Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Gender Identity Disorder and Attachment Theory: The Influence of the Patient's Internal Working Models on Psychotherapeutic Engagement and Objective. A Study Undertaken Using the Adult Attachment Interview

ABSTRACT Until now, studies related to gender identity disorder (GID) in adult patients carried out within the framework of attachment theory have been scarce. The current research project aimed to explore the theme related to the specific nature of the current states of mind with respect to attachment in adult male patients suffering from GID, and to evaluate simultaneously the level of psychopathology associated with conditions of GID. The first 18 patients suffering from GID, who came to the Functional Area of Psychology of the Clinical Department of Neuroscience and Behaviour of the “Federico II” University Hospital between 2005 and 2007 to psychological assistance for problems connected to gender dysphoria, were registered in sequential order. The following tests were administered to all patients: (a) investigation of case histories and motivation, (b) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), and (c) Adult Attachment Interview. The results show an increase, among people with GID, of insecure conditions of the mind and of unresolved/disorganized conditions of the mind with respect to traumas or losses. Results obtained by MMPI-2 confirm the absence of other psychopathological conditions previously reported in the scientific literature. Based on the results of our exploratory research, we discuss how psychological intervention could have a dual objective of improving the possibility of access to a fuller and more satisfying emotional-relational life and of allowing an adequate working-through of complex traumatic events, which appear to affect the life experiences of individuals with GID and, often, seem not to have been adequately worked through.
Text classification based on a novel ensemble multi-label learning method

Text classification is one of the most significant contents in Natural Language Processing research field. In most real cases, text classification is usually a multi-label learning task. Currently, there are three mainstream attribute measures (i.e., information gain, document frequency and chi-square test values) which are often used to describe documents. The three attribute measures have been applied successfully in some tasks for text classification, but the information that each attribute measure is to focus on is different. It's valuable to improve the prediction performance of text classification by designing ensemble methods to combine these measures. In this paper, we have proposed a novel ensemble multi-label learning method En-MLKNN based on the state-of-the-art multi-label learning method MLKNN for this task. In addition, in order to make better use of our approach, we have constructed a complete framework for text classification. Experiments on two classic datasets show that our En-MLKNN algorithm is superior to most state-of-the-art Multi-Label learning algorithms.
The SCSI interface conformance tests generation

The paper presents a study of generating test sequences for the SCSI (small computer systems interface) interface. For this purpose a special conformance test generator has been developed. The paper describes the conformance testing algorithm and the conditions that are assumed for the tests. Test generation method is based on UIO (unique input output) technique which is an unambiguous state identification method. Test cases are generated using FSM (finite state machine) model of the analysed protocol. The FSM model has been obtained by the detailed transformation of SDL protocol representation. The result of the conversion is an argument for test generator. The final product of the generator is expressed in TTCN notation.
An integrative review of skin assessment tools used to evaluate skin injury related to external beam radiation therapy

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To review literature associated with external beam radiotherapy and skin damage. A focus of the literature search is to highlight and discuss the myriad of skin assessment tools that are available to the clinician when assessing skin injury in patients receiving external beam radiation therapy. BACKGROUND It is apparent that despite considerable work being progressed in the development of individualised skin assessment tools, uptake and use is poor. These tools are designed to assist the clinician in the evaluation of damaged skin and predict the radiation wound development pathway. DESIGN An integrated review can be used to address a mature or new and emerging topic through a systematic methodology, which is either theoretical or empirical, gained from research, practice or policy initiatives (Whittemore & Knafl, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 52, 2005, 546). This review is particularly concerned with the employment of skin assessment tools by clinicians in patients with radiation damaged skin. Using the search terms synonyms for radiation, skin and epidermal damage, PubMed/MEDLINE, Medical Complete and Web of Science databases were searched. Consulting professional peers was employed as part of the inclusion and exclusion process. CONCLUSION There is a high level of unpredictability about which patient will have an uncomplicated course of external beam radiotherapy. Variables may include, but are not limited to, an acute reaction, a delayed reaction resulting in actual skin damage or no visible skin disturbance. The skin assessment tools that are readily available are not regularly referenced in clinical practice when attempting to manage the many side effects of radiation therapy. Skin assessment tools require ongoing clinical validation, so they can be used to guide practitioners to undertake further assessment of skin integrity. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE The current body of knowledge suggests clinicians caring for patients receiving therapeutic radiotherapy should consider integrating a recognised patient assessment skin framework into their daily routine. Such validated tools may add value to postradiotherapy patient care by providing a consistency of management and accordingly refining best practice.
A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Investigation of the Construction of Sadomasochistic Identities

Plummer (1995) argues that we are living in a time of ‘new sexual stories’. This, combined with arguments that we are seeing the advent of the ‘sexual citizen’, who refuses to be marginalized on account of his or her sexuality, produces new sexual subjectivities that demand recognition and respect. In this article, we report on an investigation of a sexual story that is not new in itself but one that is yet to be fully explicated. This story is one involving dominance and submission. A hermeneutic phenomenological analysis (Ricoeur, 1981) of World Wide Web sites concerned with sadomasochism was conducted to examine the discursive resources drawn on in this paradoxical world. The findings are discussed in relation to the ‘transformation of intimacy’ (Giddens, 1992) and rise of the ‘sexual citizen’ in late modernity.
The Impact of Engagement in Large-Scale Assessment on Teachers' Professional Development: The Emergent Literacy Baseline Assessment Project

Abstract This paper presents findings of an investigation into the impact of teachers' engagement in the Emergent Literacy Baseline Assessment (ELBA) project upon their professional development. The ELBA project was designed to identify Cypriot students' literacy skills upon entry to primary school. A secondary purpose was to enable pre-primary teachers to assess students using effective and developmentally appropriate methods. Findings support the importance of establishing links between teachers' professional development and assessment reform policy by providing teachers the opportunity to be actively involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of system-wide assessment initiatives. For the purposes of this study, 132 teachers received training and then they administered the ELBA performance test to their students. Self-assessment questionnaires and a focus-group interview provided data about the perceived impact of ELBA upon teachers' professional development. Arguments in favor of engaging teachers in large-scale tests in order to improve their professional skills in assessment and suggestions for further research are provided.
Gag Determinants of Fitness and Drug Susceptibility in Protease Inhibitor-Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

ABSTRACT Mutations can accumulate in the protease and gag genes of human immunodeficiency virus in patients who fail therapy with protease inhibitor drugs. Mutations within protease, the drug target, have been extensively studied. Mutations in gag have been less well studied, mostly concentrating on cleavage sites. A retroviral vector system has been adapted to study full-length gag, protease, and reverse transcriptase genes from patient-derived viruses. Patient plasma-derived mutant full-length gag, protease, and gag-protease from a multidrug-resistant virus were studied. Mutant protease alone led to a 95% drop in replication capacity that was completely rescued by coexpressing the full-length coevolved mutant gag gene. Cleavage site mutations have been shown to improve the replication capacity of mutated protease. Strikingly, in this study, the matrix region and part of the capsid region from the coevolved mutant gag gene were sufficient to achieve full recovery of replication capacity due to the mutant protease, without cleavage site mutations. The same region of gag from a second, unrelated, multidrug-resistant clinical isolate also rescued the replication capacity of the original mutant protease, suggesting a common mechanism that evolves with resistance to protease inhibitors. Mutant gag alone conferred reduced susceptibility to all protease inhibitors and acted synergistically when linked to mutant protease. The matrix region and partial capsid region of gag sufficient to rescue replication capacity also conferred resistance to protease inhibitors. Thus, the amino terminus of Gag has a previously unidentified and important function in protease inhibitor susceptibility and replication capacity.
The coalescent process in a population with stochastically varying size

We study the genealogical structure of a population with stochastically fluctuating size. If such fluctuations, after suitable rescaling, can be approximated by a nice continuous-time process, we prove weak convergence in the Skorokhod topology of the scaled ancestral process to a stochastic time change of Kingman's coalescent, the time change being given by an additive functional of the limiting backward size process.
Similarities in Italian and Greek Multidimensional Ethnic Identity: Some Implications for Food Consumption

Rather than assimilate, members of ethnic groups in multicultural environments have reportedly experienced a more complex and multifaceted form of adaptation (Lambert and Taylor, 1988,1990). Some have thus not only (a) acquired the skills and/or traits which have enabled them to function within a majority or host culture but have also (b) retained aspects of their cultures of origin. The former facet has been referred to as acculturation and the latter has often been labelled ethnic identity (Keefe and Padilla, 1987; Mendoza, 1989; Phinney, 1990). These processes have been presented as correlated facets of a broader process that is referred to as ethnic change (Keefe and Padilla, 1987; Laroche, Kim, Hui, and Joy, 1996). The focus of this paper is on ethnic identity. It has been found to impact many aspects of life which include consumption behavior (e.g., Schaninger, Bourgeois, and Buss, 1985; Wallendorf and Reilly, 1983). Nevertheless, the process by which individuals maintain ties to their ethnic group generally remains an enduring issue (Phinney, 1990,1996) and must be further investigated before a substantive theory of culture and consumption can emerge.
Applications of Modiﬁed Wilson Systems

The classical Wilson bases were successfully applied to the range of problems from QAM-OFDM coding [3], [9] to image processing. Along the recent progress to modify the classical formulae we explore potential applications of the modified Wilson systems in the image processing. The Wilson orthonormal basis was constructed in 1991 by I. Daubechies, S. Jaffard and J.-L. Journé from elements of Gabor tight frame with redundancy 2 [6]. In particular, for the real-valued f the system composed of (Mmf)m∈Z and
Tests of Proportional Hazards and Proportional Odds Models for Grouped Survival Data

Summary. In this paper, we derive score test statistics to discriminate between proportional hazards and proportional odds models for grouped survival data. These models are embedded within a power family transformation in order to obtain the score tests. In simple cases, some small‐sample results are obtained for the score statistics using Monte Carlo simulations. Score statistics have distributions well approximated by the chi‐squared distribution. Real examples illustrate the proposed tests.
A Sparse Intraoperative Data-Driven Biomechanical Model to Compensate for Brain Shift during Neuronavigation

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intraoperative brain deformation is an important factor compromising the accuracy of image-guided neurosurgery. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the role of a model-updated image in the compensation of intraoperative brain shift. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An FE linear elastic model was built and evaluated in 11 patients with craniotomies. To build this model, we provided a novel model-guided segmentation algorithm. After craniotomy, the sparse intraoperative data (the deformed cortical surface) were tracked by a 3D LRS. The surface deformation, calculated by an extended RPM algorithm, was applied on the FE model as a boundary condition to estimate the entire brain shift. The compensation accuracy of this model was validated by the real-time image data of brain deformation acquired by intraoperative MR imaging. RESULTS: The prediction error of this model ranged from 1.29 to 1.91 mm (mean, 1.62 ± 0.22 mm), and the compensation accuracy ranged from 62.8% to 81.4% (mean, 69.2 ± 5.3%). The compensation accuracy on the displacement of subcortical structures was higher than that of deep structures (71.3 ± 6.1%:66.8 ± 5.0%, P < .01). In addition, the compensation accuracy in the group with a horizontal bone window was higher than that in the group with a nonhorizontal bone window (72.0 ± 5.3%:65.7 ± 2.9%, P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Combined with our novel model-guided segmentation and extended RPM algorithms, this sparse data-driven biomechanical model is expected to be a reliable, efficient, and convenient approach for compensation of intraoperative brain shift in image-guided surgery.
Aggregating Performance Metrics of a Java Virtual Machine

Java Virtual Machine (JVM) performance is multi-faceted. Not only are there different aspects of Java performance to consider, but workloads behave and affect a JVM differently depending on its characteristics in relation to these aspects. This thesis demonstrates a method to characterize Java workloads from a performance point of view. A system for aggregating measurements from said workloads, depending their characteristics and user preferences, to a single performance index is implemented and presented. Finally a set of tools were developed which enables the user to configure a specific index setup, explore the computed index structure as well as report it in various formats.
Racial Differences in Hopelessness as a Risk Factor for a Nearly Lethal Suicide Attempt

Hopelessness is associated with suicide. Hopelessness has been associated with life experiences, social-environmental, and biological factors. Racial differences exist in these factors and in coping behaviors. Better understanding racial differences in hopelessness and suicide may result in more effective interventions to slow the increasing Black American suicide rate. Data from a case-control study of nearly lethal suicide attempters were analyzed. Interaction results from logistic regression suggest that the effect of hopelessness on a nearly lethal suicide attempt may differ for Black and White Americans. Hopelessness was strongly associated with a nearly lethal suicide attempt for Blacks and Whites, but the odds were greater for Blacks than Whites. Interventions may need to be adjusted to address the difference.
In Vivo Characterization of the Murine Intranasal Model for Assessing the Immunogenicity of Attenuated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Strains as Live Mucosal Vaccines and as Live Vectors

ABSTRACT Attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi live vector vaccine strains are highly immunogenic in mice following intranasal but not orogastric inoculation. To elucidate the relationship between organs within which vaccine organisms are found and the induction of specific serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies, we examined the in vivo distribution of serovar Typhi vaccine strain CVD 908-htrA following intranasal administration. Vaccine organisms were cultured from the nasal lymphoid tissue (NALT), lungs, and Peyer's patches 2 min after intranasal inoculation. Vaccine organisms persisted longer in NALT than in other organs. By decreasing the volume of intranasal inoculum containing 109 CFU (from a single 30- or 10-μl dose to four 2.5-μl doses given over the course of 1 h), we were able to significantly reduce the number of vaccine organisms isolated from the lungs (P < 0.05) without reducing the number of vaccine organisms in NALT. Reducing the number of vaccine organisms in the lungs resulted in a significant decrease in the serum tetanus antitoxin response elicited by CVD 908-htrA expressing tetanus toxin fragment C under the control of the redox-responsive nir15 promoter. In contrast, a similar construct expressing tetanus toxin fragment C under control of the constitutive lpp promoter stimulated a strong serum IgG tetanus antitoxin response with both inoculation regimens. The data suggest that following intranasal inoculation, NALT is a sufficient inductive site for elicitation of an immune response against both the live vector and heterologous antigen and, as occurs following oral inoculation of humans, attenuated serovar Typhi vaccine organisms elicit serum IgG responses.
Literacy Learning as Gendered Identity Work

Drawing from a six-month ethnographic study, this article explores the negotiation of gendered identities through classroom literacy practices in an urban high school, paying particular attention to how gendered identities are interwoven with those of race, class, and other social identities during literary discussions. I draw upon the notion that identity is multifaceted, shaped through language, and deeply context-dependent to show how students were able to hold multiple, gendered subject positions—like debater, athlete, and smart student—simultaneously. At the same time, however, the gendered identity work that students engaged in through textual and oral discourse was constrained by the other subject positions they held outside of class and by the people with whom they were interacting. Findings suggest that educators must recognize that literacy learning, as a form of interpersonal communication, is not only an academic endeavor but also a negotiation of social identities and thus a social practice that can delimit or offer new possibilities for students' self images and life choices.
AND SHAPE PROPERTIES OF THE ORBIT SPACE

From the point of view of retracts and shape theory, the category G-TOPB of G-spaces over a G-space B, where G is a compact group, is investigated. In particular, we prove that if B has only one orbit type and E is a metric G-ANR over B, then the orbit space E/G is an ANR over B/G. As an application we construct a fiberwise G-orbit functor μ : G-SHB → SHB/G on shape level.
The Stellar Consensus Protocol: A Federated Model for Internet-level Consensus

This paper introduces a new model for consensus called federated Byzantine agreement (FBA). FBA achieves robustness through quorum slices—individual trust decisions made by each node that together determine system-level quorums. Slices bind the system together much the way individual networks’ peering and tran- sit decisions now unify the Internet. We also present the Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP), a construction for FBA. Like all Byzantine agree- ment protocols, SCP makes no assumptions about the rational behavior of attackers. Unlike prior Byzantine agreement models, which presuppose a unanimously accepted membership list, SCP enjoys open member- ship that promotes organic network growth. Compared to decentralized proof of-work and proof-of-stake schemes, SCP has modest computing and ﬁnancial requirements, lowering the barrier to entry and poten- tially opening up ﬁnancial systems to new participants.
Computer use by School-Age Children: Trends, Patterns, and Predictors

Patterns of computer use are studied based on analysis of data from the Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY) in which a cohort of students and their parents were surveyed for five consecutive years. Special attention is given to students who were heavier users of computers. Heavier use is associated with high SES as well as superiority in grades. Heavier use declined as this cohort progressed from the seventh grade to high school despite increasing access to computers at home. Parents with computers at home reported that their children used computers mostly for educational purposes. Males were significantly more likely to be heavier users until the 1992 survey when the gap with females narrowed. A substantial proportion but less than half (42%) of heavier users remained more frequent users from 1988 to 1992. Analysis suggests that computer ownership and parental interest in their children using computers exerted the biggest impacts on the likelihood of being a heavier user.