Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Access-Based Consumption of Clothes: Ownership, Attachment, and Identity

Whereas ownership has traditionally been central to consumption, consuming objects by accessing them rather than owning is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative for consumers. Accessbased consumption is seen to liberate consumers from the obligations of ownership and allow them to experience something they normally could not. The purpose of this study is to explore the phenomena of access-based consumption and gain understanding on the nature of ownership in access-based consumption and its relation to consumers’ identity work. The study is conducted in highly visible and highly symbolic consumption context of clothing, which is assumed to enrich our understanding on the phenomena. The study relies on the consumer research literature of construction-through-consumption and liquid consumption. The study is qualitative and interpretive in nature, relying on semi-structured in-depth interviews of seven clothing library users as the main data collection method. Materiality is added as an additional layer to the study through relying on the method of wardrobe interviews. Wardrobe interviews are employed in order to better understand the person-object relationships. The study deepens our understanding on how objects within the realm of access-based consumption are employed in consumers’ identity narratives and what kind of interplay they have with the objects belonging to one’s own wardrobe. By building on the literature of construction-throughconsumption, this study suggests that access-based consumption may provide consumers with unique opportunities for identity expression, identity experimentation, and reaching for desirable identities that are out of consumers reach in traditional ownership. Ownership is found to be an important source for constructing coherent identities. This study adds on our understanding of the nature of ownership in access-based consumption as it illustrates how consumers may form attachment with access-based goods and how they aim to control it. Lastly, this study expands our understanding on managing wardrobe as a clothing collection by illustrating the interplay of liquid, access-based clothes with the solid core of clothes collection, and by suggesting how liquid consumption may help consumers in managing coherent wardrobes.
A Meta-Analysis of Loss Aversion in Risky Contexts

Loss aversion is widely regarded as the most robust and ubiquitous finding in behavioural economics. According to the loss aversion hypothesis, the subjective value of losses exceeds the subjective value of equivalent gains. One common assumption in the literature is that this asymmetry represents a fundamental and stable feature of people’s preferences. In cumulative prospect theory, loss aversion is captured by the lambda (λ) parameter, which controls the steepness of the value function for losses. Estimates of λ by Tversky and Kahneman (1992) found evidence for considerable overweighting of losses in risky choice (λ = 2.25). But others find very different levels of loss aversion, with some reporting weak loss aversion or even loss neutrality. In order to assess what is the average level of λ reported in the literature, we set out to conduct a meta-analysis of studies in which λ parameter of the cumulative prospect theory parameter was estimated from individual choices between risky prospects. We draw three conclusions. First, surprisingly few studies have estimated λ using risky choices, and there are only a few datasets suitable to perform model fitting. Second, much of the data are of poor quality, making it impossible to obtain precise estimates of the prospect theory’s parameters. Third, using a random-effect meta-analysis upon the available data, we found a small λ of 1.31, 95% CI [1.10, 1.53].
On the Potential Effect of Increased Dietary Intake of Fruits and Vegetables on Biomarkers of Lipid Peroxidation in Type 2 Diabetes Patients

The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that an increased consumption of fruits and vegetables up to 600 g per day in type 2 diabetes patients can reduce oxidative damages to lipids. After a clinical examination, 29 type 2 diabetes patients were divided into two groups: the first one did not receive any special instructions about the diet while the second one received fruits and vegetables consumption advices thanks to a picture catalogue describing types of fruits and vegetables as well as quantities to be eaten every day. After two months of intervention, plasma concentrations in vitamin C, b-carotene and polyphenols remained unchanged in both groups when compared to baseline values. No significant decrease in lipid peroxidation as evidenced by nine biomarkers (malonaldehyde as TBARâ€™s, lipid peroxides, oxidized LDL, antibodies against oxidized LDL, isoprostanes, 7-keto-cholesterol, 7b-hydroxycholesterol, 4-hydroxynonenal metabolite, LDL size) was also noted. In conclusion, our findings confirmed the fact that the effect of high intake of fruits and vegetables on reducing oxidative damage to lipids remains largely controversial even in patients having an oxidative stress profile. Moreover, the present leaves open the question of the most appropriate markers of lipid peroxidation since only small correlations were evidenced between the large battery of tests investigated.
CAUSES OF CIRCULAR ANIMAL GROUP MOVEMENTS

Ant mill, caterpillar circle, bat doughnut, amphibian vortex, duck swirl, and fish torus are different names for rotating circular animal formations, where individuals turn around a common center. These “collective vortex behaviors” occur at different group sizes from pairs to several million individuals and have been reported in a large number of organisms, from bacteria to vertebrates, including humans. However, to date, no comprehensive review and synthesis of the literature on vortex behaviors has been conducted. Here, we review the state of the art of the proximate and ultimate causes of vortex behaviors. The ubiquity of this behavioral phenomenon could suggest common causes or fundamental underlying principles across contexts. However, we find that a variety of proximate mechanisms give rise to vortex behaviors. We highlight the potential benefits of collective vortex behaviors to individuals involved in them. For example, in some species, vortices increase feeding efficiency and could give protection against predators. It has also been argued that vortices could improve collective decision-making and information transfer. We highlight gaps in our understanding of these ubiquitous behavioral phenomena and discuss future directions for research in vortex studies.
REVIEW INTEGRATIVE OF THE LITERATURE

Objective: conducting a survey about delirium in the elderly in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Method: an integrative review of the literature held in databases MEDLINE and IBECS, in May 2012, whose inclusion criteria were: to be published between May 2007 to May 2012, available in full and in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Results: there were found 68 productions and selected 16, which were categorized into: 1) Incidence and prevalence of delirium in the elderly in ICU; 2) Factors predisposing and precipitating risk of delirium in the elderly in ICU and 3) Strategies for preventing modifiable risk factors of delirium in the elderly patients in the ICU. Conclusion: the scientific production about delirium is incipient in Brazil, health professionals, especially nurses, need to improving the recognition of this syndrome and implementing strategies for risk prevention factors for delirium. Descriptors: Elderly, Delirium, Intensive care units.
Understanding the ensemble pianist: a theoretical framework

The aim of this study was to develop a theoretical model of the attainment of high quality in musical ensemble performance as perceived by the pianist and to identify the factors affecting this process. The research has followed an inductive interpretative approach, applying qualitative methods. The analytic material was collected through the process of interviewing and analysed following grounded theory procedures and techniques. The analysis of the data allowed five categories to emerge, namely, searching for balance, externalization of attention, regulating, time availability and achieving integration, which mainly reflected the pianists' thoughts and concerns about their participation in ensemble music-making in relation to the co-performers' co-action as they collectively attempt to reach for high quality in musical ensemble performance. The five categories were eventually brought together in an integrative model to propose elements of a theory of the attainment of high quality in musical ensemble performance from the pianist's point of view. This article will present the emergent theoretical framework, together with an account of the methodological process followed.
Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution Exposure and Hypertension

The relationship between exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) and hyperten‐ sion in humans is controversial. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to quantify the predictability of ambient PM on the risk of incident hypertension in humans. The selection criteria included the studies that could provide quantitative estimates of the change in hypertension prevalence linked with exposure to either indicator of PM. The health outcome of “hypertension” was defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 140 mmHg and greater and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90 mmHg or greater and/ or taking antihypertensive drugs or diagnosis by a physician or self-reported hypertension. A total of 647 studies were initially identified through online database searches, and finally five studies met the inclusion criteria. The combined results of reported relative risk from the five included studies revealed that ambient PM was positively associated with hypertension (OR = 1.03; 95% CI: 0.99–1.06), but this was not statistically significant. When stratified by the PM size, the results showed that the odds ratio for hypertension increased by 1.03 (95% CI: 0.93–1.14) per 10 μg/m 3 increase in PM 2.5 , 1.04 (95% CI: 0.98–1.10) in PM 10 , and 0.99 (95% CI: 0.92–1.07) in PM 2.5–10 . In conclusion, to get more information about the associations between PM and hyper‐ tension, many studies need to be undertaken further to clarify these relationships. studies were required to provide quantitative estimates of the change in hypertension prevalence linked with exposure to either indicator of PM; this could be reported as the change in risk per microgram per cubic meter or per quantile of exposure. Studies that reported results for the association of hypertension with other air pollutants or exposure to traffic but did not provide quantitative estimates for PM were not included in the meta-analysis. The health outcome of “Hypertension” was defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 140 mmHg and greater and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90 mmHg or greater and/or taking anti-hypertensive drugs or diagnosis by a physician or self-reported hypertension.
Effects of Comparison Question Type and Between Test Stimulation on the Validity of Comparison Question Test

Abstract : This study examined the validity of two approaches to the comparison question test. Probable-lie and directed-lie comparison questions were evaluated in a mock crime experiment with 250 participants. Review of questions between charts was also manipulated Participants took a DACA style single issue polygraph examination. Resultant polygraph data were evaluated with the Objective Scoring System. Analyses found no evidence for significant differences between the validity of the probable-lie and directed-lie approaches. However, there was a significant effect of between repetition stimulation on decisions, reflecting an increased number of true positive outcomes when stimulation was employed and a higher number of false positive errors without stimulation. Although there were no significant effects of the approach to comparison questions, there is much to recommend the directed-lie approach: It is simpler and far more standardized. It is easy to teach and to use. A very small number of directed-lie questions can be used for essentially all examinations. These and other positive factors suggest that the directed-lie should be considered for wider application in field settings. The significant positive effect for between repetition stimulation recommends this practice for adoption in the field.
under-qualified English language teachers with little or no pre-service teacher education or prior 2 Factors on Continuation of a Collaborative Program for Communicative Language Teaching

In this study, the continued use of core elements of a collaborative professional development program (CPDP) for communicative language teaching (CLT) after program termination is reported. A cross-sectional design using quantitative and qualitative data collection was applied. Teachers, facilitators and management perceived CPDP relevant and teachers appreciated the program elements. Teachers who participated in the development and implementation sessions of CPDP tended to apply CPDP-elements better than teachers who merely used CPDP elements. Teacher collaboration was limited. Facilitators and management offered little support for teachers after the termination of the CPDP. The study recommended embedding CPDP in the English language department system as an in-service professional development program.
Separate versus Concurrent Calibration Methods in Vertical Scaling.

TITLE Separate versus Concurrent Calibration Methods in Vertical Scaling. PUB DATE 2003-04-00 NOTE 47p. ; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (Chicago, IL, April 2224, 2003). PUB TYPE Reports Research (143) Speeches/Meeting Papers (150) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Estimation (Mathematics); *Mathematics Tests; *Scaling; *Scoring; State Programs; *Testing Programs IDENTIFIERS *Calibration; Colorado Student Assessment Program; *Vertical Equating
Sciurus spadiceus (Rodentia: Sciuridae)

Abstract: Sciurus spadiceus Olfers, 1818, is a sciurid commonly known as the southern Amazon red squirrel. S. spadiceus is a large-bodied tree squirrel with a variable color pattern, but typically has a reddish brown dorsum, a dark midline, a white venter, and a brown and orange tail. S. spadiceus ranges from southern Colombia and Venezuela, south through Peru, western Brazil, Ecuador, and Bolivia in lowland rain forest. This species is listed as “Least Concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
Protein Deficient Diabetes Mellitus (PDDM) in India

Of the two sub-classes of MRDM spelt out by WHO Study Group the entity protein-deficient pancreatic diabetes (PDPD) has remained more contentious [1,2]. Controversy was mooted in the very name coined by the learned members of the Study Group. Having stated that in this category "pancreatic calcification and fibrosis are absent" [1] and laying emphasis on the "absence of radiographic or other evidences of intraductal pancreatic calcification or dilatation of the ducts and absence of demonstrable malabsorption of nutrients caused by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency [1] there does not appear any justification for naming it protein-deficient PANCREATIC diabetes. This was pointed out by one of us to Prof. J.S. Bajaj, vice –chairman of the Study Group who realised the discrepancy and agreed upon the currently used term protein-deficient diabetes mellitus (PDDM), originally adopted at the VINational Congress of the Diabetic Association of India, Cuttack, 1987 and the 13 Congress of International Diabetes Federation, Sydney. 1988.
Eyewitness Recall and Testimony.

In Akira Kurosawa's classic film Rashomon, four eyewitnesses recount different versions of an event involving a man's murder and the rape of his wife. The four highly discrepant recollections of the same event suggest that not only are many details forgotten, but that much of the information that is "remembered" may be distorted or fabricated, or is at the very least, inherently subjective. The film highlights the intricacies of eyewitness recall and testimony in real-life situations, forcefully conveying the fact that memory does not operate like a video recorder. Identifying the factors and memory processes that may account for such discrepancies between different recollections of the same event poses an important challenge for memory researchers. It also raises difficult questions concerning "truth" and "accuracy. " What causes one person's recollection to differ from another's and from the observed event? Following the classic work of Ebbinghaus (1895/1964), the traditional experimental approach in memory research has focused almost exclusively on memory quantity; that is, on the amount of information that is retained or can be reproduced (Koriat & Goldsmith, 1 996a, 1996b). This line of research has identified various factors that determine the strength of the memory "trace," thereby affecting the amount of event-related information that is remembered. First, people's original encoding of events may vary as a result of differences in such factors as perceptual conditions (e.g., lighting, vantage point, quality of the physical stimuli), the distinctiveness and impor-
CAN DEEP MACHINE LEARNING OUTSMART THE MARKET? A COMPARISON BETWEEN ECONOMETRIC MODELLING AND LONG- SHORT TERM MEMORY

Using long-short term memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network (RNN) architecture, we analyse data from the Romanian stock markets in the attempt to forecast its future trend. Then we try to compare the results using the classical statistical modelling tools, further employing back testing to prove our findings. We believe that the LSTM should be the next tool in balancing portfolios and reducing market risk.
The Effect of Gender on Motivation and Student Achievement in Digital Game-based Learning: A Case Study of a Contented-Based Classroom

This study attempts to probe into the impact of learners' gender on learning outcomes and motivation. A digital game focusing on the topic of emergency first aid is designed for the purpose of this present study, according to the curriculum objectives for a content-based instruction (CBI) course as part of the experiment. In the process of playing the game, learners are able to acquire both first aid knowledge and language skills at the same time. Results show that gender has no significant effect on the learning achievement, but causes significant differences in learning motivation. Learners of different genders are found to have better learning achievement through digital game-based learning. In a moderate genre digital game, female learners' motivation is significantly higher than that of male learners. The usability of the digital game in this study receives positive response from learners regardless of gender. This evaluation on usability is correlated with the findings of this study. Our analysis also demonstrates that game contents in the moderate genre reduce the effect of gender on learning achievement and motivation. Based on the above findings, this study suggests a relationship between gender and digital game-based learning and proposes avenues for further research.
SOFTWARE THEORY FOR PARALLEL PROCESSORS Part

THE CHALLENGE Driven by ever pressing requirements for computer systems that run faster, developers have tried and failed many times to create new computer architectures, [3], [4], [10], [11], and [12]. Now, because of the limitations of today’s chip technology, developers are challenged to use parallel processors to meet the ever-increasing speed requirements. This is forcing software developers to break the barriers of complexity incurred when attempting to build applications that are not embarrassingly parallel. This paper describes a theoretical foundation for achieving the desired speed increases when the application is endowed with sufficient inherent parallelism. Using this approach the time and cost to build, support, and run applications have been shown to improve by an order of magnitude on both single and parallel processors, [9].
Einfluss eines neuen Konzepts alpiner Skischuhe auf das muskuläre Zusammenspiel im Buckelpisten-Skilauf

Im Rahmen eines Experiments wurde ein neu entwickelter, hinsichtlich Dorsalflexion weicherer Skischuh mit einem herkommlichen harten Skischuh verglichen. Vergleichskriterium war die intermuskulare Koordination der Skifahrer beim Uberfahren von solchen Bodenwellen, wie sie fur die Spezialdisziplin des Buckelpistenskilaufs typisch sind. An n=21 qualifizierten Skifahrern wurden zu diesem Zweck die Elektromyogramme von 7 reprasentativen Muskeln abgeleitet, und deren Signale speziell um den Zeitpunkten der extremsten Sprunggelenks-Stellungen ausgewertet. Bei der Benutzung des weichen Testschuhs im Gegensatz zum harten Vergleichsschuh aktivierten die Skifahrer um die Sprunggelenksextremstellungen alle Muskeln starker.
Hidden Hunger – Consequences for Brain Development

Introduction Whenever we see a report in the evening news about a massive famine, which killed thousands, then generally for the first time we become aware that there are people on the planet who live in poverty and starvation. It is important, however, that we differentiate between ‘hunger’ and ‘starvation’ as these are two very different conditions. Hunger is a two-sided coin. It refers simultaneously to that which is visible and can be subjectively and objectively viewed, and that which is hidden. The visible hunger, undernourishment with very low body weight, is a result of an inadequate energy intake. The affected are more or less wasted as a result of the energy need of the body and subsequent depletion of his own fat stores and muscles. This less-visible hunger is defined as ‘hidden hunger’. Hidden hunger or chronic malnutrition can be defined as a low supply with essential micronutrients e.g. vitamins, minerals etc. Hidden because typical signs and symptoms of severe deficiencies are absent as long as a small amount of the micronutrients is present in the diet. If, at least, the body stores are exhausted typical symptoms may occur which finally but often too late unhide the hidden hunger.
Essential extensions of partial orders on groups

Let (G, P) be an i-group and W(P) be the lattice of convex i-subgroups of (G, P). We say that the i-cone Q is essential over P if W(Q) is contained in W(P). It is shown that for each nonzero x in G and each Q-value D of x, there is a P-value C of x containing D and no other Q-value of x. We specialize to those essential extensions for which the above C always depends uniquely on x and D; these are called very essential extensions. We show that if (G, P) is a representable i-group then P is the meet of totally ordered very essential extensions of P. Further we investigate con- nections between the existence of total very essential extensions and both represent- ability and normal valuedness. We also study the role played by the various radicals in the theory. The same two classes of extensions are treated in the context of abelian Riesz groups. Similar questions about existence of such total orders are dealt with. The main result in this connection is that such total extensions always exist for finite valued pseudo lattice groups, and that the original cone is the meet of them.