Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Personeelsmanagement in revisie? Omgaan met diversiteit in Nederland.

De beroepsbevolking wordt steeds meer divers van aard hetgeen vraagt om een personeelsbeleid dat hier rekening mee houdt. In dit artikel presenteren we naast een theoretische verkenning van diversiteit ook de resultaten van een cross-sectionele survey naar de manier waarop 94 Nederlandse organisaties omgaan met diversiteit in het personeelsbestand. Uit de resultaten blijkt dat diversiteit voor veel van de onderzochte organisaties een punt van aandacht vormt in het personeelsbeleid. Een apart beleid voor doelgroepen vormt meestal de kern van het diversiteitsbeleid. Hieruit concluderen we dat diversiteit nog steeds een marginaal supplement is in personeelsmanagement. Voor een visie op en een praktijk van modern personeelsmanagement dient diversiteit juist uitgangspunt te zijn. De uitdaging ligt daarbij in het vergroten van de mogelijkheden om diversiteit strategisch te benutten en verschillen productief te maken, zonder daarbij uit het oog te verliezen dat diversiteit ook betrekking heeft op sociale rechtvaardigheid en gelijkheid in organisaties.
Effect of seasonal variation on the frequency of incident stroke hospitalizations in Scotland

Background: Strokes, like many other chronic diseases has a complex multi-factorial etiology. Factors like genetics, familial history, age, sex, ethnicity and race are all non-modifiable risk factors, whereas smoking, drinking, physical activity and diet can be modified to reduce the risk of stroke significantly. Aims: The aim of the present study was to see the association between seasonal variation and incidence of stroke in Scotland. Materials and Methods: Stroke data was obtained as SMR01 (1957, 639 incident stroke hospitalizations in Scotland between 1986-2005); from Information Service Division unit of National Health Service, Scotland and weather data from the United Kingdom Metrology Office. Using Chi square goodness of fit test, monthly as well as seasonal variations in the frequency of incidents strokes and its subtypes was evaluated after merging these data sets together. Result: In a total of 157,639 incident stroke hospitalizations between 1986-2005 in Scotland, overall incident strokes show statistically significant seasonal variations (P < 0.001, highest: Winter 26% and lowest: Summer 23.9%). Depending upon stroke sub-types, seasonal variation was found in incident strokes frequencies for intracerebral haemorrhage (winter: 26.2%; summer: 23.7%) ischaemic stroke (spring: 25.5%; summer 24.2%) and non-specific (winter: 26.4%; summer 23.7%). We failed to demonstrate any seasonal variations for subarachnoid haemorrhage. Conclusion: Winter predisposition seems to be multifactorial, i. e. , respiratory infection and increased serum concentrations of plasma fibrinogen, total cholesterol, C-reactive proteins and aldosterone.
Jornalismo de Dados: conceito e categorias

In this article, the authors propose new ways to classify how Data Journalism is being used in Brazilian newspapers. After having observed how data is presented on news pieces in online newspapers from all of the country, this study shows there are many different approaches, ranging from what is considered the typical data journalism pieces, which can be found on Folha de Sao Paulo, O Globo and Estado de S. Paulo, to what is considered here as “journalism with data”, were the data is not on the center of the story. Methodologically, the research monitored 48 online newspapers during 5 months and analyzed 2.296 news pieces, in which we were able to observe the main skills needed to produce data journalism: investigative competences (data search and treatment), interpretative competences (how to tell the story and show the relations between the data) and communicative competences (data visualizations as a way to facilitate the understanding of the story). Keywords: Data Journalism, CAR, Data Visualization.
Nonlinear X-ray Compton Scattering

X-ray scattering is a weak linear probe of matter. It is primarily sensitive to the position of electrons and their momentum distribution. Elastic X-ray scattering forms the basis of atomic structural determination while inelastic Compton scattering is often used as a spectroscopic probe of both single-particle excitations and collective modes. X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) are unique tools for studying matter on its natural time and length scales due to their bright and coherent ultrashort pulses. However, in the focus of an XFEL the assumption of a weak linear probe breaks down, and nonlinear light-matter interactions can become ubiquitous. The field can be sufficiently high that even non-resonant multiphoton interactions at hard X-rays wavelengths become relevant. Here we report the observation of one of the most fundamental nonlinear X-ray-matter interactions, the simultaneous Compton scattering of two identical photons producing a single photon at nearly twice the photon energy. We measure scattered photons with an energy near 18 keV generated from solid beryllium irradiated by 8.8-9.75 keV XFEL pulses. The intensity in the X-ray focus reaches up to 4x20 W/cm2, which corresponds to a peak electric field two orders of magnitude higher than the atomic unit of field-strength and within four orders of magnitude of the quantum electrodynamic critical field. The observed signal scales quadratically in intensity and is emitted into a non-dipolar pattern, consistent with the simultaneous two-photon scattering from free electrons. However, the energy of the generated photons shows an anomalously large redshift only present at high intensities. This indicates that the instantaneous high-intensity scattering effectively interacts with a different electron momentum distribution than linear Compton scattering, with implications for the study of atomic-scale structure and dynamics of matter
Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) Algorithm for Constrained Optimization Improved with Genetic Operators

Artificial bee colony (ABC) is a relatively new swarm intelligence based metaheuristic. It was successfully applied to unconstrained optimization problems and later it was adjusted for constrained problems as well. In this paper we introduce modifications to the ABC algorithm for constrained optimization problems that improve performance of the algorithm. Modifications are based on genetic algorithm (GA) operators and are applied to the creation of new candidate solutions. We implemented our modified algorithm and tested it on 13 standard benchmark functions. The results were compared to the results of the latest (2011) Karaboga and Akay’s ABC algorithm and other state-of-the-art algorithms where our modified algorithm showed improved performance considering best solutions and even more considering
Quantum conditional operations

An essential element of classical computation is the ``if-then'' construct, that accepts a control bit and an arbitrary gate, and provides conditional execution of the gate depending on the value of the controlling bit. On the other hand, quantum theory prevents the existence of an analogous universal construct accepting a control qubit and an arbitrary quantum gate as its input. Nevertheless, there are controllable sets of quantum gates for which such a construct exists. Here we provide a necessary and sufficient condition for a set of unitary transformations to be controllable, and we give a complete characterization of controllable sets in the two-dimensional case. This result reveals an interesting connection between the problem of controllability and the problem of extracting information from an unknown quantum gate while using it.
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL THROUGH MAN‐MACHINE DIALOGUE

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new method of information retrieval by man‐machine interaction. The dialogue supported has more symmetry than most interactive computer systems in that the machine forms an image (rather as a man does) of the view of the human enquirer, without requiring him to ask a precise question, and responds with references according to its image. Initial tests with a prototype program indicate that a performance equal to that obtainable from a more conventional on‐line retrieval system is possible without obliging the user to formulate his query.
Evaluation of Effects of Health Literacy, Numeracy Skills, and English Proficiency on Health Outcomes in the Population of People With Diabetes in East Harlem

IN BRIEF In the management of diabetes, adequate health literacy is necessary to help patients monitor their caloric and carbohydrate intake and monitor their blood glucose to achieve adequate glycemic control. This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the health literacy of patients with diabetes from East Harlem in New York City using the validated Newest Vital Sign screening tool and to investigate its association with microvascular complications of diabetes. Lower health literacy was found to be associated with higher microvascular complications in these patients with diabetes.
Classic Groundwater Simulations: Proving and Improving Numerical Models

Numerical models have now become almost mandatory for all water-resources studies because of increasing environmental concerns. This volume enables users to compare their own modelling methods with those currently in general use. It provides a collection of ground-water simulations that represent typical, hydrologic problems. The text also discusses eight types of flow and mass-transport problems and illustrates each problem with several existing numerical simulations.
4D Morphological segmentation and the MICCAI LV-segmentation grand challenge

The goal of the Cardiac MR Left Ventricle Segmentation Challenge at MICCAI 2009 is to compare state-of-the-art LV segmentation methods. This goal is facilitated through an evaluation system and a database of cardiac cine MR images, as well as expert contours, now freely available on the internet for research purposes. This challenge is important because the analysis and the segmentation of 3D+t sequences of MR cardiac images is fastidious, time consuming and error-prone for human operators, due to the large amount of data. Conversely, automated segmentation of cardiac images is well-known to be a challenging task. This paper describes the method that our group submitted for the challenge, based on 4D discrete mathematical morphology. This method leads to discrete segmentations, i.e, binary masks (bitmaps) of the left ventricular myocardiums that are both spatially and temporally consistent.
Características sócio-demograficas e de saúde entre idosos com hipertensão arterial - DOI: 10.4025/cienccuidsaude.v8i4.9689

This study described the socio-demographic characteristics and health among elderly with high blood pressure (HBP). This is a cross-sectional personal survey, conducted with 1,603 elderly residents in the urban area of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data were collected through at home interviews, selected by proportional systematic stratified sampling technique, and submitted to descriptive analysis and chi-square test (p <0.05). Among the elderly with hypertension, 69.8% were female, 52.1% in the age of 60 ├ 70 years, 55.3% had from 1 ├ 4 years of study and income of 1 minimum wage (53.8 %), whereas 58.8% received retirement pension. On health conditions, 47.5% considered their current health as regular with no difference between genders and age groups, 94.7% were using drugs regularly. The use of drugs was higher among women from 70 to 80 years of age; 75.5% used the public health service. Men, and elderly 70 ├ 80 years were the ones to use it the most; 36.4% reported to have 4 ├ 6 co-morbidities, women and those over 80 presented a higher number; and 54.9% reported not practicing any physical activity. The number was significantly higher among women and among the higher age groups.
SPSS for Windows Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference

SPSS for Windows Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference, 18.0Update is a comprehensive guide to using SPSS that takes students step-by-step through all SPSS procedures. Makes data analysis and SPSS procedures clear and accessible by presenting straightforward step-by-step instructions in each analysis chapter to clarify procedures. Hundreds of screen shots and step-by-step boxes guide the student through the program. All of the datasets used in the book are available for download online at www.pearsonhighered. com/IRC. Exercises at the end of each chapter give students an opportunity to practice using SPSS. Updated to reflect SPSS Version 18.0.
Teaching (Popular) Visual Culture: Deconstructing Disney in the Elementary Art Classroom

n the terrain of everyday life, popular culture is asignificant site of learning that provides substantial experiencesfor childrenand youth. Knowledge of selfand the world is often constructed, in part, through particular forms ofpopularvisual culture, from animated films to television programs. Theserepresentations are ideological texts that provide pleasure,communicateinformation, influenceconsumption, andarbitrate power relations(Giroux, 1997; Rogoff, 1998). These texts play asignificant role in the symbolic and material milieu of contemporary society by shaping, and often limiting,perceptionsof reality and constructing a normative "vision"of the world. uct
Minimally Invasive Treatment (XLIF) of Adjacent Segment Disease after prior Lumbar Fusions

Although adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) is a well-described process after lumbar fusion and there has been significant discussion in the literature about the surgical treatments of this process using traditional open techniques, there has been little discussion about the application of minimally invasive techniques to this complex problem. 100 consecutive patients with symptomatic ASD were treated with minimally invasive spinal fusion using the extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) technique. We examined this group to determine perioperative complications and early outcomes and compared this to prior traditional surgical treatments. Length of hospitalization averaged 1.13 days and hemoglobin change 1.34 g. There were no transfusions or infections. Visual analog pain scoring decreased from 8.6 preoperatively to 2.8 at 6 months postoperatively (67 patients). Minimally invasive surgery offers good early symptomatic improvement in patients with ASD with shorter hospitalization and fewer complications than traditional modalities. t in patients with ASD with shorter hospitalization and fewer complications than traditional modalities.
Robust global output feedback stabilization of underactuated ships on a linear course

This paper develops an output feedback controller that forces underactuated ships to globally ultimately track a straight line under environmental disturbances induced by wave, wind and ocean current. When there are no environmental disturbances, the controller is able to drive the heading angle and cross-tracking error to zero asymptotically. Based on the backstepping technique and some technical lemmas introduced for a nonlinear system with non-vanishing disturbances, an output feedback controller is developed by using a nonlinear observer, which globally exponentially estimates the unmeasured sway and yaw velocities from measured sway displacement and yaw angle. Simulation results on a 32 meters long ship are presented to validate the proposed controller.
Race Conditions in Message Sequence Charts

Race condition problem is known to be decidable for Message Sequence Charts (MSC) but it becomes undecidable for High-level MSC. This thesis introduces a modification of the race condition problem, so called trace race condition problem, that remains decidable even for High-level MSC (with coregions). In this thesis, we discuss differences between the race condition and the trace race condition problem and we argue that our concept is useful in model based design. We also propose an algorithm solving the trace race condition problem as well as show the problem itself to be NP-complete for HMSC with coregions.
Primary Testicular Lymphoma: A Study of 11 Cases

Primary testicular lymphoma(PTL) is an uncommon extranodal presentation constituting 1% of all NHL and 5% of all testicular neoplasm. The objective of our study was to identify the presenting signs and symptoms, treatment and outcome of patients with testicular lymphoma diagnosed atthe Hematology department of Farhat Hached University Hospital from 1997 to 2007 and to perform bibliography review about this pathology. Eleven cases were identified; the median age was 61 years (range:31-83). All patients presented with testicular and s crotal swelling or mass.B symptoms (recurrent fever of>38∫C temperature, night sweets and unexplained weight loss of>10% of the body weight within six months prior to diagnosis) were present in 6 patients. According to the
EKSPLORASI JENIS-JENIS PISANG PLANTAIN LOKAL ASAL DESA SUKAHARJA DAN DESA SUKAMULIH TASIKMALAYA JAWA BARAT SEBAGAI SUMBER BIBIT UNGGUL

Jenis-jenis pisang yang ada di Desa Sukaharja dan Desa Sukamulih sangat beragam jenisnya. Kegiatan eksplorasi ini hanya difokuskan pada jenis-jenis pisang olahan (plantain) seperti pisang nangka, pisang raja, pisang tanduk, dan lain-lain. Bidang KKNM-PPMD yang dilaksanakan adalah peningkatan pendapatan (sasaran jangka panjang), yang diupayakan melalui pemilihan bibit unggul pisang lokal. Sumber bibit unggul pisang lokal yang ada akan dikoleksi dan dievaluai di Laboratorium Pemuliaan Tanaman Fakultas Pertanian (Faperta) Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad). Hasil dari pengembangan ini (berupa bibit unggul) akan dikembalikan ke masyarakat di Desa Sukaharja dan Desa Sukamulih. Harapannya, penggunaan bibit unggul pisang ambon lokal yang baik akan menunjang pertumbuhan dan hasil yang maksimal sehingga pendapatan petani dapat ditingkatkan. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di Desa Sukaharja dan Desa Sukamulih Kecamatan Sariwangi Kabupaten Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat. Metode yang digunakan adalah analisis vegetasi (Indeks Nilai penting/INP) dan memberikan materi mengenai cara memilih bibit unggul pisang dalam bentuk eksplorasi dilapangan dan dan diskusi terkait dengan teknik budidaya secara teoritis dan teknik budidaya menurut petani pada umumnya. Kegiatan ini berupa diskusi berisi pengenalan dan seluk beluk tanaman pisang lokal, jenis bibit unggul pisang lokal yang baik untuk kegiatan pertanian, dan bagaimana cara memilihnya. Terdapat 13 jenis pisang olahan sebagai sumber plasma nutfah potensial untuk dikembangkan di Desa Sukaharja dan Desa Sukamulih. Pisang nangka memiliki INP sebesar 93.72%, pisang kapas memiliki INP sebesar 33.93%, pisang raja dan pisang medan secara berurutan memiliki INP 25.02%, dan 24.39%. Secara berurutan jenis pisang plantain yang mendominasi di Desa Sukamulih dan Desa Sukaharja adalah pisang nangka, kapas, raja, dan medan. Pisang nangka dapat dijadikan sebagi salah satu jenis pisang sebagai sumber bibit unggul dalam pengembangan pisang lokal yang ada di Desa Sukaharja dan Desa Sukamulih. Ditemukan tiga jenis pisang yang tergolong pisang nangka lokal antara lain: Nangka, Nangka Medan, dan Nangka Uli. Pisang nangka lokal terpilih sebagai pisang yang paling mendominasi di Desa Sukaharja dan Desa Sukamulih, sehingga dapat diajukan ke program kegiatan PKM lainnya dengan topik kegiatan IbM Kelompok Pisang Nangka Lokal (Mono Tahun DIKTI). Kata kunci: pisang olahan (plantain), INP, desa sukaharja, desa sukamulih
Visual learning: the effect of sketching on recall of a witness' account

The impact of sketching on memory for details of an account was examined across three experiments. In Experiment 1, participants (N = 84) were provided with an account of a robbery that was delivered either in an audio-visual sketch or an audio-only format, and asked to recall the account. In Experiment 2, participants (N = 116) were provided with an account regarding an assault that varied in length (5-minutes, 10-minutes, 15-minutes) and was presented in either audio-visual sketch or audio-only format. In Experiment 3, participants (N = 173) were provided with an account of an emergency medical situation that varied in presentation modality (audio-only, static sketch, hybrid sketch, dynamic sketch) and were either given the opportunity to have access to the sketch during recall or not have access to the sketch during recall. The results of the three experiments showed that participants provided with audio-visual sketch information outperformed participants provided with audio-only information. Experiment 2 revealed that short accounts are remembered better than longer accounts. Experiment 3 showed that dynamic visual information was remembered better than static visual information or audio-only information. In addition, Experiment 3 showed that having access to the sketch while recalling the account is less important as the mobility of the sketch increases. The utility of sketching as a viable learning mechanism for investigative interviewers is discussed.
Chronological Contexts of the Earliest Pottery Neolithic in the South Caucasus: Radiocarbon Dates for Göytepe and Hacı Elamxanlı Tepe, Azerbaijan

Research on the earliest Neolithic in the South Caucasus is still in its early stages. Establishing a solid chronological framework will help determine the timing of the emergence and subsequent development of regional Neolithic societies. This article reports on 46 radiocarbon dates obtained from the two recently excavated Early Pottery Neolithic sites of Göytepe and Hacı Elamxanlı Tepe, the oldest farming villages known to date in West Azerbaijan. Comparing the dates from other related sites demonstrates that several settlements representing the earliest Pottery Neolithic emerged almost simultaneously at the beginning of the sixth millennium B.C.E. in the northern and southern foothills of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. The lack of evidence for plant cultivation or animal husbandry at earlier sites suggests a foreign origin for agricultural economies in the South Caucasus. However, cultural items characterizing the initial agropastoral communities were not brought to the region as a package. Instead, we suggest that these early farming communities—that is, the Shomutepe-Shulaveri—underwent gradual but significant autochthonous developments likely deriving from the aceramic stage. The chronological framework provided by Göytepe and Hacı Elamxanlı Tepe serves as a reference point for identifying details of early farmers’ cultural developments in the South Caucasus. A free, downloadable appendix can be found under this article’s abstract on AJA Online.
Footwear for Distance Runners: The Minimalism Trend

international journal of athletic therapy & training © 2012 Human Kinetics IJATT 17(6), pp. 14-18 In the 1960 Olympics, Abebe Bikila won a gold medal after running barefoot for the entire marathon distance.1 Prior to this event, all runners either ran barefoot or in light footwear that offered only minimal support. The modern running shoe was introduced in the 1970s.2 Since that time, distance running has continued to increase in popularity, and now over 16 million people in the United States participate in distance running each year.3,4 Recently, barefoot running has become popular, and shoe manufacturers are catering to this new market by introducing “minimalist” shoes.5 The effects of barefoot/ minimalist running are unclear, however, especially among runners who have made a switch from running in supportive shoes. Running has a broad range of reported health benefits, including weight loss, cardiovascular health, reduced Footwear for Distance Runners: The Minimalism Trend INJURY PREVENTION & PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT