Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Accepted Manuscript Title : The sound of emotions — Towards a unifying neural network perspective of affective sound processing

Affective sounds are an integral part of the natural and social environment that shape and influence behavior across a multitude of species. In human primates, these affective sounds span a repertoire of environmental and human sounds when we vocalize or produce music. In terms of neural processing, cortical and subcortical brain areas constitute a distributed network that supports our listening experience to these affective sounds. Taking an exhaustive cross-domain view, we accordingly suggest a common neural network that facilitates the decoding of the emotional meaning from a wide source of sounds rather than a traditional view that postulates distinct neural systems for specific affective sound types. This new integrative neural network view unifies the decoding of affective valence in sounds, and ascribes differential as well as complementary functional roles to specific nodes within a common neural network. It also highlights the importance of an extended brain network beyond the central limbic and auditory brain systems engaged in the processing of affective sounds.
Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation After Conventional Discectomy: A Prospective, Randomized Study Comparing Full-endoscopic Interlaminar and Transforaminal Versus Microsurgical Revision

Study Design Prospective, randomized, controlled study of patients with recurrent lumbar disc herniations after conventional discectomy, operated either in a full-endoscopic or microsurgical technique. Objective Comparison of results of lumbar revision discectomies in full-endoscopic interlaminar and transforaminal technique with the conventional microsurgical technique. Summary of Background Data Recurrences after lumbar disc operations cannot be prevented. Because of the existing scarring, the risk of intraoperative complications may be increased and consecutive damage may arise owing to greater traumatization. In disc surgery, tissue-sparing interventions are becoming more widespread. Endoscopic techniques have become the standard in many areas because of the advantages they offer intraoperatively and postoperatively. With the transforaminal and interlaminar techniques, 2 full-endoscopic procedures are available for the lumbar spine. Methods Eighty-seven patients with recurrent herniation after conventional discectomy underwent full-endoscopic or microsurgical intervention and were followed for 2 years. In addition to general and specific parameters, the following measuring instruments were used: visual analog scale, German version of the North American Spine Society Instrument, Oswestry Low-Back Pain Disability Questionnaire. Results Postoperatively, 79% of the patients no longer had leg pain, and 16% had occasional pain. The clinical results were the same in both groups. The re-recurrence rate was 5.7% with no difference between the groups. The full-endoscopic techniques brought significant advantages in the following areas: rehabilitation, complications, and traumatization. Conclusions The clinical results of the full-endoscopic technique are equal to those of the microsurgical technique. At the same time, there are advantages in the operation technique and reduced traumatization. With the surgical devices and the possibility of selecting an interlaminar or posterolateral to lateral transforaminal procedure, recurrent lumbar disc herniations can be sufficiently removed using the full-endoscopic technique. Full-endoscopic surgery is a sufficient and safe supplementation and alternative to microsurgical procedures.
The impact of task phrasing on the choice of search keywords and on the search process and success

This experiment studied the impact of various task phrasings on the search process. Eighty-eight searchers performed four web search tasks prescribed by the researchers. Each task was linked to an existing target web page, containing a piece of text that served as the basis for the task. A matching phrasing was a task whose wording matched the text of the target page. A nonmatching phrasing was synonymous with the matching phrasing, but had no match with the target page. Searchers received tasks for both types in English and in Hebrew. The search process was logged. The findings confirm that task phrasing shapes the search process and outcome, and also user satisfaction. Each search stage—retrieval of the target page, visiting the target page, and finding the target answer—was associated with different phenomena; for example, target page retrieval was negatively affected by persistence in search patterns (e.g., use of phrases), user-originated keywords, shorter queries, and omitting key keywords from the queries. Searchers were easily driven away from the top-ranked target pages by lower-ranked pages with title tags matching the queries. Some searchers created consistently longer queries than other searchers, regardless of the task length. Several consistent behavior patterns that characterized the Hebrew language were uncovered, including the use of keyword modifications (replacing infinitive forms with nouns), omitting prefixes and articles, and preferences for the common language. The success self-assessment also depended on whether the wording of the answer matched the task phrasing. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Ionic channel changes in glaucomatous retinal ganglion cells: Multicompartment modeling

This research takes a step towards discovering underlying ionic channel changes in the glaucomatous ganglion cells. Glaucoma is characterized by a gradual death of retinal ganglion cells. In this paper, we propose a hypothesis that the ionic channel concentrations change during the progression of glaucoma. We use computer simulation of a multi-compartment morphologically correct model of a mouse retinal ganglion cell to verify our hypothesis. Using published experimental data, we alter the morphology of healthy ganglion cells to replicate glaucomatous cells. Our results suggest that in glaucomatous cell, the sodium channel concentration decreases in the soma by 30% and by 60% in the dendrites, calcium channel concentration decreases by 10% in all compartments, and leak channel concentration increases by 40% in the soma and by 100% in the dendrites.
Developing an accurate and simple dispersion analysis of TE10 mode of substrate integrated waveguides

A new method for determining the propagation constant and the effective width of Substrate Integrated Waveguides (SIWs) is presented in this paper. SIW cells can be viewed as two consecutive rectangular waveguide with same height but different width. By considering higher mode effects, using a reactive element, transmission ABCD matrix of a unit cell of SIW structure is obtained. By applying Floquet theorem, overall transfer matrix of the unit cell is achieved and propagation constant of the SIW structure is calculated. Also a closed form formula for effective width is derived. A review and comparisons with published and simulation results are also presented to show the accuracy of the proposed method.
Post‐sinus surgery insertion of steroid‐eluting bioabsorbable intranasal devices: A systematic review

Postendoscopic sinus surgery corticosteroid administration reduces polyp formation, inflammation, and adhesions. Steroid‐eluting bioabsorbable intranasal devices (SEBID) are novel interventions thought to improve local drug delivery while minimizing systemic side effects. The primary aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bioabsorbable SEBIDs. The secondary aim is to inform clinical recommendations and to introduce clinicians to this novel technology.
Problem Finding: a Theoretical Note

Despite the self-evident role of problems in initiating thought and the function of new problems in guiding thought toward new solutions, very little is known about how problems are found and formulated. Although there are dozens of theoretical statements, hundreds of psychometric instruments, and literally thousands of empirical studies of problem solving, there is hardly any systematic work on problem finding (Getzels, 1964; Getzels, 1975; Henle, 1975; Getzels & Csikszentmihalyi, 1976). Indeed, Cognitive Science itself, to cite it as an instance of many other journals in the field of cognition, informs potential contributors that it publishes articles "on. such topics as the representation of knowledge, language processing, image processing, question answering, inference, learning, problem solving, and planning" (see "Information for Authom"), but fails to make any mention of "question asking" or "problem posing9'-as if questions and problems, l i e the weather, were just there naturally. The purpose of this nots-and it is to be taken only as a note--is to call attention to the dative neglect of the "problem of the problem" by offering some tentative observations regarding the significance of problem finding in thought, the nature and variety of problems, and the human being as problemfinder.
Identification and characterization of a novel herpes simplex virus glycoprotein, gK, involved in cell fusion

Antipeptide sera were used to identify a novel glycoprotein encoded by the UL53 gene of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). The UL53 gene product is thought to play a central role in regulating membrane fusion because mutations giving rise to the syncytial phenotype, wherein cells are extensively fused, frequently map to this gene. A single 40-kDa protein, designated gK (the ninth HSV-1 glycoprotein to be described), was detected with antipeptide sera in cells infected with both wild-type and syncytial strains of HSV-1 which were labelled with [35S]methionine and [35S]cysteine or with [3H]glucosamine, and this protein was sensitive to treatment of cells with tunicamycin. With all other HSV glycoproteins studied to date, at least two glycosylated species, often differing substantially in electrophoretic mobility, have been observed in infected cells; thus, gK is unusual in this respect. The 40-kDa gK protein was also immunoprecipitated from cells infected with a recombinant adenovirus vector carrying the UL53 gene. Two glycosylated species of 39 and 41 kDa were produced when UL53 mRNA was translated in vitro in the presence of microsomes, and these proteins differed from gK produced in infected cells not only because they possessed different electrophoretic mobilities but also because they were unable to enter gels after being heated. In addition, a 36-kDa protein was detected in extracts from cells infected with HSV-2 with use of these sera.
Optimal Routing Control in Disconnected Machine-to-Machine Networks

Machine-to-machine (M2M) networks could be connected by a wide range of wireless technologies (e.g., Bluetooth, WiFi, RFID). Due to some factors (e.g., mobility of machines, limited communication range), it is hard to maintain the connectivity of the network, that is, the network is disconnected and it is a specific application of delay tolerant networks (DTN). Communication in such network often needs nodes working in a cooperative way. However, due to selfishness, nodes have no incentive to help others. Therefore, if the source requests help from other nodes, it needs to pay certain fees to them. The main goal of this paper is to explore efficient ways for the source to maximize the average delivery ratio when the total fees are limited. First, we mathematically characterize the average delivery ratio under different policies. Then we get the optimal policy through Pontryagin's maximum principle, and prove that the optimal policy conforms to the threshold form when the fees that other nodes require satisfy certain conditions. Simulations based on both synthetic and real motion traces show the accuracy of our model. Through extensive numerical results, we demonstrate that the optimal policy obtained by our model is the best.
Investigation of an Outbreak of Osteoarticular Infections Caused by Kingella Kingae in a Childcare Center Using Molecular Techniques

We describe an outbreak of 5 osteoarticular infections among 24 daycare center attendees. Polymerase chain reaction revealed Kingella kingae in the joint fluid of 1 child and in 85% of throat samples from healthy contacts. Multilocus sequence typing performed on the joint fluid and carriage isolates identified an unique sequence type. Rifampin failed to eradicate K. kingae carriage.
SUGARCANE BAGASSE AS SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COCONUT AROMA BY SOLID STATE FERMENTATION (SSF)

Brazil is one of the major producers of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) in the world and consequently produces large quantities of waste such as sugarcane bagasse, which can be used as inert support for the production of aroma compounds by SSF. The aim of this study was to evaluate the centesimal composition and particle size distribution of sugar cane bagasse, as well as its applicability as support for the production of 6-pentyl-α-pyrone by SSF. Analyses were performed in triplicate to evaluate the levels of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and moisture in the waste. Also evaluated were the particle size distribution and morphology structure of the sugarcane bagasse. The aroma compound produced shows that the studied waste can be used for 6PP production by Trichoderma harzianum IOC 4042 by SSF process. By kinetic production of aroma it is concluded that the seventh day of fermentation yielded the largest production of the aroma compound, as published for other studies.
The importance of a servant leader orientation

Background: Ensuring a quality nursing workforce for the future in a time of increasing labor shortage and declining nurse satisfaction is a key challenge to the health care industry. Understanding what impacts job satisfaction is vital to solving the problem of nurse attrition. Purposes: We suggest that the approach to supporting staff in the care giving role requires additional expectations of managers who supervise inpatient nursing staff. This study empirically tested the impact of nurse managers' servant leadership orientation on nurse job satisfaction. Methodology/Approach: Nurses providing direct bedside patient care within inpatient departments of a five-hospital system were asked to respond to four questionnaires. Seventeen departments participated. There were 346 available nurses across the departments. The average response rate was 73% across all of the units surveyed. Hypotheses were tested using multivariate regression analysis of the nurse-nurse manager dyad. Findings: Statistical findings of this study provided evidence that behaviors and attitudes of the nurse manager do impact employee job satisfaction. Departments where staff perceived that managers had higher servant leadership orientation demonstrated significant positive impact on individual employee job satisfaction. Practice Implications: Nursing is a unique occupation in that it requires both competence in professional service and compassion in patient caregiving. Hospitals are not factories dealing with inanimate objects or data. The results of this research suggested that the management approach in a health care environment might be enhanced by a more servant-oriented management approach. Specific policy changes that may be implied on the basis of findings of this research include key areas of management selection, management development, and management reward/evaluation.
Pediatric cutaneous mastocytosis: a review of 180 patients.

BACKGROUND Mastocytosis is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by the abnormal infiltration of mast cells in the skin and, sometimes, other organs. Some patients may experience symptoms related to mast cell mediator release. OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical features of cutaneous mastocytosis in a large series of children. METHODS We conducted a file review of all children clinically diagnosed with cutaneous mastocytosis in our department over the last 20 years. We evaluated gender, age at onset, character and distribution of the lesions, associated symptoms, and course of the disease. RESULTS Altogether, 180 patients with cutaneous mastocytosis were identified. The male to female ratio was 1.5:1. About one-third of patients had a mastocytoma, which was present at birth in over 40% and appeared during the first year of life in most of the remainder. Urticaria pigmentosa was noted in 65% of the patients, presenting at birth in 20% and during the first year in most of the remainder. The majority of lesions was distributed over the trunk and limbs. Different kinds of associated symptoms were noted. Prognosis in general was good. Only 11% of the cases, all urticaria pigmentosa, were familial. CONCLUSIONS Most cases of pediatric mastocytosis are sporadic and appear during the first 2 years of life, especially on the trunk. Urticaria pigmentosa is the most frequent variant. The prognosis of pediatric mastocytosis, in general, is good.
High-temperature behavior of supported graphene: Electron-phonon coupling and substrate-induced doping

One of the salient features of graphene is the very high carrier mobility that implies tremendous potential for use in electronic devices. Unfortunately, transport measurements find the expected high mobility only in freely suspended graphen. When supported on a surface, graphene shows a strongly reduced mobility, and an especially severe reduction for temperatures above 200 K. A temperature-dependent mobility reduction could be explained by scattering of carriers with phonons, but this is expected to be weak for pristine, weakly-doped graphene. The mobility reduction has therefore been ascribed to the interaction with confined ripples or substrate phonons. Here we study the temperature-dependent electronic structure of supported graphene by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, a technique that can reveal the origin of the phenomena observed in transport measurements. We show that the electron-phonon coupling for weakly-doped, supported graphene on a metal surface is indeed extremely weak, reaching the lowest value ever reported for any material. However, the temperature-dependent dynamic interaction with the substrate leads to a complex and dramatic change in the carrier type and density that is relevant for transport. Using ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, we show that these changes in the electronic structure are mainly caused by fluctuations in the graphene-substrate distance.
Oral corticosteroids in the management of adult chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps: an evidence‐based review with recommendations

Oral steroids are commonly used in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with and without nasal polyps (CRSwNP and CRSsNP, respectively). Past reports have included evaluation of the evidence for the use of oral steroids in CRS subtypes. However, a review with evidence‐based recommendations for all CRS subtypes has never been performed. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive, evidence‐based approach for the utilization of oral steroids in the management of CRS.
Cohort Profile: The INTERGENE Study.

Cohort Profile: The INTERGENE Study Kirsten Mehlig,* Christina Berg, Lena Björck, Fredrik Nyberg, Anna-Carin Olin, Annika Rosengren, Elisabeth Strandhagen, Kjell Torén, Dag S Thelle and Lauren Lissner Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Section for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Medical Evidence and Observational Research Centre, Global Medical Affairs, AstraZeneca Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden and Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Quantitative description of two sitting postures. With and without a lumbar support pillow.

This study investigated changes in angular position of the forearm, upper arm, pelvis, trunk, neck, and head during relaxed sitting with and without a lumbar support pillow. Data markers were placed on specified anatomical sites of 19 healthy adults (10 women and 9 men) who then had sagittal plane photographs taken in the two different sitting postures. Using a protractor, we measured segment angles with respect to the horizontal on all photographs. Use of the lumbar support pillow during relaxed sitting showed a significant difference (p less than or equal to .05) in the segment angles of forearm, upper arm, pelvis, and trunk. The use of a lumbar support pillow to change sitting posture is supported.
N-terminal deletions in Rous sarcoma virus p60src: effects on tyrosine kinase and biological activities and on recombination in tissue culture with the cellular src gene

We have constructed deletions within the region of cloned Rous sarcoma virus DNA coding for the N-terminal 30 kilodaltons of p60src. Infectious virus was recovered after transfection. Deletions of amino acids 15 to 149, 15 to 169, or 149 to 169 attenuated but did not abolish transforming activity, as assayed by focus formation and anchorage-independent growth. These deletions also had only slight effects on the tyrosine kinase activity of the mutant src protein. Deletion of amino acids 169 to 264 or 15 to 264 completely abolished transforming activity, and src kinase activity was reduced at least 10-fold. However, these mutant viruses generated low levels of transforming virus by recombination with the cellular src gene. The results suggest that as well as previously identified functional domains for p60src myristylation and membrane binding (amino acids 1 to 14) and tyrosine kinase activity (amino acids 250 to 526), additional N-terminal sequences (particularly amino acids 82 to 169) can influence the transforming activity of the src protein.