Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impact of dance therapy on adults with psychological trauma: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Background: Dance therapy is thought to improve mental and physical health by activating psychological and physiological processes such as motor coordination, and expression of emotions. Some currently used mind–body interventions for posttraumatic symptoms address both mental and physical health. Although some studies have evaluated the efficacy of dance therapy for posttraumatic symptoms, a systematic review of extant research has not been conducted. Objectives: To identify the effects of dance therapy in adults with psychological trauma as well as the barriers and facilitators associated with its therapeutic use. Method: Articles published between 2000 and March 2023 have been selected with the help of six relevant keyword combinations applied on seven databases. Two reviewers independently screened 119 titles and abstracts against inclusion and exclusion criteria. Bias evaluation has been conducted with the help of the NIH study quality assessment tools and JBI’s critical appraisal tools. A report of the results has been organized with the help of a thematic analysis. Results: Of the 15 articles included, only one case study directly reports a diminution of pathognomonic symptoms of trauma. Other studies present improvements in the key aspects of trauma therapy: bodily sensations and perceptions, psychological processes, and interpersonal skills. These improvements depend on the stability of the intervention, the applied method (dance as therapy or dance/movement therapy), and likely, the skill set of the therapists. However, the reviewed studies lacked uniformity in assessments of adherence and its effect on therapeutic outcomes. Conclusion: Dance therapy may be a useful technique for improving both psychological and physiological symptoms associated with trauma exposure, such as avoidance and dissociative phenomena. To complement the results of this qualitative systematic review, further quantitative and qualitative research on the impact of dance therapy interventions as a trauma treatment should be conducted. HIGHLIGHTS Dance therapy may be a promising approach for the therapeutic management of psychological trauma as it can address both psychological and physical symptoms. Therapist skills and training may be important factors to consider in evaluating the impact of dance therapy on posttraumatic symptoms. Dance/movement therapy, a specific type of dance therapy, appears to be associated with improvements in sensory-motor perceptions and motor skills. To date, examination of dance therapy as a trauma treatment in an adult population has been limited primarily to women and people facing migration.
Cross-language validation of COVID-19 Compliance Scale in 28 languages

Abstract Although compliance scales have been used to assess compliance with health guidelines to reduce the spread of COVID-19, no scale known to us has shown content validity regarding global guidelines and reliability across an international sample. We assessed the validity and reliability of a Compliance Scale developed by a group of over 150 international researchers. Exploratory factor analysis determined reliable items on the English version. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the reliability of the six-item scale and convergent validity was found. After invariance testing and alignment, we employed a novel R code to run a Monte Carlo simulation for alignment validation. This scale can be employed to measure compliance across multiple languages, and our alignment validation method can be conducted with future cross-language surveys.
Libration points in the restricted three-body problem: Euler angles, existence and stability

The objective of the present paper is to study in an analytical way the existence and the stability of the libration points, in the restricted three-body problem, when the primaries are triaxial rigid bodies in the case of the Euler angles of the rotational motion are equal to \begin{document}$ θ_i = π/2, \, ψ_i = 0, \,\varphi_i = π/2 $\end{document} , \begin{document}$ i = 1, 2 $\end{document} . We prove that the locations and the stability of the triangular points change according to the effect of the triaxiality of the primaries. Moreover, the solution of long and short periodic orbits for stable motion is presented.
Patterns of Persistence of Abnormal Returns: A Finite Mixture Distribution Approach

Abnormal returns, that is, profits well above or below the competitive or equilibrium level, have been studied extensively in strategic management research. They are usually interpreted as a measure of the relative ability of firms to avoid competitive forces and achieve sustained competitive advantage. Numerous theories in strategic management research and in related fields, such as industrial organization economics and organizational ecology, have proposed alternative explanations of the dynamical behavior of abnormal returns. For example, Neoclassical Economics (Arrow & Hahn, 1971) and the Austrian School of Economics (Jacobson, 1992) predict that abnormal returns are transitory and they vanish when markets reach an equilibrium, or when factors such as imitation, substitution, and innovation erode or supersede all sources of competitive advantage. In contrast, other theoretical approaches including industrial organization economics (Bain, 1956) and the resourcebased view of the firm (Barney, 1991; Wernerfelt, 1984) propose the existence
Directness vs. indirectness: A contrastive analysis of pragmatic equivalence in Spanish and French request formulations

The aim of this paper is to examine the cross-cultural differences between (in)direct Spanish and French request formulations, adopting a pragmatic approach. More specifically, this study focusses on pragmatic equivalences in request formulations in informal and educational contexts, in French and Spanish corpora. In order to do so, a taxonomy was developed, based on the literature and on the analysis of the Spanish and French corpora. The analysis of the data shows that, on the one hand, direct strategies are among the most frequent request formulations in both corpora and, on the other, some formulations are similar in Spanish and in French but that their pragmatic interpretation or their frequency differs.
The anomalous depolarization anisotropy in the central backscattering area for turbid medium with Mie scatterers

It is generally recognized that circularly polarized light is preferentially maintained over linearly polarized light in turbid medium with Mie scatterers. However, in this work, the anomalous depolarization anisotropy is reported in the backscattering area near the point of illumination. Both experimental and Monte Carlo simulations show preferential retention of linear polarization states compared to circular polarization states in a specific backscattering area. Further analysis indicates that the anomalous depolarization behavior in the specific area is induced by lateral scattering events, which own low circular polarization memory. In addition, it is also found that the size of the anomalous depolarization area is related to the transport mean free path of the turbid medium.
Venous thromboembolism and anticoagulation in spinal cord lesion rehabilitation inpatients: A 10-year retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a concern following the onset of spinal cord lesions (SCL). OBJECTIVES: To assess the current efficacy and risks of anticoagulation after SCL and consider changes in thromboprophylaxis. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included individuals admitted to inpatient rehabilitation within 3 months of SCL onset. Main outcome measures were the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), bleeding, thrombocytopenia, or death, which occurred within 1 year of the SCL onset. RESULTS: VTE occurred in 37 of the 685 patients included in the study (5.4%, 95% CI 3.7–7.1%, 2.8% PE), and in 16 of 526 patients who received prophylactic anticoagulation at rehabilitation (3%, 95% CI 1.6–4.5%, 1.1% PE, with at least 1 fatality). Of these 526, 1.3% developed clinically significant bleeding and 0.8% thrombocytopenia. Prophylactic anticoagulation, most commonly 40 mg/day, continued until a median period of 6.4 weeks after SCL onset (25% –75% percentiles 5.8–9.7), but in 29.7%, VTE occurred more than 3 months after SCL onset. CONCLUSION: The VTE prophylaxis used for the present cohort contributed to a considerable but limited reduction of VTE incidence. The authors recommend conducting a prospective study to assess the efficacy and safety of an updated preventive anticoagulation regimen.
Essays on multivariate volatility and dependence models for financial time series

This thesis investigates the modelling and forecasting of multivariate volatility and dependence in financial time series. The first paper proposes a new model for forecasting changes in the term structure (TS) of interest rates. Using the level, slope and curvature factors of the dynamic Nelson-Siegel model, we build a time-varying copula model for the factor dynamics allowing for departure from the normality assumption typically adopted in TS models. To induce relative immunity to structural breaks, we model and forecast the factor changes and not the factor levels. Using US Treasury yields for the period 1986:3-2010:12, our in-sample analysis indicates model stability and we show statistically significant gains due to allowing for a time-varying dependence structure which permits joint extreme factor movements. Our out-of-sample analysis indicates the model's superior ability to forecast the conditional mean in terms of root mean square error reductions and directional forecast accuracy. The forecast gains are stronger during the recent financial crisis. We also conduct out-of-sample model evaluation based on conditional density forecasts. The second paper introduces a new class of multivariate volatility models that utilizes high-frequency data. We discuss the models' dynamics and highlight their differences from multivariate GARCH models. We also discuss their covariance targeting specification and provide closed-form formulas for multi-step forecasts. Estimation and inference strategies are outlined. Empirical results suggest that the HEAVY model outperforms the multivariate GARCH model out-of-sample, with the gains being particularly significant at short forecast horizons. Forecast gains are obtained for both forecast variances and correlations. The third paper introduces a new class of multivariate volatility models which is easy to estimate using covariance targeting. The key idea is to rotate the returns and then fit them using a BEKK model for the conditional covariance with the identity matrix as the covariance target. The extension to DCC type models is given, enriching this class. We focus primarily on diagonal BEKK and DCC models, and a related parameterisation which imposes common persistence on all elements of the conditional covariance matrix. Inference for these models is computationally attractive, and the asymptotics is standard. The techniques are illustrated using recent data on the SP 500 ETF and some DJIA stocks, including comparisons to the related orthogonal GARCH models.
Iohexol-Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate and Urinary Biomarker Changes between Vancomycin and Vancomycin Plus Piperacillin-Tazobactam in a Translational Rat Model

Recent clinical studies have reported additive nephrotoxicity with the combination of vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam. However, preclinical models have failed to replicate this finding. ABSTRACT Recent clinical studies have reported additive nephrotoxicity with the combination of vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam. However, preclinical models have failed to replicate this finding. This study assessed differences in iohexol-measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urinary injury biomarkers among rats receiving this antibiotic combination. Male Sprague-Dawley rats received either intravenous vancomycin, intraperitoneal piperacillin-tazobactam, or both for 96 h. Iohexol-measured GFR was used to quantify real-time kidney function changes. Kidney injury was evaluated with the urinary biomarkers kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), clusterin, and osteopontin. Compared to the control, rats that received vancomycin had numerically lower GFRs after drug dosing on day 3. Rats in this group also had elevations in urinary KIM-1 on experimental days 2 and 4. Increasing urinary KIM-1 was found to correlate with decreasing GFR on experimental days 1 and 3. Rats that received vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam (vancomycin+piperacillin-tazobactam) did not exhibit worse kidney function or injury biomarkers than rats receiving vancomycin alone. The combination of vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam does not cause additive nephrotoxicity in a translational rat model. Future clinical studies investigating this antibiotic combination should employ more sensitive biomarkers of kidney function and injury, similar to those utilized in this study.
A Recommended Specific Definition of “Resolution”

1991 b: Surface airtemperature response to increasing gJobal industrial productivity: A beneficial greenhouse effect? a: Effects of two and a half years of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on the root density distribution of three-year-oldsourorangetrees. 1991 b: Downward regulation of photosynthesis and growth at high CO2 levels: No evidehce for either phenomenon in three-year study of sour orange trees. a CO2"fertilization effect of the terrestrial vegetation to the amplitude increase in atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa Ob-The annual variation of atmospheric CO2 concentration observed in the northern hemisphere. 1960: Accumulation of organic matter in a chronosequence of soils developed on wihd-blown sand in New Zealand. 1991: Root restriction as a factor in photosynthetic acclimation of cotton seedlings groWn in elevated carbon dioxide. The term, "resolution," has been used in a wide variety of peer-reviewed publications to refer to the grid increment used in a model. For example, general circulation models (GCMs) are said to have a resolution of about 400 km by 400 km, when that scale more appropriately refers to the horizontal grid mesh. From sampling theory, it is well known, however, that at least two grid increments are required to represent data. Real information at scales smaller than two grid increments are erroneously aliased to larger scales. An illustration of this is presented in Pielke (1984, Fig. 10.7). Models such as GCMs, however, require additional grid resolution to adequately simulate meteorological processes as a result of serious computational inaccuracies at scales less than four grid increments (e.g., see Table 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 in Pielke 1984). Some investigators suggest even more grid increments are needed for adequate simulations. Using these clarifications, resolution within a numerical model should refer to at least four times the grid interval. For instance, a GCM with 400 km by 400 km horizontal grid increments would have a resolution of no less than 1600 km by 1600 km. Diagnostic data (e.g., terrain) with sampling ata400-km interval would have a resolution of no better than 800 km.
The Role of Glutamate Underlying Treatment-resistant Depression

The monoamine hypothesis has significantly improved our understanding of mood disorders and their treatment by linking monoaminergic abnormalities to the pathophysiology of mood disorders. Even 50 years after the monoamine hypothesis was established, some patients do not respond to treatments for depression, including selective serotonin reuptake drugs. Accumulating evidence shows that patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) have severe abnormalities in the neuroplasticity and neurotrophic factor pathways, indicating that different treatment approaches may be necessary. Therefore, the glutamate hypothesis is gaining attention as a novel hypothesis that can overcome monoamine restrictions. Glutamate has been linked to structural and maladaptive morphological alterations in several brain areas associated with mood disorders. Recently, ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist, has shown efficacy in TRD treatment and has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, revitalizing psychiatry research. However, the mechanism by which ketamine improves TRD remains unclear. In this review, we re-examined the glutamate hypothesis, bringing the glutamate system onboard to join the modulation of the monoamine systems, emphasizing the most prominent ketamine antidepressant mechanisms, such as NMDAR inhibition and NMDAR disinhibition in GABAergic interneurons. Furthermore, we discuss the animal models used in preclinical studies and the sex differences in the effects of ketamine.
Minimax estimators for the lower-bounded scale parameter of a location-scale family of distributions

ABSTRACT This article is concerned with the minimax estimation of a scale parameter under the quadratic loss function where the family of densities is location-scale type. We obtain results for the case when the scale parameter is bounded below by a known constant. Implications for the estimation of a lower-bounded scale parameter of an exponential distribution are presented under unknown location. Furthermore, classes of improved minimax estimators are derived for the restricted parameter using the Integral Expression for Risk Difference (IERD) approach of Kubokawa (1994). These classes are shown to include some existing estimators from literature.
Continuous Fractional‐Order Sliding PI Control for Nonlinear Systems Subject to Non‐Differentiable Disturbances

Aiming at designing a robust controller to withstand a class of continuous, but not necessarily differentiable, disturbances, such as Hölder type, a continuous and chattering‐free sliding mode control is proposed. The key idea is a judicious synthesis of a resetting memory principle for the differintegral operators to show that a sliding mode is induced, and sustained, in finite‐time, to guarantee asymptotic tracking. The closed‐loop system achieves exact rejection of Hölder disturbances even in case of uncertain flow, but assuming certain knowledge of the input matrix. Furthermore, it is shown that our methodology generalizes continuous high‐oder sliding mode schemes by using an integral action of fractional‐order. A representative simulation study is discussed to show the feasibility of the proposal.
The impact of biostatistics on hazard characterization using in vitro developmental neurotoxicity assays.

In chemical safety assessment, benchmark concentrations (BMC) and their associated uncertainty are needed for the toxicological evaluation of in vitro data sets. A BMC estimation is derived from concentration-response modelling and results from various statistical decisions, which depend on factors such as experimental design and assay endpoint features. In current data practice, the experimenter is often responsible for the data analysis and therefore relies on statistical software often without being aware of the software default settings and how they can impact the outputs of data analysis. To provide more insight into how statistical decision-making can influence the outcomes of data analysis and interpretation, we have developed an automatic platform that includes statistical methods for BMC estimation, a novel endpoint-specific hazard classification system, and routines that flag data sets that are outside the applicability domain for an automatic data evaluation. We used case studies on a large dataset produced by a developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) in vitro battery (DNT IVB). Here we focused on the BMC and its confidence interval (CI) estimation as well as on final hazard classification. We identified five crucial statistical decisions the experimenter must make during data analysis: choice of replicate averaging, response data normalization, regression modelling, BMC and CI estimation, and choice of benchmark response levels. The insights gained in are intended to raise more awareness among experimenters on the importance of statistical decisions and methods but also to demonstrate how important fit-for-purpose, internationally harmonized and accepted data evaluation and analysis procedures are for objective hazard classification.
On the occurrence of F region irregularities over Haikou retrieved from COSMIC GPS radio occultation and ground‐based ionospheric scintillation monitor observations

In this paper, the amplitude scintillation index (s4) derived from COSMIC (Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate) radio occultation (RO) technique and ground‐based Ionospheric Scintillation Monitor (ISM) at Haikou station (geographic latitude: 20.0°N, geographic longitude: 110.3°E, and geomagnetic latitude: 10.02°N) is used to investigate the morphology of F region irregularities in the low latitudes of China. The RO events of tangent point within the range of 10–30°N latitude, 70–160°E longitude, and 150–500 km altitude are adopted to analyze the ionospheric scintillation characteristics. The percentage of ionospheric scintillation occurrence is computed to obtain its diurnal variations, seasonal trends, and the dependence on solar and geomagnetic activities. Based on a statistical analysis of a long‐term period data set (years 2007 to 2013), we found that the ionospheric scintillation occurrence from both techniques show similar variations. After sunset (18 LT), the scintillation occurrence increases rapidly and reaches the maximum 3 h later. Then it decreases rapidly till 04 LT and remains low level during the daytime. The ionospheric scintillation tends to occur more frequently during vernal and autumnal equinoxes, especially in March–April and September–October. The equinoctial asymmetry could be seen clearly from the ground‐based ISM observations. The peak ionospheric scintillation occurrence time varies with seasons. It is reached latest in summer, while in spring it is very close to that in autumn. The nighttime ionospheric scintillation occurrence tends to increase with increasing solar activities. The increasing tendency is more prominent in vernal and autumnal equinoxes than that in summer and winter. In general, the control of geomagnetic activities is apt to inhibit ionospheric scintillation at equinox nighttime. In summer and winter, the geomagnetic activities could either trigger or inhibit the generation of ionospheric irregularities in a much more complicated way. Thus, it can be concluded that the tangent point location does accurately represent the scattering region, at least in an average sense. The RO technique is demonstrated to be a useful tool for remotely sensing the terrestrial ionosphere on a global scale down to the regional scale in terms of scintillation occurrence.
Interactive approaches for biobjective problems with progressively changing solution sets

In this study, we develop interactive approaches to ﬁnd a satisfactory alternative of a decision maker (DM) having a quasiconvex preference function where the alternative set changes progressively. In this environment, we keep searching the available set of alternatives and estimating the preference function of the DM. As new alternatives emerge, we make better use of the available preference information and eventually converge to a preferred alternative of the DM. We test our approaches on biobjective, multi-item, multi-round auction problems. The results show that our approaches work well in terms of both the preference function value of the obtained solution and the amount of preference information required.