Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Sexual Differences in Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD): From Psychological Features to Neuroanatomical Networks

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been included in the 2013 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a condition in need of further study, and gaming disorder was recognized by the World Health Organization as a mental disorder in the International Classification of Disease (ICD-11) of 2018. IGD has different characteristics in the two sexes and is more prevalent in males than females. However, even if the female gamer population is constantly growing, the majority of available studies analyzed only males, or the data were not analyzed by sex. To better elucidate sex differences in IGD, we selectively reviewed research publications that evaluated IGD separately for males and females collected in approximately one hundred publications over the past 20 years. The available data in this narrative review indicate that IGD is strongly dimorphic by sex for both its psychological features and the involvement of different brain areas. Impulsivity, low self-control, anxiety, emotion dysregulation, and depression are some of the psychological features associated with IGD that show a sex dimorphism. At the same time, IGD and its psychological alterations are strongly correlated to dimorphic functional characteristics in relevant brain areas, as evidenced by fMRI. More research is needed to better understand sex differences in IGD. Animal models could help to elucidate the neurological basis of this disorder.
The Effect of Cold Compress 15 Minutes on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is an uncomfortable sensation or pain in the muscles after 12-24 hours of high-intensity physical activity, mainly dominated by eccentric and isometric muscle contractions. DOMS will physiologically disappear by itself. If the inflammatory process does not go well, it can result in ongoing injuries that affect body movement and function, so it is necessary to provide interventions to overcome DOMS. Based on studies, ice packs are an effective form of cold therapy to treat DOMS. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a cold compress with a duration of 15 minutes on reducing DOMS pain in the gastrocnemius muscle. This research is an experimental study with a one group design with control pre and post-test design. The results of the repeated measures anova test showed a significant reduction in DOMS pain at 24 hours and 48 hours after the treatment in the experimental group (p-value=0,000). It also happened in the control group (p-value=0,000). The differences effect of pre and post-test I in the experimental group showed a mean value of 11,667, while the control group showed a mean value of -10,333. The results of the one-way anova test showed that there were differences between the experimental group and the control group in post-test I (p-value=0.000) and no differences between groups in post-test II (pvalue=0.438). The conclusion of this study is that a cold compress with a duration of 15 minutes has a significant effect on reducing DOMS pain. Keywords— cold compress, 15 minutes, pain, delayed onset muscle soreness
Work-Integrated Learning Policy in Alberta: A Post-Structural Analysis

In late 2020 the Government of Alberta’s Ministry of Advanced Education sent a guidance document to Alberta post-secondary institutions to lay out how work-integrated learning was to be conducted. This document also informed the institutions that work-integrated learning should be included in all future program proposals. The guidelines were sent without the context or purpose stated. This paper applies Carol Bacchi’s “What’s the Problem Represented to be” post-structural policy discourse analysis to the Ministry of Advanced Education guidelines. There is a broad consensus in work-integrated learning research that work-integrated learning is beneficial for participants beyond employment outcomes. However, this analysis shows the Ministry of Advanced Education’s representation of the problem displays an assumption that the purpose of work-integrated learning is to improve labour market outcomes. The analysis also spotlights that the likely effects of the policy have more to do with making work-integrated learning programs easier to assess than to improve student education. This paper proposes an alternative framework that would integrate the constructivist and humanistic origin of work-integrated learning and allow institutions to develop appropriate experiential learning components for their programs while still standardizing work-integrated learning components across and within institutions. This proposed framework can improve work-integrated learning programs in Canada by widening the focus beyond human capital theory.
Physiological evaluation of newly invasive jorō spiders (Trichonephila clavata) in the southeastern USA compared to their naturalized cousin, Trichonephila clavipes

A newly‐invasive spider from east Asia, Trichonephila clavata, or “jorō spider”, is spreading in the southeastern United States. Little is known about the biology or physiology of this species in this new range. Interestingly, a closely‐related species in the same genus, the “golden silk spider,” Trichonephila clavipes, is already successfully established in this same region over the last 160 years. The golden silk spider, which is native to the tropics, has not expanded its range beyond the southeast, likely because of thermal limitations. This investigation is to determine how the biology and physiology of T. clavata compare to T. clavipes. We reason that if their physiologies are similar, then T. clavata would be similarly confined to the southeast. We examine online records submitted to iNaturalist.org to compare seasonal distributions and timing, and we collect females to measure physiological traits that help predict environmental tolerance, including metabolic rates, cardiac functioning (heart rate) during cold‐exposure, and survival during brief (2 min) below‐freezing temperature. Results show the jorō spider has a shorter season than its cousin, indicating it can complete its lifecycle within a narrow period of suitable weather. It has an inherently higher metabolism (twice as high), and has a 77% higher heart rate when exposed to low temperature. Finally, jorō spiders survive better (74% compared to 50%) in a brief freeze. These findings suggest the jorō spider can exist in a colder climatic region than the southeastern USA, which can be useful information for management or planning purposes.
Numerical simulation of interaction of internal solitary waves with a moving submarine

Based on the KdV-mKdV theory for internal solitary waves in a two-layer fluid,a numerical internal-soliton flume which can both generate wave-current and absorb wave is developed by use of the velocity inlet and open channel flow methods.The interaction of internal solitary wave with a moving submerged body is numerically simulated by use of the proposed numerical flume.The force characteristics of the moving body due to internal solitary wave are calculated and analyzed.Results show that the numerical wave-making results are good and the wave-absorbing effects for internal solitary waves are very effective as well.Moreover,the internal solitary waves may give rise to sudden impact loads on the moving body.Results indicate that the presented method can numerically simulate the interaction of internal solitary wave with underwater vehicle.
Antecedents and Consequences of Psychological Aspects of Investors in the Real Asset Sector Towards Investment Decision Making

Purpose: This research is pursued at several points objectiveness: 1). Does the behavior of financial decision making on financial asset investors also apply the same to real asset investors. 2). By the empirically, this study is to test and confirm the relationship of herding and overconfidence factors to the level of loss aversion, regret aversion, financial literacy in making real asset investment decisions. Methodology: Involved 105 real estate auction investors as samples at the State Assets and Auction Service Office (KPKNL) Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. Collecting data using a questionnaire consisting of 23 questions for measurement the variabel. Testing research data passes several feasibility tests, such as Inner and outer test modelling by PLS and hypothesis test to see the magnitude of the coefficient of relationship Result and Findings: Loss and regret aversion variables through direct and intervening testing have a positive and significant effect, but financial literacy variables, both through direct and intervening testing, are stated to have no significant effect. There are different aspects of the psychology of investment decision making between investors in the financial sector and investors in the real asset sector. The most striking difference is the consideration of information, opportunities and real assets turnover which will be resold after winning the auction.
Schrödinger’s equation from Snell’s law

A new derivation of Schrödinger’s equation is presented, based on Schrödinger’s original discussions on refraction and the optical-mechanical analogy, but adopting a much simpler formalism: Newtonian mechanics and some basic elements of classical wave theory (such as Snell’s law). We compare how particles and waves refract and show that the ‘law of particle refraction’ and the ‘law of wave refraction’ may become consistent if one assumes that a particle can be represented by a wave group. In this case, the differential equation whose solutions represent the waves forming such wave group is the Schrödinger equation. Due to the simplicity of the adopted mathematical formalism, we argue that this derivation can be used in quantum mechanics courses at introductory level to give students an idea of Schrödinger’s original path to his wave equation.
Good Names Beget Favors: The Impact of Country Image on Trade Flows and Welfare

This paper estimates the effects of time-varying consumer preference bias on trade flows and welfare. We use a unique data set from the BBC World Service Poll, which surveys (annually during 2005–2017 with some gaps) the populations of a wide array of countries on their views of whether an evaluated country is having a mainly positive or negative influence in the world. We identify the effects on consumer preference parameters due to shifts in these country image perceptions and quantify their general equilibrium effects on bilateral exports and welfare (each time for an evaluated exporting country, holding the exporting country’s own preference parameters constant). We consider five important shifts in country image: the George W. Bush effect, the Donald Trump effect, the Senkaku Islands Dispute effect, the Brexit effect, and the Good-Boy Canadian effect. We find that such changes in bilateral country image perceptions have quantitatively important trade and welfare effects. The negative impact of Donald Trump’s “America First” campaign rhetoric on the U.S.’s country image might have cost the United States 4%–5% of its total exports and welfare gains from trade. In contrast, the consistent improvement of Canada’s country image between 2010 and 2017 has amounted to more than 8% of its total welfare gains from trade. This paper was accepted by Matthew Shum, marketing.
An Integrative Framework for Formal and Informal Entrepreneurship Research in Africa

ABSTRACT It is a well-established practice of many Sub-Saharan African (SSA) governments to aid entrepreneurs within both the formal and informal sectors to enhance their performance and growth. Unfortunately, there is no agreed method by which governments can differentiate between entrepreneurs and target them with the appropriate promotion policies. Thus, despite the good intentions, entrepreneurship policy initiatives have been incorrectly targeted, poorly implemented, and without the desired results, since different entrepreneurs may require different forms of assistance. Some scholars have suggested that without a context-specific classificatory guide, policymakers are unlikely to be accurate in their assessment of the growth capabilities of prospective candidates for specific promotion initiatives and this can explain some of the policy failures. This observation has motivated the present paper. Our objective is to provide a framework that helps identify the different contextual dimensions influencing formal and informal enterprise creation processes in SSA.
Dysbiotic Gut Bacteria in Obesity: An Overview of the Metabolic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives of Next-Generation Probiotics

Obesity, a worldwide health concern with a constantly rising prevalence, is a multifactorial chronic disease associated with a wide range of physiological disruptions, including energy imbalance, central appetite and food reward dysregulation, and hormonal alterations and gut dysbiosis. The gut microbiome is a well-recognized factor in the pathophysiology of obesity, and its influence on host physiology has been extensively investigated over the last decade. This review highlights the mechanisms by which gut dysbiosis can contribute to the pathophysiology of obesity. In particular, we discuss gut microbiota’s contribution to host energy homeostatic changes, low-grade inflammation, and regulation of fat deposition and bile acid metabolism via bacterial metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids, and bacterial components, such as lipopolysaccharides, among others. Finally, therapeutic strategies based on next-generation probiotics aiming to re-shape the intestinal microbiota and reverse metabolic alterations associated with obesity are described.
The Psychology of Public Opinion

Both the measurement and scholarly study of public opinion have a long history. Almost two centuries have passed since the publication of the first public opinion poll: the Harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper’s coverage of voters’ opinions in the 1824 presidential race between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson (Madonna & Young, 2002). Over eight decades have elapsed since the journal Public Opinion Quarterly, devoted to research on public opinion, was founded. Today, polls are used to measure public opinion on sociopolitical issues in more than 90% of all countries (Frankovic et al., 2017). In any democracy, public opinion plays a central role, and understanding how these opinions are formed and how they shape people and politicians’ actions is of vital importance. But what is public opinion? Susan Herbst (1993) called it ‘one of the most widely used yet least understood constructs’ (p. 438). Accordingly, a review of research on public opinion must begin by considering what exactly public opinion entails. This can be challenging, given that different participants in the political process may define public opinion in different ways (Herbst, 1998). For example, a person may define public opinion as an aggregate of individual opinions, as it is measured in polls. But public opinion could also be defined as the majority opinion on a topic, or as the general societal consensus on an issue (Herbst, 1993). Others argue that public opinion does not exist at all, but is merely a projection of the political elite or the media leveraged for self-interested purposes (Lippmann, 1922). When defining public opinion, identifying the kinds of opinions that may be held among the public as public opinion is critical. After all, studies of public opinion do not concern themselves with any attitude or belief held among the public. It is not a matter of public opinion whether people believe that the sky is blue. Instead, the study of public opinion is restricted to studying issues that are matters of public debate, or where there is uncertainty regarding public consensus on an issue. Notably, there may be a lack of public consensus on issues where there is in fact consensus among other sub-groups in society (e.g., among scientists), such as when it comes to opinions about climate change or the hazards of vaccination. The hallmark of public opinion is that, among the general public, there is uncertainty regarding the consensus on the issue. But being a matter of public debate is not the only criterion for issues of public opinion, as there are issues on which there may be public disagreement, but where the issue does not hold serious enough societal consequences to be deemed a matter of public opinion. For instance, it is not a matter of public opinion whether people prefer chocolate to vanilla ice cream. Instead, the study of public opinion is restricted to issues that hold significance for society. For example, whether people like a
A Semi-Lagrangian Method for Detecting and Tracking Deep Convective Clouds in Geostationary Satellite Observations

Abstract. Automated methods for the detection and tracking of deep convective storms in geostationary satellite imagery have a vital role in both the forecasting of severe storms and research into their behaviour. Studying the interactions and feedbacks between multiple deep convective clouds, however, poses a challenge for existing algorithms due to the necessary compromise between false detection and missed detection errors. We utilise an optical flow method to determine the motion of deep convective clouds in GOES-16 ABI imagery in order to construct a semi-Lagrangian framework for the motion of the cloud field, independently of the detection and tracking of cloud objects. The semi-Lagrangian framework allows for severe storms to be simultaneously detected and tracked in both spatial and temporal dimensions. For the purpose of this framework we have developed a novel Lagrangian convolution method and a number of novel implementations of morphological image operations that account for the motion of observed objects. These novel methods allow the accurate extension of computer vision techniques to the temporal domain for moving objects such as DCCs. By combining this framework with existing methods for detecting deep convective clouds (including detection of growing cores through cloud top cooling and detection of anvil using brightness temperature), we show that the novel framework enables reductions in errors due to both false and missed detections compared to any of the individual methods, reducing the need to compromise when compared with existing frameworks. The novel framework enables the continuous tracking of anvil clouds associated with detected deep convection after convective activity has stopped, enabling the study of the entire lifecycle of deep convective clouds and their associated anvils. Furthermore, we expect this framework to applicable to a wide range of cases including the detection and tracking of low-level clouds and other atmospheric phenomena. In addition, this framework may be used to combine observations from multiple sources, including satellite observations, weather radar and reanalysis model data.
A Comparative Study between Proximal Femoral Locking Plate and Multiple Cannulated Screws for Fixation of Femoral Neck Fractures in Young Adults

Objective To compare the clinical effect of proximal femoral locking plate (PFLP) versus multiple cancellous screw (MCS) for FNF. Methods FNF patients were treated with the PFLP implant or multiple cancellous screws (MCSs). Patient has been followed up for at least 12 months after surgery nonunion, and the occurrence of complications, femoral neck shortening, fracture healing time, and Harris hip score were recorded and compared. Results 77 FNF patients were treated with the PFLP (36 patients) or MCS (41 patients). The sex, age, side of the injured limb, type of Garden fracture, time from injury to surgery, and fracture healing time of two groups patients were comparable. The operation time and intraoperative blood loss in the PFLP group were worse than those in the MCS group. Two patients with the PFLP (5%) and nine patients (21%) with the MCS experienced cut out of the lag screw or avascular necrosis of the femoral head or nonunion and received hip replacement. However, the number of fluoroscopies in the PFLP group was significantly lower than that in the MCS group. Additionally, the femoral neck shortening and Harris hip score were all strongly better in the PFLP group than in the MCS group. Conclusions Compared with the MCS, PFLP treatment for FNF in young adults can decrease the fluoroscopy times, improve hip functional recovery, and reduce the complications rate and femoral neck shortening.
Social stress in human-machine systems: opportunities and challenges of an experimental research approach

Abstract This article presents some deliberations on methodological approaches to researching the effects of work-related social stress on performance, with particular consideration being given to machine-induced social stress. The article proposes a broad methodological approach to examine such effects. A particular focus is placed on performance after-effects (e.g. unscheduled probe tasks), extra-role behaviour, and task management behaviour because of conventional performance measures (i.e. scheduled tasks) often being unimpaired by social stressors. The role of the ‘performance protection mode’ as an important concept is discussed. A distinction is made between three facets of after-effects: performance-related, behavioural, and emotional. Unscheduled probe tasks and voluntary tasks are proposed to measure performance-related and behavioural after-effects. Propositions for specific experimental scenarios are made, allowing for sufficiently realistic simulations of social stress at work. The availability of such lab-based simulations of work environments offers good opportunities for this line of experimental research, which is expected to gain in importance since highly automated systems may modify the impact of human-induced social stress or may even represent a social stressor themselves. Finally, the considerations presented in this article are not only of relevance to the domain of social stress but to experimental stress research in general.
Analisis Ketimpangan Pembangunan (Studi Di Provinsi Jawa Timur Tahun 2005-2011)

Abstract: Disparities Of Development Analysis (Study in East Java Province 2005-2011). The purpose of this studying this research to find out some disparity which is happened in east java. Besides that, to know Kuznets hypothesis occur happen in this region and the effect of PDRB variable, PAD, DAU, and IPM about disparity of development. The data in this research use the data from 2005 until 2011. The analysis use in this research is Williamson index, Kuznets hypothesis, and bifilar regression with SPSS assistance. From this analysis produce disparity percentage appertain low, caused index percentage Williamson close on 0. Besides that, Kuznets hypothesis also occur happen in this province. From four variables above, PAD and IPM have negative influential to disparity of development. Whereasfor PDRB and DAU undetected effect because not yet measures in classic assumption experiment. Keywords : Development of Disparity, Kuznets Hypothesis, PDRB Percapita, Revenues of Region Authentic, General Allocation Fund, Human Development Index. Abstrak: Analisis Ketimpangan Pembangunan (Studi di Jawa Timur Tahun 2005-2011). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui berapa besar ketimpangan yang terjadi di Provinsi Jawa Timur. Selain itu juga apakah hipotesis Kuznets berlaku di wilayah ini dan bagaimanakah pengaruh variabel PDRB, PAD, DAU, dan IPM terhadap ketimpangan pembangunan. Data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan data tahun 2005-2011. Analisis yang digunakan adalah indeks wiliamson, hipotesis Kuznets, dan regresi berganda dengan bantuan SPSS. Dari analisis tersebut menghasilkan nilai ketimpangan yang tergolong rendah, dikarenakan nilai indeks wiliamson yang mendekati 0. Selain itu, hipotesis Kuznets juga berlaku di Provinisi ini. Dari empat variabel diatas, PAD dan IPM berpengaruh negatif terhadap ketimpangan pembangunan. Sedangkan untuk PDRB dan DAU tidak diketahui pengaruhnya dikarenakan tidak memenuhi syarat dalam uji asumsi klasik. Kata kunci : Ketimpangan Pembangunan, Hipotesis Kuznets, PDRB Perkapita, Pendapatan Asli Daerah, Dana Alokasi Umum, Indeks Pembangunan Manusia.