Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of a tactile display around the waist for physiological monitoring under different clinical workload conditions

In this study, we have assessed the usability of a tactile belt prototype for clinical monitoring of physiologic patient data in the operating room under low workload (LW) and high workload (HW) conditions. In previous investigations, we have evaluated tactile technology in clinical settings and demonstrated that anesthesiologists have enhanced situational awareness towards adverse clinical events when a tactile display prototype is used as a supplemental monitoring device. To further evaluate the effectiveness of our tactile belt prototype, we compared the effects of workload on the performance of anesthesiologists in terms of accuracy and response time in tactile alert identification. We also administered a post-study questionnaire to evaluate the usability of the tactile belt as well as users' opinions about the device. We found that the response time to tactile alert identification to be faster under LW than under HW, however the accuracy of identification was not statistically different. Participants rated the tactile belt prototype as comfortable to use and the tactile alert scheme as easy to learn. Our findings further support the feasibility and efficacy of vibrotactile devices for enhancing physiological monitoring of patients in clinical environments.
Comparisons of Multilevel Modeling and Structural Equation Modeling Approaches to Actor–Partner Interdependence Model

There are basically two modeling approaches applicable to analyzing an actor–partner interdependence model: the multilevel modeling (hierarchical linear model) and the structural equation modeling. This article explains how to use these two models in analyzing an actor–partner interdependence model and how these two approaches work differently. As an empirical example, marital conflict data were used to analyze an actor–partner interdependence model. The multilevel modeling and the structural equation modeling produced virtually identical estimates for a basic model. However, the structural equation modeling approach allowed more realistic assumptions on measurement errors and factor loadings, rendering better model fit indices.
Social pathway annotation: extensions of the systems biology metabolic modelling assistant

High-throughput experiments have produced large amounts of heterogeneous data in the life sciences. These data are usually represented in different formats (and sometimes in technical documents) on the Web. Inevitably, life science researchers have to deal with all these data and different formats to perform their daily research, but it is simply not possible for a single human mind to analyse all these data. The integration of data in the life sciences is a key component in the analysis of biological processes. These data may contain errors, but the curation of the vast amount of data generated in the 'omic' era cannot be done by individual researchers. To address this problem, community-driven tools could be used to assist with data analysis. In this article, we focus on a tool with social networking capabilities built on top of the SBMM (Systems Biology Metabolic Modelling) Assistant to enable the collaborative improvement of metabolic pathway models (the application is freely available at http://sbmm.uma.es/SPA).
Older People's Experiences of Community Life: Patterns of Neighbouring in Three Urban Areas

This paper examines changes to the community life of older people living in three urban areas of England: Bethnal Green, Wolverhampton and Woodford. All three were the subject of classic community studies in the 1940s and 1950s, these providing rich material about the lives of groups such as elderly people. Using this earlier research as a baseline, the paper presents data on how the experience of living in urban neighbourhoods has changed for older people in the intervening years. The article reviews the relationship between elderly people and their neighbours, drawing on quantitative as well as qualitative data. In conclusion, the paper identifies a number of general arguments pointing to the value of a community and locality perspective for understanding the impact of social changes on later life.
The Morphological Decomposition of Abell 868

We report on the morphological luminosity functions (LFs) and radial profiles derived for the galaxy population within the rich cluster Abell 868 (z = 0.153) based purely on Hubble Space Telescope imaging in F606W. We recover Schechter functions (-24.0 < MF606W - 5 log h0.65 < -16.0) within a 0.65h0.65 Mpc radius for early (E/S0) , mid (Sabc), and late (Sd/Irr) type galaxies of The early, mid, and late types are all consistent with the recent field morphological LFs based on recent analysis of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Early Data Release. From a detailed error analysis, including clustering of the background population, we note that improved statistics can only come from combining data from many clusters. We also examine the luminosity-density and number-density profiles as a function of morphology and draw the following conclusions: (1) the galaxies responsible for the steep faint-end slope are predominantly of late-type morphology; (2) the cluster core is dominated by elliptical galaxies; (3) the core is devoid of late-type systems; (4) the luminosity density as a function of morphological type is skewed toward early types when compared with the field; (5) up to half of the elliptical galaxies may have formed from the spiral population through core disk-destruction process(es). We believe the most plausible explanation is the conventional one that late types are destroyed during transit through the cluster core and that mid types are converted into early types through a similar process, which destroys the outer disk and results in a more tightly bound population of core elliptical galaxies.
Gender in the Films of Alexander Kluge

This thesis examines the portrayal of gender in a selection of feature films by the German filmmaker Alexander Kluge. These films are Abschied von Gestern, released in 1966, Der starke Ferdinand, released in 1976 and Die Macht der Gefuhle, released in 1983. It is argued throughout this work that despite previous critical reception which has seen Kluge's attitude to gender in his films as patriarchal, they can in fact be shown as progressive in gender terms, and even to fit with some feminist aims. In the Introduction to this thesis, the critical reception to Kluge's films is historicised by discussing and re-evaluating the feminist credentials of his 1973 film Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin, before the evidence of a somewhat feminist viewpoint in Kluge's theory is re-examined. The first chapter then analyses how Kluge uses words and language, as well as discourse in Abschied von Gestern to both show the construction of patriarchal power and how this power can be subverted and challenged by women in this film. The second chapter goes on to discuss how Kluge's presentation of gendered bodies in Der starke Ferdinand undermines patriarchal norms, gender stereotypes, and the ability of men who represent patriarchy to be taken seriously. The third chapter examines what impact Kluge's theory concerning emotions has on his portrayal of gender relations in Die Macht der Gefuhle, arguing that he appears to give his optimum approach to emotions to women and those characters who are in non-conventional relationships. Throughout all of these chapters it is argued that Kluge consistently challenges institutions of conventional gender norms, and supports female victims of patriarchy, showing that his films have the potential to be read as more progressive in terms of gender than previous commentators have argued them to be.
Transitioning to stepfamily life: the influence of closeness with biological parents and stepparents on children's stress

ABSTRACT Family transitions, such as stepfamily formation, can be a source of stress for adults and children. Yet, the stepfamily literature lacks a focus on factors that influence child stress levels while transitioning to stepfamily life. Using a social support perspective, the purpose of this study was to assess the independent and additive influence of closeness with three common parental figures on retrospective reports of stress experienced by children during stepfamily formation. A sample of 1139 emerging adults from a retrospective, US‐based national quota sample, the Stepfamily Experiences Project, was analysed. Results indicated that parental relationships have independent, not combined, effects on stress. More specifically, we found that greater closeness with resident stepparents and resident biological parents was associated with less stress in children, whereas greater closeness with non‐resident biological parents was associated with slightly greater levels of stress. These findings reflect (i) the primacy of residential relationships in children's stress reduction; (ii) the benefit of parental relationships to children as sources of social support during stressful family transitions; and (iii) the potential for children to experience stressful loyalty binds during stepfamily formation. Implications for social work practice, limitations and future directions for research are discussed.
High levels of virological failure with major genotypic resistance mutations in HIV-1-infected children after 5 years of care according to WHO-recommended 1st-line and 2nd-line antiretroviral regimens in the Central African Republic

Abstract A large cohort of 220 HIV-1-infected children (median [range] age: 12 [4–17] years) was cared and followed up in the Central African Republic, including 198 in 1st-line and 22 in 2nd-line antiretroviral regimens. Patients were monitored clinically and biologically for HIV-1 RNA load and drug resistance mutations (DRMs) genotyping. A total of 87 (40%) study children were virological responders and 133 (60%) nonresponders. In children with detectable viral load, the majority (129; 97%) represented a virological failure. In children receiving 1st-line regimens in virological failure for whom genotypic resistance test was available, 45% displayed viruses harboring at least 1 DRM to NNRTI or NRTI, and 26% showed at least 1 major DRM to NNRTI or NRTI; more than half of children in 1st-line regimens were resistant to 1st-generation NNRTI and 24% of the children in 1st-line regimens had a major DRMs to PI. Virological failure and selection of DRMs were both associated with poor adherence. These observations demonstrate high rate of virological failure after 3 to 5 years of 1st-line or 2nd-line antiretroviral treatment, which is generally associated with DRMs and therapeutic failure. Overall, more than half (55%) of children receiving 1st-line antiretroviral treatment for a median of 3.4 years showed virological failure and antiretroviral-resistance and thus eligible to 2nd-line treatment. Furthermore, two-third (64%) of children under 2nd-line therapy were eligible to 3rd-line regimen. Taken together, these observations point the necessity to monitor antiretroviral-treated children by plasma HIV-1 RNA load to diagnose as early as possible the therapeutic failure and operate switch to a new therapeutic line.
A Set of Vectors with a Tetracycline‐Regulatable Promoter System for Modulated Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

A set of Saccharomyces cerevisiae expression vectors has been developed in which transcription is driven by a hybrid tetO‐CYC1 promoter through the action of a tetR‐VP16 (tTA) activator. Expression from the promoter is regulated by tetracycline or derivatives. Various modalities of promoter and activator are used in order to achieve different levels of maximal expression. In the presence of antibiotic in the growth medium at concentrations that do not affect cell growth, expression from the tetO promoter is negligible, and upon antibiotic removal induction ratios of up to 1000‐fold are observed with a lacZ reporter system. With the strongest system, overexpression levels comparable with those observed with GAL1‐driven promoters are reached. For each particular promoter/tTA combination, expression can be modulated by changing the tetracycline concentration in the growth medium. These vectors may be useful for the study of the function of essential genes in yeast, as well as for phenotypic analysis of genes in overexpression conditions, without restrictions imposed by growth medium composition. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Anasınıfına Devam Eden Çocukların Cinsiyetlerine Göre Temel İlişkisel Kavram Bilgilerinin İncelenmesi

This study investigated young children’s knowledge of basic relational concepts in relation to their gender. Randomly selected 154 young children from different schools participated in this study. The mean age of children was 66.20 months with a standard deviation of 5.91. The Boehm Tests of Basic Concepts for children (Boehm-3, 2000) was administrated to the children individually. The results revealed that girls performed on “little-some, double-pair and backward” concepts and the boys performed on “little-some, the widest and skip” concepts below 50% achievement level. Statistically significant differences on the total concept scores of the girls and the boys were not observed (p>.05). Similarly, regarding the gender, statistically significant differences on the total basic concept scores of the children who have brothers or sisters, and those having no brothers or sisters were not seen. However; single children received higher total concept scores. It was also observed that mothers’ level of education was related only to girls’ knowledge of basic relational concepts, but father’s education level was related both to boys’ and girls’ concepts of information level.
determinants of linguistic diversity River density and landscape roughness are universal

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Mobile Phone Viruses Detection Based on HMM

The rapid development of smart phone prospered mobile phone viruses. It is of great importance to prevent the breaking out of mobile viruses. The features and principle of mobile phone virus are introduced in this paper, together with the attack mode. In this paper the current detection methods are reviewed, especially those based on behavior detection, the pros and cons are also concluded. Finally, we proposed a mobile phone viruses defense technique based on HMM, and the further research directions are discussed.
Low hygroscopic scattering enhancement of boreal aerosol and the implications for a columnar optical closure study

Abstract. Ambient aerosol particles can take up water and thus change their optical properties depending on the hygroscopicity and the relative humidity (RH) of the surrounding air. Knowledge of the hygroscopicity effect is of crucial importance for radiative forcing calculations and is also needed for the comparison or validation of remote sensing or model results with in situ measurements. Specifically, particle light scattering depends on RH and can be described by the scattering enhancement factor f(RH), which is defined as the particle light scattering coefficient at defined RH divided by its dry value (RH Here, we present results of an intensive field campaign carried out in summer 2013 at the SMEAR II station at Hyytiala, Finland. Ground-based and airborne measurements of aerosol optical, chemical and microphysical properties were conducted. The f(RH) measured at ground level by a humidified nephelometer is found to be generally lower (e.g. 1.63±0.22 at RH = 85 % and λ = 525 nm) than observed at other European sites. One reason is the high organic mass fraction of the aerosol encountered at Hyytiala to which f(RH) is clearly anti-correlated (R2a0.8). A simplified parametrization of f(RH) based on the measured chemical mass fraction can therefore be derived for this aerosol type. A trajectory analysis revealed that elevated values of f(RH) and the corresponding elevated inorganic mass fraction are partially caused by transported hygroscopic sea spray particles. An optical closure study shows the consistency of the ground-based in situ measurements. Our measurements allow to determine the ambient particle light extinction coefficient using the measured f(RH). By combining the ground-based measurements with intensive aircraft measurements of the particle number size distribution and ambient RH, columnar values of the particle extinction coefficient are determined and compared to columnar measurements of a co-located AERONET sun photometer. The water uptake is found to be of minor importance for the column-averaged properties due to the low particle hygroscopicity and the low RH during the daytime of the summer months. The in situ derived aerosol optical depths (AOD) clearly correlate with directly measured values of the sun photometer but are substantially lower compared to the directly measured values (factor of ~ 2–3). The comparison degrades for longer wavelengths. The disagreement between in situ derived and directly measured AOD is hypothesized to originate from losses of coarse and fine mode particles through dry deposition within the canopy and losses in the in situ sampling lines. In addition, elevated aerosol layers (above 3 km) from long-range transport were observed using an aerosol lidar at Kuopio, Finland, about 200 km east-north-east of Hyytiala. These elevated layers further explain parts of the disagreement.
Body Mass Index and Thromboembolic Stroke in Nonsmoking Men in Older Middle Age: The Honolulu Heart Program

While evidence suggests that obesity has an independent relation to coronary artery disease, similar findings for stroke have not been established. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between body mass index and the risk of thromboembolic stroke independently of other risk factors. Methods Since 1965, the Honolulu Heart Program has followed a cohort of men in a prospective study of cardiovascular disease. This article examines the relationship between the baseline measurement of body mass index and the risk of thromboembolic stroke in 1163 nonsmoking men in older middle age (55 to 68 years). Men who had an elevated risk of stroke due to hypertension, diabetes, and other risk factors were excluded from the analysis. Results After 22 years of follow-up, the rate of stroke increased significantly with increasing levels of body mass (P<.01). In the bottom tertile of the body mass index, the rate of thromboembolic stroke was 28.7 per 1000 (11/383). In the middle tertile, the rate was increased by 40% to 40.7 per 1000 (16/393), and in the top tertile, the rate of thromboembolic stroke was 55.4 per 1000 (21/387), a twofold excess compared with the bottom tertile. After adjustment for age and the residual effects of confounding risk factors, including systolic blood pressure and serum glucose, the estimated relative risk of stroke for the average body mass index in the top tertile (26.6 kg/m2) compared with that in the bottom tertile (20.3 kg/m2) was 2.1 (95% confidence interval, 1.1 to 4.1). These findings were not affected by coronary events that occurred in the course of follow-up, nor did they appear to be influenced by deaths from other causes. Conclusions We conclude that elevated body mass is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic stroke in nonsmoking men in older middle age who are free of commonly observed conditions related to cardiovascular disease.
Spatio-temporal Genetic Structuring of Leishmania major in Tunisia by Microsatellite Analysis

In Tunisia, cases of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major are increasing and spreading from the south-west to new areas in the center. To improve the current knowledge on L. major evolution and population dynamics, we performed multi-locus microsatellite typing of human isolates from Tunisian governorates where the disease is endemic (Gafsa, Kairouan and Sidi Bouzid governorates) and collected during two periods: 1991–1992 and 2008–2012. Analysis (F-statistics and Bayesian model-based approach) of the genotyping results of isolates collected in Sidi Bouzid in 1991–1992 and 2008–2012 shows that, over two decades, in the same area, Leishmania parasites evolved by generating genetically differentiated populations. The genetic patterns of 2008–2012 isolates from the three governorates indicate that L. major populations did not spread gradually from the south to the center of Tunisia, according to a geographical gradient, suggesting that human activities might be the source of the disease expansion. The genotype analysis also suggests previous (Bayesian model-based approach) and current (F-statistics) flows of genotypes between governorates and districts. Human activities as well as reservoir dynamics and the effects of environmental changes could explain how the disease progresses. This study provides new insights into the evolution and spread of L. major in Tunisia that might improve our understanding of the parasite flow between geographically and temporally distinct populations.
An empirical test of CEO transactional leadership on organizational performance in Chinese transitional economy context

Under economic transition period, Chinese firms need not only the adaptive ability responsive to external environment, but also the basic exercise of scientific management. In terms of leaders in the firm, except for higher innovation capability, more importantly, they require for the ability of contingency rewards and management by exception. Recognizing the importance of transactional leadership in Chinese context, the paper tries to unpack the effect of transactional leadership on firms, specifically, we try to distinguish the different effect of CEO transactional leadership on exploitive innovation and organizational performance, then we use Chinese data to test the hypothesis, and find there is different influence process, which means that CEO should take different leadership styles in the process of improving innovation capability and organizational performance.