Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Desktop-based High-Quality Facial Capture for Everyone

ACM Reference Format: Alexandros Lattas, Yiming Lin, Jayanth Kannan, Luca Filipi, Ekin Ozturk, Claudio Guarnera, Gaurav Chawla, and Abhijeet Ghosh. 2022. Desktopbased High-Quality Facial Capture for Everyone . In Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques Conference Talks (SIGGRAPH ’22 Talks), August 07-11, 2022. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2 pages. https: //doi.org/10.1145/3532836.3536258
Effect of Varying Parboiling Conditions on Head Rice Yield for Common Paddy Varieties in Iran

Abstract Various conditions of a parboiling process affect the qualitative parameters of paddy milling. In this study, the effects of drying temperature (45 and 60 °C), moisture content (8, 10 and 12% w.b.), steaming time (10, 20 and 30 min) and paddy varieties (Hashemi and Alikazemi) were investigated on head rice yield (HRY). The samples were husked using a rubber roller husker and whitened by a laboratory abrasive whitener. Results showed that the main effects of all parameters were significant on HRY (P <0.01). The utilization of higher temperature (60 °C), in comparison with non-parboiled rice, without reducing the milling quality was found as one of the advantages of parboiling. Among all experiments, the highest HRY (68.647%) was achieved in the combination of Alikazemi/45 °C/10 min/8%. In the majority of cases, the combinations including Alikazemi variety had higher HRY than Hashemi. For Hashemi variety, the highest HRY (67.297%) was achieved in combination 45 °C/10 min/8%. In terms of HRY, parboiling causes an increase of 25.8% and 43.3% respectively for Hashemi and Alikazemi. Therefore, it is highly recommended in processing of Alikazemi variety.
Correlation between Reading and Spelling Performance of Egyptian Children with Reading Disorder and their Cognitive and Linguistic Abilities

: Background: Proper cognitive and linguistic abilities have a basic role in reading development. However, the possible role of some cognitive and linguistic abilities in learning to read especially in Arabic language is still not well studied. Aims: This study investigated the correlation between the reading (decoding) and spelling performance of Egyptian Arabic speaking children with reading disorder and their different cognitive and linguistic abilities in order to determine the possible abilities that have essential role in reading development. Methods: The participants were 25 Egyptian Arabic-speaking children with reading disorder (age range: 6.5–10.7 years). The dyslexia assessment test, Illinois test of psycholinguistic abilities, phonological awareness test and the test of semantics were used for evaluating the participants’ aptitudes. Results: The disorders in the abilities reflecting rapid naming, semantics, phonological awareness deficits and one minute writing were the most common deficits noticed in the participants. The scores of reading (decoding) and spelling subtests were correlated with the phonological awareness scores. The spelling performance was further related to verbal working memory. Although the rapid naming deficits were the most common among participants, no associations were found between them and the decoding or spelling abilities. Conclusions: Phonological awareness and verbal working memory have a role in reading development in Egyptian Arabic speaking children with reading disorder. The other examined writing, cognitive and linguistic deficits are most likely to be considered co-occurring disorders with the reading disorder rather than influential on reading.
Promotion of Wellness in Preschoolers

Wellness enhancement or health promotion is a resource driven approach to primary prevention of disorders. This paper describes the development of a promotive intervention (Programme for Promotion of Wellness in Preschoolers- PPWP) focusing on both parenting and child behaviour in preschoolers from a lesser privileged social context. The PPWP was developed on the premise of wellness enhancement and normal child development. Culturally relevant didactic material and aids were developed for the study. The efficacy of the intervention was assessed among 60 mother child dyads, 30 dyads who received the intervention and 30 dyads that were controls. Baseline, post intervention and six month follow up assessments were conducted. Participants were screened using Preschool Behaviour Checklist and Screening tool for home environment and psychosocial development. Parenting practices and disciplining style of mothers was assessed. Teacher’s rated the social behaviour of children. Children were assessed for attachment style, behaviour problems, pro-social behaviour and pre-academic abilities. Results show that authoritative parenting, disciplining style, mother report of child’s behaviour problems and pre-academic skills have all changed in the desired direction in the intervention group with large effect sizes. Implications of the study to establish models for wellness enhancement to enhance child and family functioning have been discussed. prosocial behaviour and pre-academic skills. Picture charts, case vignettes, role play, demonstration and homework activities were used in the delivery of the intervention. Intervention for children focused on communication, conflict resolution, prosocial skills and pre-academic skills. Sessions involved warm up activities, domain specific activities and assignment of homework. Emphasis was on skill building through play in a relaxed learning atmosphere. The focus was on abilities supplemented by positive reinforcement and not on deficits. The session
Cybernetic Modeling for Bioreaction Engineering

In research on bacteria metabolism we have indeed much the same position as an observer trying to gain an idea of the life of a household by careful scrutiny of the persons and material arriving or leaving the house; we keep accurate records of the foods and commodities left at the door and patiently examine the contents of the dust-bin and endeavour to deduce from such data the events occurring within the closed doors. (Marjorie Stephenson, 1930)
Working memory, Verbal comprehension, Perceptual reasoning and Processing speed in ADHD and Normal children: A comparative study

Background: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a childhood onset disorder marked by persistent, developmentally inappropriate symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/ impulsivity, or both that impair functioning to a marked degree. Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) exhibit a number of cognitive and behavioral abnormalities that are the direct result of the disorder itself, in school-aged children. The knowledge of their cognitive functioning may help us to set objectives for planning treatment goals and improving their social, academic and personal functioning. Aims: The aim of the study was to find out cognitive functioning: working memory, verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning and processing speed among ADHD and comparing with normal children. Settings and Design: Using purposive sampling technique, 30 children diagnosed with ADHD were compared with 30 normal children. Materials and Methods: Screened on Colored Progressive Matrices (CPM) for intelligence and ADHD-Symptom checklist (ADHD SC-4) for symptom severity of attention deficit and hyperactivity, all the subjects were assessed on the Malin’s Intelligence Scale for Indian Children (MISIC) to see the cognitive functioning of both the groups of children. Results: ADHD children performed significantly different as compared to normal control on Information, General comprehension, Similarities, Arithmetic, Digit span, Picture completion, Coding and Mazes subtests of MISIC. Findings showed overall there was a significant difference between ADHD and normal children’s performance on four major cognitive domains, viz. verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory and processing speed. Conclusions: Overall, children with ADHD have poor cognitive functioning compared to normal children
Historical biogeographic range shifts and the influence of climate change on ocean quahogs (Arctica islandica) on the Mid-Atlantic Bight

The Holocene, starting approximately 11.7 cal ka, is characterized by distinct periods of warming and cooling. Despite these known climate events, few temperature proxy data exist in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. One potential record of past water temperatures is preserved in the marine fossil record. Shell growth of ocean quahogs (Arctica islandica), a long-lived bivalve, can provide records of past environmental conditions. Arctica islandica habitat includes the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB), an area rapidly warming as a consequence of climate change. The Cold Pool, a bottom-trapped water mass on the outer continental shelf within the MAB, rarely rises above 15°C. Ocean quahogs inhabiting the MAB are confined to the Cold Pool as a consequence of an upper thermal limit for the species of ~15–16°C. Recently, dead A. islandica shells were discovered outside of the species’ present-day range, suggesting that the Cold Pool once extended further inshore than now observed. Shells collected off the Delmarva Peninsula were radiocarbon-dated to identify the timing of habitation and biogeographic range shifts. Dead shell ages range from 4400 to 60 cal BP, including ages representing four major Holocene cold events. Nearly absent from this record are shells from the intermittent warm periods. Radiocarbon ages indicate that ocean quahogs, contemporaneous with the present MAB populations, were living inshore of their present-day distribution during the past 200 years. This overlap suggests the initiation of a recent biogeographic range shift that occurred as a result of a regression of the Cold Pool following the Little Ice Age.
Parenting styles and their correlates in adolescents diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive disorder

Objectives: The study examined parenting styles in adolescents with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the relationship between parenting styles, parental personality and severity of OCD. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, 103 adolescents diagnosed with OCD (Mean age = 15.66; SD= 1.63 years) and their parents (Mothers n=84, Fathers n=74) were recruited. The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and the Screen for Childhood and Related Emotional Disorder (SCARED) were administered to assess OCD and comorbid anxiety severity. Both adolescents and parents responded to the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ) short version to assess parenting styles from both perspectives. Parents also responded to Eysenck's Personality Inventory (EPI) as a measure of personality. Results: There was a significant difference between adolescent perceptions and the fathers' self-report on authoritative and authoritarian parenting style. Adolescent rated maternal authoritarian parenting styles was significantly associated with adolescent anxiety. Parents' scores on neuroticism correlated with authoritarian and indulgent parenting styles (adolescent rated and parent-rated) and adolescent self-report of anxiety. Conclusions: Maternal authoritarian parenting style was associated with anxiety. Parental neuroticism was associated with rigid and indulgent parenting styles. Authoritarian and indulgent parenting styles play an important role in adolescents diagnosed with OCD and having comorbid anxiety.
Attitude of Primary School Teachers towards Children with Learning Disabilities

Background : When the special needs of children with learning disabilities are not met, it can lead to scholastic backwardness and related psycho-socio problems. Hence, early identification by teachers is crucial. It would, therefore, be important to assess the attitudes of teachers toward children with learning disabilities. Method : The current study aimed at assessing the attitude of primary school teachers towards children with learning disabilities using Teachers’ Attitude about Learning Disabilities (PSTALD) scale. The sample for the study consisted of 200 primary school teachers in Bangalore South from 16 schools. Result : The teachers had less favorable attitude towards inclusion of children with learning disabilities in regular schools. Female teachers had favorable attitude towards helping children with learning disabilities on overall scores of PSTALD scale compared to male counterparts. Apart from this, unaided school teachers and teachers with higher education had statistically significant positive (p < 0.05 ) attitude on all the domains of PSTALD scale compared to other categories. Conclusion : The findings of the research highlight the need for bringing awareness to change the attitude towards inclusion and bringing children with learning disabilities into the educational mainstream.
To study the age of recognition of symptoms and their correlates in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders: A retrospective study

BACKGROUND : Considering the fact that early intervention in Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can significantly improve the social and communication abilities in these children it is important that the symptoms should be recognized early and intervened early.The present study tries to find out the age of recognition (AOR) of symptoms by parents and delay in diagnosis and seeking professional help in children with ASD in a tertiary health care centre in India. METHOD : Children with intellectual disability with autistic features as primary diagnosis were excluded. The data was collected from the case record form of 50 children with ASD and studied retrospectively from 2007-2013. Information regarding onset, type of symptoms, pregnancy complications, birth history and medical complications were studied. Also referral mechanism was studied. RESULT : The mean AOR of symptoms was found to be 3years 6months. A significant delay of three years between the age of recognition of symptoms and age of diagnosis was seen. The AOR was found to be earlier in those childrens having pregnancy related complications, intellectual disability, seizure disorder & behavioral problems. The first consultation in majority of cases was with the paediatrician. CONCLUSION : The study highlights that more awareness about ASD needs to be spread among general population. This study highlights the need for proper training amongst health care professionals for diagnosing ASD and adequate referral mechanism. Also monitoring the development of child should be mainstreamed into primary health care services for early diagnosis and intervention.
Gastrointestinal issues with behavior problems and sleep issues in children and adolescents with Autism pectrum disorder (ASD): A preliminary estimate

Background - Individuals with ASD have higher than expected rates of medical conditions including gastrointestinal problems. There in paucity of research of association between gastrointestinal and behavioral problems in ASD. Objectives - To study the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms in children diagnosed with ASD and the association between gastrointestinal symptoms, autistic symptoms, behavior and sleep symptoms. Methods – It is a cross sectional study of 58 children and adolescents with ASD referred to our child clinic for disability assessment. Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA) was applied and IQ assessment was done. Presence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms based on ROME 4 criteria was documented. Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI) and abbreviated Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire (CSHQ) scales were used to assess behavioral issues and sleep behavior respectively. Results - 34.5% of the study participants had gastrointestinal(GI) symptoms.Constipation was the most common GI symptom (60%) followed by abdominal pain (35%) and abdominal pain associated with bowel symptoms (15%). Those children with GI symptoms had lower age of diagnosis of ASD and higher family history of autoimmune disorders. Children with GI symptoms had higher autism scores, lower mean IQ, higherbehavioral problems including higher self injurious behavior and aggression. Total sleep issues including sleep behavior problems and night waking were higher among children with GI symptoms.They also had a higher history of preterm delivery and family history of autoimmune diseases. Conclusion - There is a high prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms in children with ASD. Those with GI symptoms have higher autism severity, behavior problems and sleep issues. Further research is warranted in this area to understand this association, which may pave way for developing specific treatment options.
Level of contamination and antibiotic resistance of bacterial isolates from mobile phone of HCW?s in Hawassa referral hospital

Results: The rate of bacterial contamination of mobile phones was 97.4%. It was found that 50.6% of phones grew one bacterial species, 25.0% two different species, 24.8% three or more different species and no bacterial growth were identified in 2.6% of phones. The bacterial species that isolated from mobile phone and hands of the HCW’s was S. aureus, CoNS, Streptococcus spp, E. coli, K. pneumonia, Proteus spp, Citrobacter spp, Shigella spp, and P. aeruginosa. Ampicillin and Penicillin was less effective against the identified bacteria, whereas, Gentamicin, Ceftriaxone, Doxycycline and Ciprofloxacin were most effective.
Permanent and temporary internal migrations in Spain, 1877-1936 : determinants and labour market impact

Title Permanent and temporary internal migrations in Spain, 1877-1936 : determinants and labour market impact Authors(s) Silvestre, Javier Publication date 2002-09 Series UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series; WP02/21 Publisher University College Dublin. School of Economics Link to online version http://www.ucd. ie/economics/research/papers/2002/WP02.21. pdf Item record/more information http://hdl.handle. net/10197/1289 Publisher's statement þÿ P r e l i m i n a r y d r a f t : P l e a s e d o n o t q u o t e w i t h o u t a u t h o r s p e r m i s s i o n
a new locus of dysfunction in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity

73 Moment-to-moment reaction time variability on tasks of attention, often quantified by intra-individual response variability (IRV), provides a good indication of the degree to which an individual is vulnerable to lapses in sustained attention. Increased IRV is a hallmark of several disorders of attention, including Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). 76 Here, task-based fMRI was used to provide the first examination of how average brain activation and functional connectivity 77 patterns in adolescents are related to individual differences in sustained attention as measured by IRV. We computed IRV 78 in a large sample of adolescents (n=758) across 'Go' trials of a Stop Signal Task (SST). A data-driven, multi-step analysis 79 approach was used to identify networks associated with low IRV (i.e., good sustained attention) and high IRV (i.e., poorer 80 sustained attention). Low IRV was associated with greater functional segregation (i.e., stronger negative connectivity) 81 amongst an array of brain networks, particularly between cerebellum and motor, cerebellum and prefrontal, and occipital 82 and motor networks. In contrast, high IRV was associated with stronger positive connectivity within the motor network 83 bilaterally and between motor and parietal, prefrontal, and limbic networks. Consistent with these observations, a separate 84 sample of adolescents exhibiting elevated ADHD symptoms had increased fMRI activation and stronger positive 85 connectivity within the same motor network denoting poorer sustained attention, compared to a matched asymptomatic 86 control sample. With respect to the functional connectivity signature of low IRV, there were no statistically significant 87 differences in networks denoting good sustained attention between the ADHD symptom group and asymptomatic control 88 group. We propose that sustained attentional processes are facilitated by an array of neural networks working together, and 89 provide an empirical account of how the functional role of the cerebellum extends to cognition in adolescents. This work highlights the involvement of motor cortex in the integrity of sustained attention, and suggests that atypically strong connectivity within motor networks characterizes poor attentional capacity in both typically developing and ADHD symptomatic adolescents. normative . 235, (786)= -3.216, p . 001), difference in IRV between the normative sample control group -1.026, p = . 305). with IRV for the normative sample ( r = .06, p = .09), the ADHD sample ( r = .24, p = .19), the control group ( r = -.08, p = .66).
DOPS Study (2019). Detection of Papilloedema Study (DOPS): rates of false positive papilloedema in the community. Eye , 33 (7), 1073-1080.

Background : Overdiagnosis of papilloedema is common and carries significant potential for morbidity from over-investigation and over-treatment. We aimed to determine the community prevalence of false positive diagnosis of papilloedema (FPE) on fundus imaging. Methods : We evaluated fundus images from a community cross-section of 198 12-14-year-olds from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) longitudinal cohort study database and patient images from our hospital departmental database with and without papilloedema. We asked clinicians, in isolation, to rate the subjects as a forced-choice task to “papill o edema” or “not papillo edema” based on the fundus images alone. Raters comprised (i) 4 neuro-ophthalmologists, (ii) 4 ophthalmologists, (iii) 4 neurologists and (iv) 4 emergency medicine physicians. Results : The prevalence of FPE in the ALSPAC population, defined as images mistaken as papillo edema by χ% of raters (P χ ) varied from P 100 =0% to P 50 =21.3±3.9%. In the hospital population, there was a lower rate of FPE, P 50 =7.1±10.8%. Sensitivity for papilloedema detection approached 100%, though 3 raters incorrectly labelled the same patient with unilateral disc swelling as normal, all other cases were detected by all raters. Conclusions : Fundus photography assessment in isolation is highly sensitive but poorly specific for papilloedema detection. Using this method to screen the general population has significant potential for harm as overdiagnosis occurs, even in the hands of experienced clinicians.
A neural correlate of visual discomfort from ﬂicker Carlyn Patterson Gentile

The theory of “visual stress” holds that visual discomfort results from overactivation of the visual cortex. Despite general acceptance, there is a paucity of empirical data that conﬁrm this relationship, particularly for discomfort from visual ﬂicker. We examined the association between neural response and visual discomfort using ﬂickering light of diﬀerent temporal frequencies that separately targeted the LMS, L-M, and S postreceptoral channels. Given prior work that has shown larger cortical responses to ﬂickering light in people with migraine, we examined 10 headache-free people and 10 migraineurs with visual aura. The stimulus was a uniform ﬁeld, 50 degrees in diameter, that modulated with high-contrast ﬂicker between 1.625 and 30 Hz. We asked subjects to rate their visual discomfort while we recorded steady-state visually evoked potentials (ssVEPs) from early visual cortex. The peak temporal sensitivity ssVEP amplitude varied by postreceptoral channel and was consistent with the known properties of these visual channels. There was a direct, linear relationship between the amplitude of neural response to a stimulus and the degree of visual discomfort it evoked. No substantive diﬀerences between the migraine and control groups were found. These data link increased visual cortical activation with the experience of visual discomfort. relationship discomfort and response, providing empirical support to the theory of from is not the unique domain of a particular chromatic or achromatic postreceptoral pathway.