Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Relative frequency of VP4 gene alleles among human rotaviruses recovered over a 10-year period (1982-1991) from Japanese children with diarrhea

The relative frequencies of the Wa (corresponding to serotype P1A), DS-1(P1B), M37(P2), and AU-1(P3) alleles of the VP4 gene from rotaviruses collected from the stools of individuals in Japan between 1982 and 1991 were determined to be 83.1, 15.6, 0, and 1.3%, respectively, by a polymerase chain reaction-based typing assay.
A family-based intervention for improving children's emotional problems through effects on maternal depressive symptoms.

OBJECTIVE This study focused on whether a brief family-based intervention for toddlers, the Family Check-Up (FCU), designed to address parent management skills and prevent early conduct problems, would have collateral effects on maternal depressive symptoms and subsequent child emotional problems. METHOD Parents with toddlers were recruited from the Women, Infants, and Children Nutritional Supplement Program based on the presence of socioeconomic, family, and child risk (N = 731). Families were randomly assigned to the FCU intervention or control group with yearly assessments beginning at child age 2. Maternal depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale at child ages 2 and 3. Child internalizing problems were collected from primary caregivers, alternative caregivers, and teachers using the Child Behavior Checklist at ages 7.5 and 8.5. RESULTS Structural equation models revealed that mothers in families randomly assigned to the FCU showed lower levels of depressive symptoms at child age 3, which in turn were related to lower levels of child depressed/withdrawal symptoms as reported by primary caregivers, alternative caregivers, and teacher at ages 7.5-8.5. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that a brief, preventive intervention improving maternal depressive symptoms can have enduring effects on child emotional problems that are generalizable across contexts. As there is a growing emphasis for the use of evidence-based and cost-efficient interventions that can be delivered in multiple delivery settings serving low-income families and their children, clinicians and researchers welcome evidence that interventions can promote change in multiple problem areas. The FCU appears to hold such promise.
Octopus: an RDMA-enabled Distributed Persistent Memory File System

Non-volatile memory and remote direct memory access (RDMA) provide extremely high performance in storage and network hardware. However, existing distributed file systems strictly isolate file system and network layers, and the heavy layered software designs leave high-speed hardware under-exploited. In this article, we propose an RDMA-enabled distributed persistent memory file system, Octopus + , to redesign file system internal mechanisms by closely coupling non-volatile memory and RDMA features. For data operations, Octopus + directly accesses a shared persistent memory pool to reduce memory copying overhead, and actively fetches and pushes data all in clients to rebalance the load between the server and network. For metadata operations, Octopus + introduces self-identified remote procedure calls for immediate notification between file systems and networking, and an efficient distributed transaction mechanism for consistency. Octopus + is enabled with replication feature to provide better availability. Evaluations on Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Modules show that Octopus + achieves nearly the raw bandwidth for large I/Os and orders of magnitude better performance than existing distributed file systems.
Neural predictors of emotional inertia in daily life

Abstract Assessing emotional dynamics in the brain offers insight into the fundamental neural and psychological mechanisms underlying emotion. One such dynamic is emotional inertia—the influence of one’s emotional state at one time point on one’s emotional state at a subsequent time point. Emotion inertia reflects emotional rigidity and poor emotion regulation as evidenced by its relationship to depression and neuroticism. In this study, we assessed changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) from before to after an emotional task and used these changes to predict stress, positive and negative emotional inertia in daily life events. Cerebral blood flow changes in the lateral prefrontal cortex (lPFC) predicted decreased non-specific emotional inertia, suggesting that the lPFC may feature a general inhibitory mechanism responsible for limiting the impact that an emotional state from one event has on the emotional state of a subsequent event. CBF changes in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and lateral occipital cortex were associated with positive emotional inertia and negative/stress inertia, respectively. These data advance the blossoming literature on the temporal dynamics of emotion in the brain and on the use of neural indices to predict mental health-relevant behavior in daily life.
Fuzzy preferences in a two-decision maker graph model

A fuzzy preference framework is developed within the paradigm of the graph model for conflict resolution. This framework takes into account both certain and uncertain information about the preferences of decision makers (DMs) involved in a strategic conflict. The graph model is a solution methodology for conflict decision making that begins with a model of the problem and suggests possible resolutions through a number of stability definitions. Four basic fuzzy stability definitions are introduced for a two-DM graph model to analyze conflict behavior and identify possible resolutions even when preferences are fuzzy. Fuzzy stability definitions describe varied human behavior in a conflict model; a state is fuzzy stable for a DM according to a specific fuzzy stability definition if a move to any other state, evaluated according to that definition, does not meet the DM's fuzzy satisficing threshold. A state that is fuzzy stable for all DMs under a specific fuzzy stability definition constitutes a fuzzy equilibrium under that definition, and is interpreted as a possible resolution of the conflict. Fuzzy stability definitions include fuzzy Nash stability, fuzzy general metarationality, fuzzy symmetric metarationality, and fuzzy sequential stability.
Effect of inner ear blood flow changes in Ménière's model mice

Conclusions. The endolymphatic sac (ES) is important for inner ear fluid homeostasis. A dysfunctional ES can cause vertigo attacks following additional stress such as a sudden change in endolymphatic volume and/or pressure, or restricted inner ear blood flow. Objective. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of vertigo attacks in Ménière's disease. Materials and methods. Adult CBA/J mice were given an intratympanic injection of lipopolysaccharide and an intraperitoneal injection of aldosterone. These ‘model’ animals had epinephrine or sodium nitroprusside (SNP) instilled into the middle ear cavity. Cochleae, vestibules, and endolymphatic sacs were studied morphologically by light microscopy. Results. The injection of epinephrine into the model animals reduced the endolymphatic hydrops in the cochlea, but also produced mild hydrops in the vestibule, which was never observed in untreated (control) animals. The ES did not react to epinephrine in the normal way. Injection of SNP did not cause any changes.
The Effect of Sexual Abuse on Deviant Behaviors Among Turkish Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Emotions

Drawing from Robert Agnew’s General Strain Theory, the purpose of this study is to examine the effect of sexual abuse on deviant behaviors, such as suicide, smoking, drinking, drug use, violent crime, and property crime, among Turkish adolescents. The article also aims to understand the mediating role of negative emotions, including depression and anger, as well as gender differences in this relationship. Findings from a series of analyses demonstrate that the experience of sexual abuse is significantly related to the likelihood of engaging in most of the deviant behaviors. In addition, the mediating role of negative emotions, particularly anger, was highlighted in the findings. Furthermore, the effect of sexual abuse on deviant behaviors was relatively greater for Turkish males compared with Turkish females. The current study contributes to the literature on the consequences of sexual abuse by considering them within the unique Islamic–Western cultural context of Turkey. Overall, findings suggest that this particular form of strain has a substantial impact on deviant behaviors among Turkish adolescents.
Activity Recognition for Quality Assessment of Batting Shots in Cricket using a Hierarchical Representation

Quality assessment in cricket is a complex task that is performed by understanding the combination of individual activities a player is able to perform and by assessing how well these activities are performed. We present a framework for inexpensive and accessible, automated recognition of cricketing shots. By means of body-worn inertial measurement units, movements of batsmen are recorded, which are then analysed using a parallelised, hierarchical recognition system that automatically classifies relevant categories of shots as required for assessing batting quality. Our system then generates meaningful visualisations of key performance parameters, including feet positions, attack/defence, and distribution of shots around the ground. These visualisations are the basis for objective skill assessment thereby focusing on specific personal improvement points as identified through our system. We evaluated our framework through a deployment study where 6 players engaged in batting exercises. Based on the recorded movement data we could automatically identify 20 classes of unique batting shot components with an average F1-score greater than 88%. This analysis is the basis for our detailed analysis of our study participants’ skills. Our system has the potential to rival expensive vision-based systems but at a fraction of the cost.
Finger motion estimation and synthesis for gesturing characters

In this paper, a novel methodology for estimating a virtual character's finger motion based on parameters provided by the character's wrist is presented. For the motion estimation process, firstly the motion sequences are classified into active and passive finger gesture phases with the active finger gestures classified according to different gesture types. Based on both classifications the system first searches for the gesture phase and then for the most appropriate gesture type. Having found the gesture type, or having determined that the input motion segment belongs to the passive phase, by using a metric, it retrieves the closest motion segment. Such a method can be beneficial in the finger motion estimation process, since both wrong estimations and the computational time of the searching process are reduced. Finally, in addition to the motion estimation process, an optimisation of the motion graphs methodology for searching optimal transitions between two consecutive motions is introduced.
Malnutrition–Inflammation Complex Syndrome and Hepatitis C in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Protein‐energy malnutrition and inflammation are among the leading causes of poor outcome in hemodialysis patients. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is accompanied by elevated proinflammatory mediators, also found in dialysis patients with malnutrition–inflammation complex syndrome. We aimed to study the rate and characteristics of malnutrition–inflammation complex syndrome (MICS) in hemodialysis patients, especially those with hepatitis C. The study included 147 patients (mean age 55.1 ± 12.9 years), 24.5% of whom were HCV‐positive, undergoing adequate hemodialysis three times a week for the last 52.7 ± 52.5 months. Parameters of nutrition and inflammation were investigated to evaluate MICS. HCV‐positive vs. HCV‐negative patients had significantly higher hematocrit (29.6 ± 4.5 g/dL vs. 28.1 ± 4.3, P < 0.05), uric acid (345.8 ± 96.5 vs. 321.3 ± 118.8 µmol/mL, P < 0.05), aspartate aminotransferase (AST, also known as serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) (23.3 ± 14.9 vs. 17.8 ± 9 U/L, P < 0.008), alanine aminotransferase (ALT, also known as serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]) (41.2 ± 28.7 vs. 26.6 ± 17.1 U/L, P < 0.0003), serum creatinine (980.4 ± 219.1 vs. 888.4 ± 202.9 µmol/mL, P < 0.022), intact parathyroid hormone (329.7 ± 630.5 vs. 110.2 ± 145.3 pg/mL, P < 0.002), malnutrition–inflammation score (7.4 ± 5.2 vs. 5.6 ± 4.1, P < 0.038), and Charlson comorbidity index (4.5 ± 1.5 vs. 4 ± 1.4, P < 0.05). MICS had a prevalence of 20–40% in our study. HCV‐positive patients had a significantly higher prevalence of MICS than HCV‐negative patients (30–40% vs. 20–30%).
Geometric analysis of antagonistic stiffness in redundantly actuated parallel mechanisms

Parallel closed-chain mechanical architectures allow for redundant actuation in the force domain. Antagonistic actuation, afforded by this input force redundancy, in conjunction with nonlinear linkage geometry creates an effective stiffness directly analogous to that of a wound metal spring. A general stiffness model for such systems is derived and it is shown that the constitutive relationship between actuation effort and active stiffness is the second-order kinematic constraint set relating the actuation sites. The extent of stiffness modulation possible is then evaluated and necessary conditions for full stiffness modulation are obtained. Configuration-dependent, second-order, geometric singularities affecting stiffness generation are illustrated in terms of a three-degree-of-freedom parallel spherical mechanism example and discussed in relation to their more commonly investigated first-order counterparts that affect force and velocity transmission. Finally, a load distribution methodology for simultaneous motion and stiffness generation is introduced, and it is shown that with hyperredundant actuation the internal load state of the mechanism can be controlled independent of its motion and effective stiffness. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
1 PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND GENDER GAP OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS ' CHILDREN IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA

The study examined school enrollment and gender gap of rural household children at the primary level. A multi-stage sampling technique was used in data collection. Probit model was used in analyzing the data set. Evidence from the analysis indicated that more boys were enrolled than girls. The factors considered affect male and female children differently. Father's education variable is significant for boys. It is not significant for girls. Mother's education variable though positive in both cases is not significant. The probit model predicted a gender gap of 12.56% in favour of boys. Most of the gap is due to differences in the ways households perceive male and female children. There is thus a preference for boys over girls in the demand for schooling. Based on the findings of this study, incentives for the enrollment of more girls were recommended. These include: differential fees, free tuition, and increased public subsidies for female education .
The Relationship Between Parental Report on the BRIEF and Performance-Based Measures of Executive Function in Children with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) is a questionnaire that assesses parental observations of behaviors associated with executive function in children in the home environment. The current investigation examines the relationship between the BRIEF and individually-administered neuropsychological tests in children with traumatic brain injury. Forty-eight children with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury were administered the WISC-III and several performance-based tests of executive function (the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Trail Making Test Part B, verbal fluency), and a parent completed the BRIEF. Results indicate that the Metacognition Index from the BRIEF correlates with Verbal IQ, but none of the index scores from the BRIEF correlate with any of the performance-based tests of executive function. Results are discussed with respect to the ecological validity of standardized clinical neuropsychological tests of executive function.
Value Congruence in Organizations: Literature Review, Theoretical Perspectives, and Future Directions

Extant literature on value congruence is fragmented due to different methodological treatments and theoretical perspectives. Proposing a typology of the value congruence concept, this paper reviews several key themes in value congruence research including staffing, socialization, leadership, job attitudes, performance, among others. By reviewing related antecedents and outcomes, discussing underlying theoretical perspectives, and highlighting future directions, this paper integrates value congruence research into a comprehensive framework. Managerial implications are also discussed where relevant.
Urinary tract injury in pelvic surgery.

The female genital and urinary tracts are anatomically closely related, so the potential for injury to one must always be considered when operating on the other. Urinary tract injury complicates an estimated 1% of all gynecologic procedures and cesarean sections. The keys to avoiding these injuries and to recognizing them when they occur are an understanding of the pertinent anatomy, the use of meticulous and methodical surgical technique with sharp dissection and gentle handling of tissues, maintaining a constant high index of suspicion, and the use of the cystoscope during surgery to rule out injury. Causing an intraoperative complication is a serious matter, but failure to recognize that one has done so is potentially disastrous. This is especially true concerning urinary tract injuries. Repair of recognized urinary tract injury during the same procedure has a good outcome most of the time. In contrast, unrecognized injuries, especially those to the ureter, repaired at a later time have a much poorer outcome. Unrecognized ureteral injury results in eventual unilateral loss of renal function in many instances. During surgery, the gynecologic surgeon must constantly consider the possibility of injury to the ureters or bladder. If any doubt exists, the patient should not leave the operating room before bladder integrity and ureteral patency are demonstrated with cystoscopy. If an injury has occurred, it should be addressed immediately under the same anesthetic. Delay of repair of unrecognized urinary tract injury can, depending on the nature of the injury and the length of delay, result in urinoma, ileus, oliguria, anuria, flank pain, fever, fistula formation, or loss of renal function. In this review we will discuss the incidence of both overt and occult urinary tract injury in pelvic surgery. Then we will review pertinent anatomy in relation to prevention strategies. We will discuss techniques for recognition of injury and review management options for when injury has occurred.
Reliability of Systems With Multiple Types of Dependent Components

Most practical systems consist of multiple types of components although the components perform the same task within the system. The analysis of such systems is more challenging than the systems with single type of components. In this paper, we present expressions for the survival function of the failure time, and mean time to failure of the system under the general case when the random failure times of components of the same type are exchangeable dependent and the random failure times of components of different type are dependent. As a case study, we apply our results to linear consecutive- k-out-of- n:F systems consisting of three different types of dependent components.
Susceptibility from Argentina Unusual Phenotypes of Quinolone Genes in Clinical Enterobacteria with Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Differential Distribution of

Published Ahead of Print 11 March 2013. 10.1128/AAC.01615-12. 2013, 57(6):2467. DOI: Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. Tolmasky and Alejandro Petroni Zorreguieta, Marcelo Galas, Alejandra Corso, Marcelo E. Leonor Guerriero, Ezequiel Albornoz, Tung Tran, Angeles Patricia Andres, Celeste Lucero, Alfonso Soler-Bistué, Susceptibility from Argentina Unusual Phenotypes of Quinolone Genes in Clinical Enterobacteria with Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Differential Distribution of
Transcriptional Activation of the Human p21WAF1/CIP1 Gene by Retinoic Acid Receptor

We reported previously that the induced differentiation of the myelomonocytic cell line U937 by vitamin D3 is facilitated by the transcriptional induction of the p21WAF1/CIP1 gene by the vitamin D3 receptor (Liu, M., Lee, M.-H., Cohen, M., and Freedman, L. P. (1996) Genes Dev. 10, 143-153). Retinoic acid (RA), a physiological metabolite of vitamin A, is also a potent inducer of differentiation of several cell types, including myeloid leukemic cells. Like vitamin D3, RA acts through a subfamily of nuclear hormone receptors, RARs and RXRs (retinoid X receptors), which regulate the expression of target genes by binding to specific DNA elements and modulating transcription initiation. In this report we demonstrate that the gene encoding p21 is also a RA-responsive target gene, and we describe a functional RA response element in this gene's promoter which is required to confer RA induction through RARRXR heterodimers. These results correlate the RA induction of monocytic differentiation of U937 cells with the transcriptional activation of the p21 gene and suggest a role for this cyclin/cyclin-dependent kinase complex inhibitor in facilitating this differentiation pathway.
A Multidimensional Approach to Sexual Aggression: Combining Measures of Past Behavior and Present Likelihood

Researchers have recognized the inadequacy of studying the general topic of sexual aggression by relying exclusively on samples of rapists identified by the judicial system. ’. ’ Not only is it well known that a small percentage of rapes are reported to the but there are various sexually aggressive acts that do not necessarily meet the legal definition of rape or sexual assault. Acts reported to the police may be only the “tip of the iceberg” of sexual aggression. Researchers have therefore sought to obtain samples from the general population in addition to identified rapists. Two types of self-report measures have been used to study heterosexual sexual aggression in general population samples. In the first, men indicated whether they had committed various forms of sexual aggres~ion. ~’ In the second, they reported the likelihood that they would engage in forced sex if they could be assured of not being identified or punished. *-” This latter measure appears to assess some aspect of the attraction or desire to commit sexual aggression (ifthere were no negative consequences to the aggressor). These two measures have at times been described as alternative approaches,2 and researchers have relied on one or the other. The present article contends that rather than being differing ways of assessing the same continuum, these two approaches represent different dimensions, and that combining them results in more comprehensive information than using either one alone. Theoretically, it may be expected that somewhat different information would be derived from the two variables of past sexual aggression and of desire to commit forced sex, as assessed by the likelihood of forcing sex measure. For the purposes of explication, consider crossing these two variables, with each having two levels, a low versus a high score, thereby yielding the following four cells: First, some men may not have engaged in any sexual aggression and may have no desire or attraction to do so. Second, some men may not have committed any sexual aggression, but may have some desire to do so if they could avoid punishment. Such desire may not have been expressed in actual behavior for various reasons. These could include fear of the consequences, the lack of opportunity to aggress, or having certain attributes or