Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Skilled imagery and long-term working memory

Experts' mental images are a theoretically important research problem for imagery research because they provide an opportunity to gain information about the conceptual basis of mental images. The problems of imagery and expertise converge naturally in blindfold chess because there players must solely rely on their visual imagery and memory. In this article, we have concentrated specifically on that stage at which the verbally or pictorially given information about a chess move or series of moves is transformed into one or more visuospatial representations. Our experiments show that blindfold chess imagery formation is independent of the modality of presented information, but it essentially depends on the piece location information. Experts' static and dynamic chunks gave them substantial superiority in encoding speed and accuracy compared to medium-level players. We conclude that skilled imagery is built on long-term working-memory retrieval structures and that effective transformation of information between these retrieval structures and visual working memory is required to construct complex mental images.
Analyzing P2P Overlays with Recursive Queries

We explore the utility and execution of recursive queries as an interface for querying distributed network graph structures. To illustrate the power of recursive queries, we give several examples of computing structural properties of a P2P network such as reachability and resilience. To demonstrate the feasibility of our proposal, we sketch execution strategies for these queries using PIER, a P2P relational query processor over Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs). Finally, we discuss the relationship between innetwork query processing and distance-vector like routing protocols.
Masculine Sexual Behavior Is Disrupted in Male and Female Mice Lacking a Functional Estrogen Receptor α Gene

Masculine sexual behavior is regulated by testosterone (T). However, T can be metabolized to form estrogens or other androgens, which then activate their own receptors. We used knockout mice lacking a functional estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha) gene to test the hypothesis that, following aromatization, T acts via the ER alpha to activate normal masculine sexual behavior. After gonadectomy and T replacement, wild-type (WT) male and female mice displayed masculine behavior. However, given the same T treatment, little masculine behavior was displayed by mice of either sex that lack a normal copy of the ER alpha gene. In particular, the latency to display masculine sex behavior and the number of mount attempts per trial were significantly reduced in the ER alpha- mice compared to WT littermates (P < 0.05). In addition, we found that in both sexes, ER alpha- mice have a smaller cluster of androgen receptor immunoreactivity in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Using adult ER alpha- mice we were unable to determine whether these genotypic differences are due to organizational or activational effects. However, it is clear that the ER alpha plays a key role in the expression of masculine sexual behavior and in the regulation of androgen receptors in a neuronal cell population involved in the display of motivated behaviors.
A new low-turbulence wind tunnel for bird flight experiments at Lund University, Sweden

A new wind tunnel for experiments on bird flight was completed at Lund University, Sweden, in September 1994. It is a closed-circuit design, with a settling section containing five screens and a contraction ratio of 12.25. The test section is octagonal, 1.20 m wide by 1.08 m high. The first 1.2 m of its length is enclosed by acrylic walls, and the last 0.5 m is open, giving unrestricted access. Experiments can be carried out in both the open and closed parts, and comparison between them can potentially be used to measure the lift effect correction. The fan is driven by an a.c. motor with a variable-frequency power supply, allowing the wind speed to be varied continuously from 0 to 38 m s-1. The whole machine can be tilted to give up to 8 ° descent and 6 ° climb. A pitot-static survey in the test section showed that the air speed was within ±1.3 % of the mean at 116 out of 119 sample points, exceeding this deviation at only three points at the edges. A hot-wire anemometer survey showed that the turbulence level in the closed part of the test section was below 0.04 % of the wind speed throughout most of the closed part of the test section, rising to approximately 0.06 % in the middle of the open part. No residual rotation from the fan could be detected in the test section. No decrease in wind speed was detectable beyond 3 cm from the side walls of the closed part, and turbulence was minimal beyond 10 cm from the walls. The installation of a safety net at the entrance to the test section increased the turbulence level by a factor of at least 30, to 1.2 % longitudinally and 1.0 % transversely.
Role of the Pharmacist in Caring for Patients with HIV/AIDS: Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Over the past decade, there have been numerous advances in HIV therapy, with 6 drug classes comprising 24 indivi dual antiretroviral agents now available. For patients who are adherent with therapy and who have an undetectable viral load, HIV has become a chronic, manageable disease in an aging and genetically diverse population. The core goals of management remain maximal suppression of viral replication and promotion of immune reconstitution through combination antiretroviral therapy. Secondary goals of therapy include promoting long-term adherence, avoiding drug interactions, minimizing toxic effects, simplifying treatment regimens, decreasing drug costs, managing comorbid conditions, and preventing transmission of HIV by achieving undetectable viral load. Consequently, the pharmacist’s role has evolved and expanded to help patients and other health care providers to achieve these goals. Pharmacists are recognized as established and integral members of HIV health care teams across Canada and the United States. Pharmacists’ involvement in the care of HIVpositive patients has been associated with improved patient outcomes, including enhanced adherence, reduced pill burden and dosing frequency, greater increases in CD4 cell counts, higher rates of viral suppression, and decreases in medication errors. Guidelines and position statements on the role of the pharmacist in caring for patients with HIV/AIDS have been published by various national and international organizations, but there have been no updates since combination antiretro viral therapy came into use, about a dozen years ago. This paper provides current guidelines for a pharmacist’s role in the many aspects of caring for patients with HIV/AIDS, including selecting and reviewing therapy, tailoring treatment for specific populations, counselling patients, monitoring response to therapy, guiding transitions of care, and undertaking scholarly and professional activities. The target audience for these guidelines includes new HIV pharmacy practitioners, pharmacists with an interest in HIV but limited experience or therapeutic knowledge in this area, and pharmacy students. This paper may also serve as a model of pharmacy practice for ambulatory care in other therapeutic areas. A literature search was conducted using the electronic databases MEDLINE and PubMed from 2000 to March 2012. The following search terms were used: HIV, antiretrovirals, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, adherence, pediatric, perinatal transmission, therapeutic drug monitoring, pharmacist, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, seamless care, and medication reconciliation. In addition, conference abstracts were searched for relevant studies. Updated guidelines for treatment of HIV and related conditions, landmark studies, and comprehensive review articles were selected for inclusion.
CometCloudCare (C3): Distributed Machine LearningPlatform-as-a-Service with Privacy Preservation

The growth of data sharing initiatives in neuroscience and genomics [14, 16, 19, 25] represents an exciting opportunity to confront the “small N ” problem plaguing contemporary studies [20]. When possible, open data sharing provides the greatest benefit. However some data cannot be shared at all due to privacy concerns and/or risk of re-identification. Sharing other data sets is hampered by the proliferation of complex data use agreements (DUAs) which preclude truly automated data mining. These DUAs arise because of concerns about the privacy and confidentiality for subjects; though many do permit direct access to data, they often require a cumbersome approval process that can take months. Additionally, some researchers have expressed doubts about the efficiency and scalability of centralized data storage and analysis for large volume datasets [18]. In response, distributed cloud solutions have been suggested [23]; however, the task of transferring large volumes of imaging data (processed or unprocessed) to and from the cloud is far from trivial. More worrisome than the challenges of data transfer and storage is the tendency for labs to collect, label, and maintain neuroimaging data in idiosyncratic ways. Developing standardized data collection and storage is a recent trend [26], and achieving such a standard may take years, or may never happen at all.
Beyond names for things : young children's acquisition of verbs

Contents: W.E. Merriman, M. Tomasello, Introduction: Verbs Are Words Too. Part I:Early Words for Action. P. Smiley, J. Huttenlocher, Conceptual Development and the Child's Early Words for Events, Objects, and Persons. A. Gopnik, S. Choi, Names, Relational Words, and Cognitive Development in English and Korean Speakers: Nouns Are Not Always Learned Before Verbs. S.R. Braunwald, Differences in the Acquisition of Early Verbs: Evidence From Diary Data from Sisters. Part II:Basic Principles of Verb Learning. M. Tomasello, Pragmatic Contexts for Early Verb Learning. W.E. Merriman, J. Marazita, L. Jarvis, Children's Disposition to Map New Words Onto New Referents. R.M. Golinkoff, K. Hirsh-Pasek, C.B. Mervis, W.B. Frawley, M. Parillo, Lexical Priciples Can Be Extended to the Acquisition of Verbs. K. Nelson, The Dual Category Problem in the Acquisition of Action Words. D.A. Behrend, Processes Involved in the Initial Mapping of Verb Meanings. Part III:The Role of Argument Structure. A. Lederer, H. Gleitman, L. Gleitman, Verbs of a Feather Flock Together: Semantic Information in the Structure of Maternal Speech. L.G. Naigles, A. Fowler, A. Helm, Syntactic Bootstrapping From Start to Finish With Special Reference to Down Syndrome. M. Rispoli, Missing Arguments and the Acquisition of Predicate Meanings. M.D.S. Braine, P.J. Brooks, Verb Argument Structure and the Problem of Avoiding an Overgeneral Grammar. M. Maratsos, G. Deak, Hedgehogs, Foxes, and the Acquisition of Verb Meaning.
Clinical Trial and Research Study Recruiters’ Verbal Communication Behaviors

The lack of accrual to research studies and clinical trials is a persistent problem with serious consequences: Advances in medical science depend on the participation of large numbers of people, including members of minority and underserved populations. The current study examines a critical determinant of accrual: the approach of patients by professional recruiters who request participation in research studies and clinical trials. Findings indicate that recruiters use a number of verbal strategies in the communication process, including translating study information (such as simplifying, using examples, and substituting specific difficult or problematic words), using linguistic reframing or metaphors, balancing discussions of research participation risks with benefits, and encouraging potential participants to ask questions. The identification of these verbal strategies can form the basis of new communication protocols that will help medical and nonmedical professionals communicate more clearly and effectively with patients and other potential participants about research studies and clinical trials, which should lead to increased accrual in the future.
LEVERAGING STRUCTURAL MDE IN LANGUAGE PROCESSING

This paper looks at the interaction between structural metadata and language structure, i.e. syntax, in conversational speech. We present results in the use of automatically detected boundary events to improve parsing performance, and argue that the results suggest promise for using these events in language modeling. We describe strategies for incorporating metadata-informed language modeling and present results in weakly supervised learning of prosodic constituent structure that are key to the approach.
Multivariate analysis of EEG: predicting cognition on the basis of frequency decomposition, inter-electrode correlation, coherence, cross phase and cross power

This paper describes analysis of EEG data collected while participants performed a gauge-monitoring task which simulated an industrial process. Participants performed the task on two separate occasions, and the mean interval between sessions was 13 weeks. Analysis of EEG involved derivation of 5166 separate dependent variables, and these included measures of inter-electrode correlation, spectral power, coherence, cross phase and cross power. A central aim was to identify those EEG measures which provided the most reliable prediction of task demand. In particular, a major question was whether each participant might have unique aspects of their EEG which predicted cognitive load. This stemmed from a concern that attention to individual differences might provide a means for improving prediction. Results indicated that there were idiosyncratic aspects of physiological response which were highly predictive of task load. Furthermore, the predictive power of these variables survived across sessions despite the mean 3 month interval between them. Analyses also indicated the presence of EEG predictors which were common to all participants. It is concluded that idiosyncratic aspects of EEG patterns reflect genuine and reproducible individual differences. Such differences may prove a valuable tool for improving prediction. Furthermore, exploration of these variables may result in a deeper understanding of different types of cognitive style.
2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate

In the title compound, C16H10F4O3, the fluoroform group is disordered over two orientations with an occupancy ratio of 0.834 (4):0.166 (4). The dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings is 20.34 (9)°. In the crystal, C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into layers lying parallel to the bc plane.
Rule‐based Visual Mappings – with a Case Study on Poetry Visualization

In this paper, we present a user‐centered design study on poetry visualization. We develop a rule‐based solution to address the conflicting needs for maintaining the flexibility of visualizing a large set of poetic variables and for reducing the tedium and cognitive load in interacting with the visual mapping control panel. We adopt Munzner's nested design model to maintain high‐level interactions with the end users in a closed loop. In addition, we examine three design options for alleviating the difficulty in visualizing poems latitudinally. We present several example uses of poetry visualization in scholarly research on poetry.
A Novel Energy Efficient Algorithm for Cloud Resource Management

The size of cloud data center is growing rapidly. The larger the data center is, the more energy it consumes. Therefore, more and more researchers focus on energy efficient resource management techniques in the data center. The most popular way is a dynamic on-demand resource provision which allows turning off part of idle servers to save energy. But numerous part of the relevant research just considers how to maximize the resource utilization, i.e. minimize the required servers, without considering the overhead of a virtual machine (abbreviated as a VM) placement change. In this work, we propose a new method to minimize the energy consumption and VM migration at the same time; moreover we also design a network-flow-theory based approximate algorithm to solve it. The simulation results show that, compared to existing work, the proposed method can slightly decrease the energy consumption but greatly decrease the number of VM placement change (nearly 75%).
Coupling vs. unifying: modeling techniques for speech-to-speech translation

As a part of our effort to develop a unified computational framework for speech-to-speech translation, so that sub-optimizations or local optimizations can be avoided, we are developing direct models for speech recognition. In direct model, the focus is on the creation of one single integrated model ,r ather than a complex series of artifices, therefore various factors such as linguistics and language features, speaker or speaking rate differences, different acoustic conditions, can be applied to the joint optimization. In this paper we discuss how linguistic and semantic constraints are used in phoneme recognition.
Comparative Genotoxicity Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination in Higher Plants

Heavy metal pollution basically results from natural sources like volcanic eruptions, weathering of rocks and anthropogenic sources like mining. These activities are significantly increased in the past few decades as a result of burning of fossil fuels, industrial activities, automotive emissions, use of metal-enriched materials, mining, farm manures, wastewater irrigation, sewage sludge, pesticide usage, industrial and domestic wastes and many other factors. Heavy metals may enter the food chain as a result of their uptake by edible plants, thus, the determination of heavy metals in environmental samples is very important. For screening and monitoring the impacts of heavy metals, higher plants which provide useful genetic system, have been used as a biomonitor/bioindicator of cytogenetic and mutagenic effects (Constantin & Owens, 1982; Grant, 1994, Kachenko et al. 2004; Alirzaveya et al. 2006).
GMap: results for OAEI 2015

GMap is an alternative probabilistic scheme for ontology matching, which combines the sum-product network and the noisy-or model. More pre- cisely, we employ the sum-product network to encode the similarities based on individuals and disjointness axioms. The noisy-or model is utilized to encode the probabilistic matching rules, which describe the influences among entity pairs across ontologies. In this paper, we briefly introduce GMap and its results of four tracks (i.e.,Benchmark, Conference, Anatomy and Ontology Alignment for Query Answering) on OAEI 2015.
Live-Cell Imaging of the Association of STAT6-GFP with Mitochondria

Having failed to confirm previous reports of the association of STAT3 with mitochondria, especially using STAT3‐GFP localization assays, we addressed whether other STAT‐family proteins might associate with mitochondria. Strong anti‐STAT6‐ immunolocalization with mitochondria was apparent in fluorescence and electron microscopy assays of Hep3B and HPAECs first washed with a digitonin‐sucrose buffer to remove bulk soluble STAT proteins. In live‐cell imaging studies, STAT6‐ GFP, but not N1‐GFP, was observed to constitutively colocalize with MitoTracker‐ and TMRE‐positive mitochondria, and with mitochondrial F1‐ATPase when assayed by immunofluorescence after fixation. This association was Tyr‐phosphorylation independent in that a STAT6 truncated protein (STAT61–459‐GFP) which lacked the SH2 domain (517–632) and the Y641 phosphorylation site also accumulated in MitoTracker‐positive mitochondria. This was consistent with the discovery that anti‐ STAT6‐immunofluoresence also associated with mitochondria in MEFs from both wild‐type and the STAT6SH2−/SH2−mouse. MEFs from the latter mouse (deleted in the STAT6 SH2 domain ‐ 505‐ 584 aa) expressed a 50 kDa STAT6 truncated protein detectable in whole cell and mitochondria‐enriched fractions. These data provide the first definitive evidence of the association of any STAT‐protein family member with mitochondria ‐ that of STAT6.
Validation, Persuasion and Recycling: Capitalizing on the Social Ecology of Newspaper Use

Two experiments used clinical validation to increase scrutiny of messages posted in public settings. The first experiment used a 2 (validation: no/yes) × 2 (persuasion: none/"it is important") factorial design to develop messages about newspaper recycling. The prompt (no validation/no persuasion) had little impact on newspaper recycling, but the other 3 signs all resulted in increased recycling while the signs were in place. After signs were removed, recycling remained significantly higher than baseline (marginally significant for validation/persuasion). At the end of the study, number of cognitions favoring recycling was significantly higher in the validation-only condition and was lower in the validation/persuasion condition. Experiment 2 tested whether signs would have more impact if they were sensitive to the social ecology of newspaper recycling; that is, readers' tendency to leave newspapers behind so others may read them. Messages based on a 2 (message: validation-only/validation plus persuasion) × 2 (ecology: no social ecology/social ecology) factorial design supported social ecology's importance. Furthermore, because of the increased sharing in the social ecology conditions, total numbers of newspapers used was significantly lower in those buildings. Validation only yielded sustained behavior change in both Experiments 1 and 2, supporting additional research on the question of whether validation can, by itself, lead to cognitive elaboration and self-persuasion.
Ignored No More: Within-person Variability Enables Better Understanding of Training Transfer

The current study advances research on transfer of training by investigating within-person variability in mastery goal orientation and transfer behavior. Longitudinal surveys of trainees voluntarily attending statistical workshops revealed that trainees varied significantly in two characteristics of transfer trajectory: (a) initial attempt to transfer and (b) subsequent rate of change in transfer. Motivation to transfer assessed at the end of training predicted both initial attempt to transfer and subsequent rate of change in transfer. Level and variability of trainees’ mastery orientation interacted to influence transfer trajectories through the mediating mechanism of motivation to transfer. Specifically, level had a positive main effect on motivation and transfer trajectories, but the effect was stronger for trainees whose mastery orientation was less variable. These findings highlight the importance of attending to within-person variability in the study of training transfer by considering training tran.
From Crude Law to Civil Relations: The Dynamics and Potential Resolution of Intractable Conflict

A formal model that captures the basic processes at work in the development and transformation of intractable conflict is presented. The formal model translates the insights of the Crude Law, which distills the principles underlying a highly diverse set of ideas and research finding into parameters that can be instantiated in computer simulations. The results of the simulations show emergent consequences that were not anticipated in the verbal version. Local mechanisms are found to be crucial for global dynamics of conflict. Conflicts grow exponentially in places of the highest incompatibility of interests and diffuse from these places. Conflicts escalate to intractability by changing social orientations in areas of its highest intensity. Disrupt ion of locality (e.g. globalization) can paradoxically reduce the conflict. Simulations also suggest that seemingly intractable conflicts can be transformed by creating a fast growing positive process in the vicinity of their center.