the present investigation compared the recognition of unfamiliar faces by head-injured and control patients. The second experiment studied the free recall of pictured objects. In neither case did the head-injured patients demonstrate a significant impairment, which was taken to mean that minor closed head injury has a selective effect upon the encoding of verbal information in the form of mental images. The third experiment compared the free recall of lists of concrete and abstract nouns by head-injured and control patients under either standard learning instructions or imagery mnemonic instructions. Under the standard instructions, head-injured patients demonstrated a selective deficit in the recall of concrete material. However, under interactive imagery instructions, both hea.
Regulation of multiple insulin-like growth factor binding protein genes by 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3

Recently, insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs) have been found to be primary mediators of the anti-proliferative actions of the nuclear hormone 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1α,25(OH)2D3], but dependent on cellular context IGFBPs can also have a mitogenic effect. In this study, we performed expression profiling of all six human IGFBP genes in prostate and bone cancer cells and demonstrated that IGFBP1, 3 and 5 are primary 1α,25(OH)2D3 target genes. In silico screening of the 174 kb of genomic sequence surrounding all six IGFBP genes identified 15 candidate vitamin D response elements (VDREs) close to or in IGFBP1, 2, 3 and 5 but not in the IGFBP4 and 6 genes. The putative VDREs were evaluated in vitro by gelshift assays and in living cells by reporter gene and chromatin immuno-precipitation (ChIP) assays. Of these 10 VDREs appear to be functional. ChIP assays demonstrated for each of these an individual, stimulation time-dependent association profile not only with the vitamin D receptor, but also with first heterodimeric partner the retinoid X receptor, other regulatory complex components and phosphorylated RNA polymerase II. Some of the VDREs are located distantly from the transcription start sites of IGFBP1, 3 and 5, but all 10 VDREs seem to contribute to the regulation of the genes by 1α,25(OH)2D3. In conclusion, IGFBP1, 3 and 5 are primary 1α,25(OH)2D3 target genes that in intact cells are each under the control of multiple VDREs.
Management selection: A comparative survey of methods used in top British and French companies

This paper presents results of a study comparing the methods used to select managers in 73 British and 52 French organizations. While larger companies in both countries are more likely to use reliable and valid selection methods, British companies are significantly more likely to do so. These results are discussed in terms of cultural differences. The data are also used to look at changes over time in the use of management selection methods in Britain, comparing these current data with those obtained by Robertson & Makin (1986) in 1984. Results are encouraging since they suggest that methods such as psychological tests, biodata and assessment centres are being used more frequently, although the interview remains dominant.
Applying Wavelets to Short-Term Load Forecasting Using PSO-Based Neural Networks

The paper addresses the problem of predicting hourly load demand using adaptive artificial neural networks (ANNs). A particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is employed to adjust the network's weights in the training phase of the ANNs. The advantage of using a PSO algorithm over other conventional training algorithms such as the back-propagation (BP) is that potential solutions will be flown through the problem hyperspace with accelerated movement towards the best solution. Thus the training phase should result in obtaining the weights configuration associated with the minimum output error. Data are wavelet transformed during the preprocessing stage and then inserted into the neural network to extract redundant information from the load curve. This results in better load characterization which creates a more reliable forecasting model. The transformed data of historical load and weather information were trained and tested over various periods of time. The generalized error estimation is done by using the reverse part of the data as a ldquotestrdquo set. The results were compared with traditional BP algorithm and offered a high forecasting precision.
Pursing Indigenous-Inclusive Curriculum in Social Work Tertiary Education: Feeling my Way as a Non-Indigenous Educator

Abstract The retention and completion rates of Indigenous students undertaking tertiary studies continue to be disappointing. The contribution of Eurocentric curricula to such an outcome has been proposed in the Australian and international literature. Remaining very conscious of my status as a white, female, social work educator teaching at a regional university, over the last six years I have attempted to pursue the development of a more Indigenous-inclusive curricula and thus contribute to increasing Indigenous graduates from our degree programmes. This article documents some of my actions to rectify gaps in my own non-Indigenous knowledge base as a reflective learner under Indigenous supervision within the academy and in the community. Action to advance the development of accurate, useful curriculum and teaching practices respectful of Indigenous knowledges is recommended.
Can Analysts Analyze Mergers?

After the completion of a merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction, the target firm is delisted, but some analysts who covered it retain coverage of the merged firm. We hypothesize that this decision is based on two factors: the analyst's ability to cover the merged firm and his or her assessment of the M&A deal. Consistent with these hypotheses, we find that the remaining target analysts provide more accurate earnings forecasts and more optimistic stock recommendations and growth forecasts for the merged firms than do the remaining acquirer analysts. We also find that a higher percentage of target analysts choosing to cover the merged firm is associated with better operating and long-term stock performance of that firm, but we do not find this relation with acquirer analysts. Our results extend the literature by showing that target analysts' coverage decisions reveal valuable information about a merged firm's future performance. This paper was accepted by Wei Jiang, finance.
Activity alters muscle reinnervation and terminal sprouting by reducing the number of Schwann cell pathways that grow to link synaptic sites.

In partially denervated rodent muscle, terminal Schwann cells (TSCs) located at denervated end plates grow processes, some of which contact neighboring innervated end plates. Those processes that contact neighboring synapses (termed "bridges") appear to initiate nerve terminal sprouting and to guide the growth of the sprouts so that they reach and reinnervate denervated end plates. Studies conducted prior to knowledge of this potential involvement of Schwann cells showed that direct muscle stimulation inhibits terminal sprouting following partial denervation (Brown and Holland, 1979). We have investigated the possibility this inhibition results from an alteration in the growth of TSC processes. We find that stimulation of partially denervated rat soleus muscle does not alter the length or number of TSC processes but does reduce the number of TSC bridges. Stimulation also reduces the number of TSC bridges that form between end plates during reinnervation of a completely denervated muscle. The nerve processes ("escaped fibers") that normally grow onto TSC processes during reinnervation are also reduced in length. Therefore, stimulation alters at least two responses to denervation in muscles: (1) the ability of TSC processes to form or maintain bridges with innervated synaptic sites, and (2) the growth of axons along processes extended by TSCs.
Placement breakdowns in long‐term foster care – a regional Swedish study

ABSTRACT We used a regional sample of children in long‐term foster care to investigate the prevalence of placement breakdown in adolescence, and to assess risk factors/risk markers for placement disruption. The sample consisted of all 136 foster children in the region, born 1980–1992, who on their 12th birthday had been in the same foster family for at least 4 years. They were followed in case files until date of disruption or their 18th birthday. Data on conditions before and during placement were retrieved from case files, and analysed in bi‐ and multivariate models. Results showed that one in four placements broke down in adolescence. The median child who experienced a breakdown was 14 years old, and had been in the same foster home for more than 10 years. Prominent risk factors were (i) being placed after age 2 and (ii) having a birth sibling in the same foster home. We also uncovered strong risk markers that can be viewed as precursors of placement disruption. When the child or the foster parents repeatedly over time expressed dissatisfaction with the placement, this ended with a placement breakdown in 60% of cases. Implications for practice are discussed.
Spontaneous oscillations in cerebral blood flow velocities in middle cerebral arteries in control subjects and patients with epilepsy.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cardiac arrhythmias mediated by the sympathetic nervous system have been implicated in sudden, unexplained deaths in patients with epilepsy. Cerebral blood flow velocities (CBFV) as measured by transcranial Doppler are characterized by slow spontaneous oscillations in part attributed to changes in sympathetic activity (M waves, 3 to 9 cycles per minute) and to discharges of monoaminergic neurons in the brain stem (B waves, 0.5 to 2 cycles per minute). This study was designed to compare spontaneous fluctuations of CBFV in patients with epilepsy with those in normal control subjects. METHODS Simultaneous registrations of scalp electroencephalograms, with electrodes placed according to the 10-20 System, and transcranial Doppler recordings of both middle cerebral arteries were performed in 27 patients (9 with primary generalized epilepsy, 18 with focal epilepsy). Data analysis of CBFV was based on the envelope curves of the Doppler spectrum. A fast Fourier transformation over the 20-minute CBFV curve was performed, and the amplitudes of B and M waves were calculated and compared with those in 20 normal, age-matched control subjects. RESULTS While the amplitudes of the B waves in both groups were similar, patients with epilepsy showed significantly increased M waves. Patients with focal epilepsy did not present asymmetries between the normal hemisphere and the side of the epileptic focus with respect to both M and B waves. CONCLUSIONS Enhanced M waves in epileptic patients may reflect increased sympathetic activity even in the absence of seizures. This study provides further evidence for an autonomic dysfunction as a possible mechanism for sudden unexplained death in patients with epilepsy.
Pengaruh Karakteristik Perusahaan terhadap Luas Pengungkapan Kegiatan Corporate Social Responsibility

This study investigated the influence of the firms characteristics on the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosed in the financial statements. Examining the impact of the firm characteristics on CSR disclosure is interesting, since the result of previous findings are still mixed. CSR dislosure is measured by dislosure score from The 2002’s Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), while firm characteristics are measured by profitability, liquid-ity, solvability, and size. With the final sample of 82 firm years of manufacturing company in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), and by using OLS, found some evidences that firm characteristics had the impact on CSR dislosure. The research found firm size has posi-tive impact on CSR disclosure, consistent with the previous research (Hackson & Milne, 1996; Sembiring, 2005; and Prihandono, 2010). But we didn’t find any evidence that the other firm characteristics represented by profitability, liquidity, and solvability have any impact on CSR disclosure. Alternative explanation for these findings is CSR activities based on UU No. 40 and UU No. 25 could be the main factors that increase the atmo-sphere for all firms to implement this regulation in a mandatory manner instead of voluntary manner, and caused firm characteristics less relevant to CSR disclosure.
PUPILS’ PERCEPTIONS OF AD/HD

This paper reports a small scale qualitative study of 16 pupils’ perceptions of the experience of AD/HD. It considers their perceptions of their behaviour, their understandings of the nature of AD/HD and their experience, understanding of and attitudes towards intervention. The study concludes that pupils’ responses are complex, in that they share both positive and negative attitudes towards AD/HD. Of particular concern, however, are recurring inaccuracies in pupils’ perceptions of the nature of AD/HD as a solely biologically determined phenomenon. Whilst this view reflects popular misconceptions of AD/HD, it does not accord with the theoretical and research literature on the topic. It is, therefore, argued that pupils might benefit from being introduced to a view of AD/HD which represents its status as a phenomenon that results from interactions between biological, psychological and social forces.
Earliest Mexican Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in the Maya Region: Implications for Pre-Hispanic Animal Trade and the Timing of Turkey Domestication

Late Preclassic (300 BC–AD 100) turkey remains identified at the archaeological site of El Mirador (Petén, Guatemala) represent the earliest evidence of the Mexican turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in the ancient Maya world. Archaeological, zooarchaeological, and ancient DNA evidence combine to confirm the identification and context. The natural pre-Hispanic range of the Mexican turkey does not extend south of central Mexico, making the species non-local to the Maya area where another species, the ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata), is indigenous. Prior to this discovery, the earliest evidence of M. gallopavo in the Maya area dated to approximately one thousand years later. The El Mirador specimens therefore represent previously unrecorded Preclassic exchange of animals from northern Mesoamerica to the Maya cultural region. As the earliest evidence of M. gallopavo found outside its natural geographic range, the El Mirador turkeys also represent the earliest indirect evidence for Mesoamerican turkey rearing or domestication. The presence of male, female and sub-adult turkeys, and reduced flight morphology further suggests that the El Mirador turkeys were raised in captivity. This supports an argument for the origins of turkey husbandry or at least captive rearing in the Preclassic.
Comparison of Grade Point Averages and Sat Scores between Reporting and Nonreporting Men and Women and Freshmen and Sophomores

To increase data on the accuracy of students reporting their high school and college GPAs and SAT scores the sex and class differences of students who reported their grades and scores and those who did not were examined. Freshmen, sophomores, men, and women who reported their SAT scores had significantly higher SAT-M, SAT-V, and SAT-Total scores than those who did not. Differences between the actual scores of those reporting and those not reporting for the men were greater than those for the women. No consistent pattern was noted for the differences between the actual scores of those reporting and those not reporting for the freshmen and for the sophomores. No significant differences between the actual GPAs for men, women, freshmen, and sophomores reporting grades and those not reporting grades were noted for either high school GPAs or college GPAs.
REGIONAL AND LAMINAR SYNAPTIC PATHOLOGY IN FRONTAL LOBE DEGENERATION OF NON‐ALZHEIMER TYPE

It has been suggested that synaptic loss may be the most powerful and proximate factor leading to dementia in a variety of dementing disorders, but whether it occurs in frontal lobe degeneration of non‐Alzheimer type (FLD) and to what extent is unknown. To approach this question, quantitative immunohistochemistry with a monoclonal synaptophysin antibody was used in the present study to estimate the synaptic density in postmortem brain tissue. All six cortical layers of four brain regions from 13 cases of FLD and 10 age‐matched controls were studied. A significant reduction (40%) in synaptic density restricted to the superficial layers (LI‐‐LIII) was observed in the prefrontal cortex. In contrast, no significant change was found in the postcentral parietal area, inferior temporal area and posterior cingulate gyrus. The reported synaptic loss has a laminar and regional pattern which is consistent with that of other histopathological changes in FLD, one feature thus lending support to the other. The synaptic decrement may be the important change for the symptomatology, and also for the pathogenesis, of FLD.