Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Urban flooding, social equity, and “backyard” green infrastructure: An area for multidisciplinary practice

ABSTRACT “Backyard” green infrastructure programs are an innovative way to manage urban stormwater, with many social and ecologic benefits. In many programs, however, residents with lower incomes are not reached, though they could benefit from participation, and though their participation could benefit the socioecological system. We examined awareness of and interest in backyard green infrastructure among lower- and moderate-income residents (N = 234). Awareness among our study population is low to moderate, but interest is moderate to high, with variability by some demographic and other characteristics. A spouse/partner, city agency, and/or neighbor may have influential roles in increasing participation in backyard green infrastructure.
DropBack : continuous pruning during deep neural network training

In recent years, neural networks have regained popularity in a variety of fields such as image recognition and speech transcription. As deep neural networks grow more popular for solving everyday tasks, deployment on small embedded devices — such as phones — is becoming increasingly popular. Moreover, many applications — such as face recognition or health applications — require personalization, which means that networks must be retrained after they have been deployed. Because today’s state-of-the-art networks are too large to fit onmobile devices and exceed mobile device power envelopes, techniques such as pruning and quantization have been developed to allow pre-trained networks to be shrunk by about an order of magnitude. However, they all assume that the network is first fully trained off-line on datacenter-class GPUs, then pruned in a post-processing step, and only then deployed to the mobile device. In this thesis, we introduce DropBack, a technique that significantly reduces the storage and computation required during both inference and training. In contrast to existing pruning schemes, which retain the weights with the largest values and set the rest to zero, DropBack identifies the weights that have changed the most, and recomputes the original initialization values for all other weights. This means that only the most important weights must be stored in off-chip memory both during inference and training, reducing off-chip memory accesses (responsible for a majority of the power usage) by up to 72×. Crucially, networks pruned using DropBack maintain high accuracy even for challenging network architectures: indeed, onmodern, compact network architectures such as Densenet and WRN-28-10, DropBack outperforms the current state-of-theart pruning techniques in both accuracy and off-chip memory storage required for
Neurotic personality and lower urinary tract symptoms in day hospital patients diagnosed at pretreatment between 2004 and 2014.

OBJECTIVES Evaluation of the association between the occurrence of lower urinary tract symptoms in patients qualified for psychotherapy and the severity and profile of their neurotic personality disorders. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of questionnaires included in the medical records of 2,450 patients qualified for psychotherapy in 2004-2014 in terms of correlations between the symptoms of pollakiuria and unconscious urinary incontinence, and the global severity of neurotic symptoms (OWK), global severity of neurotic personality disorders (XKON) and abnormal values of 24 scales of the KON-2006 questionnaire. Correlations in the form of OR coefficients with 95% confidence intervals were estimated using logistic regression analyzes. RESULTS Lower urinary tract symptoms are associated with a significantly greater severity of neuroticism, both described by the global severity of symptoms (OWK) as well as by the global neurotic personality disorder index (XKON) and abnormal values of the KON-2006 questionnaire scales. The occurrence of both symptoms was associated with the following scales: 'Negative self-esteem' and 'Envy', the occurrence of pollakiuria - with the scales 'Feeling of being dependent on others', 'Demobilization', 'Conviction of life helplessness' and 'Feeling of lack of influence', the occurrence of unconscious urinary incontinence - with the scales 'Feeling of being alienated' and 'Exaltation' for both genders, and only in men 'Risk avoidance' (low 'Risk tendencies'), 'Conviction of life helplessness', 'Difficulties in interpersonal relations'. Extreme severity of pollakiuria was more strongly associated with many of the mentioned scales, and also slightly differently with other scales, e.g., in men - with the 'Sense of overload' and 'Imagination, fantasizing'. CONCLUSIONS Neurotic personality traits described by abnormal values of the KON-2006 questionnaire scales are associated with the presence (and also to some extent with the severity) of psychogenic lower urinary tract symptoms. Connections may be bi-directional - in some cases experiencing and self-description of personality traits may be secondary to suffering associated with pollakiuria and incontinence.
Developing and evaluating QueerViBE : an online intervention to empower trans and non-binary youth

Gender and Sexual Minority Youth (GSMY), in particular trans and non-binary youth, face significant psychological challenges dealing with everyday prejudice and microaggressions. There are few examples of interventions aimed at supporting GSMY in the UK and none for trans and non-binary youth. This thesis presents the development and evaluation of an online intervention aimed at empowering trans and non-binary youth using a multiphase mixed methods design. In Study 1 a social constructionist framework of gender, sexuality and masculinities was applied to gain an insight into how GSMY who identify as male or non-binary (n = 28) account for these norms in prejudicial interactions. Findings from six focus groups revealed how queer discourses were taken up as an empowering resource to challenge ‘outdated’ views on gender and sexuality when responding to prejudicial interactions. These findings informed the development of QueerViBE, an online intervention which aimed to empower trans and non-binary youth by applying discursive methods to help negotiate and challenge everyday prejudice and reflect on personal experiences. Study 2 evaluated QueerViBE in a randomised controlled trial. An experimental group (n = 23) and a waiting list control group (n = 22) of trans male and non-binary youth aged 16-21 were assessed according to improvements on measures of psychological and physical well-being at baseline, end of intervention and one month follow-up. Mixed ANOVAs found significant improvements on measures of psychological distress; well-being; self-esteem; self-efficacy and resilience; pride; and group self-esteem, compared to a control group. Study 3 explored the experiences of QueerViBE and online resources for participants who completed the intervention (n = 19). Findings highlighted a distinct lack of resources and the importance of community building, educating others, and the normal representation of trans lives and bodies. The implications of QueerViBE are discussed that help trans and non-binary youth utilise empowering discursive resources in other stressful situations such as healthcare encounters and in educational settings.
Patterns of training volume and injury risk in elite rugby union: An analysis of 1.5 million hours of training exposure over eleven seasons

ABSTRACT Rugby union is a popular team sport that demands high levels of physical fitness and skill. The study aim was to examine trends in training volume and its impact on injury incidence, severity and burden over an 11-season period in English professional rugby. Data were recorded from 2007/08 through 2017/18, capturing 1,501,606 h of training exposure and 3,782 training injuries. Players completed, on average, 6 h 48 minutes of weekly training (95% CI: 6 h 30 mins to 7 h 6 mins): this value remained stable over the 11 seasons. The mean incidence of training-related injuries was 2.6/1000 player-hours (95% CI: 2.4 to 2.8) with a mean severity rising from 17 days in 2007/08 to 37 days in 2017/18 (Change/season = 1.773, P <0.01). Rate of change in severity was dependent on training type, with conditioning (non-gym-based) responsible for the greatest increase (2.4 days/injury/season). As a result of increasing severity, injury burden rose from 51 days absence/1000 player-hours in 2007/08 to 106 days’ absence/1000 player-hours in 2017/18. Despite the low incidence of injury in training compared to match-play, training accounted for 34% of all injuries. Future assessments of training intensity may lead to a greater understanding of the rise in injury severity.
Business Liquidity, Consumer Liquidity, and Monetary Policy

Existing studies of liquidity either focus on firms or consumers. However, both hold significant cash, and firms' share increased since the '90s and fell after the 07-08 financial crisis. We propose a theory of how endogenous investment liquidity and consumption liquidity compete and interact. The consumption-investment liquidity allocation (CILA) channel amplifies the effect of monetary policy on unemployment, as it accounts for 40 percent of the effect in the calibrated model. We also show that a lower nominal interest rate directs relatively more cash to firms, whereas financial frictions induce the opposite and high unemployment, consistent with the observed patterns.
Reframing the Self in an International Learning Context: Experiences of International Students with a Disability

In teaching and dialoguing with international students with disability we often had to struggle with questions such as: What is the nature of student experience? And how are we supporting international students with disability articulate transformative perspectives of the self? This paper, which is based on a qualitative case study of two international students with a disability at McKenzie University (a pseudonym) Melbourne, Australia, is written to provide insider accounts and provoke understanding into how Bourdieu’s notion of habitus, capital and field can be expanded to account for the conscious transformations that the students made in recalibrating themselves in their new fields. The paper calls for nuanced reading of how transformation of the self constitutes ongoing reframing of the habitus as a way of detaching oneself from dominant prescriptions of disability within one’s field. We ask our readers to consider how this detachment brings into being new formation of the self and capital to the students. Finally we bring a reflective reading to the data as a critical moment of practice and to reclaim our understandings of disability not as inability, but as complicated socio-political construct that needs to be contested. It is within these contested spaces that we can gain the strength to give marginalized selves the voices they need to move beyond margins of tertiary education.
Anthropometric Characteristics and Physical Performance of Young Elite Kosovo Soccer Players

The aim of this study was to establish the anthropometric and physical profiles of young soccer players according to their playing position and to determine their relevance for competition success. One hundred and twenty young soccer players participat d in the study. Players aged 19 were classified into the following groups: defenders (n=40), midfielders (n=40) and attackers (n= 40). The anthropometric variables of participants (height, weight, body mass index, 4 skinfold, 2 diameters, and 2 perimeters) were meas ur d. Also, their somatotype and body composition were calculated. Participants performed Bruce treadmill test protocol and Yo-Yo Int ermittent Test to estimate their relative VO 2 max, sprint tests (5 m and 20 m flat), 2 jump tests (countermovement jump and standing long jump test), 3 tests for assessing agility (Illinois with balls and without balls, and 505-test) and seven fitness tests for assessin g pow r, speed, agility, flexibility, frequency, abdominal muscle power and balance. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determinate diffe rences between team positions. On the base of the obtained results, it can be established that players playing in midfield position ha ve less body height, weight, and achieve less results in fitness tests Illinois 20-meter running, leg-tapping, sit-ups in 30 seconds, but be tter results in the tests ‘sit and reach’, ‘flamingo’ and the tests of assessing maximum oxygen consumption compared to the defenders and attac kers. The attack players have less values in skinfolds and achieve better results in 5-meter running test and standing long jump comp ared to the midfielders and defenders. The obtained results can serve as normative morphologic-functional indexes for regular medical contr ol of young footballers in the R. Kosovo. They can also be used as a model of comparison of morphologicfunctional data between youn g footballers of similar levels in different countries.
Pediatric tethered cord release: an epidemiological and postoperative complication analysis.

Background Tethered cord release (TCR) is a common procedure in pediatric neurosurgery. Despite a reputation for being relatively safe, the risk factors for postoperative complications are poorly understood. Methods In this study, the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric Database (ACS-NSQIP-P) was reviewed to identify the demographics, risk factors, and 30-day postoperative complications for tethered cord release using univariate and multivariate analysis. A detailed analysis of reasons for readmission and reoperation was also performed. Results Three thousand and six hundred eighty-two pediatric patients were studied. Males undergoing TCR were younger (5.6 vs. 6.1 years) and had a higher rate of pre-operative comorbidities but lower 30-day complication rate versus females. Patients who later developed complications were more likely to require a microscope intraoperatively, had longer operative times, and worse preoperative American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class. Conclusions Despite being a relatively safe procedure, TCR in the pediatric population carries a finite risk of complications. In this large, international database study, males were found to have a greater number of risk factors prior to TCR, while females exhibit a higher risk of developing postoperative complications. This paper provides a large sample size of multi institutional pediatric patients undergoing TCR and may serve as a contemporary "snapshot" for future studies.
Characteristic And Novel Therapeutic Strategies Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma With Synchronous Metastasis

Abstract Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is rare in Western countries, but its incidence in China and Southeast Asia is notably high. NPC shows a high rate of distant metastasis including metachronous metastasis (mmNPC, metastasis after definitive chemo-radiotherapy) and synchronous metastasis (smNPC, metastasis at initial diagnosis). 4–10% of patients would be diagnosed as smNPC annually, and the survival outcomes of these patients are quite poor. As with few clinical trials exclusively focusing on this population, treatment on smNPC is not unified and many problems remain unsolved. To date, systematic chemotherapy (CT) still remains a fundamental treatment in smNPC. Although no randomized trial has been conducted to compare different CT regimens in smNPC, gemcitabine and taxanes in combination with platinum seem optimal in first-line setting. In second-line CT, there is no consensus: mono-chemotherapy with drugs such as gemcitabine, taxanes or capecitabine could be taken into consideration. Immunotherapy based on checkpoint inhibitors shows promising efficacy both in first-line and in the following lines of therapy. In addition to CT, local therapy in smNPC is also very important. Locoregional radiotherapy (RT) for primary tumor in combination with CT could strikingly increase OS with acceptable toxicities. And local treatment, such as surgery and RT, for metastatic lesions could bring extra survival benefit in patients with solitary or limited metastases. Overall, the present study provides an overview of the literature on the various studies of smNPC.
Monetary Policy, Credit Institutions and the Bank Lending Channel in the Euro Area

As the euro area has a predominantly bank-based financial system, changes in the composition and strength of banks’ balance sheets can have very sizeable implications for the transmission of monetary policy. This paper provides an overview of developments in banks’ balance sheets, profitability and risk-bearing capacity and analyses their relevance for monetary policy. We show that, while the transmission of standard policy interest rate cuts to firms and households was diminished during the crisis, in a context of financial market stress and weak bank balance sheets, unconventional monetary policy measures have helped to restore monetary policy transmission and pass-through to interest rates. We also document the extent to which these non-standard measures were successful in stimulating lending and which bank business models were more strongly affected. Finally, we show that the estimated impact of recent monetary policy measures on bank profitability does not appear to be particularly strong when all the effects on the macroeconomy and asset quality are taken into account JEL Classification: E4, E43, E5, E52, G20, G21
Examining Motivations and Strategies for Integrating Social Media Technologies Into the Classroom

Knowledge of emerging social media technology and intelligence platforms is in high demand for prospective employees and new graduates entering the journalism and media industries. However, journalism and mass communication departments have historically struggled to keep up with changing trends and new technologies used in industry, although some departments and educators are adopting these tools and integrating them into their courses. This study will explore the social media technologies that educators (N = 39) are teaching in higher education curriculum and offer insights into their strategies and motivations for classroom implementation.
Sensible or Outdated? Gender and Opinions of Tenure Criteria in Canada

The university reward structure has traditionally placed greater value on individual research excellence for tenure and promotion, influencing faculty’s allocation of time and definition of worthwhile labour. We find gender differences in Canadian natural sciences and engineering faculty’s opinions of the traditional criteria for measuring academic success that are consistent with an implicit gender bias devaluing service and teamwork. Most women recommend significant changes to the traditional model and its foundation, while asubstantial minority of men support the status quo. However, this comparative qualitative analysis finds more cross-gender similarities than differences, as most men also want a more modern definition of success, perceiving the traditional model to be disproportionately supportive of one type of narrow research scholarship that does not align with the realities of most faculty’s efforts. Thus, this study suggests a discrepancy between traditional success criteria and faculty’s understanding of worthwhile labour.
Evaluasi Dinamis Dampak Fiskal Otonomi Khusus terhadap Efisiensi Layanan Publik Dan Pertumbuhan Ekonomi di Provinsi Papua, Papua Barat dan Aceh Tahun 2011-2017

AbstrakPenelitian ini menganalisis dampak fiskal Otonomi Khusus (Otsus) Provinsi Papua, Papua Barat, dan Aceh terhadap efisiensi pemberian layanan publik, serta implikasinya pada pertumbuhan PDRB per kapita, dengan metode Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) dan model estimasi Dynamic Generalized Method of Moment (DGMM). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan, bahwa di tingkat provinsi dan kabupaten/kota, penerimaan Otsus berpengaruh negatif pada efisiensi belanja pendidikan, kesehatan, dan infrastruktur publik, namun terhadap efisiensi belanja layanan umum dan layanan publik lainnya berdampak positif di tingkat provinsi, dan berdampak negatif secara terbatas pada tingkat kabupaten/kota. Di tingkat provinsi, efisiensi pada semua jenis belanja publik berdampak positif terhadap pertumbuhan PDRB per kapita, sementara di level kabupaten/kota, efisiensi belanja pendidikan, kesehatan, dan infrastruktur publik berdampak positif terhadap pertumbuhan PDRB per kapita, kecuali efisiensi belanja layanan umum dan layanan publik lainnya berpengaruh negatif terhadap pertumbuhan PDRB per kapita.Kata kunci: Dampak Fiskal, Otonomi Khusus, Efisiensi, Pemberian Layanan Publik, PDRB per Kapita AbstractThis study evaluates the fiscal impact of Special Autonomy in Papua, West Papua and Aceh Provinces on the efficiency of public services delivery and its implications on the growth of GRDP per capita through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Dynamic Generalized Method of Moment (DGMM) method. The results show that, both at the provincial and district/city level, the Special Autonomy revenue has a negative effect on the efficiency of education, health and public infrastructure spending; but its impact on the efficiency of general and other public services spending is positive at provincial level and limited negative effect at district/city level. At the provincial level, efficiency in all types of public service spending has a positive impact on the growth of GRDP per capita. At the district/city level, on the other hand, the efficiency of education, health, and public infrastructure spending has a positive impact on GRDP per capita growth, except for the efficiency of general and other public services spending, which influence negatively GRDP per capita growth.Key words: Fiscal Impact, Special Autonomy, Efficiency, Public Service Delivery
‘The miseries of others’: boxing in Hogarth’s Second Stage of Cruelty

ABSTRACT The violence inherent in boxing has been a topic of public discourse since the early days of the sport, as has its supposed effect on society. In 1751, artist and social commentator William Hogarth weighed in by including boxing references in his four-part work addressing cruelty in 1740s London. In his Second Stage, dedicated to cruelty to animals, he somewhat incongruously includes a poster for a prizefight. This essay examines boxing in early-to-mid Hanoverian London to reveal why Hogarth chose to include this particular fight, using a variety of sources including an unpublished eyewitness account. This examination will allow us to better understand a transformational period in the sport of boxing and its place in 1740s London society.