Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mental States Task (MST): development, validation, and correlates of a self-report measure of mentalization.

OBJECTIVES Mental states refer to the quality of one's capacity to mentally elaborate and open up to his or her subjective experience. The Mental States Task (MST) was developed to evaluate individual differences relative to this capacity. METHOD Using the MST, participants described a story from an emotionally challenging image and responded to a set of items about their cognitive and emotional processes while completing the task. The validation of the French version of the MST comprises two samples: 264 undergraduate/graduate students with a mean age of 27.27 years (Sample 1), and 206 students with a mean age of 26.61 years (Sample 2). The validation of the English version of the MST also includes two samples: 110 undergraduate students with a mean age of 20.15 years (Sample 3) and 188 students with a mean age of 20.90 years (Sample 4). RESULTS Results suggest that 6 mental states can be distinguished and that the MST presents an adequate factorial structure, in both its French and English versions. The MST scores were associated with mental state scores derived from a content analysis method and with other related constructs (e.g., authenticity, empathy). CONCLUSIONS Overall, findings provide convincing evidence of validity and reliability for the MST as an assessment tool of mental states. This innovative measure is likely to facilitate the clinical and empirical investigation of mentalization.
Pharmacokinetics of moxidectin and doramectin in goats.

The pharmacokinetic behaviour of doramectin after a single subcutaneous administration and moxidectin following a single subcutaneous or oral drench were studied in goats at a dosage of 0.2 mg kg(-1). The drug plasma concentration-time data were analysed by compartmental pharmacokinetics and non-compartmental methods. Maximum plasma concentrations of moxidectin were attained earlier and to a greater extent than doramectin (shorter t(max) and greater C(max) and AUC than doramectin). MRT of doramectin (4.91 +/- 0.07 days) was also significantly shorter than that of moxidectin (12.43 +/- 1.28 days). Then, the exposure of animals to doramectin in comparison with moxidectin was significantly shorter. The apparent absorption rate of moxidectin was not significantly different after oral and subcutaneous administration but the extent of absorption, reflected in the peak concentration (C(max)) and the area under the concentration-time curve (AUC), of the subcutaneous injection (24.27 +/- 1.99 ng ml(-1) and 136.72 +/- 7.35 ng d ml(-1) respectively) was significantly greater than that of the oral administration (15.53 +/- 1.27 ng ml(-1) and 36.72 +/- 4.05 ng d ml(-1) respectively). The mean residence time (MRT) of moxidectin didn't differ significantly when administered orally or subcutaneously. Therefore low oral bioavailability and the early emergence of resistance in this minor species may be related. These results deserve to be correlated with efficacy studies for refining dosage requirements of endectocides in this species.
Evaluation Corn Gluten Meal Nutritive Value for Broiler Chicks

Objective: The aim of this experiment was to determine chemical composition, protein quality of corn gluten meal (CGM) and its effect on growth performance of broiler chicks. Methods: Chemical composition and nitrogen corrected true metabolizable energy of CGM was determined by standard and precision-fed cockerel assay methods. For evaluating of protein quality, 90 male broiler chicks in a completely randomized design was used and fed experimental diets from 8 to 17 days of age and in the growth assay, 1200-day-old broiler chickens in a completely randomized design were used for evaluating effects of four levels of CGM on the growth performance, carcass characteristics. Results: The average of TMEn and crude protein content of CGM sample were 4145 kcal/kg and 60.44 %, respectively. The protein efficiency ratio (PER) and Net protein ratio (NPR) values for CGM were 1.26 and 2.30, respectively. The growth assay result showed that the all level of CGM had positive effect on broiler performance (P<0.01), While, the best weight gain and FCR were obtained in the birds were fed 12% of CGM in different weeks of experimental period. Conclusions: Therefore, it is suggested that the CGM can be used in the ration for improvement broiler chicks’ performance.
Effects of starter culture and storage on the flavor of liquid whey.

UNLABELLED The primary off flavors in dried whey proteins have been attributed to lipid oxidation products. A deeper understanding of lipid oxidation in fluid whey is crucial to understand how to minimize off flavors in dried whey protein. The objectives of this study were to further elucidate the role of storage and starter cultures as sources of lipid oxidation in whey. Fluid Cheddar, Mozzarella, and rennet-set wheys were manufactured from skim and whole milk. Liquid wheys and milks were evaluated by descriptive sensory and volatile instrumental analysis within 2 h of manufacture and following storage for 3 d at 4 °C. Culture type greatly influenced the oxidative stability of liquid whey, with Cheddar and Mozzarella whey differing not only in sensory profile, but also in volatile compounds. The type of starter culture (Mozzarella compared with Cheddar) had more influence on flavor than the set type (acid compared with culture). Milks had lower relative abundances of volatile free fatty acids than their liquid whey counterparts. Volatile lipid oxidation products in wheys were higher than in their respective milks, but oxidation in both milks and wheys increased with storage time. Wheys from Cheddar starters displayed more oxidation products than wheys from Mozzarella starters. Starter media did not have an effect on the flavor or oxidative stability of liquid whey, however, culture strain influenced lipid oxidation of fluid whey. PRACTICAL APPLICATION Lipid oxidation products are primary contributors to whey ingredient off-flavors. Flavor plays a critical and limiting role in widespread use of dried whey ingredients, and enhanced understanding of flavor and flavor formation in fluid whey are industrially relevant. Results from this study demonstrate that oxidation occurs in milk prior to cheesemaking but that starter type and starter strain influence also oxidative stability and lipid oxidation off flavors in fluid whey.
Manikin-Based Performance Evaluation of Elastomeric Respirators Against Combustion Particles

This study investigated the effects of faceseal leakage, breathing flow, and combustion material on the overall (non-size-selective) penetration of combustion particles into P-100 half and full facepiece elastomeric respirators used by firefighters. Respirators were tested on a breathing manikin exposed to aerosols produced by combustion of three materials (wood, paper, and plastic) in a room-size exposure chamber. Testing was performed using a single constant flow (inspiratory flow rate = 30 L/min) and three cyclic flows (mean inspiratory flow rates = 30, 85, and 135 L/min). Four sealing conditions (unsealed, nose-only sealed, nose and chin sealed, and fully sealed) were examined to evaluate the respirator faceseal leakage. Total aerosol concentration was measured inside (Cin) and outside (Cout) the respirator using a condensation particle counter. The total penetration through the respirator was determined as a ratio of the two (P = Cin / Cout). Faceseal leakage, breathing flow type and rate, and combustion material were all significant factors affecting the performance of the half mask and full facepiece respirators. The efficiency of P-100 respirator filters met the NIOSH certification criteria (penetration ≤0.03%); it was not significantly influenced by the challenge aerosol and flow type, which supports the current NIOSH testing procedure using a single challenge aerosol and a constant airflow. However, contrary to the NIOSH total inward leakage (TIL) test protocol assuming that the result is independent on the type of the tested aerosol, this study revealed that the challenge aerosol significantly affects the particle penetration through unsealed and partially sealed half mask respirators. Increasing leak size increased total particle penetration. The findings point to some limitations of the existing TIL test in predicting protection levels offered by half mask elastomeric respirators.
Diminished glucagon suppression after (cid:1) -cell reduction is due to impaired (cid:2) -cell function rather than an expansion of (cid:2) -cell mass

Diminished glucagon suppression after (cid:1) -cell reduction is due to impaired (cid:2) -cell function rather than an expansion of (cid:2) -cell mass. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 300: E717–E723, 2011. suppression of glucagon levels after oral glucose or meal ingestion is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes. Whether hyperglucagonemia after a (cid:1) -cell loss results from a functional upregulation of glucagon secretion or an increase in (cid:2) -cell mass is yet unclear. CD-1 mice were treated with streptozotocin (STZ) or saline. Pancreatic tissue was collected after 14, 21, and 28 days and examined for (cid:2) - and (cid:1) -cell mass and turnover. Intraperitoneal (ip) glucose tolerance tests were performed at day 28 as well as after 12 days of subcutaneous insulin treatment, and glucose, insulin, and glucagon levels were determined. STZ treatment led to fasting and post-challenge hyperglycemia ( P (cid:3) 0.001 vs. controls). Insulin levels increased after glucose injection in controls ( P (cid:3) 0.001) but were unchanged in STZ mice ( P (cid:4) 0.36). Intraperitoneal glucose elicited a 63.1 (cid:5) 4.1% glucagon suppression in control mice ( P (cid:3) 0.001), whereas the glucagon suppression was absent in STZ mice ( P (cid:4) 0.47). Insulin treatment failed to normalize glucagon levels. There was a signiﬁcant inverse association between insulin and glucagon levels after ip glucose ingestion ( r 2 (cid:4) 0.99). (cid:1) -Cell mass was reduced by (cid:6) 75% in STZ mice compared with controls ( P (cid:3) 0.001), whereas (cid:2) -cell mass remained unchanged ( P (cid:7) 0.05). (cid:2) -Cell apoptosis (TUNEL) and replication (Ki67) were rather infrequently noticed, with no signiﬁcant differences between the groups. These studies underline the importance of endogenous insulin for the glu-cose-induced suppression of glucagon secretion and suggest that the insufﬁcient decline in glucagon levels after glucose administration in diabetes is primarily due to a functional loss of intraislet inhibition of (cid:2) -cell function rather than an expansion of (cid:2) -cell mass.
TRANSPORT AND METABOLISM OF GLUCOSE IN ISOLATED ENTEROCYTES OF THE BLACK BULLHEAD ICTALURUS MELAS : EFFECTS OF DIET AND HORMONE S

, The uptake and metabolism of glucose were assessed in enterocytes isolated from black bullhead Ictalurus melas. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of diet and hormone treatment on glucose transport and metabolism, so the enterocyte was the most appropriate preparation. Glucose transport was estimated using specific inhibitors: glucose uptake measured in the presence of phlorizin presumably represents transport at the basolateral membrane, whereas glucose uptake in the presence of cytochalasin B presumably represents transport at the brush border. Feeding bullheads a standard diet resulted in maximum enterocyte rates of glucose uptake of 438.2±35.5 nmol mg −1cells h−1 for transport in the presence of cytochalasin B and 427.0±49.7 nmol mg−1cells h−1 (means ± S.E.M., N=12) for transport in the presence of phlorizin. These values represent 50 % of the total 3O-methylglucose transported. The rate of transport in the presence of cytochalasin B was increased in bullheads fed a high-carbohydrate diet. Incubating bullhead enterocytes with glucagon or glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP) at 10−8mol l−1 and with dexamethasone or isoproterenol at 10 −6mol l−1 significantly increased the rate of brush-border transport, but not the apparent affinity constant (Kt). Activation was dependent on hormone concentration. In contrast, insulin was without effect on transport rates, nor did it counteract activation by glucagon-family peptides. CO2 production rates from D[14C]glucose indicated that glucose metabolism was not limited by transport rates in the enterocytes. Glucagon and GLP decreased maximal oxidation rates, whereas dexamethasone, isoproterenol and insulin did not alter these rates. The activities of enterocyte hexokinase exceeded the rate of glucose oxidation but not the rate of transport of glucose, at least at maximum activities, implicating this enzyme as one component of the strategy to ensure that glucose is maximally available to the blood of this species.
Studying factors related to pressure ulcers prevention: a marginal scale model for modelling heterogeneity among hospitals.

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to analyse risk factors associated with the presence of pressure ulcer development in patients referred to several Italian hospitals, taking properly into account the within-hospital outcome correlation. METHODS We analysed data from a prevalence survey coordinated by the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel on 12,000 hospitalized patients in Italy, collecting information on patient's risk, presence of ulcers and prevention measures. The article describes the bases which generalized estimating equations rely on as well as their statistical properties. The article compares different model specifications in the light of background knowledge of the survey data and model assumptions, and discusses the potential for this modelling approach to apply in similar statistical situations. RESULTS In accordance with existing literature, factors associated with pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients were identified as Braden scale, age and assistance-connected aspects. Between-hospital variability seemed to be explained by the adopted degree of prevention (use of preventive equipment combined with a repositioning strategy). CONCLUSIONS Modelling the covariance matrix or the scale argument of the correlated binary responses (presence/absence of pressure ulcers) by using moment estimators based on generalized estimating equations prevents optimistic inference and provides an important insight into the role of structural differences among hospitals.
An Intra-Individual Analysis of Players' Perceived Coaching Behaviours, Psychological Needs, and Achievement Goals

The purpose of this study was to examine the relations between perceptions of coaching behaviours, psychological needs, achievement goals and motivational indicators (enjoyment and effort) at an intra-individual level. A total of 264 high-school basketball players aged between 14 to 17 years old from 19 schools in Singapore took part in the study. The participants completed a battery of questionnaires measuring perceived coach's leadership style, achievement goals, behavioural regulations and competence, needs satisfaction, and enjoyment. Cluster analysis found 3 distinct groups differing in perceived coaching behaviours among the basketball players. The three clusters differed significantly on the indices of intrinsic motivation, perceived needs satisfaction, and achievement goals. This study shows that distinct groups of players could be identified in terms of perceived coaching behaviours and these perceptions may impact the amount of enjoyment and effort exerted during training and competition, perceived competence, achievement goals and autonomy.
Glucocorticoid receptors GRα and GRβ are expressed in inflammatory dermatoses

BackgroundGlucocorticoids (GC) are the most commonly used antiinflammatory drugs in dermatology. The actions of GCs are mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Alternative splicing of GR mRNA gives rise to different isoforms, GRα and GRβ being the most important. GRβ antagonizes the activity of GRα and its up-regulation has been associated with glucocorticoid insensitivity in several non-cutaneous inflammatory diseases.MethodsUsing immunohistochemical stainings, we analyzed the expression of GRα and GRβ in lesional skin samples of patients with atopic dermatitis, lichen ruber planus, eczema nummulare and lichen simplex chronicus.We also conducted a study of 13 severe atopic patients to investigate the effect of prednisolone treatment on the expression of GR isoforms using quantitative PCR, western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. ResultsGRα and GRβ were expressed in atopic dermatitis, lichen ruber planus, eczema nummulare and lichen simplex chronicus. Our novel finding was that GRα is abundant in keratinocytes and cutaneous neutrophils. Nuclear staining of both GRα and GRβ was strongest in keratinocytes of patients with lichen ruber planus, whereas the least nuclear positivity was detected in keratinocytes of patients with atopic dermatitis. In severe atopic dermatitis GRα and GRβ were expressed in both peripheral blood mononuclear cells and the skin. The expression of GRα and GRβ varied during prednisolone therapy but the changes were not related to treatment response or GC insensitivity. ConclusionGRα and GRβ are expressed in inflammatory dermatoses. In severe atopic dermatitis the increased expression of GRβ mRNA is not connected to insensitivity against prednisolone treatment.
Total hip arthroplasty with the Lord prosthesis. A long-term follow-up study.

BACKGROUND The Lord prosthesis has been used rather extensively for total hip arthroplasty. In 1981, we began a prospective study for the purpose of determining the long-term results associated with the use of this prosthesis. In the present report, we describe the results for the living patients after a mean duration of follow-up of 17.5 years (range, fifteen to twenty years). METHODS One hundred and two patients (116 hips) with a mean age of sixty-two years at the time of the index arthroplasty were included in the study. Eighty-nine hips were in women, and twenty-seven were in men. The Lord femoral prosthesis (with a 32-mm head) and the Lord threaded cup were used in all patients. The protocol included radiographic analysis, recording of complications, and a clinical evaluation. The patients were evaluated at one to four years, five to nine years, and fifteen to twenty years. RESULTS One patient (one hip) refused to participate and forty-two patients (forty-five hips) died with the femoral component in place, leaving fifty-nine patients (seventy hips) available for clinical assessment. One femoral component was revised because of mechanical loosening, and one was revised because of a stem fracture. One stem appeared to be loose radiographically. Kaplan-Meier survivorship analysis with revision of the femoral component because of mechanical loosening, stem fracture, or radiographic loosening as the end point revealed a cumulative survival rate of 98% (95% confidence interval, 95.3% to 100.7%) (with twenty-eight hips at risk) at 17.5 years. Seventeen acetabular components were revised because of mechanical loosening, and sixteen were considered to be radiographically loose. Kaplan-Meier survivorship analysis with revision of the acetabular component because of mechanical or radiographic loosening as the end point revealed a cumulative survival rate of 65% (95% confidence interval, 53% to 72%) (with twenty-two hips at risk) at 17.5 years. CONCLUSIONS We believe that the survival rate of the Lord femoral component after 17.5 years of follow-up was excellent. However, there was a substantial rate of proximal femoral bone loss. The results associated with the threaded cup were rather poor, and many patients had a loose implant but few symptoms. We recommend that patients with these implants be followed closely so that revision can be performed before substantial destruction of the acetabulum has occurred. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic study, Level II-1 (prospective cohort study). See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
MSSUTop-k: Determining the Minimum Scan Scope for UTop-k Query over Uncertain Data

The semantics of UTop-k query is based on the possible world model, and the greatest challenge in processing UTop-k queries is the explosion of possible world space. In this direction, several optimized algorithms have been developed. However, uncertain databases are different in data distributions under different scoring functions, which has significant influence on the performance of the existing optimizing algorithms. In this paper, we propose two novel algorithms, MSSUTop-k and quick MSSUTop-k, for determining the minimum scan scope for UTop-k query processing. This work is important because before UTop-k query processing is started, users hope to know in advance how many and which tuples will be involved in UTop-k query processing. Then, they can make a balance between result precision and processing cost. So, it should be the prerequisite for answering UTop-k queries. MSSUTop-k can achieve accurate results but is relatively more costly in time complexity. Oppositely, quick MSSUTop-k can only achieve approximate results but performs better in time cost. We conduct comprehensive experiments to evaluate the performance of our proposed algorithms and analyze the relationship between the data distribution and the minimum scan scope of UTop-k queries.
A 325 GHz InP HBT Differential-Mode Amplifier

An MMIC amplifier operating at the highest reported frequency up to date for indium-phosphide double-heterojunction bipolar (DHBT) transistor technology is presented. The amplifier chain consists of seven unit-cell stages that contain differential-pair common-base HBTs and compact inverted microstrip matching networks. Amplifier operation in differential mode generates a virtual RF ground at a convenient location inside the unit cell. The measurements at 325 GHz show a small signal gain of 25 dB and a maximum output power of -1.5 dBm. An amplifier gain of greater than 20 dB is observed over 60 GHz bandwidth extending from 285 to 345 GHz.
Analysis of NBTI Degradation- and Recovery-Behavior Based on Ultra Fast VT-Measurements

We present a new direct VT measurement technique with arbitrary choice of drain voltage and a mus delay (factor of 1000 improvement) after stress. As shown this technique enables a meaningful comparison of data to theory (e.g. DeltaVT measurable as response to stress times from 100mus over 10 decades in time and an analysis of recovery over 11 decades in time) which may lead to a better understanding of NBTI. A fast precursor due to bulk trapping was found to significantly influence degradation slopes for all times. Based on a physical model - standard reaction/diffusion model plus fast bulk trapping -with just 3 fit parameters experimental degradation can be well modelled and degradation slopes <frac14 as well as > frac14 (both reported in literature) can be explained. A lifetime extrapolation based on this physical model is superior to the common straight line fit. There is no satisfying agreement of recovery data with reaction/diffusion theory. Further experimental and theoretical work is going to be needed