Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Does religious attendance prolong survival? A six-year follow-up study of 3,968 older adults.

METHODS A probability sample of 3,968 community-dwelling adults aged 64-101 years residing in the Piedmont of North Carolina was surveyed in 1986 as part of the Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) program of the National Institutes of Health. Attendance at religious services and a wide variety of sociodemographic and health variables were assessed at baseline. Vital status of members was then determined prospectively over the next 6 years (1986 1992). Time (days) to death or censoring in days was analyzed using a Cox proportional hazards regression model. RESULTS During a median 6.3-year follow-up period, 1,777 subjects (29.7%) died. Of the subjects who attended religious services once a week or more in 1986 (frequent attenders), 22.9% died compared to 37.4% of those attending services less than once a week (infrequent attenders). The relative hazard (RH) of dying for frequent attenders was 46% less than for infrequent attenders (RH: 0.54, 95% CI 0.48-.0.61), an effect that was strongest in women (RH 0.51, CI 0.434). 59) but also present in men (RH 0.63, 95% CI 0.52-0.75). When demographics, health conditions, social connections, and health practices were controlled, this effect remained significant for the entire sample (RH 0.72, 95% CI 0.64-.81), and for both women (RH 0.65, 95% CI 0.554-.76, p<.0001) and men (RH 0.83, 95% CI 0.69-1.00, p=.05). CONCLUSIONS Older adults, particularly women, who attend religious services at least once a week appear to have a survival advantage over those attending services less frequently.
Eating one's words, part I: 'Concretised metaphors' and reflective function in anorexia nervosa--an interview study.

UNLABELLED Anorexia nervosa still qualifies for the designation as an enigma, with an unclear aetiology and a psychopathology poorly understood. A striking clinical feature is the concreteness of symptoms. The concept 'concretised metaphor' refers to instances where there is a psychic equivalence between physical and psychic reality. Emotions are concretised. OBJECTIVE To contribute in a more precise language about the body's symbolic role-embodiment in anorexia nervosa. METHOD 10 female patients (age 16-35 years) with anorexia nervosa describe in interviews how they conceive mind-body relations in their own lives. RESULTS Different 'concretised metaphors' are described and categorised, covering a wide range of bodily experiences and corresponding emotions. DISCUSSION The occurrence of various 'concretised metaphors' in these cases suggests reduced symbolic capacity and impaired reflective function as a core psychopathological trait in anorexia nervosa. This is the first of three companion papers. Part II develops theory on reflective function in anorexia nervosa. Part III presents an outline for psychotherapy for anorexia nervosa.
SMAV: A solution for multiple-attribute search on DHT-based P2P network

DHT-based P2P networks such as Chord, CAN, Pastry, etc can achieve exact query with characteristic of scalability, efficiency and fault-tolerate. However, in the case of complex queries such as range query or multiple-attribute query, pure DHT is not efficient since a lot of query messages must be sent. In this paper we focus our intentions on multiple-attribute query on DHT-based P2P network systems. Conventional researches meet a problem arising from the load unbalance among nodes due to the appearance of common attribute/value pairs (AV pairs) in content names (i.e. AV pairs those appear in a lot of content names). We propose a hierarchical key generation approach for storing and querying multiple-attribute contents. The main idea of our proposed system is to limit the number of information contents distributed by one key to a node by the use of sub-keys created from multiple common AV pairs. Sub-keys, by which the total number of information contents in the system are already distributed is not over NMAX, will be used as distribution keys to distribute information contents. Furthermore, our system keeps the mapping between sub-keys created from two common AV pairs and distribution keys created from two more common AV pairs to reduce query cost. Our system can achieve both efficiency and a good degree of load balancing even when the distribution of AV pairs in content names is skewed. Our simulation result shows the efficiency of our solution in respects of lookup time and the degree of load balancing.
Changing the Brain through Therapy for Musicians' Hand Dystonia

Abstract: Focal hand dystonia is a disorder in which sensory and motor anomalies emerge that appear to be grounded in maladaptive routes of cortical plasticity. Remodeling cortical networks through sensory‐motor retuning (SMR), we achieved long‐term reduction in the symptoms of focal hand dystonia. Magnetoencephalography confirmed that SMR modified the representational cortex of the fingers, whereby the representation of the affected hand was reorganized so that it resembled more the organization of the non‐affected side. Furthermore, we observed differences in abnormal tactile acuity between patients with musician's cramp and those with writer's cramp: Using two‐point finger discrimination, dystonic musicians showed perceptual asymmetry between hands, while writer's cramp patients did not. To further evaluate the occurrence of collateral disturbances in focal dystonia, we assessed the clinical histories of 101 affected musicians. An important finding from this study was that dystonic musicians who play a similar first and second instrument reported a continuous worsening of their symptoms. In addition, collateral disturbances appeared with a shorter delay when more than one instrument was played. Taken together, these studies suggest that (1) neurological dysfunction can be reversed by context‐specific training protocols, (2) specific symptomatic and etiological differences among various forms of focal hand dystonia might result from different behavioral experiences and their central representation, and (3) the spread of symptoms might be prevented by avoiding training that implies movement patterns similar to the main affected task, and by reducing the amount of task‐associated movement behavior.
A sentiment polarity classifier for regional event reputation analysis

It is important to analyze the reputation or demands for a regional event, such as a school festival. In our work, we use sentiment polarity classification in order to coordinate regional event reputation. We proposed sentiment polarity classification based on bag-of-words models in the previous works. To get over the traditional models, we proposed several classifier models based on deep learning models. As the application, we also described the overview of a system supports to analyze regional event reputation and an example of regional event analysis using our system. In this paper, we described how to improve the performance of the sentiment polarity classification using deep learning models. We compared the performance of four models in terms of the classification accuracy and the training speed. We found the Convolutional Neural Networks based model, three words convolutions, was the best model among the four models.
Unipolar switched bidirectional bridgeless power factor correction boost rectifier with adaptive dual current mode control

This paper proposes an application of adaptive dual current mode control (ADCMC) on bidirectional bridgeless power factor correction (BBPFC) boost rectifier with unipolar switching. The given simulation results confirm the benefits of the proposed control strategy of the BBPFC converter, primarily regarding the maintaining of the sine waveform of the average inductor current.
Grid-Filter Design for a Multimegawatt Medium-Voltage Voltage-Source Inverter

This paper describes the design procedure and performance of an LCL grid filter for a medium-voltage neutral-point clamped converter to be adopted for a multimegawatt (multi-MW) wind turbine. The unique filter design challenges in this application are driven by a combination of the medium-voltage converter, a limited allowable switching frequency, component physical size and weight concerns, and the stringent limits for allowable injected current harmonics. Traditional design procedures of grid filters for lower power and higher switching frequency converters are not valid for a multi-MW filter connecting a medium-voltage converter switching at low frequency to the electric grid. This paper demonstrates a frequency-domain-model-based approach to determine the optimum filter parameters that provide the necessary performance under all operating conditions given the necessary design constraints. To achieve this goal, new concepts, such as virtual-harmonic content and virtual filter losses are introduced. Moreover, a new passive-damping technique that provides the necessary damping with low losses and very little degradation of the high-frequency attenuation is proposed.
Metabolic reduction of resazurin; location within the cell for cytotoxicity assays

Resazurin is widely used as a metabolic indicator for living cells, however, there has been considerable debate in the literature with regards to the specific location in the cell where the non‐fluorescent resazurin is reduced to the strongly fluorescent resorufin. This lack of clarity about the reduction site makes the use of resazurin reduction data in cytotoxicity studies difficult to interpret. In this study, E. faecalis, a Gram‐positive and facultative anaerobic bacterial strain, and the most toxic chlorophenol, pentachlorophenol (PCP), were chosen as models for an anaerobe and toxicant, respectively. By studying the kinetics of resazurin reduction by E. faecalis after different treatments (cell disruption, bacterial filtration, and pre‐exposure to toxicant), we confirmed that resazurin reduction to resorufin by live Gram‐positive and facultative anaerobic bacterial cells can only happen intracellularly under anaerobic conditions, while resorufin reduction to dihydroresorufin can happen both intracellularly and extracellularly. Based on the understanding of these fundamental mechanisms, we suggest that resazurin reduction can be used as a quick bioassay for measuring cytotoxicity.
Persistence of Overweight among Young Children Living in Low Income Communities in Ontario

Objective: the rise in the prevalence of overweight in pediatric populations is a major health concern. Little is known however, about the prevalence of overweight in younger children. Our objectives were to determine the annual prevalence of overweight in children from junior kindergarten (JK) to grade 3; to assess the persistence of overweight over this time period; and, to identify factors associated with overweight in this group. Methods: annual interviews were completed with parents (primarily the mother) living in economically disadvantaged communities in Ontario who are participating in the Better Beginnings, Better Futures project. Weight and height were measured annually for the children (n=760) beginning in JK. Risk of overweight was defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 85th to < 95th percentile; overweight was BMI ≥ 95th percentile. Parents’ height and weight were self-reported; BMI ≥ 25 was considered overweight. Results: the risk of overweight among children ranged from 14.1% to 17.5%; the prevalence of overweight increased from 9.9% to 15.2%; 68.2% (15/22) of the children who were overweight in JK were >95th percentile in grade 3. BMI ≥ 85th to < 95th percentile or ≥ 95th percentile in JK were strongly predictive of overweight in grade 3. Almost 50% of the mothers were overweight. Conclusions: A high prevalence of overweight was found in young children; and, for a large proportion, their early weight status persisted. Strategies promoting healthy eating and physical activity for both children and parents are essential.
Molecular analysis of large transposable elements carrying the white locus of Drosophila melanogaster

A large transposable element (TE) comprising the white‐apricot and roughest genes has been found to transpose to well over a hundred sites scattered over the Drosophila genome. We report the cloning of the essential parts of several TEs. TE98 and TE28 sequences were cloned by ‘walking’ along the chromosome from the previously cloned heatshock genes. The ends of the TEs are characterized by dispersed repetitive elements belonging to the foldback (FB) family. FB elements are also associated with two independently isolated transposable elements originating from the white locus, Tp wc‐1 and Tp w+IV. The strong correlation between FB elements and large composite transposons suggests that a pair of these elements can mobilize large intermediary DNA segments. One particular FB family member, FB‐NOF, is associated with TE28, the white‐crimson (wc) mutant, the wc‐derived Tp wc‐1 and probably also with Tp w+IV. A unique sequence located close to the white end of TE28 was used to clone the borders of TE77 and the surrounding sequences in the bithorax region, indicating that the TE can be used as a probe for gene isolation. Some evolutionary implications of the large composite transposons are discussed.
Corneal Endothelial Tissue Bioengineering Using Cultured Human Corneal Endothelial Precursor Cells

The cornea is composed of a multilayered epithelium, Bowman's membrane, stroma, Descemet's membrane, and endothelium. The corneal endothelium (CE) is a single layer of hexagonal cells that separates the corneal stroma from the aqueous humor of the anterior chamber. Transparency of the cornea is maintained by regulation of stromal hydration through the barrier and pump functions of the CE, and corneal transplantation has long been used to treat corneal endothelial defects. In fact, more than half of the patients who undergo full-thickness corneal transplantation have impairment of visual acuity due to corneal endothelial problems alone and have a normal corneal epithelium (Cosar et al., 2002; Mannis et al., 1981; Rapuano et al., 1990). Corneal transplantation requires a fresh human cornea, but there is a worldwide shortage of donors (Barboza et al., 2007; Cao et al., 2006; Shimazaki et al., 2004; Tuppin et al., 2007).
Coevolutionary contradictions: prospects for a research programme on social and environmental change

Abstract. Insights from social system–environmental system coevolutionary thought experiments are abstract, mind opening, and can only be conveyed by leading readers through the experiment themselves. Undertaking applied coevolutionary analyses requires one to bound processes and fix some of the categories, contrary to the nature of the broad, opening nature of coevolution itself. Being conscious of these contradictions makes it difficult to engage in a sustained research programme or form a community of coevolutionary scholars. In this article we engage with the epistemological tensions of conducting coevolutionary research and put forward tentative strategies for managing them.
Analysis of relation extraction methods for automatic generation of specialized thesauri: Prospect of hybrid methods

The paper is devoted to analysis of methods that can be used for automatic generation of specialized thesauri. The authors developed a test bench that allows to estimate most popular methods for relation extraction that constitute the main part of such generation. On the basis of experiments conducted on the test bench the idea of hybrid thesaurus generation methods that combine the algorithms showed the best performance was proposed. Its efficiency was illustrated by creation of the thesaurus for the medical domain with its subsequent estimation on the test bench.
Software cost estimation using Particle Swarm Optimization in the light of Quality Function Deployment technique

Although software industry has seen a tremendous growth and expansion since its birth, it is continuously facing problems in its evolution. The major challenge for this industry is to produce quality software which is timely designed and build with proper cost estimates. Thus the techniques for controlling the quality and predicting cost of software are in the center of attention for many software firms. In this paper, we have tried to propose a cost estimation model based on Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MPSO) to tune the parameters of the famous COstructive COst MOdel (COCOMO). This cost estimation model is integrated with Quality Function Deployment (QFD) methodology to assist decision making in software designing and development processes for improving the quality. This unique combination will help the project managers to efficiently plan the overall software development life cycle of the software product.
Increase of External Osmolarity Reduces Morphogenetic Defects and Accumulation of Chitin in agas1 Mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

ABSTRACT We have performed a physiological analysis of the effects of high-osmolarity media on gas1Δ cells. The reductions in the duplication time, number of pluribudded cells, hypersensitivity to Calcofluor and sodium dodecyl sulfate, and chitin level indicate a partial suppression of the mutant phenotype. GAS1 deletion was found to be lethal in the absence of the Bck1 and Slt2 (Mpk1) proteins of the cell integrity pathway.
Local Community Identification in Social Networks

In social networks, the detection of communities has gained considerable interest because it can be used for instance for visualization, recommendation in business applications or the analysis of the spread of infectious diseases. Many methods proposed in the literature for the solution of this problem, assume that the structure of the entire network is known, which is not realistic for very large and dynamic networks. For this reason, approaches have been introduced recently to find the local community of a node. Most of these methods often fail when the starting node is at the boundary of a community. In addition, they are not able to detect overlapping communities. In this work, we propose new methods to find local communities that don't have these drawbacks. Experiences on real and computer generated social networks such as Netscience, Amazon 2006 and Lancichinetti et al.'s benchmark show that these methods perform better than the solutions with which the comparisons were performed.
The Lie Detector: Explorations in the Automatic Recognition of Deceptive Language

In this paper, we present initial experiments in the recognition of deceptive language. We introduce three data sets of true and lying texts collected for this purpose, and we show that automatic classification is a viable technique to distinguish between truth and falsehood as expressed in language. We also introduce a method for class-based feature analysis, which sheds some light on the features that are characteristic for deceptive text.
Assessing the Measurement Properties of the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale

Background: In a recent article, Hallinger (2011b) reviewed 135 empirical studies that had employed the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS) over the prior three decades. The author concluded that the PIMRS appeared to have attained a consistent record of yielding reliable and valid data on principal instructional leadership. However, given the focus of the review, little detail was provided on measurement results related to the PIMRS instrument. Research Design: In light of the extensive past and current use of the PIMRS, the current article seeks to provide a comprehensive and detailed picture of reliability results. More specifically, the authors present a meta-analysis of reliability results derived from 52 data sets derived from 43 independent empirical studies in which the PIMRS had been employed for data collection. Conclusions: The main contribution of this article lies in elaborating on and updating information regarding the measurement properties of the PIMRS, among the most widely used scales in the study and assessment of principal leadership. This information will be useful for researchers who are planning empirical studies of leadership and learning as well as practitioners who have a need for reliable measures of principal instructional leadership.
Finding a universal low viscosity polymer for DNA separation (II)

When investigating the use of different polymers for capillary electrophoresis we found that poly‐N,N‐dimethylacrylamide (pDMA) has a very low viscosity compared to other polymers of comparable molecular mass and resolving power. This makes it a potentially useful matrix for DNA separation in multi‐capillary electrophoresis, where short cycle times or low pressure for matrix replacement are preferred. We have characterized this matrix by systematic studies on concentration, chain length and field strength dependence. It is shown that pDMA performs well for the separation of oligonucleotides and double‐stranded DNA fragments. Together with the application of DNA sequencing, pDMA is a universal polymer for the separation of biological macromolecules.
Postponing Marriage: The Influence of Young Women's Work Expectations.

This paper investigates the determinants of one component of the recent changes in family life: the postponement of marriage among women in their early twenties. Single women in a national longitudinal study who planned to be housewives at age 35-as opposed to those who planned4to be working outside the home-were more likely to marry in the near future. But, between 1969 and 1975, the proportion of single women who planned to be housewives decreased sharply. Evidence is presented which suggests that the change in future work plans may have reduced the chances that a woman in her early twenties would marry in the next few years. The implications of these and other findings for the study of the transition to marriage are discussed.
Nanotechnology based targeted drug delivery

NANOTECHNOLOGY is having a great impact on many industrial applications, such as manufacturing, semiconductors, nanostructured materials and biotechnology. As relates to the latter, nanobiotechnology focuses on the ability to work at the molecular and atomic level to fabricate structures combining biological materials and synthetic materials, taking into account engineering, physics, chemistry, genomics and proteomics. The main goals relate to biosensors, nanosized microchips, and more generally to medical applications at the molecular level. Nanotechnology has been recently extensively applied to treatment and diagnosis of diseases and the new term nanomedicine has been introduced, for which several definitions have so far been proposed [1]–[3] which focus on the use of engineered nano-devices and nanostructures for diagnosis and treatment. One of the key aspects of nanomedicine is targeted drug delivery by nanoscale drug carriers. At present, 95 % of all new potential therapeutics have poor pharmaco kinetics and biopharmaceutical properties, there is therefore a great need to develop drug delivery [4] systems that convey the therapeutically active molecules only to the site of action, without affecting other organs and tissues [5]. This allows to lower required doses of drugs and to increase their therapeutic indices and safety profiles. It is possible to fabricate nanoparticles or nanocapsules with different properties as relates to drug encapsulation and release. A great amount of nanoscale systems for drug delivery has been investigated; they include liposomes, dendrimers, quantum dots, nanotubes, polymeric biodegradable nanoparticles and nanocapsules [6].