Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Embodiment of Women in Wine: Gender Inequality and Gendered Inscriptions of the Working Body in a Corporate Wine Organization

This paper problematizes media representations that suggest women working in the traditionally patriarchal wine industry are no longer subject to structural constraints according to gender. It contributes theoretically driven empirical insights concerning the ways in which gender inequality is produced and embodied within a multinational wine organization. The paper draws on Acker's framework for understanding inequality regimens and Foucault's theorization of discourse and the body together with empirical data from interviews with women working at different hierarchical positions in the organization. The analysis examines the discursive inscription of the ideal body, weak bodies, reproducing bodies and home bodies to reveal the ways in which women's working bodies are problematized and constituted as deviant in relation to masculine norms for working bodies. The analysis develops the argument that naturalized and normalized gendered discourses of the body conceal the structural relations of power that constitute an inequality regimen within the organization.
(Non-)retroflex Slavic affricates and their motivation: Evidence from Czech and Polish

The Slavic affricate represented by /č/ is tacitly or explicitly assumed to be // for all Slavic languages. In this paper we revise the affricate inventories of Polish and Czech, showing that the symbol /č/ stands for two different sounds: the palatoalveolar // in Czech and the retroflex // in Polish. This conclusion is supported by acoustic results for Polish and Czech data. The fact that COG (centre of gravity) values of frication are not significantly different for Polish and Czech /č/ appears a bit surprising especially in light of the fact that COG is generally seen as a parameter contributing to the distinction of fricatives (including sibilants, see e.g. Gordon, Barthmaier & Sands 2002). Our results show that other parameters such as duration of the frication phase, F1 and F2 of the following vowel as well as spectral slopes are more reliable cues for distinguishing the small differences between affricates examined here.
Fuzzy ARTMAP and a Hybrid Chaos Genetic Algorithm for Medical Pattern Classification

In this paper, an Evolutionary Artificial Neural Network (EANN), which combines the Fuzzy ARTMAP (FAM) neural network and a hybrid Chaos Genetic Algorithm (CGA), is proposed for undertaking pattern classification tasks. The hybrid CGA is a modified version of the hybrid real-coded genetic algorithms that includes a Chaotic Mapping Operator (CMO) in its search and adaptation process. It is used to evolve the connection weights in FAM, and the resulting EANN is known as FAM-hybrid CGA. The CMO in the hybrid CGA is used to generate a group of chromosomes that incorporates the characteristics of chaos. The chromosomes are then adapted with an arbitrary small amount of variation in every generation. As the evolution procedure proceeds, chromosomes with considerable differences are produced. Such chromosomes, which are located at different regions of interest in the solution space, are able to provide good solutions to undertake search and adaption problems. The effectiveness of the proposed FAM-hybrid CGA model is first evaluated using benchmark medical data sets from the UCI machine learning repository. Its applicability to medical decision support is then demonstrated using a real database of patient records with suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome. The results indicate that FAM-hybrid CGA is able to outperform its neural network counterpart (i.e., FAM), and it can be employed as a useful pattern classification tool for tackling medical decision support tasks.
Entwicklung und Evaluation einer internetbasierten begleiteten Selbsthilfe-Intervention zur Bewältigung von Albträumen

Hintergrund: Dieser Artikel beschreibt die Entwicklung eines internetbasierten begleiteten Selbsthilfetrainings (Albtraumcoach) zur Bewaltigung von Albtraumen, das innerhalb zweier Pilotstudien auf seine Durchfuhrbarkeit und Anwendbarkeit getestet wurde. Methoden: Innerhalb eines neunstufigen Modells wird die Entwicklung der Intervention beschrieben. Dabei wird neben der wissenschaftlichen Evidenz, die die Basis fur die Intervention bildet, auf technische, ethische, datenschutzrechtliche und weitere spezifische Masnahmen innerhalb der Interventionsentwicklung eingegangen. In zwei Pilotstudien evaluierten zudem 10 Personen mit schlechten Traumen in der Vergangenheit die Durchfuhrbarkeit (Studie 1) und 12 Personen mit wiederkehrenden Albtraumen die Anwendbarkeit sowie den Nutzen der Intervention (Studie 2). Abhangige Variablen waren die Qualitat der einzelnen Sitzungen, die Zufriedenheit mit der Intervention sowie Albtraumfrequenz, Albtraumbelastung, Schlafqualitat und Depressivitat. Ergebnisse und Diskussi.
Increasing Use of Computed Tomographic Perfusion and Computed Tomographic Angiograms in Acute Ischemic Stroke From 2006 to 2010

Background and Purpose— Our objective was to study nationwide utilization trends of computed tomographic (CT) angiogram (CTA) and CT perfusion (CTP) in acute ischemic stroke and particularly in the context of use of reperfusion therapies. Methods— We reviewed the Premier Perspective Database for ischemic stroke–related hospitalizations of adult patients during a 5-year period, 2006 to 2010. Use of multimodal CT-based imaging and reperfusion therapies was determined through the procedure and billing codes. Logistic regression was used to identify predictors of utilization of imaging studies and reperfusion treatments. Results— An increasing proportion of ischemic strokes received CTA each year: 3.8% in 2006, 5.6% in 2007, 6.5% in 2008, 7.5% in 2009, and 9.1% in 2010 (P<0.0001). The proportion of acute strokes that were imaged with CTP imaging also increased each year: 0.05% in 2006, 0.05% in 2007, 0.9% in 2008, 2.2% in 2009, and 2.9% in 2010 (P<0.0001). Reperfusion treatment was more common among those who were imaged with CTA (13.0%) and CTP (17.6%) compared with those with CT head alone (4.0%; P<0.0001). Specifically, higher rates of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator were observed in CTA (10.2%) and CTP (11.4%) compared with those with CT head alone (3.8%; P<0.0001). Similarly, higher rates of mechanical embolectomy were observed in CTA (2.8%) and CTP (6.3%) compared with those with CT head alone (0.2%; P<0.0001). Conclusions— There was a marked increase in the rate of CTA and CTP studies in setting of acute ischemic stroke from 2006 to 2010, and both modalities were associated with increased reperfusion therapy use.
Energy-Aware Broadcast Multiuser-MIMO Precoder Design with Imperfect Channel and Battery Knowledge

This paper addresses the problem of resource allocation and precoder design in a multiuser MIMO broadcast system where the terminals are battery-powered devices provided with energy harvesting capabilities. Energy harvesting is a promising technology based on which it is possible to recharge the battery of the terminals using energy collected from the environment. Models for the power consumption of the front-end and decoding stages are discussed and included in the design of the proposed scheme. In addition, the information concerning the battery level plays an explicit role and has an impact on the design of our proposed allocation strategy. Sum-rate maximization is considered as optimization policy and energy-related constraints are taken into account explicitly in the resource allocation in order to increase the lifetime of the batteries. In the first part of the paper, we consider the transmitter to have perfect channel state information (CSI) and battery knowledge, assuming an ideal feedback link. Then, a robust design based on imperfect channel information at the transmitter is studied and its effect on the energy consumed by the terminals is analyzed. Finally, an extended robust approach considering also imperfect battery knowledge (quantized battery status) at the transmitter is also addressed. Simulation results show that our proposed technique not only improves the usage of the batteries when compared with other traditional allocation policies, but also enhances the average data rate.
Firing Rate of the Noisy Quadratic Integrate-and-Fire Neuron

We calculate the firing rate of the quadratic integrate-and-fire neuron in response to a colored noise input current. Such an input current is a good approximation to the noise due to the random bombardment of spikes, with the correlation time of the noise corresponding to the decay time of the synapses. The key parameter that determines the firing rate is the ratio of the correlation time of the colored noise, s, to the neuronal time constant, m. We calculate the firing rate exactly in two limits: when the ratio, s/m, goes to zero (white noise) and when it goes to infinity. The correction to the short correlation time limit is O(s/m), which is qualitatively different from that of the leaky integrate-and-fire neuron, where the correction is O(s/m). The difference is due to the different boundary conditions of the probability density function of the membrane potential of the neuron at firing threshold. The correction to the long correlation time limit is O(m/s). By combining the short and long correlation time limits, we derive an expression that provides a good approximation to the firing rate over the whole range of s/m in the suprathreshold regimethat is, in a regime in which the average current is sufficient to make the cell fire. In the subthreshold regime, the expression breaks down somewhat when s becomes large compared to m.
Specifying Latent Structure Characteristics in Mixed-membership Models

Latent variable mixture models provide an important tool for the analysis of text and relational data. They encompass techniques like topic models for language modeling, and mixed-membership block models, which model relational data that are represented as graphs. A central characteristic of mixed-membership models, is their ability to uncover latent structure from large data in a fully unsupervised manner. Current approaches, however, require us to use these models as black boxes with few avenues to specify the characteristics of the latent structure being uncovered. In this thesis, we present methods to enable finer control on the characteristics of the inferred latent structure. First, we propose a regularization approach, which is also later placed in a Bayesian framework, that permits the modeler to place preferences on values of aggregate functions over latent variable assignments. This approach is used for instance, to design slightly mixed membership models in which entities have only limited freedom to participate in multiple latent roles. Second, we propose methods to introduce limited supervision into the models in form of labeled documents and labeled features. We also introduce a model that performs data fusion between textual and network data to obtain a more robust picture of the underlying latent structure. The advantages of the finer control is demonstrated using an array of text mining tasks such as modeling product reviews, entity clustering and analyses of protein literature and interactions.
THEISTIC NATURALISM AND “SPECIAL” DIVINE PROVIDENCE

Although naturalistic perspectives are an important component of their accounts of divine action, most participants in the current dialogue between science and theology eschew a purely naturalistic model. They believe that certain events of divine providence require a special mode of divine action, over and above that inherent in naturalistic processes. The analogy of human providential action suggests, however, that a strong theistic naturalism can account for these events. This model does not depend on a particular notion of God's relationship to time and is not inherently implausible from a scientific perspective. Although it can be interpreted deistically, the model also is consonant with a nondeistic theology that may be described as involving a pansacramental or incarnational naturalism.
Nonpharmacological Treatments of Insomnia for Long-Term Painful Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Randomized Controlled Trials.

STUDY OBJECTIVES Insomnia is a debilitating comorbidity of chronic pain. This study evaluated the effect of nonpharmacological sleep treatments on patient-reported sleep quality, pain, and well-being in people with long-term cancer and non-cancer (e.g., back pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia) pain conditions. DESIGN We systematically searched Cochrane CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, and PsychINFO for relevant studies. Search period was set to inception of these databases to March 2014. Studies were included if they were: original randomized controlled trials (RCTs); testing a nonpharmacological intervention; that targets sleep; in adults; with painful health conditions; that has a control group; includes a measure of sleep quality; and at least one other health and well-being outcome. MEASUREMENT AND FINDINGS Means and standard deviations of sleep quality, pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety, physical and psychological functioning were extracted for the sleep treatment and control groups at baseline, posttreatment and final follow-up. Methodological details concerning the treatment, participants, and study design were abstracted to guide heterogeneity and subgroup analyses. Eleven RCTs involving 1,066 participants (mean age 45-61 years) met the criteria for the meta-analysis. There was no systematic evidence of publication bias. Nonpharmacological sleep treatments in chronic pain patients were associated with a large improvement in sleep quality (standardized mean difference = 0.78, 95% Confidence Interval [0.42, 1.13]; P < 0.001), small reduction in pain (0.18 [0, 0.36] P < 0.05), and moderate improvement in fatigue (0.38 [0.08, 0.69]; P < 0.01) at posttreatment. The effects on sleep quality and fatigue were maintained at follow-up (up to 1 year) when a moderate reduction in depression (0.31, [0.09, 0.53]; P < 0.01) was also observed. Both cancer and non-cancer pain patients benefited from nonpharmacological sleep treatments. Face-to-face treatments achieved better outcomes than those delivered over the phone/internet. CONCLUSIONS Although the body of evidence was small, nonpharmacological sleep interventions may represent a fruitful avenue for optimizing treatment outcomes in patients with chronic pain. REGISTRATION PROSPERO registration: CRD42013004131.
Emergent Forms of Life: Anthropologies of Late or Postmodernities

▪ Abstract Anthropologies of late modernity (also called postmodernity, postindustrial society, knowledge society, or information society) provide a number of stimulating challenges for all levels of social, cultural, and psychological theory, as well as for ethnographic and other genres of anthropological writing. Three key overlapping arenas of attention are the centrality of science and technology; decolonization, postcolonialism, and the reconstruction of societies after social trauma; and the role of the new electronic and visual media. The most important challenges of contemporary ethnographic practice include more than merely (a) the techniques of multilocale or multisited ethnography for strategically accessing different points in broadly spread processes, (b) the techniques of multivocal or multiaudience-addressed texts for mapping and acknowledging with greater precision the situatedness of knowledge, (c) the reworking of traditional notions of comparative work for a world that is increasingly a.
Ecological Distribution and CQ11 Genetic Structure of Culex pipiens Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Italy

Mosquitoes in the Culex pipiens complex are considered to be involved in the transmission of a range of pathogens, including West Nile virus (WNV). Although its taxonomic status is still debated, the complex includes species, both globally distributed or with a more limited distribution, morphologically similar and characterised by different physiological and behavioural traits, which affect their ability as vectors. In many European countries, Cx. pipiens and its sibling species Culex torrentium occur in sympatry, exhibiting similar bionomic and morphological characters, but only Cx. pipiens appears to play a vector role in WNV transmission. This species consists of two biotypes, pipiens and molestus, which can interbreed when in sympatry, and their hybrids can act as WNV-bridge vectors, due to intermediate ecological features. Considering the yearly WNV outbreaks since 2008 and given the morphological difficulties in recognising species and biotypes, our aim was to molecularly identify and characterised Cx. pipiens and Cx. torrentium in Italy, using recently developed molecular assays. Culex torrentium was not detected; as in other European countries, the pipiens and molestus biotypes were widely found in sympatry with hybrids in most environments. The UPGMA cluster analysis applied to CQ11 genotypic frequencies mainly revealed two groups of Cx. pipiens populations that differed in ecological features. The high propensity of the molestus biotype to exist in hypogean environments, where the habitat’s physical characteristics hinder and preclude the gene flow, was shown. These results confirmed the CQ11 assay as a reliable diagnostic method, consistent with the ecological and physiological aspects of the populations analysed. Since the assessment of the actual role of three biotypes in the WNV circulation remains a crucial point to be elucidated, this extensive molecular screening of Cx. pipiens populations can provide new insights into the ecology of the species and may give useful indications to plan and implement WNV surveillance activities in Italy.
Motor Recovery and Cortical Reorganization after Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Stroke Patients: A Preliminary Study

Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a physical rehabilitation regime that has been previously shown to improve motor function in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients. However, the neural mechanisms supporting rehabilitation-induced motor recovery are poorly understood. The goal of this study was to assess motor cortical reorganization after CIMT using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In a repeated-measures design, 4 incompletely recovered chronic stroke patients treated with CIMT underwent motor function testing and fMRI. Five age-matched normal subjects were also imaged. A laterality index (LI) was determined from the fMRI data, reflecting the distribution of activation in motor cortices contralateral compared with ipsilateral to the moving hand. Pre-intervention fMRI showed a lower LI during affected hand movement of stroke patients (LI = 0.23 ± 0.07) compared to controls (LI unaffected patient hand = 0.65 ± 0.10; LI dominant normal hand = 0.65 ± 0.11; LI nondominant normal hand = 0.69 ± 0.11; P < 0.05) due to trends toward increased ipsilateral motor cortical activation. Motor function testing showed that patients made significant gains in functional use of the stroke-affected upper extremity (detected by the Motor Activity Log) and significant reductions in motor impairment (detected by the Fugl-Meyer Stroke Scale and the Wolf Motor Function Test) immediately after CIMT, and these effects persisted at 6-month follow-up. The behavioral effects of CIMT were associated with a trend toward a reduced LI from pre-intervention to immediately post-intervention (LI = -0.01 ± 0.06; P = 0.077) and 6 months post-intervention (LI = -0.03 ± 0.15). Stroke-affected hand movement was not accompanied by mirror movements during fMRI, and electromyographic measures of mirror recruitment under simulated fMRI conditions were not correlated with LI values. These data provide preliminary evidence that gains in motor function produced by CIMT in chronic stroke patients may be associated with a shift in laterality of motor cortical activation toward the undamaged hemisphere.
Experiencing the “Growing Edge”

This article explores how teachers’ perceptions of social justice issues are developed through experiential learning opportunities and maps their transformations in thinking onto the three levels of responsibility identified by Berger’s “growing edge. ” The study looked at where teachers were on the growing edge and examples of how they navigated that edge. The findings showed teachers’ navigation as a cyclical process where they would return to the process of discovering and recognizing the edge once they felt they had build a firm ground and were on solid footing at their new edge.
Offending Behaviour: Moral Reasoning, Criminal Conduct and the Rehabilitation of Offenders

Introduction 1. Setting the context: theories of offending behaviour 2. Theories of moral reasoning 1: Piaget and Kohlberg 3. Theories of moral reasoning 2: critiques of Kohlberg's theory 4. The measurement of moral reasoning 5. Moral reasoning and offending: theory and research 6. Placing moral reasoning in a wider explanation of offending 7. Interventions: implications for practice 8 What next: the future for research and practice
From Text Detection in Videos to Person Identification

We present in this article a video OCR system that detects and recognizes overlaid texts in video as well as its application to person identification in video documents. We proceed in several steps. First, text detection and temporal tracking are performed. After adaptation of images to a standard OCR system, a final post-processing combines multiple transcriptions of the same text box. The semi-supervised adaptation of this system to a particular video type (video broadcast from a French TV) is proposed and evaluated. The system is efficient as it runs 3 times faster than real time (including the OCR step) on a desktop Linux box. Both text detection and recognition are evaluated individually and through a person recognition task where it is shown that the combination of OCR and audio (speaker) information can greatly improve the performances of a state of the art audio based person identification system.