Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
University of Groningen Error and feedback processing in children with ADHD and children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Objective: Performance monitoring was investigated in typically developing (TD) children, children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and Methylphenidate (Mph)-treated and medication-free children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Methods: Subjects performed a feedback-based learning task. Event-related Potentials (ERPs) time locked to responses and feedback were derived from the EEG. Results: Compared to the TD and ASD groups, the medication-free ADHD group showed a decreased response-locked Error Related Negativity (ERN) and error Positivity (Pe), particularly as learning progressed throughout the task. Compared to the medication-free ADHD group, the Methylphenidate-treated group showed a normalised Pe. All clinical groups showed or tended to show a decreased feedbacklocked late positive potential to negative feedback. Conclusions: The ERPs suggest that medication-free children with ADHD, but not with ASD, have a diminished capacity to monitor their error responses when they are learning by performance feedback. This capacity partially ‘normalises’ in Mph-treated children with ADHD. Both children with ADHD and children with ASD are suggested being compromised in affective feedback processing. Significance: This study shows that measuring ERPs of error and feedback processing is a useful method for (1) dissociating ADHD from ASD and (2) elucidating medication effects in ADHD on component processes of performance monitoring. 2008 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights
"Don't Let Our Dreams Die": Undocumented Students' Fight for Educational Equity in Tennessee.

Educational equity for undocumented immigrants has become a widely discussed issue in both the political and public realm of Tennessee, in large part as a result of the individual determination and collective resistance of undocumented youth living in the state. This article focuses on the ways in which undocumented immigrant youth in Tennessee confront and challenge educational inequities, particularly that of affordable access to higher education. Specifically, we suggest that the undocumented youth in this study engage in both individual and collective forms of resistance to overcome educational barriers, a process we refer to as boundary politics. This article draws on data from 24 oral histories from a multi-year participatory action research project with members of a youth-led undocumented-immigrant organizing group. This participatory methodology was used to complement the collective action and individual forms of resistance employed by undocumented youth in this study. Overall, we argue that by engaging in a combination of various forms of resistance and activism, undocumented youth are influencing the social and political landscape of Tennessee, laying the groundwork for educational equity to become a more plausible reality within the state.
A Case of Dermatomyositis presenting with Fulminant Rhabdomyolysis without Myoglobinuric Acute Kidney Injury-A Rare Clinical Manifestation

Rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuria are a rare complication of dermatomyositis. Rhabdomyolysis has a wide range of presentations, from asymptomatic to life-threatening. The most dramatic presentation can result in acute renal failure, electrolyte imbalances, and/or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Recognition of this fact has important therapeutic implications as patients require immunotherapy in addition to the symptomatic treatment for renal failure. Here we present a 30 year old male banker presented with progressive muscle pain and weakness for 10 days and high colored urine for 3 days. Laboratory findings suggested rhabdomyolysis. A diagnosis of dermatomyositis was based upon the proximal muscle weakness on both upper and lower limbs, skin lesion over face and upper trunk, elevated muscle enzyme levels, muscle biopsy and skin biopsy findings. The patient was managed with high dose prednisolone and steroid sparing agent. His muscle power did improve slightly. In our view, this is an interesting case in that dermatomyositis cause fulminant rhabdomyolysis without causing myoglobinuric acute kidney injury (AKI) due to direct toxic effect of myoglobulin on renal tubule.
Application of Bio-Nanocomposite Films Based on Nano-TiO2 and Cinnamon Essential Oil to Improve the Physiochemical, Sensory, and Microbial Properties of Fresh Pistachio

Bio-nanocomposite films based on sago starch containing 2% cinnamon essential oil and 3% titanium dioxide nanoparticles were used in the packaging of fresh pistachios and stored at different temperatures (4, 25, and 35 ˚C) and relative humidity (30, 50, and 70%) for 20 days, and pistachio properties were evaluated in five-day intervals. Using these films in packaging improved the physicochemical properties of pistachios, including moisture, fat, shrinkage, color characteristics, and sensory characteristics improved, and the growth of Aspergillus flavus, aflatoxin production, and the amount of hydro-peroxide increased much more slowly compared to the control samples. Temperature and relative humidity had significant effects on the physicochemical properties and deterioration of fresh pistachios (p < 0.05) as, at higher levels of temperature and relative humidity, the count of Aspergillus flavus, peroxide index, and aflatoxin ​​had the highest values. The most desirable conditions for fresh pistachio storage were the temperature of 4˚C and 30% relative humidity. Therefore, this active packaging can be utilized as a proper alternative to conventional packaging.
Histological studies on the oesophageal tonsils of broiler ducks

Histomorphological study was conducted on the oesophageal tonsils in six broiler Vigova Super-M ducks of six to eight weeks age. The location of the tonsil was at the junction between oesophagus and proventriculus. In histological sections six to eight isolated tonsillar units were seen in the lamina propria near the base of the oesophageal folds. Each tonsillar unit consisted of a crypt lined by lymphoepithelium and surrounded by dense lymphoid tissue. The tonsillar units were seen encapsulated by connective tissue and composed of many large lymphoid nodules separated by internodular areas. The secretory portion of the mucosal glands of the oesophagus were firmly associated with the lymphoid tissue and the cylindrical epithelium was transformed to lymphoepithelium. The oesophageal tonsils offered immunological protection at the entrance of stomach. Keywords: Oesophageal tonsils, Histomorphology, Ducks
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide A new gold standard in predicting mortality in patients with advanced heart failure

Aims The selection of patients for cardiac transplantation (CTx) is notoriously difficult and traditionally involves clinical assessment and an assimilation of markers of the severity of CHF such as the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), maximum oxygen uptake (peak VO2) and more recently, composite scoring systems e.g. the heart failure survival score (HFSS). Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is well established as an independent predictor of prognosis in mild to moderate chronic heart failure (CHF). However, the prognostic ability of NT-proBNP in advanced heart failure is unknown and no studies have compared NT-proBNP to standard clinical markers used in the selection of patients for transplantation. The purpose of this study was to examine the prognostic ability of NT-proBNP in advanced heart failure and compare it to that of the LVEF, peak VO2 and the HFSS. Methods and results We prospectively studied 142 consecutive patients with advanced CHF referred for consideration of CTx. Plasma for NT-proBNP analysis was sampled and patients followed up for a median of 374 days. The primary endpoint of all-cause mortality was reached in 20 (14.1%) patients and the combined secondary endpoint of all-cause mortality or urgent CTx was reached in 24 (16.9%) patients. An NT-proBNP concentration above the median was the only independent predictor of all cause mortality ( =6.03, P=0.01) and the combined endpoint of all cause mortality or urgent CTx ( =12.68, P=0.0004). LVEF, VO2 and HFSS were not independently predictive of mortality or need for urgent cardiac transplantation in this study. Conclusion A single measurement of NT-proBNP in patients with advanced CHF, can help to identify patients at highest risk of death, and is a better prognostic marker than the LVEF, VO2 or HFSS. © 2003 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The European Society of Cardiology.
PENGARUH DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO, CURRENT RATIO, TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER, DAN SIZE TERHADAP RETURN ON EQUITY

Tujuan pendirian perusahaan salah satunya adalah untuk memperoleh laba yang maksimal, dengan menggunakan Return on Equity dapat mengukur seberapa besar investor memperoleh pengembalian atas modal yang diinvestasikan. Return on Equity perusahaan subsektor otomotif dan komponen selama periode penelitian berfluktuasi setiap tahunnya dan cenderung menurun. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh Debt to Equity Ratio, Current Ratio, Total Asset Turnover, dan Size terhadap Return on Equity perusahaan subsektor otomotif dan komponen yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2013-2018. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dan diperoleh sampel 9 perusahaan. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi data panel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Debt to Equity Ratio, Current Ratio, Total Asset Turnover, dan Size secara simultan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Return on Equity. Secara parsial variabel Total Asset Turnover berpengaruh signifikan positif terhadap Return on Equity, sedangkan Debt to Equity Ratio, Current Ratio, dan Size tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Return on Equity.
Curative Effect of Catechin Isolated from Elaeagnus Umbellata Thunb. Berries for Diabetes and Related Complications in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats Model

In this study, catechin (CTN) isolated from Elaeagnus umbellata was evaluated for in vitro antioxidant potential and inhibition of carbohydrate digestive enzymes (α-amylase and α-glucosidase). The compound was also tested for its in vivo antidiabetic potential using Sprague-Dawley rats as experimental animals. The effects of various doses of catechin in STZ (Streptozotocin) induced diabetic rats on fasting blood glucose level, body weight, lipid parameters, hepatic enzymes, and renal functions were evaluated using the reported protocols. The CTN exhibited the highest percent antioxidant for free radical scavenging activity against DPPH and ABTS free radicals, and inhibited the activity of carbohydrate digestive enzymes (with percent inhibition values: 79 ± 1.5% α-amylase and 80 ± 1.1% α-glucosidase). Administration CTN and standard glibenclamide significantly decreased the fasting blood glucose level and increased the body weight in STZ-induced diabetic rats. CTN significantly decreased the different lipid parameters, hepatic, and renal function enzyme levels along with Hb1c level in diabetic rats, while significantly increasing the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level with values comparable to the standard glibenclamide. Further, the altered levels of glutathione and lipid peroxides of liver and kidney tissues were restored (by CTN) to levels similar to the control group. CTN significantly increased the antioxidant enzyme activities, total content of reduced glutathione, and reduced the malondialdehyde (MDA) level in rat liver and kidney tissues homogenates, and also corrected the histopathological abnormalities, suggesting its antioxidant potential.
Violence against women of Belize in rural communities

Belize is a diverse Central American country with a population of approximately 324,528, of which over 54% live in rural communities. The Belizean population is made up of Mestizo, Afro-Creole, Maya, Garifuna, and Mennonite identities, along with other groups such as East Indian, Lebanese, and Chinese, making the country rich with diverse cultures. Despite the vast cultural diversity of Belize, cultural constructions of femininity and masculinity have led to strong gender-based structures resulting in high rates of violence against women. According to the World Health Organization, 70.34% of Belizean women living in rural communities report experiencing episodes of intimate partner violence. In order to truly understand the phenomenon of violence against women, it must be conceptualized within the cultural context of Belize. In this paper, the author analyzes interviews with Belizean women from rural communities in central Belize who have been victims of violence at the hands of their intimate partners. Utilizing the theoretical perspective of intersectionality to explore how rurality shapes structural, political, and representational aspects of violence against Belizean women, this study will provide a robust understanding of Belizean women as victims of intimate partner violence. Policy implications are provided that would strengthen the social, cultural, and economic role of women in Belize. This research adds to the body of literature focusing on the victimization of women in rural communities.
Prevalence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Types Among Women Screened for Cervical Cancer in Yazd, Iran, and Comparison of Cytology, Histology, and Colposcopy Results

Background: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a DNA virus with more than 100 genotypes, at least 12 of which are high-risk and associated with high-grade cervical lesions. Data on the prevalence of high-risk HPV genotypes among women are not yet available for the total regions of Iran. Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of high-risk HPV types among women screened for cervical carcinoma in Yazd and compare the cytology, histology, and colposcopy results. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 402 women referring to gynecology clinics of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran, were selected. The Pap smear and HPV typing were performed on cervical samples. The high-risk HPV types were detected by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based reverse blot hybridization assay. Colposcopy was carried out on patients with high-risk HPV types, and biopsies were taken for histological examination. Results: Among 402 women screened by HPV-PCR, 32 (7.97%) women were positive for high-risk HPV types. Human papillomavirus 16 and HPV18 were the most frequent genotypes (46.9%). The cytology, histology, and colposcopy results were abnormal in 56.2%, 29.1%, and 71.9% of patients, respectively. Pap smear had 100% sensitivity and 58.3% specificity for the detection of high-grade cervical lesions, while these values for colposcopy were 75% and 87.5%, respectively. Conclusions: The frequency of high-risk HPV types was relatively low among women living in Yazd than in those from other provinces of Iran. A significant percentage of patients with HPV had normal cervical cytology and histology. Therefore, HPV typing is recommended to decrease the development of cervical cancer. Colposcopy had acceptable sensitivity and specificity for the detection of high-grade cervical lesions.
Prediction of the Effect of Vortex Generators on Airfoil Performance

Vortex Generators (VGs) are widely used by the wind turbine industry, to control the flow over blade sections. The present work describes a computational fluid dynamic procedure that can handle a geometrical resolved VG on an airfoil section. After describing the method, it is applied to two different airfoils at a Reynolds number of 3 million, the FFA- W3-301 and FFA-W3-360, respectively. The computations are compared with wind tunnel measurements from the Stuttgart Laminar Wind Tunnel with respect to lift and drag variation as function of angle of attack. Even though the method does not exactly capture the measured performance, it can be used to compare different VG setups qualitatively with respect to chord- wise position, inter and intra-spacing and inclination of the VGs already in the design phase.
MODERN LIFE-CARE TONTINES

Abstract The tendency of insurance providers to refrain from offering long-term guarantees on investment or mortality risk has shifted attention to mutual risk pooling schemes like (modern) tontines, pooled annuities or group self annuitization schemes. While the literature has focused on mortality risk pooling schemes, this paper builds on the advantage of pooling mortality and morbidity risks, and their inherent natural hedge. We introduce a modern “life-care tontine”, which in addition to retirement income targets the needs of long-term care (LTC) coverage for an ageing population. In contrast to a classical life-care annuity, both mortality and LTC risks are shared within the policyholder pool by mortality and morbidity credits, respectively. Technically, we rely on a backward iteration to deduce the smoothed cashflows pattern and the separation of cash-flows in a fixed withdrawal and a surplus from the two types of risks. We illustrate our results using real life data, demonstrating the adequacy of the proposed tontine scheme.
Survey Research on Quality Expectations in Interpreting: The Effect of Method of Administration on Subjects’ Response Rate

L’utilisation de nouvelles technologies dans le cadre de recherches sur la qualite de l’interpretation a favorise l’avenement de nouveaux outils qui devraient permettre de faire augmenter le nombre de participants a des enquetes. L’augmentation du nombre d’utilisateurs d’Internet a entraine une hausse du nombre de questionnaires en ligne, principalement parce que ceux-ci permettent de gagner du temps. Le present article compare les taux de reponse obtenus a l’aide de trois methodes differentes de presentation d’un questionnaire sur les attentes en matiere de qualite en interpretation : en personne, par invitation a repondre a un questionnaire en ligne et par inclusion du questionnaire dans un courriel adresse aux sujets. Les resultats de cette etude demontrent que les sujets sont davantage enclins a participer lorsque le questionnaire est rempli en personne. De facon generale, la participation des hommes etait plus elevee que celle des femmes, mais aucune difference significative n’a ete observee en fonction de la methode de conduite de l’enquete. En ce qui concerne les domaines de savoir, le groupe de participants provenant d’un secteur scientifique et technique est le seul pour qui le taux de reponse au questionnaire « en personne » n’etait pas particulierement plus eleve que pour les autres methodes.
The impact of the Herbig—Haro object HH2 on local dust and gas

We present results from a study of molecular gas and dust in the vicinity of the Herbig-Haro object HH2. Emission from the sub-millimetre continuum, 1 2 CO and HCO + was mapped with angular resolutions ranging from 14 to 5 arcsec (or 0.01 pc at the distance of HH2). The continuum shows an extended dust clump of mass 3.8 M O . and temperature 22 K, located downstream of the bright optical HH knots. However, a compact emission peak lies within 0.01 pc of the low-excitation H 2 -prominent shocks, with a luminosity consistent with local heating by the outflow. The HCO + emission shows two velocity components: first, ambient-velocity gas lying in a region roughly corresponding to the dust clump, with abundance enhancement by a factor of a few close to the H 2 -prominent knots; secondly, a component of high-velocity emission (20 km s - 1 linewidth), found mainly in a collimated jet linking the low-excitation HH objects. In this latter high-velocity jet, the line wings show an abundance ratio Χ H C O + /Χ C O v 2 , with an HCO + enhancement compared with ambient gas of up to ∼10 3 at the most extreme velocities. Such high abundances are consistent with models of shock chemistry in turbulent mixing layers at the interaction boundaries of jets. Extrapolating this effect to low velocities suggests that the more modest HCO + enhancement in the clump gas could be caused by low-velocity shocks. An ultraviolet precursor may therefore not be necessary to explain the elevated HCO + abundance in this gas.
Temperament Based Personality, Socialization, and Behavior in Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders and General Education Students.

This paper discusses the outcomes of a study that examined Hans Eysenck's antisocial behavioral hypothesis (ASB). Eysenck's theory of personality has three temperament-based traits: Psychoticism (P), Extraversion (E), and Neuroticism (N). His ASB hypothesis predicts that individuals high on P, E, and N with poor socialization are at the greatest risk for the development of serious conduct problems. The study evaluated Eysenck's ASB hypothesis in 75 students receiving services for emotional/behavioral disorders (E/BD) and 75 general education students matched for age, ethnicity, and sex. Participants were enrolled in middle and high schools in five counties in a large Southeastern state. Participants were administered three questionnaires: the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, the Basic Adlerian Scales for Interpersonal Success (BASIS), and the externalizing scale of the Youth Self-Report (YSR) . Participants were compared based on educational placement and by the seriousness of self-reported behavioral problems. Students with E/BD were significantly higher on the N scale and lower on the E scale in comparison to their general education peers, indicating greater risk for emotional disorders. Their assessment also suggested greater socialization difficulties than the general education participants. Appendices include data charts. (Contains 46 references.) (CR) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. 00 00 C. ) Temperament and Behavior 1 Running head: TEMPERAMENT AND BEHAVIOR Temperament Based Personality, Socialization, and Behavior in Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders and General Education Students Dawn E. Kemp and David B. Center Georgia State University U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) [1(This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIALHAS BEEN GRANTED BY
Note on a product formula for the Bayad function and a law of quadratic reciprocity

Our first aim is to prove a generalized product formula for the elliptic function fΩ treated in [1], correcting the flaws in Bayad’s argument (see Theorem 3.1). Here we investigate certain quantities ξΩ and εΩ defined in relation to our product formula for fΩ. The fundamental properties of the Klein function KΩ and the Jacobi form DΩ listed in Section 2 enable us to give explicit expressions of ξΩ and εΩ using the values of KΩ. In this way, we prove that εΩ has a cocycle property (see Theorem 4.3). In a certain case εΩ defines a character of order 2 or 4 in a ring of integers of an imaginary quadratic number field.