Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Anticipating predictability: an ERP investigation of expectation-managing discourse markers in dialogue comprehension

ABSTRACT In two ERP experiments, we investigated how the Dutch discourse markers eigenlijk “actually”, signalling expectation disconfirmation, and inderdaad “indeed”, signalling expectation confirmation, affect incremental dialogue comprehension. We investigated their effects on the processing of subsequent (un)predictable words, and on the quality of word representations in memory. Participants read dialogues with (un)predictable endings that followed a discourse marker (eigenlijk in Experiment 1, inderdaad in Experiment 2) or a control adverb. We found no strong evidence that discourse markers modulated online predictability effects elicited by subsequently read words. However, words following eigenlijk elicited an enhanced posterior post-N400 positivity compared with words following an adverb regardless of their predictability, potentially reflecting increased processing costs associated with pragmatically driven discourse updating. No effects of inderdaad were found on online processing, but inderdaad seemed to influence memory for (un)predictable dialogue endings. These findings nuance our understanding of how pragmatic markers affect incremental language comprehension.
Investigation of Video Tutorial Effectiveness and Student Use for General Chemistry Laboratories

This is an electronic version of an article originally published by the Society for Applied Learning Technology as: Key, J. & Paskevicius, M. (2015). "Investigation of video tutorial effectiveness and student use for general chemistry laboratories". Journal of Applied Learning Technology, 5(4), 14-21. Journal of Applied Learning Technology is available online at: http://www.salt. org/salt.asp? ss=s&pn=jalt and this article is available at: http://www.salt. org/jalttoc.asp? key=195924.
Efficient high-resolution 3-D interpolation of meteorological variables for operational use

Abstract. In recent years, the use of mesoscale meteorological network data has been growing. An Optimal Interpolation (OI) method is used to interpolate on a regular grid the hourly averaged values of temperature, relative humidity, wind vector, atmospheric pressure, and hourly cumulated precipitation. For all variables, except precipitation, the background (i.e. first guess) information is obtained by detrending the observations using the geographical parameters. For precipitation, the M. Lema radar-derived best estimate of precipitation rate at the ground is used. The characteristics of the OI schemes are shown in several test cases using data from ARPA Lombardia's mesoscale meteorological network. Finally, a quantitative diagnostics for temperature and relative humidity is carried out by using Cross Validation (CV) scores computed with large sets of data.
Control of a Pneumatic Isolation Table Including Non-linear Quantizer

Active control methods are used to suppress vibrations in a pneumatic isolation table. To suppress vibration for large displacements, it is necessary to switch the control input instantaneously to the maximum or minimum input values. Therefore, active control by quantized control input generated using the on-oﬀ valves is suitable. To obtain high performance, it is necessary to consider the quantized action by on-oﬀ valves and the input time-delay that arises from loss of pressure. An important factor is that the quantizer used in this system is a non-linear quantizer. Although conventional methods can be applied to the system including the non-linear quantizer, it is highly possible that a performance of disturbance attenuation deteriorates compared to when using a linear quantizer. Therefore, a control method that can be applied to the system including the non-linear quantizer and can give high performance is proposed in this study. Furthermore, the proposed method is applied to a pneumatic isolation table and its performance is veriﬁed through numerical simulations and experiments.
Relationship of Classroom Management Strategies with Academic Performance of Students at College Level.

Classroom management procedures assume an indispensable part in upgrading learners' learning. Classroom administration involves the exercises to arrange and guide classes to accomplish particular objectives. To keep up a positive learning condition in the classroom is instructor obligation. A very much oversaw classroom offers a helpful domain for compelling instructing and learning. The principle point of the review was to investigate the relationship between classroom administration methodologies with scholarly execution of understudies. This study was quantitative in nature. Survey method was utilized to gather information from respondents. A sample of 370 teachers was selected from all male and female public colleges of Lahore. A five point Likert type scale was used to collect data. Different test Mean, t-test and Pearson-r were applied to analyze the data. The major finding of the study indicate that there was a positive relationship between teachers’ classroom management strategies and the performance or achievement of the students. A finding of the study also revealed that there was a positive relationship between teaching methods being used and achievement of learners.
Integrating Species‐Specific Information in Models Improves Regional Projections Under Climate Change

Models commonly used to project forest carbon response to climate change reduce biodiversity to a small number of plant functional types or plant functional traits for the sake of computational efficiency at large spatial scales. We simulated the climate sensitivity of the dominant woody vegetation types in New Mexico using both a generalized functional type and a species‐specific model parameterization. Both parameterizations achieve reasonable current carbon uptake rates and aboveground biomass amount at the ecosystem scale. When vegetation types are subjected to increasing temperature and decreasing precipitation, the generalized parameterization differs substantially from the species‐specific parameterization by homogenizing the diversity of adaptations for dealing with higher temperature and drought, leading to divergent responses under changing climate. We recommend integrating species‐specific information, when available, to improve projections of climate change impacts on forested ecosystems to develop robust ecosystem management strategies at regional scales.
Association of nutritional status with socio-economic and demographic variables of under five year old Nepalese children

Background: To see which socioeconomic and demographic variables associate with the nutritional status of under five-year old Nepalese children. This nationwide study provides a comprehensive analysis on of risk factors for childhood acute and chronic undernutrion. Methods: The Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2006 was used as a cross sectional data source. A total of 3630 children were analysed. Standard Z-score were used for children. Anaemia was also defined using international norms. The statistical analysis used was binary logistic regression, which was performed using SPSS software package for Windows. The cut-off for a significant result was <0.05. Results: The results showed that 1680 (46.3%) of children were stunted, 1384 (38.1%) were underweight, 513 (14.1%) were wasted and 1631 (44.9%) were anaemic. Underweight and stunting showed significant association with mother’s education and ethnicity. All nutritional factors were associated with ecological zone and standard of living. Also, underweight and wasting showed a significant relationship with religion. Conclusion: Maternal education, ecological zone, ethnicity and standard of living were the main predictors of child nutritional status.
An InGaP-GaAs HBT MMIC smart power amplifier for W-CDMA mobile handsets

We demonstrate a new linearized monolithic microwave integrated circuit smart power amplifier of extraordinary high power-added efficiency (PAE), especially at the most probable transmission power of wide-band code-division multiple-access handsets. A PAE of 21% at 16 dBm of output power, which is the maximum bound of the most probable transmission power in IS-95 systems, was obtained, as well as 40% at 28 dBm, the required maximum output power, with a single-chip MMIC power amplifier. The power amplifier has been devised with two InGaP-GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor amplifying chains parallel connected, each chain being optimized for a different P/sub 1dB/ (1-dB compression point) value: one for 16 dBm for the low-power mode, targeting the most probable transmission power, and the other for 28 dBm for the high-power mode. The high-power mode operation shows 40% of PAE and -30 dBc of adjacent channel leakage power ratio (ACLR) at the maximum output power of 28 dBm. The low-power mode operation exhibits -34 dBc of ACLR at 16 dBm with 14 mA of a quiescent current. This amplifier improves power usage efficiency and, consequently, the battery lifetime of the handset by a factor of three.
Where to prescribe burn: the costs and benefits of prescribed burning close to houses

Prescribed burning is used in Australia as a tool to manage fire risk and protect assets. A key challenge is deciding how to arrange the burns to generate the highest benefits to society. Studies have shown that prescribed burning in the wildland–urban interface (WUI) can reduce the risk of house loss due to wildfires, but the costs and benefits of different arrangements for prescribed burning treatments have rarely been estimated. In this study, we use three different models to explore the costs and benefits of modifying the spatial arrangement of prescribed burns on public land, using the south-west of Western Australia as a case study. We simulate two hypothetical scenarios: landscape treatments and WUI treatments. We evaluate the long-term costs and benefits of each scenario and compare the results from the three models, highlighting the management implications of each model. Results indicate that intensifying prescribed burning treatments in public land in the WUI achieves a greater reduction in damages compared with applying the majority of the treatments in rural areas. However, prescribed burning in the WUI is significantly more expensive and, despite additional benefits gained from this strategy, in most cases it is not the most economically efficient strategy.
Interaction between body talk in romantic relationships and body dissatisfaction on unhealthy body change behaviors

Unhealthy body change behaviors, such as eating disorder symptoms and muscle dysmorphia symptoms, can cause serious harm in individuals’ lives, impacting physical and emotional health. Body change behaviors have been shown to be associated with body dissatisfaction and body talk. However, individuals’ body talk with their romantic partner has not been well examined. The current study investigated the relationships between body talk with a romantic partner, gender, and body dissatisfaction with body change strategies, using a hierarchical regression that included direct relationships and interaction effects. Participants were college students who took an online study for class credit. Body dissatisfaction and body talk with a romantic partner were significant predictors of unhealthy body change behaviors, though they did not significantly interact with each other. Gender was found to interact only with body dissatisfaction with muscularity, suggesting that many of the relationships might not be fundamentally different for men and women. BODY TALK AND UNHEALTHY BODY CHANGE BEHAVIORS iv Table of
EFFECTS OF FILTERING ON BER PERFORMANCE OF AN OFDM SYSTEM

wireless communication system requires a higher sta ndard in order to provide high quality of services . Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is an efficient modulation systems which can be implemented easily. In this pa per , an effort has been made to analyze how well an OFDM system transmitted over an Additive White Gaussian Noise ( AWGN) channel using 16 QAM pulse shaping filters are also evaluated and results reveal that ce of the system in terms of BER. We use Different pulse shaping filters such as the Bit Error Rate ( BER) performance.
The aerodynamic design of oblique wing aircraft

Early History This paper deals wi th the potential advantages of asymmetrically-swept (oblique wing) aircraft, the difficulties encountered in their design, and some of the methods employed in the development of a supersonic research aircraft with an oblique wing. A variety of computational tools were combined with wind tunnel and water tunnel results in the a e r e dynamic design of a highly-swept, oblique wing. A rapid turnaround, performance prediction method WFS developed for initial sizing, optimal sweep scheduling, and selection of design flight conditions. Airfoils were optimized for these very high lift, transonic flow conditionsand wing camberand twist distributions were studied using several panel methods along with a three dimensional transonic optimization code. Selection of aircrart trimming strategies is complicated by strong inter-axis coupling associated with the asymmetry of oblique wings and by significant aeroelastic effects. The paper focuses on those aspects of the design and analysis methods of partirular importance to oblique wings.
Adapting Online Self-Regulated Learning Scale Into Turkish

The purpose of this study is to determine online self-regulated learning levels of students by adapting “Online Self-Regulated Learning Scale” designed by Barnard and his colleagues into Turkish. Present study, irrespective of being a scale analysis, is at the same time a qualitative research. It is executed via scan model. Study group of research consists of collectively 222 students. Firstly the original scale has been translated by two educational technologists who are efficient in both Turkish and English languages. The validity of scale’s original factor structure within Turkish culture has been tested via confirmatory factor analysis. In order to measure the reliability of scale, internal consistency analyses have been conducted on data. In order to detect self-regulated learning levels of students; frequency, percentage, arithmetical means, standard deviation and t tests have been employed. In differentiation analyses p<0,05 significance level has been considered sufficient. As a result it can reasonably be argued that “Online Self-Regulated Learning Scale” is a valid and reliable scale that can be employed in detecting online selfregulated learning levels of university students in Turkey. Additionally below given results have been obtained regarding students’ online self-regulated learning levels: Students’ online self-regulated learning skills are generally higher and their highest level of skills is “structuring the environment”, whereas the lowest skill is “goal setting”. Online self-regulated learning levels of students from Social Sciences Teaching Department are meaningfully lower than the students’ online self-regulated learning levels from other departments.
Efficacy of mizoribine treatment in patients with SjÖgren’s syndrome: an open pilot trial

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mizoribine in patients with SjÖgren’s syndrome. Forty patients with sicca syndrome, whose conditions were definitely diagnosed as SjÖgren’s syndrome, were given mizoribine orally at a dosage of 150 mg/day for 12 months. The percentage change in salivary secretion after 3, 6, and 12 months of the therapy increased to +112.2% (P ≪ 0.001), +119.9% (P ≪ 0.01), and +147.3% (P ≪ 0.001), respectively, compared with the baseline. Serum IgG levels decreased significantly throughout the study, and the level was 1969.4 ± 620.0 mg/dl after treatment for 12 months compared with the pretreatment value of 2094.3 ± 746.6 mg/dl (P ≪ 0.05). The patient’s assessment of clinical signs and symptoms on a 10-cm visual analog scale improved significantly from 7.2 ± 2.3 cm at the start of the treatment to 5.0 ± 1.9 cm after 12 months (P ≪ 0.001). There was a similar improvement in the physician’s assessment using the 10-cm visual analog scale: 7.1 ± 1.6 cm at the start of the treatment and 5.2 ± 1.9 cm after 12 months (P ≪ 0.001). With regard to safety, no serious adverse reactions were observed. Although a controlled study would be required to clarify the efficacy of mizoribine, these preliminary observations indicate its efficacy for ameliorating glandular symptoms through improvements in immune abnormalities in patients with SjÖgren’s syndrome.
Inflammatory myopathy associated with statins: report of three cases

Statins are well-established lipid-lowering drugs that reduce morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease and cause adverse effects relatively rarely. It is still unclear whether statins are capable of inducing an immune-mediated response directed against skeletal muscle. Here, we present the cases of three patients who developed inflammatory myopathy in the course of statin treatment. Moreover, multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions were found in two of them. The ability of statins to induce an immune-mediated response and their interactions with mitochondrial metabolism pathways are discussed.
A new blind adaptive algorithm based on Lagrange's formula for a smart antenna system in CDMA mobile communications

A new adaptive beamforming procedure is presented. The main contribution of the proposed technique is in its simplicity without loss of accuracy. The computational load is about O(2N/sup 2/+6N). It can further be reduced to O(4.5N) by approximating the autocovariance matrix with the instantaneous signal vector at each snapshot. The proposed technique is applied to the base station of a code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile communication system to demonstrate its performance in terms of the SINR (signal to interference+noise ratio), BER (bit-error-rate), and eventually the capacity of a given CDMA cell/sector.
The Structure of the Lexicon: Incorporating a cognitive approach in the TCM lexicon, with applications to lexicography, terminology and translation

ing from these IPs, the following common structure might be established: /(.) N. / WH SB PD OB where (.) N. stands for any type of noun that has already been generated and from which adjectives can be generated. In this abstract structure, the passive transformation has been “undone”. In the case of the adj. good (type [1] adjective), there would be a common core conceptual-semantic filling of the conceptual-syntactic category IS that would go for all the IPs (i.e. for all the different nouns) from which the adjective good could be generated, e.g. “fit to serve its purpose” (by way of speculation). This common core conceptual-semantic filling of IS in this common conceptual-syntactic structure /(.)N. <. >/ WH IS <. >, together with the entire common conceptual-syntactic structure could then be regarded as such a meta-entry in Pustejovsky’s terms: /(.)N. <. >/ WH IS <“fit to serve its purpose”>. The particular LSs which the various generated nouns belong to (expressed as /(.)N. <. >/) and/or have been borrowed from would provide the “contextual colouring” of this core meaning. As such, the linking of this core content (“fit to serve its purpose”) to the various relevant LSs could constitute the rules of compositionality or regularities of word behaviour that Pustejovsky (1995:62) mentions, or the construal rules that Miller (1978:102, quoted in Martin, 1988: 16) discusses, or the strategies for meaning extension and meaning specification in terms of Martin (1988:17). How these rules should be formulated in more detail is still speculation, and therefore I will not pursue this any further here. In any case, they should relate both the core conceptual-semantic content and the common conceptual-syntactic categories underlyingly associated with the adjectives in question – through the LSs and LDs of the already generated nouns from which they are generated – to the conceptual-semantic content and conceptualsyntactic structures of these LSs and LDs. In terms of TCM, adjectives like good would have a core meaning that is independent, as it were, from any noun or verb generated within a specific LS, and as such these adjectives differ from other adjectives such as e.g. drinking (<verbal instr./loc./sb./time adj.>), or thirsty (<verbal.n.adj./sb.adj>) that are generated within the LS SB <human> PD <drink> OB <liquid>. However whatever the type of adjective is, these rules of compositionality would probably be identical. Two serious problems remain for TCM to be solved. The first has to do with type (1) and (2), adjectives, and the question is what might be their underlyingly assostructure.lexicon. book Page 234 Tuesday, October 18, 2011 10:11 AM
Dictionary Learning With BLOTLESS Update

Algorithms for learning a dictionary to sparsely represent a given dataset typically alternate between sparse coding and dictionary update stages. Methods for dictionary update aim to minimise expansion error by updating dictionary vectors and expansion coefficients given patterns of non-zero coefficients obtained in the sparse coding stage. We propose a block total least squares (BLOTLESS) algorithm for dictionary update. BLOTLESS updates a block of dictionary elements and the corresponding sparse coefficients simultaneously. In the error free case, three necessary conditions for exact recovery are identified. Lower bounds on the number of training data are established so that the necessary conditions hold with high probability. Numerical simulations show that the bounds approximate well the number of training data needed for exact dictionary recovery. Numerical experiments further demonstrate several benefits of dictionary learning with BLOTLESS update compared with state-of-the-art algorithms especially when the amount of training data is small.
Conical holographic heat engines

We demonstrate that adding a conical deficit to a black hole holographic heat engine increases its efficiency; in contrast, allowing a black hole to accelerate decreases efficiency if the same average conical deficit is maintained. Adding other charges to the black hole does not change this qualitative effect. We also present a simple formula to calculate the efficiency of elliptical cycles for any black hole, which allows a more efficient numerical algorithm for computation.
Solving Multifacility Location Problems by DC Algorithms

The paper presents a new approach to solve multifacility location problems, which is based on mixed integer programming and algorithms for minimizing differences of convex (DC) functions. The main challenges for solving the multifacility location problems under consideration come from their intrinsic discrete, nonconvex, and nondifferentiable nature. We provide a reformulation of these problems as those of continuous optimization and then develop a new DC type algorithm for their solutions involving Nesterov's smoothing. The proposed algorithm is computationally implemented via MATLAB numerical tests on both artificial and real data sets.