Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An examination of action capabilities and movement time during a soccer anticipation task

This study examined the anticipation responses of twenty skilled youth players who were assigned to either a change of direction (CODG) or small-sided games group (SSGG). Action capabilities were assessed via a countermovement vertical jump (CMVJ), 20 m sprint, 5 m acceleration and arrowhead change of direction (COD) test. Anticipation was measured via a soccer-specific anticipation test (SSAT), which required participants to anticipate the actions of an opposing player and intercept a pass. Pre- and post-intervention testing procedures were identical for both groups. Following training there was an overall improvement in CMVJ performance (p = 0.52) for both training groups and this improvement was correlated with movement initiation in the SSAT (r = 0.61, p < 0.05). The novel findings of this study highlight that different training modes can potentially have a positive impact on anticipation performance. Further investigation focussing on an examination of the relationship between training, anticipation, and action capabilities in sport is warranted for the development of research and applied perspectives in expertise.
Evaluation and Discussion of Multi-modal Emotion Recognition

Recognition of emotions from multimodal cues is of basic interest for the design of many adaptive interfaces in human-machine and human-robot interaction. It provides a means to incorporate non-verbal feedback in the interactional course. Humans express their emotional state rather unconsciously exploiting their different natural communication modalities. In this paper, we present a first study on multimodal recognition of emotions from auditive and visual cues for interaction interfaces. We recognize seven classes of basic emotions by means of visual analysis of talking faces. In parallel, the audio signal is analyzed on the basis of the intonation of the verbal articulation. We compare the performance of state of the art recognition systems on the DaFEx database for both complement modalities and discuss these results with regard to the theoretical background and possible fusion schemes in real-world multimodal interfaces.
Assessing the Impact of Public Transfers on Private Risk Sharing Arrangements. Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Mexico

We adopt a structural approach to studying the effects of public transfers on consumption smoothing, risk sharing and welfare in small village economies. We calibrate the key parameters of a dynamic limited commitment model using data gathered as part of the Mexican Progresa program, and take advantage of the randomized experimental design of the data to validate the model using the treatment sample. The limited commitment model enriched to allow for unobserved heterogeneity in preferences can reasonably well explain consumption dynamics and cross-sectional distributions. The calibrated model correctly predicts the increase in consumption smoothing of transfers’ recipients, and the decrease in risk sharing between beneficiaries and non beneficiaries of the program. Progresa transfers are found to crowd-out between 3% and 10% of the pre-existing private transfers, but the overall direct effect of the subsidy on consumption is welfare improving for all households. Last, we use our structural model to evaluate a counterfactual, fully funded, insurance scheme.
A Model of Higher Education Institutions Choice in Malaysia - A Conceptual Approach

With the liberalization of Malaysia government policy in higher education services in the 1990s, student enrollment has increased substantially. This is evidenced by the number of private higher education institutions being set up in Malaysia. However, the higher education institutions (HEIs) are faced with a difficult situation of trying to understand how students select HEIs of their choice. This conceptual paper seeks to explore the criteria with which students select their HEIs and build a conceptual model to suit to the local higher education services industry. Factors influence student’s choice of HEIs are student characteristics, external influences, college attributes. Also, in the model, information satisfaction as a mediating variable is discussed. Areas for future research are highlighted.
Burnout in Medical Residents: A Study Based on the Job Demands-Resources Model

Purpose. Burnout is a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job. The purpose of our cross-sectional study was to estimate the burnout rates among medical residents in the largest Greek hospital in 2012 and identify factors associated with it, based on the job demands-resources model (JD-R). Method. Job demands were examined via a 17-item questionnaire assessing 4 characteristics (emotional demands, intellectual demands, workload, and home-work demands' interface) and job resources were measured via a 14-item questionnaire assessing 4 characteristics (autonomy, opportunities for professional development, support from colleagues, and supervisor's support). The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to measure burnout. Results. Of the 290 eligible residents, 90.7% responded. In total 14.4% of the residents were found to experience burnout. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that each increased point in the JD-R questionnaire score regarding home-work interface was associated with an increase in the odds of burnout by 25.5%. Conversely, each increased point for autonomy, opportunities in professional development, and each extra resident per specialist were associated with a decrease in the odds of burnout by 37.1%, 39.4%, and 59.0%, respectively. Conclusions. Burnout among medical residents is associated with home-work interface, autonomy, professional development, and resident to specialist ratio.
Designing the Internship in Educational Leadership as a Transformative Tool for Improved Practice

The internship is a crucial part of leadership preparation programs for bridging the gap between theory and practice. As such, the purpose of this article is to explore what the literature says about the internship and to extend thinking by conceiving of how the internship experience might be transformational for prospective leaders. This article offers a guide for the design of the internship experience that bridges the divide between theory and practice and that aims toward developing transformational leaders. It also provides an internship model based on best practice, but it adds a new dimension to traditional ideas of the internship experience that may facilitate transformational leadership.
The neural mechanisms underlying the impact of altruistic outcomes on the process of deception: from the perspectives of communicators and recipients

106 10. English abstract Investigating the process of deception is crucial for our understanding of lying behaviors. In this dissertation, three studies were performed to investigate: 1) the neural bases of lying and truth-telling in two different experimental paradigms and 2) the impact of the altruistic outcomes (i.e., the outcomes of the acts that financially benefit others) on the processes of lies and truth. In Study 1, participants provided (un)truthful responses either on one’s own initiative in the spontaneous paradigm or by following others’ instructions in the instructed paradigm. The behavioral results suggest that the free choice of making one’s own decisions is one of the key components of the concept of “lies. ” At the neural level, the ventral lateral prefrontal cortex, the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex, and the inferior parietal lobe showed different activation patterns in the two different paradigms. The results suggest that these regions might provide cognitive control over the temptation of dishonest gain, particularly in the paradigms that allow individuals to freely make their decisions. In Study 2 and Study 3, the outcomes of lying/truth-telling behaviors were manipulated to investigate the neural correlates of the impact of altruistic outcomes on the processes of the behaviors in both the communicators and the recipients. The results showed that the altruistic outcomes of moral behaviors mainly modulated neural activity in the nucleus accumbens, the amygdala, and the anterior insula. The nucleus accumbens might be sensitive to both social rewards and monetary rewards. The amygdala might be involved in generating emotional responses to social outcomes, whereas the anterior insula might code deviations from socially or morally acceptable acts. Taken together, the results suggest that the neural processes underlying deception in the frontoparietal network, the limbic system, the mesolimbic system, and the insula cortex are associated with the psychological processes of deception, including cognitive control, reward coding, and emotional responses. The findings extend our knowledge of the neural processes underlying lies and truth in different contexts and with different outcomes.
Increased expression of fatty acid synthase provides a survival advantage to colorectal cancer cells via upregulation of cellular respiration

Fatty acid synthase (FASN), a lipogenic enzyme, is upregulated in colorectal cancer (CRC). Increased de novo lipid synthesis is thought to be a metabolic adaptation of cancer cells that promotes survival and metastasis; however, the mechanisms for this phenomenon are not fully understood. We show that FASN plays a role in regulation of energy homeostasis by enhancing cellular respiration in CRC. We demonstrate that endogenously synthesized lipids fuel fatty acid oxidation, particularly during metabolic stress, and maintain energy homeostasis. Increased FASN expression is associated with a decrease in activation of energy-sensing pathways and accumulation of lipid droplets in CRC cells and orthotopic CRCs. Immunohistochemical evaluation demonstrated increased expression of FASN and p62, a marker of autophagy inhibition, in primary CRCs and liver metastases compared to matched normal colonic mucosa. Our findings indicate that overexpression of FASN plays a crucial role in maintaining energy homeostasis in CRC via increased oxidation of endogenously synthesized lipids. Importantly, activation of fatty acid oxidation and consequent downregulation of stress-response signaling pathways may be key adaptation mechanisms that mediate the effects of FASN on cancer cell survival and metastasis, providing a strong rationale for targeting this pathway in advanced CRC.
An exploration into the experiences of Cypriot male victims of domestic abuse : an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

Domestic abuse (DA) perpetrated by female partners against male partners has been a subject of dispute amongst scholars, with disagreements regarding both the existence of male victimization and the nature as well as the severity of such abuse. The current qualitative study explored the experiences of six Cypriot male victims who reported that they experienced abuse at the hands of their female partners. The research employed semi-structured interviews that facilitated the exploration of the participants’ experiences of different types of abuse, the impacts of the abuse, as well as their experiences of seeking and receiving support. Given the importance of cultural understandings on issues such as gender roles, DA and victimization, the study also considered the men’s cultural background and thus, also explored their experiences of being male victims of a particular culture. Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) guided the analysis and illustrated that the participants’ experiences of abuse had a damaging impact on their sense of masculinity and on their psychological wellbeing. All participants reflected on their feelings of embarrassment and shame that were linked to being males that were abused by their female partners, as well as their fear of being judged, mocked and perceived as ‘faulty’ men. In terms of culture, all the men reflected on the patriarchal views that some cultures hold on to, and argued that these views made their experiences of male victimization worse. Participants also explained that they were fearful of not being believed, which acted as a barrier to seeking support. Most importantly, several participants reported that they were re-victimized by services that are in place for domestic abuse victims. The findings of this study offer significant insights into the experience of male victimization in order to increase awareness and understanding of DA against men and enhanced support services.
Enhancing Multiclass Classification in FARC-HD Fuzzy Classifier: On the Synergy Between  $n$-Dimensional Overlap Functions and Decomposition Strategies

There are many real-world classification problems involving multiple classes, e.g., in bioinformatics, computer vision, or medicine. These problems are generally more difficult than their binary counterparts. In this scenario, decomposition strategies usually improve the performance of classifiers. Hence, in this paper, we aim to improve the behavior of fuzzy association rule-based classification model for high-dimensional problems (FARC-HD) fuzzy classifier in multiclass classification problems using decomposition strategies, and more specifically One-versus-One (OVO) and One-versus-All (OVA) strategies. However, when these strategies are applied on FARC-HD, a problem emerges due to the low-confidence values provided by the fuzzy reasoning method. This undesirable condition comes from the application of the product t-norm when computing the matching and association degrees, obtaining low values, which are also dependent on the number of antecedents of the fuzzy rules. As a result, robust aggregation strategies in OVO, such as the weighted voting obtain poor results with this fuzzy classifier. In order to solve these problems, we propose to adapt the inference system of FARC-HD replacing the product t-norm with overlap functions. To do so, we define n-dimensional overlap functions. The usage of these new functions allows one to obtain more adequate outputs from the base classifiers for the subsequent aggregation in OVO and OVA schemes. Furthermore, we propose a new aggregation strategy for OVO to deal with the problem of the weighted voting derived from the inappropriate confidences provided by FARC-HD for this aggregation method. The quality of our new approach is analyzed using 20 datasets and the conclusions are supported by a proper statistical analysis. In order to check the usefulness of our proposal, we carry out a comparison against some of the state-of-the-art fuzzy classifiers. Experimental results show the competitiveness of our method.
The eta7/csn3-3 Auxin Response Mutant of Arabidopsis Defines a Novel Function for the CSN3 Subunit of the COP9 Signalosome

The COP9 signalosome (CSN) is an eight subunit protein complex conserved in all higher eukaryotes. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the CSN regulates auxin response by removing the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8/RUB1 from the CUL1 subunit of the SCFTIR1/AFB ubiquitin-ligase (deneddylation). Previously described null mutations in any CSN subunit result in the pleiotropic cop/det/fus phenotype and cause seedling lethality, hampering the study of CSN functions in plant development. In a genetic screen to identify enhancers of the auxin response defects conferred by the tir1-1 mutation, we identified a viable csn mutant of subunit 3 (CSN3), designated eta7/csn3-3. In addition to enhancing tir1-1 mutant phenotypes, the csn3-3 mutation alone confers several phenotypes indicative of impaired auxin signaling including auxin resistant root growth and diminished auxin responsive gene expression. Unexpectedly however, csn3-3 plants are not defective in either the CSN-mediated deneddylation of CUL1 or in SCFTIR1-mediated degradation of Aux/IAA proteins. These findings suggest that csn3-3 is an atypical csn mutant that defines a novel CSN or CSN3-specific function. Consistent with this possibility, we observe dramatic differences in double mutant interactions between csn3-3 and other auxin signaling mutants compared to another weak csn mutant, csn1-10. Lastly, unlike other csn mutants, assembly of the CSN holocomplex is unaffected in csn3-3 plants. However, we detected a small CSN3-containing protein complex that is altered in csn3-3 plants. We hypothesize that in addition to its role in the CSN as a cullin deneddylase, CSN3 functions in a distinct protein complex that is required for proper auxin signaling.
Polarization and kinematics in Cygnus A

From optical spectropolarimetry of Cygnus A, we conclude that the scattering medium in the ionization cones in Cygnus A is moving outward at a speed of 170 ′ 34 km s - 1 , and that the required momentum can be supplied bythe radiation pressure of an average quasar. Such a process could produce a structure resembling the observed ionization cones, which are thought to result from shadowing by a circumnuclear dust torus. We detect a polarized red wing in the [O III] emission lines arising from the central kiloparsec of Cygnus A. This wing is consistent with line emission created close to the boundary of the broad-line region.
Prognostic value of cerebrospinal fluid free fatty acid levels in patients with acute ischemic stroke

In this study, prognostic value of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) free fatty acid (FFA) levels in patients confirmed with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) was evaluated in a Chinese population. A prospective cohort designed study was conducted at our hospital of the Emergency department from November, 2012 to September, 2014. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score on admission was applied to assess CSF levels of FFA and specific severity degree of stroke. Evaluation of the prognostic outcomes of those stroke patients used the modified Rankin scale scores at 90-days. Logistic regression analysis analyzed the prognostic value of FFA. NIHSS score results suggested a positive relationship between levels of CSF FFA levels and severity of stroke. There was an obviously higher trend of CSF FFA levels in patients with CE stroke than those of the non-CE stroke patients, with statistically difference (P < 0.05). Further, CSF FFA levels were evidently lower in those 73 patients with favorable outcome when compared to those with unfavorable outcomes [0.21(IQR, 0.11–0.28) mmol/L vs. 0.36 (IQR, 0.27–0.50) mmol/L, P < 0.0001, P < 0.0001]. Multivariate analysis results after possible confounders adjustment indicated that there was an increased risk of unfavorable outcome associated with CSF FFA levels ≥0.29 mmol/L (OR 5.12, 95%CI: 2.35–10.28; P < 0.0001). Collectively, CSF level of FFA at admission was suggested to be a useful, independent short-term prognostic marker in Chinese patient with AIS.
Fountain codes with varying probability distributions

Fountain codes are rateless erasure-correcting codes. Several fountain codes have been proposed recently to minimize overhead, many of which involve modifications of the Luby transform (LT) code. These fountain codes, like the LT code, have the implicit assumption that the probability distribution is fixed throughout the encoding process. In this paper, we will use the theory of posets to show that this assumption is unnecessary, and by dropping it, we can achieve overhead reduction by as much as 64% lower than LT codes. We also present the fundamental theory of probability distribution designs for fountain codes with non-constant probability distributions that minimize overhead.
A Comprehensive Comparison on Evolutionary Feature Selection Approaches to Classification

© 2015 Imperial College Press. Feature selection is an important data preprocessing step in machine learning and data mining, such as classification tasks. Research on feature selection has been extensively conducted for more than 50 years and different types of approaches have been proposed, which include wrapper approaches or filter approaches, and single objective approaches or multi-objective approaches. However, the advantages and disadvantages of such approaches have not been thoroughly investigated. This paper provides a comprehensive study on comparing different types of feature selection approaches, specifically including comparisons on the classification performance and computational time of wrappers and filters, generality of wrapper approaches, and comparisons on single objective and multi-objective approaches. Particle swarm optimization (PSO)-based approaches, which include different types of methods, are used as typical examples to conduct this research. A total of 10 different feature selection methods and over 7000 experiments are involved. The results show that filters are usually faster than wrappers, but wrappers using a simple classification algorithm can be faster than filters. Wrappers often achieve better classification performance than filters. Feature subsets obtained from wrappers can be general to other classification algorithms. Meanwhile, multi-objective approaches are generally better choices than single objective algorithms. The findings are not only useful for researchers to develop new approaches to addressing new challenges in feature selection, but also useful for real-world decision makers to choose a specific feature selection method according to their own requirements.
Selective hole-filling for depth-image based rendering

One of the biggest challenges in view interpolation is to fill the regions without projective information in the synthesized view. In this paper, we present a new approach that identifies and corrects different types of missing information. In the first stage, we propose a fast solution to tackle the problems of cracks and ghost, common artifacts in the view interpolation process. Then, we complete larger holes by exploring the disparity map as an additional cue to select the best patch in a patch-based inpainting procedure. Our experimental results indicate that we were able to outperform current state of the art hole filling techniques for view interpolation.
Idebenone treatment in patients with OPA1-mutant dominant optic atrophy.

ARTICLE Sir, Last year we reported our experience on idebenone therapy in patients with Leber’s herediatary optic neuropathy (Carelli et al. , 2011), presenting results similar with those obtained by the Rescue of Hereditary Optic Disease Outpatient Study (Klopstock et al. , 2011). We now report, for the first time, on the administration of idebenone in seven consecutive patients with dominant optic atrophy carrying OPA1 mutations in an open-label trial. Dominant optic atrophy is one of the most frequent hereditary optic neuropathies, characterized by degeneration of retinal ganglion cells leading to loss of central vision, and is currently considered untreatable (Carelli et al. , 2004; Yu-Wai-Man et al. , 2011). The majority of patients with dominant optic atrophy carry heterozygous mutations in the OPA1 gene (Alexander et al. , 2000; Delettre et al. , 2000), which encodes for a mitochondrial dynamin-like GTPase mainly involved in fusion of the mitochondrial inner membrane, control of apoptosis and maintenance of mitochondrial DNA and oxidative phosphorylation (Landes et al. , 2010). Clinical expression of dominant optic atrophy is mostly limited to optic neuropathy with variable severity (Carelli et al. , 2004; Yu-Wai-Man et al. , 2011), ranging from severe congenital optic atrophy to mild cases (Barboni et al. , 2010). Visual loss affects central vision with colour perception defects and temporal optic disc atrophy because of early involvement of the papillomacular bundle. The natural history of dominant optic atrophy is a relentless and slowly progressive visual loss, which may stabilize usually without spontaneous recovery of vision (Kjer, 1959; Votruba et al. , 1998; Carelli et al. , 2004; Yu-Wai-Man et al. , 2011). A subgroup of patients presents a multi-system disease, defined as dominant optic atrophy ‘plus’, involving the central and peripheral nervous system and skeletal muscle …